Cybersecurity Job Trends in the North of England

Cybersecurity
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 39 41
Rank change year-on-year +14 +2 -8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,088 627 560
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.53% 6.53% 4.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.38% 7.41% 5.24%
Number of salaries quoted 739 253 272
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,750 £54,793
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% -16.50% -5.53%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £77,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,042 8,457 10,697
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.93% 88.07% 79.84%
Number of salaries quoted 12,672 4,081 5,367
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,922
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -2.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,985 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,940
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England over the 6 months to 7 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the North of England region over the 6 months to 7 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +21 594 £60,000 +31.15% 422
Yorkshire +7 368 £40,500 +8.00% 260
North East -5 126 £50,000 -25.93% 107
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 52 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 47 (4.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.74%) IIS
4 6 (0.55%) Apache
5 3 (0.28%) Confluence
6 1 (0.092%) Anypoint
Applications
1 22 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.092%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.092%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 9 (0.83%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.37%) SystmOne
3 3 (0.28%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.28%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 249 (22.89%) Azure
2 205 (18.84%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (7.44%) Entra ID
4 79 (7.26%) AWS
5 31 (2.85%) OneDrive
6 28 (2.57%) SaaS
7 26 (2.39%) GCP
8 24 (2.21%) Power Platform
9 23 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
11 13 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
11 13 (1.19%) Mimecast
12 11 (1.01%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.01%) Serverless
13 9 (0.83%) Copilot Studio
14 8 (0.74%) NetDocuments
15 7 (0.64%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.64%) IaaS
16 5 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
17 4 (0.37%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 60 (5.51%) Firewall
2 54 (4.96%) DNS
3 45 (4.14%) DHCP
4 37 (3.40%) TCP/IP
4 37 (3.40%) VPN
5 32 (2.94%) Network Security
6 30 (2.76%) WAN
7 26 (2.39%) LAN
7 26 (2.39%) VoIP
8 24 (2.21%) Unified Communications
9 22 (2.02%) VLAN
9 22 (2.02%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.84%) Internet
11 11 (1.01%) Wireless
12 9 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
13 7 (0.64%) NGFW
14 6 (0.55%) SNMP
14 6 (0.55%) SSL
15 5 (0.46%) SD-WAN
16 3 (0.28%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.19%) Power BI
2 12 (1.10%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.64%) MySQL
5 4 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.28%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.18%) Big Data
7 2 (0.18%) GIS
8 1 (0.092%) Chroma
8 1 (0.092%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.092%) Db2
8 1 (0.092%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.092%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.092%) Pinecone
8 1 (0.092%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.092%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.092%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 10 (0.92%) Snyk
2 6 (0.55%) Git
3 5 (0.46%) GitLab
4 4 (0.37%) JIRA
5 3 (0.28%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.18%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.092%) Maven
7 1 (0.092%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 303 (27.85%) Social Skills
2 77 (7.08%) Finance
3 65 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (5.24%) Public Sector
5 42 (3.86%) Telecoms
6 40 (3.68%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (3.68%) Marketing
7 39 (3.58%) Manufacturing
8 37 (3.40%) Legal
9 31 (2.85%) Retail
10 25 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (2.02%) Law
12 19 (1.75%) Advertising
13 17 (1.56%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.83%) Local Government
15 7 (0.64%) Banking
15 7 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.46%) Police
16 5 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 178 (16.36%) Analyst
2 138 (12.68%) Senior
3 121 (11.12%) Security Analyst
4 107 (9.83%) Consultant
4 107 (9.83%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 87 (8.00%) Security Consultant
6 80 (7.35%) IT Support
7 76 (6.99%) Security Manager
8 71 (6.53%) Junior
9 70 (6.43%) Architect
10 69 (6.34%) Sales Representative
11 62 (5.70%) Security Architect
12 60 (5.51%) Lead
13 59 (5.42%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 59 (5.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 57 (5.24%) Junior Analyst
15 49 (4.50%) Junior Security Analyst
16 47 (4.32%) IT Engineer
17 45 (4.14%) Ethical Hacker
17 45 (4.14%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.10%) Terraform
2 8 (0.74%) JSON
3 7 (0.64%) HTML
3 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.55%) .NET
4 6 (0.55%) SAML
5 5 (0.46%) REST
6 4 (0.37%) React
7 3 (0.28%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.28%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.28%) CSS
7 3 (0.28%) FHIR
7 3 (0.28%) LDAP
7 3 (0.28%) Node.js
7 3 (0.28%) pgvector
7 3 (0.28%) PostGIS
8 2 (0.18%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.18%) jQuery
8 2 (0.18%) SQLAlchemy
8 2 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 117 (10.75%) Cyberattack
2 69 (6.34%) Security Posture
3 53 (4.87%) Onboarding
4 50 (4.60%) Driving Licence
5 42 (3.86%) Operational Technology
6 38 (3.49%) Cyber Threat
7 28 (2.57%) Management Information System
8 27 (2.48%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.10%) Cyber Security Posture
10 11 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (0.83%) SCADA
11 9 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (0.74%) AI Agents
12 8 (0.74%) Cloud Native
12 8 (0.74%) Cyber Defence
13 7 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
14 6 (0.55%) Algorithms
14 6 (0.55%) IoT
14 6 (0.55%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 161 (14.80%) Windows
2 87 (8.00%) Windows Server
3 29 (2.67%) Linux
4 20 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
5 17 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 14 (1.29%) Mac OS
7 10 (0.92%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.64%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.28%) VMS
10 2 (0.18%) Android
10 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (12.59%) Continuous Improvement
2 128 (11.76%) AI
3 121 (11.12%) Mentoring
4 116 (10.66%) Problem-Solving
5 104 (9.56%) Incident Response
6 93 (8.55%) Disaster Recovery
7 78 (7.17%) Customer Service
7 78 (7.17%) Information Security
8 77 (7.08%) Risk Management
9 75 (6.89%) SIEM
10 72 (6.62%) Stakeholder Management
11 71 (6.53%) Cloud Security
12 70 (6.43%) Vulnerability Management
13 65 (5.97%) Decision-Making
13 65 (5.97%) ITIL
14 61 (5.61%) IT Strategy
15 59 (5.42%) Security Operations
16 58 (5.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 56 (5.15%) Data Protection
17 56 (5.15%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 44 (4.04%) PowerShell
2 32 (2.94%) Python
3 20 (1.84%) SQL
4 13 (1.19%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.01%) Bash
5 11 (1.01%) C#
6 4 (0.37%) C
6 4 (0.37%) C++
6 4 (0.37%) Go
6 4 (0.37%) XAML
7 3 (0.28%) Java
7 3 (0.28%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.18%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.092%) Ada
9 1 (0.092%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.092%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.092%) Swift
9 1 (0.092%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 105 (9.65%) Azure Certification
2 82 (7.54%) Degree
3 69 (6.34%) Security Cleared
4 59 (5.42%) CompTIA Security+
5 58 (5.33%) SC Cleared
6 57 (5.24%) CompTIA CySA+
7 47 (4.32%) CEH
8 38 (3.49%) CISSP
9 27 (2.48%) CISM
10 23 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
11 15 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.19%) AWS Certification
13 11 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (1.01%) Postgraduate
14 10 (0.92%) DBS Check
15 9 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 9 (0.83%) CISA
15 9 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
16 8 (0.74%) A+ Certification
16 8 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (9.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (6.71%) NIST
3 71 (6.53%) Cyber Essentials
4 48 (4.41%) GDPR
5 39 (3.58%) GRC
6 33 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 17 (1.56%) QA
8 16 (1.47%) PCI DSS
9 8 (0.74%) NCSC
10 7 (0.64%) SOC 2
11 5 (0.46%) Data Quality
11 5 (0.46%) SLA
12 4 (0.37%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.28%) HL7
13 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.28%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.28%) PMO
14 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.092%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 88 (8.09%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (1.93%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.83%) Docker
6 6 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.55%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.092%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 72 (6.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (0.74%) SCCM
4 6 (0.55%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (0.55%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.55%) WSUS
5 5 (0.46%) Nessus
6 4 (0.37%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 3 (0.28%) Ansible
7 3 (0.28%) cPanel
7 3 (0.28%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.28%) Plesk
7 3 (0.28%) Podman
8 2 (0.18%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.18%) QRadar
9 1 (0.092%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.092%) Grafana
9 1 (0.092%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.092%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 394 (36.21%) Microsoft
2 90 (8.27%) ForeScout
3 32 (2.94%) VMware
4 27 (2.48%) Cisco
5 22 (2.02%) Palo Alto
6 18 (1.65%) Veeam
7 16 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
8 13 (1.19%) Apple
8 13 (1.19%) Aruba
9 12 (1.10%) SonicWALL
9 12 (1.10%) Tenable
10 11 (1.01%) Adobe
11 10 (0.92%) HP
11 10 (0.92%) ServiceNow
12 9 (0.83%) Google
13 8 (0.74%) Tanium
14 7 (0.64%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.64%) YouTube
15 6 (0.55%) CheckPoint
15 6 (0.55%) SolarWinds