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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 44 40
Rank change year-on-year +37 -4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,158 495 462
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 12.37% 4.24% 6.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.68% 5.05% 6.79%
Number of salaries quoted 371 256 347
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,500 £26,800
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £88,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -3.85%

All Process and 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 7,890 9,807 6,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 84.28% 84.06% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4,487 4,602 5,228
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,897 £51,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.05% -6.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £69,136
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 1 December 2025.

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 1 December 2025. 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 +33 817 £42,500 -22.73% 200
Yorkshire +22 283 £30,500 -46.11% 94
North East +32 58 £30,500 -36.00% 40
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 14 (1.21%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.86%) WordPress
3 6 (0.52%) CMS
3 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.43%) Confluence
4 5 (0.43%) Drupal
4 5 (0.43%) nginx
5 3 (0.26%) Apache
5 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.17%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.086%) FileNet
Applications
1 4 (0.35%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (0.52%) Sage 200
2 4 (0.35%) Magento
3 1 (0.086%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.086%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 630 (54.40%) Cloud Computing
2 214 (18.48%) Azure
3 114 (9.84%) AWS
4 88 (7.60%) GitHub
5 64 (5.53%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (1.81%) Entra ID
7 19 (1.64%) SaaS
8 14 (1.21%) Power Platform
9 9 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (0.69%) IaaS
11 7 (0.60%) PaaS
12 6 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.52%) dbt
12 6 (0.52%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.43%) OCI
13 5 (0.43%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (0.35%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (0.35%) Azure Sentinel
15 3 (0.26%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 711 (61.40%) Internet
2 30 (2.59%) Firewall
3 26 (2.25%) VPN
4 24 (2.07%) TCP/IP
4 24 (2.07%) VoIP
5 20 (1.73%) DNS
6 18 (1.55%) VLAN
7 14 (1.21%) Network Security
8 13 (1.12%) Wireless
9 12 (1.04%) LAN
9 12 (1.04%) WAN
10 11 (0.95%) DHCP
11 9 (0.78%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (0.60%) DMZ
13 5 (0.43%) Modbus
13 5 (0.43%) STUN
14 3 (0.26%) Intrusion Detection
15 2 (0.17%) Broadband
16 1 (0.086%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.38%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.86%) Power BI
3 5 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.43%) MariaDB
4 4 (0.35%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.26%) Amazon Aurora
5 3 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.26%) Apache Iceberg
5 3 (0.26%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.26%) Data Vault
5 3 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.17%) MySQL
6 2 (0.17%) Neo4j
6 2 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 83 (7.17%) Git
2 6 (0.52%) JIRA
3 2 (0.17%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.17%) JMeter
3 2 (0.17%) Locust
4 1 (0.086%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.086%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.086%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.086%) Snyk
General
1 815 (70.38%) Social Skills
2 656 (56.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 629 (54.32%) Banking
4 128 (11.05%) Multimedia
5 52 (4.49%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (2.76%) Finance
7 27 (2.33%) Legal
8 19 (1.64%) Telecoms
9 18 (1.55%) Public Sector
10 16 (1.38%) Law
11 10 (0.86%) Marketing
12 9 (0.78%) German Language
12 9 (0.78%) Manufacturing
13 8 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.43%) Local Government
15 5 (0.43%) Police
16 4 (0.35%) Billing
16 4 (0.35%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 496 (42.83%) Lecturer
2 128 (11.05%) Trainee
3 67 (5.79%) Analyst
4 57 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 57 (4.92%) Security Analyst
5 49 (4.23%) Senior
6 46 (3.97%) Developer
7 45 (3.89%) Junior
7 45 (3.89%) Junior Analyst
7 45 (3.89%) Junior Security Analyst
8 44 (3.80%) Software Developer
8 44 (3.80%) Trainee Developer
8 44 (3.80%) Trainee Software Developer
9 33 (2.85%) Lead
10 31 (2.68%) IT Manager
11 25 (2.16%) Architect
12 23 (1.99%) IT Support
12 23 (1.99%) Support Engineer
13 18 (1.55%) PLC Engineer
13 18 (1.55%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (7.69%) HTML
2 84 (7.25%) CSS
3 8 (0.69%) .NET
4 5 (0.43%) AngularJS
4 5 (0.43%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (0.35%) .NET Core
5 4 (0.35%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.26%) CSS3
6 3 (0.26%) HTML5
6 3 (0.26%) Node.js
6 3 (0.26%) Pandas
6 3 (0.26%) Sass
7 2 (0.17%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.17%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.17%) MERN Stack
7 2 (0.17%) React
7 2 (0.17%) YAML
8 1 (0.086%) JWT
8 1 (0.086%) ModSecurity
8 1 (0.086%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 630 (54.40%) IoT
2 26 (2.25%) Cyberattack
3 21 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
4 20 (1.73%) Operational Technology
5 15 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (1.30%) Security Posture
6 14 (1.21%) Blog
7 13 (1.12%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.04%) Data Centre
9 11 (0.95%) Driving Licence
9 11 (0.95%) Management Information System
10 10 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.69%) Cloud Native
11 8 (0.69%) LIMS
11 8 (0.69%) Product Ownership
11 8 (0.69%) SCADA
12 6 (0.52%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (0.43%) Cyber Defence
13 5 (0.43%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.43%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 56 (4.84%) Windows
2 29 (2.50%) Windows Server
3 28 (2.42%) Linux
4 8 (0.69%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.60%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.43%) Debian
7 2 (0.17%) Check Point GAiA
8 1 (0.086%) VMS
8 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 663 (57.25%) AI
2 631 (54.49%) User Experience
3 626 (54.06%) Machine Learning
4 625 (53.97%) Web Development
5 184 (15.89%) Mentoring
6 95 (8.20%) Problem-Solving
7 57 (4.92%) Line Management
8 48 (4.15%) Ethical Hacking
9 39 (3.37%) Information Security
10 37 (3.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 34 (2.94%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (2.85%) Project Delivery
13 32 (2.76%) Project Management
14 28 (2.42%) Software Engineering
15 27 (2.33%) Computer Science
15 27 (2.33%) DevOps
15 27 (2.33%) Incident Response
15 27 (2.33%) IT Strategy
16 25 (2.16%) Customer Engagement
16 25 (2.16%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 99 (8.55%) Python
2 86 (7.43%) JavaScript
3 37 (3.20%) R
4 27 (2.33%) SQL
5 10 (0.86%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.60%) C#
7 6 (0.52%) Java
8 5 (0.43%) Bash
9 4 (0.35%) Bicep
10 3 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.17%) C
11 2 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 690 (59.59%) Degree
2 628 (54.23%) Master's Degree
3 626 (54.06%) Postgraduate
4 625 (53.97%) PhD
5 133 (11.49%) Azure Certification
6 99 (8.55%) CompTIA Security+
7 92 (7.94%) AWS Certification
8 86 (7.43%) Microsoft Certification
9 81 (6.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 52 (4.49%) A+ Certification
11 50 (4.32%) CEH
12 47 (4.06%) CompTIA CySA+
12 47 (4.06%) Network+ Certification
13 32 (2.76%) HND
14 21 (1.81%) Security Cleared
15 19 (1.64%) CISSP
16 17 (1.47%) PMP
17 15 (1.30%) SC Cleared
18 13 (1.12%) DBS Check
19 12 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (3.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (2.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (1.90%) NIST
4 17 (1.47%) GDPR
5 16 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 12 (1.04%) ISO 9001
7 11 (0.95%) GRC
8 6 (0.52%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.43%) GLBA
9 5 (0.43%) QA
10 4 (0.35%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.35%) NCSC
11 3 (0.26%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.26%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.26%) SLA
11 3 (0.26%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.17%) COBIT
12 2 (0.17%) PMO
12 2 (0.17%) WCAG
System Software
1 38 (3.28%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.21%) Docker
2 14 (1.21%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.43%) Kamailio
4 1 (0.086%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.086%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.52%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.52%) Terraform
3 2 (0.17%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.17%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.17%) Grafana
3 2 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.086%) Nessus
4 1 (0.086%) Nmap
4 1 (0.086%) QRadar
4 1 (0.086%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.086%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 223 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 45 (3.89%) ForeScout
3 21 (1.81%) Apple
4 18 (1.55%) Sage
5 12 (1.04%) Palo Alto
6 11 (0.95%) Adobe
7 9 (0.78%) SonicWALL
8 7 (0.60%) Cisco
8 7 (0.60%) Oracle
9 6 (0.52%) iManage
9 6 (0.52%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.43%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.43%) Qualys
11 4 (0.35%) PayPal
11 4 (0.35%) Rapid7
11 4 (0.35%) Splunk
11 4 (0.35%) Ubiquiti
12 3 (0.26%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.26%) Sophos
12 3 (0.26%) Veeam