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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 40 35
Rank change year-on-year +35 -5 +14
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 2,335 551 870
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 11.91% 7.16% 5.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.83% 7.55% 6.13%
Number of salaries quoted 659 264 693
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,313 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,813 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -1.68% -8.46%

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 13,877 7,295 14,182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.80% 94.75% 81.54%
Number of salaries quoted 9,312 3,435 11,272
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

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 26 May 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 26 May 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 +45 1,506 £55,000 -2.65% 205
Yorkshire +20 680 £47,500 +11.76% 108
North East +33 149 £45,000 -33.03% 31
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 32 (1.37%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.043%) Drupal
3 1 (0.043%) nginx
3 1 (0.043%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (0.51%) Cloudability
2 3 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1,001 (42.87%) Cloud Computing
2 703 (30.11%) Azure
3 126 (5.40%) AWS
4 121 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (3.17%) Entra ID
6 52 (2.23%) GitHub
7 26 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (0.99%) GCP
9 17 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
10 15 (0.64%) OneDrive
11 13 (0.56%) SaaS
12 12 (0.51%) Power Platform
12 12 (0.51%) Serverless
13 10 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (0.43%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
14 9 (0.39%) Power Automate
15 6 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (0.26%) PaaS
16 5 (0.21%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1,046 (44.80%) Internet
2 76 (3.25%) Firewall
3 34 (1.46%) DNS
3 34 (1.46%) Network Security
4 30 (1.28%) DHCP
4 30 (1.28%) VPN
5 21 (0.90%) WAN
6 20 (0.86%) LAN
6 20 (0.86%) VLAN
7 11 (0.47%) Unified Communications
8 8 (0.34%) VoIP
9 7 (0.30%) NGFW
10 6 (0.26%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.17%) Broadband
12 4 (0.17%) DMZ
12 4 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.13%) 4G
13 3 (0.13%) 5G
14 2 (0.086%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.17%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.13%) Power BI
3 2 (0.086%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.086%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.086%) GIS
3 2 (0.086%) Neo4j
3 2 (0.086%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.086%) Tableau
4 1 (0.043%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.043%) Big Data
4 1 (0.043%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 50 (2.14%) Git
2 12 (0.51%) Snyk
3 4 (0.17%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.13%) GitLab
4 3 (0.13%) JIRA
5 1 (0.043%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.043%) GDB
5 1 (0.043%) JMeter
5 1 (0.043%) Locust
5 1 (0.043%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.043%) WinDbg
General
1 1,635 (70.02%) Social Skills
2 1,039 (44.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 994 (42.57%) Banking
4 95 (4.07%) Multimedia
5 59 (2.53%) Finance
6 42 (1.80%) Analytical Skills
7 35 (1.50%) Public Sector
8 30 (1.28%) Law
9 28 (1.20%) Marketing
10 25 (1.07%) Telecoms
11 19 (0.81%) Retail
12 15 (0.64%) Legal
13 14 (0.60%) Advertising
13 14 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (0.34%) Aerospace
14 8 (0.34%) Local Government
14 8 (0.34%) Manufacturing
14 8 (0.34%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.30%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (0.30%) Police
Job Titles
1 728 (31.18%) Lecturer
2 368 (15.76%) Analyst
3 342 (14.65%) Security Analyst
4 313 (13.40%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 290 (12.42%) Junior
6 286 (12.25%) Junior Analyst
6 286 (12.25%) Junior Security Analyst
7 225 (9.64%) Ethical Hacker
8 149 (6.38%) Senior
9 103 (4.41%) Trainee
10 71 (3.04%) Architect
10 71 (3.04%) Security Manager
11 67 (2.87%) Security Architect
12 66 (2.83%) Lead
13 62 (2.66%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 46 (1.97%) IT Support
14 46 (1.97%) Sales Representative
15 37 (1.58%) Security Engineer
16 35 (1.50%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 35 (1.50%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (2.44%) HTML
2 55 (2.36%) CSS
3 8 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.26%) React
4 6 (0.26%) Regular Expression
5 5 (0.21%) .NET
5 5 (0.21%) Node.js
6 4 (0.17%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.13%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.13%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.13%) NestJS
7 3 (0.13%) REST
8 2 (0.086%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.086%) Flask
8 2 (0.086%) jQuery
8 2 (0.086%) MERN Stack
8 2 (0.086%) OpenLayers
8 2 (0.086%) SQLAlchemy
8 2 (0.086%) Tailwind CSS
8 2 (0.086%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 994 (42.57%) IoT
2 273 (11.69%) Cyberattack
3 42 (1.80%) Driving Licence
4 41 (1.76%) Onboarding
5 30 (1.28%) Security Posture
6 28 (1.20%) Operational Technology
7 27 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
8 21 (0.90%) Management Information System
9 20 (0.86%) Data Centre
10 15 (0.64%) Self-Motivation
11 14 (0.60%) Cloud Native
12 13 (0.56%) Cyber Security Posture
12 13 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.39%) Algorithms
13 9 (0.39%) Cyber Defence
13 9 (0.39%) Public Cloud
14 7 (0.30%) Low-Code
14 7 (0.30%) Security Operations Centre
15 5 (0.21%) Analytical Mindset
15 5 (0.21%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 74 (3.17%) Windows
2 50 (2.14%) Windows Server
3 11 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
4 10 (0.43%) Linux
4 10 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
5 7 (0.30%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.26%) Android
7 5 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.17%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.086%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,068 (45.74%) AI
2 1,002 (42.91%) User Experience
3 995 (42.61%) Machine Learning
4 992 (42.48%) Web Development
5 435 (18.63%) Mentoring
6 270 (11.56%) Ethical Hacking
7 105 (4.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 89 (3.81%) Incident Response
9 82 (3.51%) Disaster Recovery
10 68 (2.91%) Security Architecture
10 68 (2.91%) SIEM
11 61 (2.61%) Problem-Solving
12 55 (2.36%) Risk Management
13 54 (2.31%) Decision-Making
14 51 (2.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 50 (2.14%) Information Security
16 48 (2.06%) Line Management
17 45 (1.93%) Data Protection
17 45 (1.93%) Service Delivery
18 44 (1.88%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (3.34%) Python
2 69 (2.96%) JavaScript
3 50 (2.14%) PowerShell
4 21 (0.90%) R
5 19 (0.81%) Bash
6 13 (0.56%) SQL
7 8 (0.34%) C#
8 5 (0.21%) C++
8 5 (0.21%) Java
8 5 (0.21%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.17%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.086%) C
11 1 (0.043%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.043%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.043%) Swift
Qualifications
1 1,036 (44.37%) Degree
2 999 (42.78%) Master's Degree
3 993 (42.53%) PhD
4 990 (42.40%) Postgraduate
5 568 (24.33%) Azure Certification
6 338 (14.48%) CompTIA Security+
7 291 (12.46%) CompTIA CySA+
8 274 (11.73%) CEH
9 79 (3.38%) AWS Certification
10 59 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 58 (2.48%) Network+ Certification
12 51 (2.18%) A+ Certification
13 50 (2.14%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 38 (1.63%) CISSP
15 32 (1.37%) Security Cleared
16 28 (1.20%) SC Cleared
17 26 (1.11%) CISM
18 18 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
19 16 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
20 15 (0.64%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (3.13%) NIST
3 72 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 58 (2.48%) GDPR
5 32 (1.37%) GRC
6 20 (0.86%) PCI DSS
7 19 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.30%) SLA
8 7 (0.30%) SOC 2
9 5 (0.21%) QA
10 3 (0.13%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.13%) NCSC
10 3 (0.13%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.086%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.086%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.086%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.086%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.043%) GxP
12 1 (0.043%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.043%) WCAG
System Software
1 59 (2.53%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
3 11 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 10 (0.43%) Docker
5 9 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.21%) vSphere
7 2 (0.086%) Firmware
7 2 (0.086%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 55 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.56%) Terraform
3 9 (0.39%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.17%) Grafana
5 4 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.13%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.13%) SCCM
7 2 (0.086%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.043%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.043%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 760 (32.55%) Microsoft
2 511 (21.88%) ForeScout
3 26 (1.11%) Apple
4 21 (0.90%) Adobe
5 20 (0.86%) CrowdStrike
6 16 (0.69%) Cisco
7 13 (0.56%) VMware
8 12 (0.51%) Palo Alto
8 12 (0.51%) ServiceNow
8 12 (0.51%) Tenable
9 6 (0.26%) HubSpot
9 6 (0.26%) Veeam
10 4 (0.17%) Draytek
10 4 (0.17%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.17%) HP
10 4 (0.17%) Meraki
10 4 (0.17%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.13%) Aruba
11 3 (0.13%) Citrix
11 3 (0.13%) Sparx