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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 37 41
Rank change year-on-year +18 +4 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,323 645 651
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 5.98% 6.67% 4.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.52% 7.48% 5.46%
Number of salaries quoted 748 281 461
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,313 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -11.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £85,000
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 15,524 8,621 11,918
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.21% 89.19% 78.57%
Number of salaries quoted 11,614 4,280 7,806
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,507
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,773 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.13% -4.45% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 13 August 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 13 August 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 +30 642 £57,500 +9.52% 253
Yorkshire +12 522 £42,500 +28.79% 162
North East +21 159 £50,000 -26.95% 54
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 51 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 39 (2.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.30%) IIS
4 3 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.076%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.076%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (0.91%) Cloudability
2 3 (0.23%) Q-Pulse
2 3 (0.23%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 538 (40.67%) Azure
2 184 (13.91%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (6.58%) AWS
4 65 (4.91%) Entra ID
5 29 (2.19%) OneDrive
6 27 (2.04%) GCP
7 25 (1.89%) SaaS
8 24 (1.81%) Power Platform
9 22 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
11 14 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
12 13 (0.98%) Serverless
13 12 (0.91%) Power Automate
14 9 (0.68%) Copilot Studio
14 9 (0.68%) IaaS
14 9 (0.68%) Mimecast
15 8 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (0.53%) GitHub
16 7 (0.53%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 65 (4.91%) Firewall
2 40 (3.02%) DNS
2 40 (3.02%) Network Security
3 34 (2.57%) DHCP
4 30 (2.27%) WAN
5 27 (2.04%) LAN
6 23 (1.74%) Unified Communications
6 23 (1.74%) VoIP
6 23 (1.74%) VPN
7 22 (1.66%) TCP/IP
8 20 (1.51%) VLAN
9 14 (1.06%) Internet
10 13 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
11 9 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
12 7 (0.53%) NGFW
13 5 (0.38%) Wireless
14 3 (0.23%) FTP
14 3 (0.23%) PBX
14 3 (0.23%) SD-WAN
14 3 (0.23%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.91%) Power BI
2 7 (0.53%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.30%) MySQL
5 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.15%) GIS
7 1 (0.076%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.076%) Big Data
7 1 (0.076%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.076%) Db2
7 1 (0.076%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.076%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.076%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.076%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.076%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.076%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.076%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 12 (0.91%) Snyk
2 8 (0.60%) Git
3 5 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.30%) GitLab
5 3 (0.23%) JIRA
6 2 (0.15%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.076%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.076%) GDB
7 1 (0.076%) JMeter
7 1 (0.076%) Locust
7 1 (0.076%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.076%) WinDbg
General
1 541 (40.89%) Social Skills
2 66 (4.99%) Finance
3 55 (4.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (4.01%) Public Sector
5 45 (3.40%) Telecoms
6 36 (2.72%) Marketing
7 33 (2.49%) Law
8 31 (2.34%) Legal
9 30 (2.27%) Manufacturing
10 24 (1.81%) Retail
11 23 (1.74%) Analytical Skills
12 21 (1.59%) Advertising
13 18 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (1.13%) Multimedia
15 13 (0.98%) Aerospace
16 11 (0.83%) Local Government
17 7 (0.53%) Financial Institution
17 7 (0.53%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.45%) Police
19 5 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 301 (22.75%) Analyst
2 265 (20.03%) Security Analyst
3 234 (17.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 198 (14.97%) Junior
5 195 (14.74%) Ethical Hacker
6 187 (14.13%) Junior Analyst
7 182 (13.76%) Junior Security Analyst
8 152 (11.49%) Senior
9 84 (6.35%) Consultant
10 75 (5.67%) Security Manager
11 73 (5.52%) Security Consultant
12 72 (5.44%) Architect
12 72 (5.44%) IT Support
13 65 (4.91%) Security Architect
14 63 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 63 (4.76%) Sales Representative
15 54 (4.08%) Lead
16 50 (3.78%) IT Manager
17 47 (3.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 41 (3.10%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.76%) HTML
2 8 (0.60%) JSON
3 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.45%) CSS
4 6 (0.45%) React
4 6 (0.45%) Regular Expression
4 6 (0.45%) REST
5 4 (0.30%) .NET
5 4 (0.30%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.23%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.23%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.23%) FHIR
6 3 (0.23%) Node.js
6 3 (0.23%) pgvector
6 3 (0.23%) PostGIS
6 3 (0.23%) SAML
6 3 (0.23%) Vue
7 2 (0.15%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.15%) OpenLayers
7 2 (0.15%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 260 (19.65%) Cyberattack
2 62 (4.69%) Security Posture
3 52 (3.93%) Driving Licence
4 43 (3.25%) Onboarding
5 30 (2.27%) Cyber Threat
6 29 (2.19%) Operational Technology
7 24 (1.81%) Data Centre
8 22 (1.66%) Management Information System
9 16 (1.21%) Cyber Security Posture
9 16 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (0.76%) Cloud Native
11 9 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
12 8 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (0.53%) AI Agents
13 7 (0.53%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (0.53%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.45%) Algorithms
14 6 (0.45%) Cybercrime
14 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 133 (10.05%) Windows
2 75 (5.67%) Windows Server
3 21 (1.59%) Linux
4 15 (1.13%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (0.76%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.53%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.30%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.23%) Android
9 3 (0.23%) VMS
10 2 (0.15%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.15%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (20.26%) Mentoring
2 206 (15.57%) Ethical Hacking
3 118 (8.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 115 (8.69%) AI
5 86 (6.50%) Disaster Recovery
6 85 (6.42%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (6.35%) Incident Response
8 78 (5.90%) SIEM
9 65 (4.91%) Customer Service
10 63 (4.76%) Cloud Security
10 63 (4.76%) Information Security
11 59 (4.46%) Risk Management
12 58 (4.38%) IT Strategy
12 58 (4.38%) Vulnerability Management
13 57 (4.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 55 (4.16%) Decision-Making
15 51 (3.85%) Service Delivery
16 50 (3.78%) ITIL
16 50 (3.78%) Security Architecture
17 48 (3.63%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 50 (3.78%) PowerShell
2 37 (2.80%) Python
3 17 (1.28%) JavaScript
4 16 (1.21%) SQL
5 12 (0.91%) Bash
6 11 (0.83%) C#
7 8 (0.60%) C++
8 5 (0.38%) Java
9 4 (0.30%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.23%) C
10 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.23%) XAML
11 1 (0.076%) Ada
11 1 (0.076%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.076%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.076%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.076%) Swift
Qualifications
1 390 (29.48%) Azure Certification
2 210 (15.87%) CEH
3 202 (15.27%) CompTIA Security+
4 187 (14.13%) CompTIA CySA+
5 72 (5.44%) Degree
6 54 (4.08%) Security Cleared
7 48 (3.63%) SC Cleared
8 42 (3.17%) CISSP
9 29 (2.19%) CISM
10 23 (1.74%) A+ Certification
10 23 (1.74%) Network+ Certification
11 20 (1.51%) AWS Certification
12 19 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
13 17 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
15 13 (0.98%) DBS Check
16 12 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 10 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 9 (0.68%) CCNA
19 7 (0.53%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (7.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (4.84%) NIST
3 63 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 49 (3.70%) GDPR
5 30 (2.27%) GRC
6 28 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 15 (1.13%) PCI DSS
8 11 (0.83%) QA
9 7 (0.53%) SOC 2
10 5 (0.38%) NCSC
11 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.23%) HL7
12 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.15%) PMO
12 2 (0.15%) SLA
13 1 (0.076%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.076%) GxP
13 1 (0.076%) IEC 61508
13 1 (0.076%) WCAG
System Software
1 74 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.66%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.60%) Docker
6 6 (0.45%) vSphere
7 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.076%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 69 (5.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.98%) Terraform
3 12 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.53%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.38%) Nessus
6 5 (0.38%) SCCM
7 4 (0.30%) Grafana
7 4 (0.30%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 3 (0.23%) cPanel
8 3 (0.23%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.23%) Plesk
8 3 (0.23%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.23%) WSUS
9 2 (0.15%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.15%) QRadar
10 1 (0.076%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 652 (49.28%) Microsoft
2 375 (28.34%) ForeScout
3 31 (2.34%) VMware
4 24 (1.81%) Cisco
5 21 (1.59%) Palo Alto
6 20 (1.51%) Apple
7 19 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
8 15 (1.13%) Veeam
9 14 (1.06%) Adobe
10 13 (0.98%) ServiceNow
11 12 (0.91%) Tenable
12 8 (0.60%) Aruba
12 8 (0.60%) Tanium
13 7 (0.53%) HP
13 7 (0.53%) SonicWALL
14 6 (0.45%) HubSpot
15 5 (0.38%) OpenAI
15 5 (0.38%) Splunk
16 4 (0.30%) Aderant
16 4 (0.30%) iManage