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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 39 39
Rank change year-on-year +14 0 -8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,080 621 559
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.50% 6.52% 4.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.34% 7.42% 5.27%
Number of salaries quoted 728 250 274
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,375 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.19% -17.50% -5.17%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,148 £82,500 £77,500
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 17,026 8,374 10,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.93% 87.95% 80.18%
Number of salaries quoted 12,612 4,056 5,242
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,055
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -2.67% -8.99%
75th Percentile £74,112 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

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 10 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 10 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 +24 593 £60,000 +31.15% 372
Yorkshire +7 362 £40,000 +6.67% 234
North East -10 125 £50,000 -25.93% 93
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 (4.72%) SharePoint
2 50 (4.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.93%) IIS
4 8 (0.74%) Apache
5 3 (0.28%) Confluence
6 1 (0.093%) Anypoint
Applications
1 24 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.093%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.093%) 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
1 254 (23.52%) Azure
2 210 (19.44%) Microsoft 365
3 88 (8.15%) Entra ID
4 78 (7.22%) AWS
5 31 (2.87%) OneDrive
6 29 (2.69%) SaaS
7 27 (2.50%) GCP
8 24 (2.22%) Power Platform
9 23 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
11 13 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
11 13 (1.20%) Mimecast
12 11 (1.02%) Power Automate
13 10 (0.93%) Serverless
14 9 (0.83%) Copilot Studio
14 9 (0.83%) Google Workspace
15 8 (0.74%) NetDocuments
16 7 (0.65%) IaaS
17 5 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
18 4 (0.37%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 60 (5.56%) Firewall
2 56 (5.19%) DNS
3 47 (4.35%) DHCP
4 39 (3.61%) TCP/IP
4 39 (3.61%) VPN
5 32 (2.96%) Network Security
6 31 (2.87%) WAN
7 27 (2.50%) LAN
8 26 (2.41%) VoIP
9 24 (2.22%) Unified Communications
9 24 (2.22%) VLAN
9 24 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.85%) Internet
11 11 (1.02%) Wireless
12 9 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
13 7 (0.65%) NGFW
14 6 (0.56%) SNMP
14 6 (0.56%) SSL
15 5 (0.46%) SD-WAN
16 3 (0.28%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.30%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.20%) Power BI
3 9 (0.83%) MySQL
3 9 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.28%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.19%) Big Data
6 2 (0.19%) GIS
7 1 (0.093%) Chroma
7 1 (0.093%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.093%) Db2
7 1 (0.093%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.093%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.093%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.093%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 9 (0.83%) Snyk
2 6 (0.56%) Git
3 5 (0.46%) GitLab
4 4 (0.37%) JIRA
5 3 (0.28%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.19%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.093%) Maven
7 1 (0.093%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 309 (28.61%) Social Skills
2 77 (7.13%) Finance
3 63 (5.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (5.19%) Public Sector
5 44 (4.07%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (3.89%) Telecoms
7 38 (3.52%) Legal
7 38 (3.52%) Manufacturing
8 37 (3.43%) Marketing
9 32 (2.96%) Retail
10 29 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (2.13%) Law
12 19 (1.76%) Advertising
13 16 (1.48%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.83%) Local Government
15 7 (0.65%) Banking
15 7 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.37%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 180 (16.67%) Analyst
2 123 (11.39%) Senior
3 120 (11.11%) Security Analyst
4 109 (10.09%) Consultant
5 106 (9.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 88 (8.15%) Security Consultant
7 81 (7.50%) IT Support
8 72 (6.67%) Junior
9 69 (6.39%) Architect
10 66 (6.11%) Sales Representative
11 63 (5.83%) Security Manager
12 61 (5.65%) Security Architect
13 59 (5.46%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 59 (5.46%) Lead
14 57 (5.28%) Junior Analyst
15 50 (4.63%) IT Engineer
16 49 (4.54%) Junior Security Analyst
17 47 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 47 (4.35%) IT Manager
18 45 (4.17%) Ethical Hacker
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.20%) Terraform
2 8 (0.74%) JSON
3 7 (0.65%) HTML
3 7 (0.65%) Microsoft Graph
3 7 (0.65%) SAML
4 6 (0.56%) .NET
5 5 (0.46%) React
5 5 (0.46%) REST
6 4 (0.37%) Node.js
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%) pgvector
7 3 (0.28%) PostGIS
8 2 (0.19%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.19%) Jinja
8 2 (0.19%) OpenLayers
8 2 (0.19%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 113 (10.46%) Cyberattack
2 66 (6.11%) Security Posture
3 53 (4.91%) Onboarding
4 49 (4.54%) Driving Licence
5 43 (3.98%) Operational Technology
6 41 (3.80%) Cyber Threat
7 28 (2.59%) Management Information System
8 26 (2.41%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (0.93%) SCADA
11 9 (0.83%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (0.74%) AI Agents
12 8 (0.74%) Cloud Native
12 8 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.65%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 7 (0.65%) Video Conferencing
14 6 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 165 (15.28%) Windows
2 91 (8.43%) Windows Server
3 31 (2.87%) Linux
4 20 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
5 19 (1.76%) Windows Server 2016
6 14 (1.30%) Mac OS
7 10 (0.93%) Windows 10
8 9 (0.83%) Ubuntu
9 7 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.28%) VMS
11 2 (0.19%) Android
11 2 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (12.78%) Continuous Improvement
2 130 (12.04%) AI
3 122 (11.30%) Mentoring
4 120 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 103 (9.54%) Incident Response
6 92 (8.52%) Disaster Recovery
7 79 (7.31%) Customer Service
8 77 (7.13%) Information Security
8 77 (7.13%) Risk Management
9 72 (6.67%) Cloud Security
9 72 (6.67%) Decision-Making
9 72 (6.67%) SIEM
10 71 (6.57%) Stakeholder Management
11 68 (6.30%) ITIL
12 66 (6.11%) Vulnerability Management
13 60 (5.56%) IT Strategy
13 60 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 59 (5.46%) Security Operations
15 58 (5.37%) Service Delivery
16 55 (5.09%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 44 (4.07%) PowerShell
2 33 (3.06%) Python
3 20 (1.85%) SQL
4 14 (1.30%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.02%) Bash
5 11 (1.02%) C#
6 4 (0.37%) C
6 4 (0.37%) C++
6 4 (0.37%) Go
6 4 (0.37%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.37%) XAML
7 3 (0.28%) Java
8 2 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.093%) Ada
9 1 (0.093%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.093%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.093%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.093%) Swift
9 1 (0.093%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 106 (9.81%) Azure Certification
2 84 (7.78%) Degree
3 68 (6.30%) Security Cleared
4 59 (5.46%) CompTIA Security+
5 57 (5.28%) CompTIA CySA+
5 57 (5.28%) SC Cleared
6 47 (4.35%) CEH
7 38 (3.52%) CISSP
8 27 (2.50%) CISM
9 25 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 14 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 13 (1.20%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.11%) Postgraduate
13 11 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (0.93%) CISA
15 9 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 9 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
15 9 (0.83%) DBS Check
16 7 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 7 (0.65%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (9.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (6.76%) NIST
3 70 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 43 (3.98%) GDPR
5 38 (3.52%) GRC
6 32 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 17 (1.57%) QA
8 14 (1.30%) PCI DSS
9 9 (0.83%) NCSC
10 6 (0.56%) 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
12 4 (0.37%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.28%) HL7
13 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.28%) PMO
14 2 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.19%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 93 (8.61%) Active Directory
2 32 (2.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.04%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.93%) Docker
6 8 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.56%) vSphere
8 2 (0.19%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.093%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 76 (7.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
3 8 (0.74%) SCCM
3 8 (0.74%) WSUS
4 7 (0.65%) FortiGate
4 7 (0.65%) Kubernetes
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 (0.19%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.19%) QRadar
9 1 (0.093%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.093%) Grafana
9 1 (0.093%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.093%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 400 (37.04%) Microsoft
2 90 (8.33%) ForeScout
3 35 (3.24%) VMware
4 29 (2.69%) Cisco
5 23 (2.13%) Palo Alto
6 20 (1.85%) Veeam
7 16 (1.48%) Aruba
7 16 (1.48%) CrowdStrike
8 14 (1.30%) SonicWALL
9 13 (1.20%) Apple
10 12 (1.11%) Google
10 12 (1.11%) HP
11 11 (1.02%) Adobe
11 11 (1.02%) Tenable
12 10 (0.93%) ServiceNow
13 8 (0.74%) CheckPoint
13 8 (0.74%) Dell
13 8 (0.74%) NetApp
13 8 (0.74%) Tanium
14 7 (0.65%) Red Hat