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 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 41 37
Rank change year-on-year +37 -4 +18
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 2,269 428 572
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 20.35% 4.74% 5.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.71% 5.20% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 452 220 450
10th Percentile - £36,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £55,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.18% +0.45% -4.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,813 £69,785
90th Percentile £82,241 £86,375 £88,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -7.69%

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 8,824 8,235 8,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 79.12% 91.19% 87.39%
Number of salaries quoted 4,771 3,671 6,934
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,435
25th Percentile £33,125 £40,000 £38,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,842
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £81,786
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 21 January 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 21 January 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 +35 1,783 £42,500 -22.73% 167
Yorkshire +34 416 £30,500 -49.79% 98
North East +41 70 £30,500 -24.34% 42
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 21 (0.93%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.44%) WordPress
3 9 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.22%) Confluence
4 5 (0.22%) Drupal
4 5 (0.22%) nginx
5 3 (0.13%) Apache
5 3 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.044%) FileNet
Applications
1 11 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.088%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.044%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1,621 (71.44%) Cloud Computing
2 318 (14.01%) Azure
3 168 (7.40%) AWS
4 125 (5.51%) GitHub
5 74 (3.26%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (1.94%) Entra ID
7 21 (0.93%) SaaS
8 14 (0.62%) Power Platform
9 10 (0.44%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.35%) OneDrive
12 7 (0.31%) PaaS
13 6 (0.26%) dbt
13 6 (0.26%) IaaS
13 6 (0.26%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.22%) OCI
15 4 (0.18%) AWS CloudFormation
15 4 (0.18%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 1,738 (76.60%) Internet
2 40 (1.76%) Firewall
3 27 (1.19%) VPN
4 25 (1.10%) DNS
5 18 (0.79%) VLAN
6 17 (0.75%) DHCP
6 17 (0.75%) TCP/IP
7 13 (0.57%) VoIP
8 12 (0.53%) Network Security
9 9 (0.40%) DMZ
9 9 (0.40%) LAN
9 9 (0.40%) WAN
9 9 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.22%) Modbus
10 5 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (0.22%) Wireless
11 3 (0.13%) STUN
12 2 (0.088%) Broadband
12 2 (0.088%) Intrusion Detection
13 1 (0.044%) ISDN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (0.75%) SQL Server
2 7 (0.31%) Power BI
3 5 (0.22%) MariaDB
4 4 (0.18%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
5 3 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.13%) Apache Iceberg
5 3 (0.13%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.13%) Data Vault
5 3 (0.13%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.13%) Neo4j
5 3 (0.13%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.088%) Tableau
7 1 (0.044%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 119 (5.24%) Git
2 6 (0.26%) JIRA
3 2 (0.088%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.088%) JMeter
3 2 (0.088%) Locust
4 1 (0.044%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.044%) Snyk
General
1 1,843 (81.23%) Social Skills
2 1,651 (72.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,618 (71.31%) Banking
4 180 (7.93%) Multimedia
5 43 (1.90%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (1.76%) Finance
7 20 (0.88%) Legal
8 18 (0.79%) Public Sector
9 16 (0.71%) Telecoms
10 13 (0.57%) Law
11 10 (0.44%) Marketing
12 9 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (0.35%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.26%) German Language
16 5 (0.22%) Avionics
16 5 (0.22%) Local Government
16 5 (0.22%) Police
16 5 (0.22%) Retail
17 4 (0.18%) Billing
Job Titles
1 1,224 (53.94%) Lecturer
2 180 (7.93%) Trainee
3 119 (5.24%) Analyst
4 105 (4.63%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 105 (4.63%) Security Analyst
5 90 (3.97%) Junior
5 90 (3.97%) Junior Analyst
5 90 (3.97%) Junior Security Analyst
6 63 (2.78%) Developer
6 63 (2.78%) Software Developer
6 63 (2.78%) Trainee Developer
6 63 (2.78%) Trainee Software Developer
7 58 (2.56%) Senior
8 47 (2.07%) Lead
9 36 (1.59%) Architect
10 31 (1.37%) IT Manager
10 31 (1.37%) IT Support
11 25 (1.10%) Support Engineer
12 21 (0.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 19 (0.84%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (5.64%) HTML
2 123 (5.42%) CSS
3 7 (0.31%) .NET
4 6 (0.26%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.18%) Node.js
6 3 (0.13%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.13%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.13%) CSS3
6 3 (0.13%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.13%) HTML5
6 3 (0.13%) MERN Stack
6 3 (0.13%) Pandas
6 3 (0.13%) React
6 3 (0.13%) Sass
7 2 (0.088%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.088%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.088%) Middleware
7 2 (0.088%) YAML
8 1 (0.044%) Django
8 1 (0.044%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 1,619 (71.35%) IoT
2 29 (1.28%) Onboarding
3 27 (1.19%) Operational Technology
4 18 (0.79%) Driving Licence
5 17 (0.75%) Management Information System
6 14 (0.62%) Blog
7 13 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (0.53%) Cyberattack
9 10 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
10 9 (0.40%) Cloud Native
10 9 (0.40%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (0.40%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.35%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (0.35%) Data Centre
11 8 (0.35%) LIMS
11 8 (0.35%) Product Ownership
12 7 (0.31%) SCADA
12 7 (0.31%) Security Posture
13 6 (0.26%) Virtual Team
14 5 (0.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 54 (2.38%) Windows
2 28 (1.23%) Windows Server
3 20 (0.88%) Linux
4 9 (0.40%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.31%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.13%) Debian
7 3 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.044%) Android
8 1 (0.044%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,656 (72.98%) AI
2 1,622 (71.49%) User Experience
3 1,617 (71.26%) Machine Learning
4 1,615 (71.18%) Web Development
5 281 (12.38%) Mentoring
6 83 (3.66%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (3.22%) Line Management
8 62 (2.73%) Ethical Hacking
9 60 (2.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (2.16%) Stakeholder Management
11 45 (1.98%) Incident Response
12 35 (1.54%) Information Security
13 33 (1.45%) Service Delivery
14 32 (1.41%) Data Protection
14 32 (1.41%) Disaster Recovery
14 32 (1.41%) ITIL
15 29 (1.28%) Risk Management
16 27 (1.19%) IT Strategy
16 27 (1.19%) Project Management
16 27 (1.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 132 (5.82%) Python
2 125 (5.51%) JavaScript
3 56 (2.47%) R
4 32 (1.41%) SQL
5 15 (0.66%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.26%) Bash
7 5 (0.22%) C#
7 5 (0.22%) Java
8 4 (0.18%) Bicep
8 4 (0.18%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.13%) C
10 2 (0.088%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 1,676 (73.87%) Degree
2 1,619 (71.35%) Master's Degree
3 1,616 (71.22%) Postgraduate
4 1,615 (71.18%) PhD
5 217 (9.56%) Azure Certification
6 157 (6.92%) CompTIA Security+
7 140 (6.17%) AWS Certification
8 126 (5.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 119 (5.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 91 (4.01%) CompTIA CySA+
11 67 (2.95%) A+ Certification
12 66 (2.91%) Network+ Certification
13 64 (2.82%) CEH
14 21 (0.93%) Security Cleared
15 17 (0.75%) CISSP
15 17 (0.75%) SC Cleared
16 16 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
16 16 (0.71%) HND
17 15 (0.66%) PMP
18 13 (0.57%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 36 (1.59%) NIST
4 23 (1.01%) GDPR
5 21 (0.93%) GRC
6 18 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (0.44%) ISO 9001
8 9 (0.40%) PCI DSS
9 6 (0.26%) SLA
10 5 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (0.22%) GLBA
10 5 (0.22%) QA
11 4 (0.18%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.18%) NCSC
11 4 (0.18%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.13%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.13%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.088%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.088%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.088%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 40 (1.76%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.62%) Docker
3 9 (0.40%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.13%) Kamailio
5 3 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.088%) vSphere
7 1 (0.044%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 23 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.35%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.31%) Terraform
4 2 (0.088%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.088%) Grafana
4 2 (0.088%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.044%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.044%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 316 (13.93%) Microsoft
2 90 (3.97%) ForeScout
3 21 (0.93%) Apple
4 15 (0.66%) Adobe
5 8 (0.35%) Sage
6 7 (0.31%) SonicWALL
7 6 (0.26%) Cisco
7 6 (0.26%) iManage
8 5 (0.22%) Fortinet
8 5 (0.22%) Oracle
8 5 (0.22%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.18%) PayPal
9 4 (0.18%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.18%) VMware
10 3 (0.13%) Citrix
10 3 (0.13%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (0.13%) Sparx
10 3 (0.13%) Veeam
11 2 (0.088%) Datto
11 2 (0.088%) Xero