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 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 43 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -7 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity | 2,233 | 451 | 469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 21.33% | 4.57% | 6.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 25.21% | 5.16% | 7.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 420 | 237 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £36,550 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £55,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.36% | -7.60% | +3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,063 | £68,750 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,800 | £88,500 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £64,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.88% | +2.40% | -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 | 8,859 | 8,748 | 6,411 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 84.62% | 88.64% | 94.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,537 | 4,047 | 4,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £31,250 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £40,000 | £40,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,238 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -5.11% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £67,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £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
Salary Trend in the North of England
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 16 December 2025.
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 16 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 |
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| North West | +31 | 1,754 | £42,500 | -22.58% | 172 |
| Yorkshire | +41 | 413 | £30,500 | -46.61% | 106 |
| North East | +33 | 66 | £30,500 | -27.59% | 40 |
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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:
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