Cybersecurity Jobs in the North of England

Cybersecurity
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 33 44
Rank change year-on-year -21 +11 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 593 912 1,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.05% 5.16% 6.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.32% 6.21% 6.90%
Number of salaries quoted 364 745 537
10th Percentile £25,313 £35,000 £33,650
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £52,084 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.45% -13.19% +3.45%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,025 £85,750 £86,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% -11.54% -

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 11,149 14,685 16,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 95.03% 83.04% 96.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,758 11,267 7,931
10th Percentile £25,313 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,716 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

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 20 May 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
North West -31 395 £54,793 +5.20% 240
Yorkshire +11 179 £47,683 -4.63% 147
North East -18 19 £65,000 +52.94% 50
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.67%) Confluence
4 3 (0.51%) CMS
5 2 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.34%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 14 (2.36%) Microsoft Project
1 14 (2.36%) Trello
2 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (0.51%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 64 (10.79%) Microsoft 365
2 56 (9.44%) Azure
3 33 (5.56%) AWS
4 10 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (1.35%) Entra ID
5 8 (1.35%) GCP
6 5 (0.84%) OneDrive
7 3 (0.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (0.51%) IaaS
8 2 (0.34%) AWS KMS
8 2 (0.34%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.34%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.34%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (0.34%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.34%) SaaS
9 1 (0.17%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.17%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.17%) GitHub
9 1 (0.17%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.17%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.42%) Firewall
2 25 (4.22%) VoIP
3 21 (3.54%) Network Security
4 19 (3.20%) DNS
5 16 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
6 15 (2.53%) WAN
7 14 (2.36%) DHCP
7 14 (2.36%) LAN
8 11 (1.85%) Internet
9 10 (1.69%) VPN
10 8 (1.35%) TCP/IP
11 7 (1.18%) VLAN
12 5 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (0.84%) Wireless
13 4 (0.67%) HTTP
13 4 (0.67%) SAN
13 4 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
14 3 (0.51%) Broadband
14 3 (0.51%) Unified Communications
15 2 (0.34%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.01%) MySQL
1 6 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.84%) MongoDB
3 4 (0.67%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.51%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.34%) Big Data
5 2 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.34%) EDMS
5 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 20 (3.37%) JIRA
2 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.17%) Git
3 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
General
1 189 (31.87%) Legal
2 179 (30.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 177 (29.85%) Law
4 106 (17.88%) Social Skills
5 80 (13.49%) Finance
5 80 (13.49%) Presentation Skills
6 45 (7.59%) Banking
7 40 (6.75%) Analytical Skills
8 24 (4.05%) Telecoms
9 20 (3.37%) Manufacturing
10 11 (1.85%) Aerospace
11 10 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (1.69%) Retail
12 8 (1.35%) Automotive
12 8 (1.35%) Public Sector
13 6 (1.01%) Electronics
14 4 (0.67%) Back Office
15 3 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.51%) Marketing
16 2 (0.34%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (13.15%) Systems Engineer
2 40 (6.75%) Analyst
3 34 (5.73%) Security Manager
4 29 (4.89%) Architect
5 27 (4.55%) Head of IT
5 27 (4.55%) Security Architect
6 26 (4.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 26 (4.38%) Senior
7 23 (3.88%) IT Support
8 20 (3.37%) IT Analyst
8 20 (3.37%) Security Engineer
9 18 (3.04%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 18 (3.04%) Lead
10 14 (2.36%) Head of Delivery
11 13 (2.19%) 1st Line Support
11 13 (2.19%) IT Support Analyst
11 13 (2.19%) Support Analyst
12 12 (2.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (2.02%) Software Engineer
12 12 (2.02%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (6.07%) Software Packaging
2 13 (2.19%) Node.js
3 11 (1.85%) Web Services
4 10 (1.69%) React
4 10 (1.69%) REST
5 8 (1.35%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.51%) .NET
6 3 (0.51%) Vue
7 2 (0.34%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.34%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.34%) CSS
7 2 (0.34%) Django
7 2 (0.34%) HTML
7 2 (0.34%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.34%) scikit-learn
7 2 (0.34%) TensorFlow
8 1 (0.17%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.17%) Regular Expression
8 1 (0.17%) RESTful
8 1 (0.17%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 177 (29.85%) Cyberattack
2 50 (8.43%) Management Information System
3 37 (6.24%) Security Posture
4 27 (4.55%) Social Media
5 18 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.19%) Operational Technology
7 12 (2.02%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 10 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (1.52%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.18%) Cyber Security Posture
10 7 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.18%) Onboarding
11 5 (0.84%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (0.84%) Robotics
12 4 (0.67%) Driving Licence
12 4 (0.67%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.67%) Security Operations Centre
13 3 (0.51%) FMCG
13 3 (0.51%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.51%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 60 (10.12%) Windows
2 35 (5.90%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.54%) Linux
3 21 (3.54%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.02%) Windows Vista
5 6 (1.01%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.17%) Unix
6 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (36.26%) Line Management
2 174 (29.34%) Creative Thinking
3 122 (20.57%) Agile
4 92 (15.51%) Systems Engineering
5 91 (15.35%) Problem-Solving
6 79 (13.32%) Information Security
7 78 (13.15%) MODAF
7 78 (13.15%) SysML
7 78 (13.15%) UML
8 64 (10.79%) Risk Management
9 51 (8.60%) Software Engineering
10 49 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 48 (8.09%) Computer Science
12 46 (7.76%) Artificial Intelligence
13 45 (7.59%) Mathematics
14 43 (7.25%) Incident Response
14 43 (7.25%) ITIL
15 42 (7.08%) Fintech
16 36 (6.07%) Cloud Security
17 34 (5.73%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 78 (13.15%) MATLAB
2 21 (3.54%) Python
3 16 (2.70%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.19%) TypeScript
5 8 (1.35%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.18%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (1.18%) SQL
7 6 (1.01%) C#
8 5 (0.84%) Java
9 3 (0.51%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.51%) Progress 4GL
10 2 (0.34%) Bash
10 2 (0.34%) C++
10 2 (0.34%) PHP
11 1 (0.17%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 195 (32.88%) Degree
2 89 (15.01%) BPSS Clearance
3 50 (8.43%) CISSP
4 44 (7.42%) CISM
5 31 (5.23%) DBS Check
6 24 (4.05%) Security Cleared
7 23 (3.88%) CISA
8 22 (3.71%) CEH
8 22 (3.71%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (3.04%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (3.04%) Master's Degree
10 15 (2.53%) SC Cleared
11 14 (2.36%) PMI Certification
11 14 (2.36%) PMP
12 13 (2.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (1.35%) CRISC
13 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (1.01%) CompTIA CySA+
14 6 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (0.84%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (30.69%) NCSC
2 76 (12.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 61 (10.29%) NIST
4 36 (6.07%) GDPR
5 27 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (1.85%) GRC
7 10 (1.69%) QA
8 8 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (1.18%) COBIT
9 7 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.18%) SLA
10 5 (0.84%) Def Stans
10 5 (0.84%) NIST 800
10 5 (0.84%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.51%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.17%) IEC 62304
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 13485
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.17%) PMO
System Software
1 35 (5.90%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.36%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.84%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.67%) Docker
6 1 (0.17%) pfSense
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.67%) QRadar
3 4 (0.67%) Terraform
4 3 (0.51%) Autotask
5 2 (0.34%) Ansible
6 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.17%) Nessus
6 1 (0.17%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (14.33%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.71%) Cisco
3 13 (2.19%) VMware
4 11 (1.85%) Fortinet
5 10 (1.69%) Meraki
6 9 (1.52%) Ping Identity
6 9 (1.52%) SonicWALL
6 9 (1.52%) WatchGuard
7 6 (1.01%) AlienVault
7 6 (1.01%) Google
8 4 (0.67%) IBM
8 4 (0.67%) Kaseya
8 4 (0.67%) Tenable
9 3 (0.51%) Acronis
9 3 (0.51%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.51%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.51%) Progress
9 3 (0.51%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.51%) Splunk
9 3 (0.51%) Veeam