Cybersecurity Jobs in the North of England

Cybersecurity
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 45 57
Rank change year-on-year +10 +12 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 907 1,165 904
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.24% 6.66% 5.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.26% 6.88% 5.34%
Number of salaries quoted 747 549 394
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,350 £36,325
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +4.35% +4.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,483 16,940 16,926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.70% 96.88% 93.83%
Number of salaries quoted 11,118 8,087 10,794
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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 5 May 2024.

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 5 May 2024. 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 0 564 £52,084 -15.99% 120
Yorkshire +10 251 £50,000 -16.67% 75
North East +44 92 £42,500 -10.53% 13
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 44 (4.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (3.42%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.66%) IIS
4 4 (0.44%) CloudStack
5 1 (0.11%) Site Server
Applications
1 16 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.55%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 202 (22.27%) Azure
2 139 (15.33%) Microsoft 365
3 93 (10.25%) AWS
4 46 (5.07%) SaaS
5 30 (3.31%) Entra ID
6 28 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (2.76%) PaaS
8 22 (2.43%) GCP
9 17 (1.87%) IaaS
10 15 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
11 14 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (1.10%) Serverless
13 9 (0.99%) GitHub
14 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (0.66%) Power Platform
15 4 (0.44%) Amazon EC2
15 4 (0.44%) Google Workspace
15 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 144 (15.88%) Firewall
2 60 (6.62%) Network Security
3 59 (6.50%) WAN
4 43 (4.74%) LAN
5 36 (3.97%) Intrusion Detection
5 36 (3.97%) TCP/IP
6 33 (3.64%) DHCP
7 30 (3.31%) DNS
8 23 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
9 20 (2.21%) VPN
10 13 (1.43%) SD-WAN
11 12 (1.32%) Internet
11 12 (1.32%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.21%) SAN
13 9 (0.99%) Wireshark
14 8 (0.88%) VoIP
15 7 (0.77%) VLAN
15 7 (0.77%) Wireless
16 6 (0.66%) Broadband
16 6 (0.66%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.09%) NoSQL
1 19 (2.09%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.43%) MySQL
3 12 (1.32%) Data Lake
3 12 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.66%) Power BI
5 5 (0.55%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.22%) Tableau
7 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 27 (2.98%) JIRA
2 21 (2.32%) Git
3 12 (1.32%) GitLab
3 12 (1.32%) TeamCity
4 9 (0.99%) IntelliJ
4 9 (0.99%) JUnit
4 9 (0.99%) Mockito
5 8 (0.88%) Gradle
5 8 (0.88%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.66%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.44%) Subversion
8 3 (0.33%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.33%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 216 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 106 (11.69%) Finance
3 79 (8.71%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (7.50%) Law
5 50 (5.51%) Manufacturing
6 43 (4.74%) Public Sector
7 34 (3.75%) Legal
8 31 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (3.09%) Military
10 26 (2.87%) Games
11 24 (2.65%) Retail
12 23 (2.54%) Banking
13 17 (1.87%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.21%) Marketing
17 8 (0.88%) Aerospace
17 8 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.88%) Local Government
18 6 (0.66%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 109 (12.02%) Analyst
2 103 (11.36%) Lead
3 98 (10.80%) Senior
4 79 (8.71%) IT Manager
5 65 (7.17%) Architect
6 62 (6.84%) Security Analyst
7 56 (6.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 51 (5.62%) Security Engineer
9 44 (4.85%) Developer
9 44 (4.85%) Team Leader
10 33 (3.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 32 (3.53%) Consultant
12 31 (3.42%) Security Manager
12 31 (3.42%) Service Manager
12 31 (3.42%) Vulnerability Manager
13 29 (3.20%) Software Engineer
14 28 (3.09%) Project Manager
14 28 (3.09%) Security Specialist
15 24 (2.65%) IT Support
16 23 (2.54%) Incident Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.65%) .NET
2 22 (2.43%) OpenID
3 18 (1.98%) REST
4 16 (1.76%) Web Services
5 15 (1.65%) Node.js
6 12 (1.32%) Spring
7 11 (1.21%) OAuth
7 11 (1.21%) Spring Boot
8 9 (0.99%) HTML
9 8 (0.88%) CSS
10 5 (0.55%) Laravel
10 5 (0.55%) RESTful
10 5 (0.55%) Vue
11 4 (0.44%) Akka
11 4 (0.44%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.44%) ASP.NET Web API
11 4 (0.44%) HTML5
11 4 (0.44%) LAMP
11 4 (0.44%) Swing
11 4 (0.44%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 111 (12.24%) Management Information System
2 81 (8.93%) Data Centre
3 60 (6.62%) Cyber Threat
4 59 (6.50%) Operational Technology
5 39 (4.30%) Security Posture
6 33 (3.64%) Cyberattack
6 33 (3.64%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 30 (3.31%) Private Cloud
8 26 (2.87%) IoT
9 25 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (2.32%) Product Ownership
11 20 (2.21%) Security Operations Centre
12 18 (1.98%) Onboarding
12 18 (1.98%) Public Cloud
13 13 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
14 12 (1.32%) Driving Licence
14 12 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
15 11 (1.21%) Algorithms
15 11 (1.21%) Blockchain
15 11 (1.21%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 146 (16.10%) Windows
2 72 (7.94%) Windows Server
3 70 (7.72%) Linux
4 30 (3.31%) Unix
5 26 (2.87%) Windows 10
6 18 (1.98%) Mac OS
6 18 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (1.87%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (1.32%) Android
8 12 (1.32%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.88%) VMS
10 7 (0.77%) Kali Linux
11 4 (0.44%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (18.30%) Problem-Solving
2 164 (18.08%) Information Security
3 157 (17.31%) Incident Response
4 107 (11.80%) SIEM
5 99 (10.92%) Risk Management
6 96 (10.58%) Project Management
7 92 (10.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 92 (10.14%) ITIL
8 86 (9.48%) Agile
8 86 (9.48%) Mentoring
9 77 (8.49%) Roadmaps
10 74 (8.16%) Vulnerability Management
11 66 (7.28%) Disaster Recovery
12 65 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 62 (6.84%) Cloud Security
14 59 (6.50%) Change Management
15 58 (6.39%) Customer Service
16 55 (6.06%) Computer Science
17 50 (5.51%) Presales
17 50 (5.51%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 61 (6.73%) Python
2 50 (5.51%) SQL
3 39 (4.30%) PowerShell
4 38 (4.19%) Java
5 31 (3.42%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.54%) Bash
7 11 (1.21%) C#
8 9 (0.99%) Perl
9 8 (0.88%) Ruby
10 6 (0.66%) PHP
11 3 (0.33%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.22%) C
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 227 (25.03%) Degree
2 81 (8.93%) CISSP
3 65 (7.17%) Security Cleared
4 55 (6.06%) Cisco Certification
5 44 (4.85%) CCNA
5 44 (4.85%) CISM
6 42 (4.63%) SC Cleared
7 35 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (3.75%) CCNP
9 30 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (2.32%) CISA
12 20 (2.21%) Azure Certification
13 19 (2.09%) CEH
14 18 (1.98%) Master's Degree
15 17 (1.87%) GIAC
16 15 (1.65%) AWS Certification
16 15 (1.65%) CREST Certified
16 15 (1.65%) SSCP
17 14 (1.54%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (13.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (11.14%) NIST
3 69 (7.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 45 (4.96%) GDPR
4 45 (4.96%) SLA
5 37 (4.08%) PCI DSS
6 30 (3.31%) NCSC
7 23 (2.54%) QA
8 16 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.76%) PMO
9 10 (1.10%) GRC
9 10 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 8 (0.88%) COBIT
10 8 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.77%) ISO 9001
11 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 6 (0.66%) IEC 62304
12 6 (0.66%) NIST 800
12 6 (0.66%) SOC 2
System Software
1 106 (11.69%) Active Directory
2 37 (4.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (3.75%) Docker
4 23 (2.54%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.66%) Firmware
7 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.44%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.11%) RACF
9 1 (0.11%) Snort
9 1 (0.11%) vSphere
9 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 47 (5.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.98%) Terraform
4 14 (1.54%) Nessus
5 9 (0.99%) Nmap
6 7 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.66%) CASB
7 6 (0.66%) Stealthwatch
8 4 (0.44%) Autotask
8 4 (0.44%) Cacti
8 4 (0.44%) cPanel
8 4 (0.44%) Plesk
8 4 (0.44%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.33%) CSIRT
9 3 (0.33%) SCCM
9 3 (0.33%) SELinux
9 3 (0.33%) WSUS
10 2 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.11%) Graylog
Vendors
1 229 (25.25%) Microsoft
2 72 (7.94%) Cisco
3 50 (5.51%) VMware
4 49 (5.40%) Apple
5 46 (5.07%) Adobe
6 22 (2.43%) Meraki
7 21 (2.32%) Splunk
8 19 (2.09%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.87%) Dell
9 17 (1.87%) HP
10 16 (1.76%) Fortinet
11 15 (1.65%) Veeam
12 12 (1.32%) Samsung
13 11 (1.21%) Qualys
14 10 (1.10%) Facebook
14 10 (1.10%) Google
14 10 (1.10%) Intel
15 9 (0.99%) Citrix
16 8 (0.88%) Sophos
17 7 (0.77%) Salesforce