Cybersecurity Jobs in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 48 34
Rank change year-on-year +41 -14 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 38 29 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 12.03% 3.93% 8.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.24% 4.59% 8.82%
Number of salaries quoted 6 15 41
10th Percentile £49,375 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £53,438 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,442 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.27% -22.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,194 £90,000 £66,000
90th Percentile £81,295 £96,000 £67,375
UK median annual salary £51,632 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.21% -11.54% +1.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 287 632 760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 90.82% 85.64% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 117 316 379
10th Percentile £26,875 £30,000 £31,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,563 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 17 July 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
County Antrim +40 38 £63,442 +15.03% 35
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.63%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (31.58%) AWS
2 8 (21.05%) Google Workspace
3 5 (13.16%) Azure
4 4 (10.53%) GCP
4 4 (10.53%) PaaS
5 3 (7.89%) IaaS
6 2 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.63%) Entra ID
7 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.53%) Network Security
2 1 (2.63%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (2.63%) DHCP
2 1 (2.63%) DNS
2 1 (2.63%) Firewall
2 1 (2.63%) LAN
2 1 (2.63%) MPLS
2 1 (2.63%) SSL
2 1 (2.63%) Wireless
2 1 (2.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.63%) Metasploit
General
1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.42%) Finance
3 6 (15.79%) Banking
4 5 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.89%) Billing
5 3 (7.89%) Financial Institution
6 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.26%) Legal
7 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (21.05%) Lead
1 8 (21.05%) Senior
2 7 (18.42%) IT Support
3 5 (13.16%) Auditor
3 5 (13.16%) Senior Auditor
4 3 (7.89%) Accounts Receivable Specialist
4 3 (7.89%) Security Auditor
5 2 (5.26%) Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Penetration Tester
5 2 (5.26%) Security Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Security Penetration Tester
5 2 (5.26%) Security Tester
5 2 (5.26%) Tester
6 1 (2.63%) Cloud Engineer
6 1 (2.63%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 1 (2.63%) IT Manager
6 1 (2.63%) Lead Architect
6 1 (2.63%) Lead Security Architect
6 1 (2.63%) Network Engineer
6 1 (2.63%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.89%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Operational Technology
2 7 (18.42%) Smartphone
3 3 (7.89%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.63%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.89%) Windows
2 2 (5.26%) Linux
3 1 (2.63%) Kali Linux
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (39.47%) Innovative Thinking
2 10 (26.32%) Information Security
3 8 (21.05%) Risk Analysis
3 8 (21.05%) Risk Management
3 8 (21.05%) Service Delivery
4 7 (18.42%) Matrix Organization
4 7 (18.42%) Product Strategy
4 7 (18.42%) Root Cause Analysis
4 7 (18.42%) Security Monitoring
4 7 (18.42%) User Experience
5 6 (15.79%) Fintech
5 6 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (13.16%) CI/CD
6 5 (13.16%) Coaching
6 5 (13.16%) Penetration Testing
6 5 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (10.53%) Computer Science
7 4 (10.53%) Cryptography
7 4 (10.53%) DevOps
8 3 (7.89%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (10.53%) Degree
2 3 (7.89%) Security Cleared
3 2 (5.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (5.26%) CCNA
3 2 (5.26%) CCNP
3 2 (5.26%) CCSP
3 2 (5.26%) CISSP
3 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.63%) AWS Certification
4 1 (2.63%) CEH
4 1 (2.63%) CHECK Team Leader
4 1 (2.63%) CHECK Team Member
4 1 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.53%) NCSC
2 3 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (7.89%) NIST
3 2 (5.26%) ITGC
4 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.63%) NIST 800
4 1 (2.63%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.63%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) CSIRT
1 1 (2.63%) Nessus
Vendors
1 12 (31.58%) Google
2 7 (18.42%) ServiceNow
3 4 (10.53%) Microsoft
4 2 (5.26%) Cisco
5 1 (2.63%) Aruba
5 1 (2.63%) Broadcom
5 1 (2.63%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.63%) VMware