Cyber Defence Job Trends in Nottingham

Cyber Defence
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Nottingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 0.78% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.88% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Nottingham

Cyber Defence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Nottingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 129 137 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 20.03% 33.25% 28.50%
Number of salaries quoted 85 87 134
10th Percentile £26,950 £42,500 £30,375
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £51,170
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +17.26% -6.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £86,250 £75,125
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -9.09%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Nottingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Cyber Defence

Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Automotive
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Games
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Analyst
2 3 (60.00%) Cyber Defence Analyst
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (40.00%) IT Analyst
3 2 (40.00%) IT Security Analyst
3 2 (40.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) CSOC
1 2 (40.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (40.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Security Operations
2 2 (40.00%) SIEM
2 2 (40.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft