Cyber Defence Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Cyber Defence
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 59 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 0.65% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.86% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 175 172 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 22.82% 29.76% 31.18%
Number of salaries quoted 122 103 197
10th Percentile £26,500 £37,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £49,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,638 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,125 £82,250 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% +23.53% -19.05%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Cyber Defence

Cyber Defence
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 5 March 2026. 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
Nottingham - 5 £50,000 - 1
Cyber Defence
East Midlands

Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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