Cybersecurity Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Cybersecurity
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 60 38
Rank change year-on-year +49 -22 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 163 12 44
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 9.64% 1.84% 3.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.34% 2.12% 4.46%
Number of salaries quoted 111 11 18
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,000 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £31,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +58.73% -51.54% +13.04%
75th Percentile £70,000 £33,250 £88,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £38,750 -
East Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +57.14% -22.22% -10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,222 566 986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 72.31% 86.94% 81.69%
Number of salaries quoted 865 366 449
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,208 £32,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £28,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £38,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.87% -23.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £75,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £42,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -6.67% -14.29%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Nottinghamshire

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 9 September 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 +38 130 £47,500 +90.00% 27
Worksop - 4 £27,125 - 1
Cybersecurity
East Midlands

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (3.07%) SAP Business One
2 3 (1.84%) Infor CloudSuite
2 3 (1.84%) Infor LN
2 3 (1.84%) Infor M3
2 3 (1.84%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.61%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 36 (22.09%) Azure
2 29 (17.79%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (7.36%) AWS
4 11 (6.75%) Entra ID
5 8 (4.91%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (2.45%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.45%) SaaS
7 2 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.23%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.23%) GCP
8 1 (0.61%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.61%) GitHub
8 1 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.91%) Firewall
2 5 (3.07%) Network Security
2 5 (3.07%) VoIP
3 4 (2.45%) Value-Added Service
4 3 (1.84%) DHCP
4 3 (1.84%) DNS
5 1 (0.61%) VLAN
5 1 (0.61%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.45%) Power BI
2 1 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.07%) VersionOne
2 4 (2.45%) Burp Suite
2 4 (2.45%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.61%) Git
General
1 47 (28.83%) Social Skills
2 29 (17.79%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (9.20%) Manufacturing
4 14 (8.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (6.13%) Retail
6 8 (4.91%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.07%) Aerospace
7 5 (3.07%) Law
7 5 (3.07%) Legal
8 3 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.61%) Finance
9 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.61%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 46 (28.22%) Analyst
2 43 (26.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 43 (26.38%) Security Analyst
3 27 (16.56%) IT Analyst
3 27 (16.56%) IT Security Analyst
4 19 (11.66%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 19 (11.66%) Security Manager
5 17 (10.43%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 15 (9.20%) Lead
7 14 (8.59%) IT Manager
7 14 (8.59%) IT Operations Manager
7 14 (8.59%) IT Security Manager
7 14 (8.59%) Junior
7 14 (8.59%) Operational Security Manager
7 14 (8.59%) Operations Manager
7 14 (8.59%) Security Operations Manager
7 14 (8.59%) SOC Manager
8 10 (6.13%) Sales Manager
9 9 (5.52%) Ethical Hacker
9 9 (5.52%) Junior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.84%) EDI
2 1 (0.61%) Middleware
2 1 (0.61%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (0.61%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 22 (13.50%) CSOC
2 19 (11.66%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (10.43%) Onboarding
4 16 (9.82%) Security Posture
5 15 (9.20%) Security Operations Centre
6 11 (6.75%) Cyberattack
7 8 (4.91%) Management Information System
8 6 (3.68%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (3.07%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (2.45%) Insider Threat
10 4 (2.45%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.84%) FMCG
12 1 (0.61%) Cloud Native
12 1 (0.61%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
12 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Storage
12 1 (0.61%) NHS
12 1 (0.61%) PKI
12 1 (0.61%) Private Cloud
12 1 (0.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 15 (9.20%) Windows
2 4 (2.45%) Linux
2 4 (2.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (20.25%) Security Operations
2 26 (15.95%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (12.27%) Mentoring
4 17 (10.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (9.82%) Incident Response
5 16 (9.82%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 15 (9.20%) Information Security
6 15 (9.20%) Roadmaps
6 15 (9.20%) Service Delivery
7 14 (8.59%) Analytical Thinking
8 13 (7.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 13 (7.98%) Decision-Making
8 13 (7.98%) Offensive Security
8 13 (7.98%) SIEM
8 13 (7.98%) Threat Intelligence
9 12 (7.36%) Cloud Security
9 12 (7.36%) Vulnerability Management
10 11 (6.75%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 10 (6.13%) Patch Management
12 9 (5.52%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.07%) Kusto Query Language
1 5 (3.07%) PowerShell
1 5 (3.07%) SQL
2 3 (1.84%) Bash
2 3 (1.84%) Python
Qualifications
1 56 (34.36%) SC Cleared
1 56 (34.36%) Security Cleared
2 19 (11.66%) Azure Certification
3 16 (9.82%) CompTIA Security+
4 14 (8.59%) CompTIA CySA+
5 11 (6.75%) CISSP
6 10 (6.13%) CISM
7 9 (5.52%) CEH
8 8 (4.91%) SANS
9 7 (4.29%) Degree
10 5 (3.07%) SSCP
11 4 (2.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (2.45%) CCSP
11 4 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (2.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.61%) GCED
12 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (10.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (6.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (4.29%) GDPR
4 7 (4.29%) GRC
5 6 (3.68%) NIST
6 2 (1.23%) NCSC
7 1 (0.61%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.61%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.61%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (9.82%) Firmware
2 6 (3.68%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.61%) Docker
3 1 (0.61%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.45%) Nmap
3 1 (0.61%) Ansible
3 1 (0.61%) Grafana
3 1 (0.61%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.61%) Nessus
3 1 (0.61%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 56 (34.36%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.04%) ForeScout
3 9 (5.52%) SAP
4 5 (3.07%) ESET
4 5 (3.07%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.45%) VMware
6 3 (1.84%) Epicor
6 3 (1.84%) IFS
6 3 (1.84%) Infor
6 3 (1.84%) Oracle
6 3 (1.84%) QAD
6 3 (1.84%) Sage
6 3 (1.84%) SYSPRO
7 2 (1.23%) AlienVault
7 2 (1.23%) Cisco
8 1 (0.61%) Qualys