Cybersecurity Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 63 56
Rank change year-on-year +33 -7 +38
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 30 14 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 4.07% 1.79% 1.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.65% 2.06% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 13 14 9
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £41,400
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,911 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £46,241 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.86% -22.93% -11.11%
75th Percentile £70,000 £57,854 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £69,550 £80,000
South East median annual salary £48,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.52% +4.55% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 531 679 676
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 71.95% 86.61% 88.14%
Number of salaries quoted 373 333 556
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £40,404
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,313
90th Percentile £83,000 £81,000 £78,125
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Oxford +17 12 £70,000 +75.00% 19
Witney - 2 £70,000 -
Woodstock - 2 £45,000 -
Wantage - 1 - - 1
Abingdon - 1 £37,500 - 3
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (16.67%) Azure
3 3 (10.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (20.00%) Internet
2 2 (6.67%) SAN
3 1 (3.33%) Network Security
General
1 20 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 9 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (20.00%) Banking
4 3 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (10.00%) Marketing
5 2 (6.67%) Legal
6 1 (3.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (20.00%) Lecturer
2 5 (16.67%) Analyst
2 5 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 5 (16.67%) Junior
2 5 (16.67%) Junior Analyst
2 5 (16.67%) Junior Security Analyst
2 5 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 3 (10.00%) Account Manager
3 3 (10.00%) IT Manager
4 2 (6.67%) 3rd Line Support
4 2 (6.67%) 3rd Line Support Technician
4 2 (6.67%) Head of Compliance
4 2 (6.67%) Head of Cybersecurity
4 2 (6.67%) Head of IT
4 2 (6.67%) IT Support
4 2 (6.67%) IT Support Technician
4 2 (6.67%) IT Technician
4 2 (6.67%) Support Technician
5 1 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 1 (3.33%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Management Information System
2 6 (20.00%) IoT
3 4 (13.33%) LIMS
4 2 (6.67%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (6.67%) Driving Licence
4 2 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (3.33%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.00%) Windows
2 2 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (26.67%) AI
1 8 (26.67%) Machine Learning
2 6 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 6 (20.00%) User Experience
2 6 (20.00%) Web Development
3 5 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 5 (16.67%) Project Management
3 5 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
4 4 (13.33%) Biomedicine
4 4 (13.33%) Collaborative Culture
4 4 (13.33%) Data Security
4 4 (13.33%) Information Management
4 4 (13.33%) ITIL
4 4 (13.33%) Risk Management
4 4 (13.33%) Roadmaps
5 3 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (10.00%) IT Strategy
5 3 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (10.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 12 (40.00%) Degree
2 10 (33.33%) PhD
3 6 (20.00%) Master's Degree
3 6 (20.00%) Postgraduate
4 5 (16.67%) Azure Certification
4 5 (16.67%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 2 (6.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (3.33%) CISA
6 1 (3.33%) CISM
6 1 (3.33%) CISSP
6 1 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (13.33%) GLP
2 4 (13.33%) GRC
3 3 (10.00%) GDPR
3 3 (10.00%) NIST
4 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 2 (6.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (6.67%) Hyper-V
1 2 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.67%) ForeScout
3 2 (6.67%) Concur
3 2 (6.67%) Salesforce
3 2 (6.67%) SAP
3 2 (6.67%) VMware