Cyber Threat Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Cyber Threats
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - +54
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.13% - 0.60%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.54% - 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £65,500
25th Percentile £36,250 - £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £76,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.61%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £80,313
90th Percentile - - £83,125
South East median annual salary £54,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.68% -20.83% +20.00%

All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire

Cyber Threat 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 Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 185 325 249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 24.63% 41.09% 29.64%
Number of salaries quoted 118 149 205
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.18% +6.67% +23.53%
75th Percentile £67,188 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £78,750
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +8.57% -4.55%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Cyber Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 17 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
Abingdon - 1 £37,500 - 1
Cyber Threat
South East

Cyber Threat
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune