Cybersecurity Jobs in Portsmouth

Cybersecurity
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 41 28
Rank change year-on-year +24 -13 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 45 16 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 10.66% 2.86% 8.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.28% 3.81% 9.41%
Number of salaries quoted 39 15 31
10th Percentile - £31,000 -
25th Percentile - £54,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £60,000 £46,680
Median % change year-on-year -20.53% +28.53% -1.73%
75th Percentile £67,675 £69,625 £58,294
90th Percentile £73,000 £72,500 £63,750
Hampshire median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -8.33% +10.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 399 420 372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 94.55% 75.00% 91.40%
Number of salaries quoted 186 357 245
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,300 £29,160
25th Percentile £45,688 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,713 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Portsmouth

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Portsmouth.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Portsmouth

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Portsmouth

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 4 (8.89%) AWS
1 4 (8.89%) Azure
2 3 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (6.67%) GCP
3 1 (2.22%) GitHub
3 1 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (2.22%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (20.00%) Firewall
2 3 (6.67%) VPN
General
1 27 (60.00%) Presentation Skills
2 13 (28.89%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.89%) Military
4 3 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.67%) Retail
5 1 (2.22%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.22%) Electronics
5 1 (2.22%) Finance
5 1 (2.22%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.22%) Law
5 1 (2.22%) Legal
5 1 (2.22%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.22%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 26 (57.78%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (8.89%) Security Engineer
3 3 (6.67%) Analyst
3 3 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 3 (6.67%) Delivery Manager
3 3 (6.67%) SOC Analyst
3 3 (6.67%) SOC Manager
4 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (4.44%) IT Manager
4 2 (4.44%) Security Analyst
5 1 (2.22%) Cloud Engineer
5 1 (2.22%) Cloud Security Engineer
5 1 (2.22%) Compliance Officer
5 1 (2.22%) Head of Technology
5 1 (2.22%) Operational Security Manager
5 1 (2.22%) Operations Manager
5 1 (2.22%) Principal Engineer
5 1 (2.22%) Security Manager
5 1 (2.22%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) React
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (13.33%) Security Operations Centre
1 6 (13.33%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.89%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.67%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (2.22%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.22%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (60.00%) Agile
2 26 (57.78%) MODAF
2 26 (57.78%) SysML
2 26 (57.78%) Systems Engineering
2 26 (57.78%) UML
3 11 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (20.00%) Incident Response
4 9 (20.00%) SIEM
5 7 (15.56%) Cloud Security
5 7 (15.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (15.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 7 (15.56%) Threat Intelligence
6 6 (13.33%) Collaborative Culture
6 6 (13.33%) Forensic Analysis
6 6 (13.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 6 (13.33%) Security Operations
6 6 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (13.33%) Threat Detection
7 5 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
8 4 (8.89%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 26 (57.78%) MATLAB
2 7 (15.56%) Python
3 6 (13.33%) Bash
3 6 (13.33%) PowerShell
4 3 (6.67%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (2.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 33 (73.33%) Degree
2 26 (57.78%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (15.56%) CISM
3 7 (15.56%) CISSP
4 6 (13.33%) CEH
4 6 (13.33%) CompTIA Security+
4 6 (13.33%) GCIH
4 6 (13.33%) Security Cleared
5 3 (6.67%) APMP
5 3 (6.67%) CompTIA CySA+
5 3 (6.67%) DV Cleared
5 3 (6.67%) GIAC
5 3 (6.67%) OSCP
5 3 (6.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (4.44%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (2.22%) ACCA
7 1 (2.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.22%) CIMA
7 1 (2.22%) CISA
7 1 (2.22%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (24.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (24.44%) NIST
2 3 (6.67%) GDPR
2 3 (6.67%) HIPAA
3 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (2.22%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (6.67%) QRadar
2 1 (2.22%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (17.78%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.67%) Cisco
2 3 (6.67%) Palo Alto
2 3 (6.67%) Splunk
3 1 (2.22%) Canon
3 1 (2.22%) Foundry
3 1 (2.22%) Palantir