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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 39 39
Rank change year-on-year +25 0 +4
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 42 17 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 11.54% 3.33% 6.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.35% 4.36% 7.56%
Number of salaries quoted 37 17 25
10th Percentile - £37,750 -
25th Percentile - £54,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £61,000 £46,680
Median % change year-on-year -21.83% +30.68% -1.73%
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £58,338
90th Percentile £73,000 - £62,132
Hampshire median annual salary £47,683 £51,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -14.58% +6.19%

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 340 390 397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 93.41% 76.47% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 162 332 268
10th Percentile £35,250 £29,000 £28,981
25th Percentile £47,683 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.43% -3.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% -6.98% +0.47%

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 9 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 3 (7.14%) AWS
1 3 (7.14%) Azure
2 2 (4.76%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (4.76%) GCP
3 1 (2.38%) GitHub
3 1 (2.38%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (19.05%) Firewall
2 2 (4.76%) VPN
General
1 25 (59.52%) Presentation Skills
2 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
3 3 (7.14%) Military
4 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.76%) Retail
5 1 (2.38%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.38%) Electronics
5 1 (2.38%) Finance
5 1 (2.38%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Law
5 1 (2.38%) Legal
5 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.38%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 24 (57.14%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (7.14%) Analyst
2 3 (7.14%) Security Engineer
2 3 (7.14%) SOC Analyst
2 3 (7.14%) SOC Manager
3 2 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 2 (4.76%) Delivery Manager
3 2 (4.76%) IT Manager
3 2 (4.76%) Security Analyst
4 1 (2.38%) Cloud Engineer
4 1 (2.38%) Cloud Security Engineer
4 1 (2.38%) Compliance Officer
4 1 (2.38%) Head of Technology
4 1 (2.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (2.38%) Operational Security Manager
4 1 (2.38%) Operations Manager
4 1 (2.38%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (2.38%) Security Manager
4 1 (2.38%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) React
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (11.90%) Security Posture
3 3 (7.14%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.38%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.38%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (59.52%) Agile
2 24 (57.14%) MODAF
2 24 (57.14%) SysML
2 24 (57.14%) Systems Engineering
2 24 (57.14%) UML
3 10 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (19.05%) Incident Response
4 8 (19.05%) SIEM
5 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 7 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
6 6 (14.29%) Cloud Security
6 6 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 6 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 6 (14.29%) Security Operations
7 5 (11.90%) Forensic Analysis
7 5 (11.90%) Regulatory Compliance
7 5 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (11.90%) Threat Detection
8 4 (9.52%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 24 (57.14%) MATLAB
2 6 (14.29%) Python
3 5 (11.90%) Bash
3 5 (11.90%) PowerShell
4 2 (4.76%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (2.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (71.43%) Degree
2 24 (57.14%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (14.29%) CISM
3 6 (14.29%) CISSP
3 6 (14.29%) GCIH
4 5 (11.90%) CEH
4 5 (11.90%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (11.90%) Security Cleared
5 3 (7.14%) CompTIA CySA+
5 3 (7.14%) GIAC
6 2 (4.76%) APMP
6 2 (4.76%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.76%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (4.76%) OSCP
6 2 (4.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (2.38%) ACCA
7 1 (2.38%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.38%) CISA
7 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.38%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (23.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (23.81%) NIST
2 2 (4.76%) GDPR
2 2 (4.76%) HIPAA
3 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (2.38%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.76%) QRadar
2 1 (2.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.76%) Cisco
2 2 (4.76%) Palo Alto
2 2 (4.76%) Splunk
3 1 (2.38%) Canon
3 1 (2.38%) Foundry
3 1 (2.38%) Meraki
3 1 (2.38%) Palantir
3 1 (2.38%) VMware
3 1 (2.38%) WatchGuard