Cybersecurity Specialist Jobs in Reading

Cybersecurity Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in Reading is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 466 1,481 1,436
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.09% 94.51% 93.61%
Number of salaries quoted 280 837 723
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,000 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,495
Median % change year-on-year - -4.34% -4.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £85,125 £80,000 £90,000
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Specialist in Reading

Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Specialist in Reading

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, Cybersecurity Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Reading region featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) CESG
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CESG
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001