Cyber Defence Consultant Job Trends in the South East

Cyber Defence Consultant
England > South East

The median Cyber Defence Consultant salary in the South East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cyber Defence Consultant 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.028% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £54,500 - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 - £62,500
% change year-on-year - - +7.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 13,815 6,454 15,515
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.10% 84.48% 93.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,472 3,401 11,300
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,457 £57,560 £53,250
% change year-on-year -3.65% +8.09% -12.42%

Cyber Defence Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cyber Defence Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Cyber Defence Consultant job vacancy trend in the South East

Cyber Defence Consultant
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Cyber Defence Consultant job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Cyber Defence Consultant job vacancies in the South East

Cyber Defence Consultant
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence Consultant within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Hampshire - 4 £65,000 -
Cyber Defence Consultant
England

Cyber Defence Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 23 May 2026, Cyber Defence Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Cyber Defence Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment

Cyber Defence Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) NIST 800