Cybersecurity Jobs in the South East

Cybersecurity
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 40 53
Rank change year-on-year +7 +13 +37
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 820 724 1,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.43% 6.25% 5.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.67% 6.59% 5.96%
Number of salaries quoted 584 412 587
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,050 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,911 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £64,563 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £74,625 £80,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £64,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.16% -1.54% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,301 10,994 21,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 81.50% 94.87% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,138 7,007 11,964
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,620 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +8.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +4.35%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South East.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Thames Valley +3 336 £51,350 -6.72% 52
Surrey -1 180 £50,500 -13.68% 12
Berkshire -6 171 £54,125 -9.79% 29
Hampshire -11 162 £59,500 -0.83% 34
Buckinghamshire +21 116 £50,000 - 14
Oxfordshire 0 49 £44,089 -23.32% 9
Kent -14 49 £52,945 +17.66% 13
Middlesex +5 33 £56,919 +47.84%
West Sussex +26 32 £60,000 +20.00% 8
East Sussex +15 7 £60,000 +15.38% 4
Sussex - 3 £56,250 - 1
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 33 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 32 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.49%) Apache
4 3 (0.37%) IIS
4 3 (0.37%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 36 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 8 (0.98%) Primavera
2 4 (0.49%) SAP WM
3 3 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (0.37%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 237 (28.90%) Azure
2 127 (15.49%) Microsoft 365
3 96 (11.71%) Entra ID
4 74 (9.02%) AWS
5 29 (3.54%) Cloud Computing
6 26 (3.17%) OneDrive
7 25 (3.05%) GCP
8 17 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
9 12 (1.46%) SaaS
10 7 (0.85%) PaaS
11 6 (0.73%) IaaS
11 6 (0.73%) Power Platform
11 6 (0.73%) Twilio
11 6 (0.73%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.37%) Google Sheets
12 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.37%) Serverless
13 2 (0.24%) Power Automate
14 1 (0.12%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 115 (14.02%) Firewall
2 83 (10.12%) 5G
3 70 (8.54%) Broadband
4 59 (7.20%) WAN
5 55 (6.71%) Network Security
6 30 (3.66%) Wi-Fi
7 29 (3.54%) VPN
8 26 (3.17%) DNS
8 26 (3.17%) Intrusion Detection
9 21 (2.56%) SD-WAN
10 20 (2.44%) MPLS
11 18 (2.20%) LAN
12 16 (1.95%) 4G
12 16 (1.95%) TCP/IP
12 16 (1.95%) Wireless
13 13 (1.59%) DHCP
14 12 (1.46%) Cisco Firepower
15 10 (1.22%) OSPF
15 10 (1.22%) SNMP
16 9 (1.10%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.05%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.20%) Big Data
3 12 (1.46%) NoSQL
3 12 (1.46%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.34%) Hadoop
4 11 (1.34%) MongoDB
4 11 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (0.85%) MySQL
6 6 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.73%) Oracle Database
6 6 (0.73%) Power BI
7 5 (0.61%) Oracle Database 12c
7 5 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.24%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.24%) Looker
10 1 (0.12%) GIS
Development Applications
1 12 (1.46%) Git
1 12 (1.46%) GitLab
1 12 (1.46%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (0.85%) JIRA
2 7 (0.85%) PHPUnit
2 7 (0.85%) Selenium
2 7 (0.85%) SonarQube
2 7 (0.85%) Visual Studio
3 6 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.37%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.37%) JUnit
5 2 (0.24%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.24%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.24%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.12%) Babel
6 1 (0.12%) Mocha
6 1 (0.12%) rollup.js
6 1 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 174 (21.22%) Social Skills
2 118 (14.39%) Analytical Skills
3 96 (11.71%) Finance
4 81 (9.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 42 (5.12%) Telecoms
6 31 (3.78%) Legal
7 27 (3.29%) Public Sector
8 26 (3.17%) Marketing
9 24 (2.93%) Law
10 21 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
11 19 (2.32%) Retail
12 13 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.34%) Manufacturing
14 8 (0.98%) Aerospace
14 8 (0.98%) Aviation
14 8 (0.98%) Games
15 7 (0.85%) Banking
16 5 (0.61%) Automotive
16 5 (0.61%) Military
Job Titles
1 147 (17.93%) Senior
2 114 (13.90%) Analyst
3 71 (8.66%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 71 (8.66%) Security Specialist
4 68 (8.29%) Architect
5 67 (8.17%) Linux Specialist
5 67 (8.17%) Technical Specialist
6 57 (6.95%) Lead
7 50 (6.10%) Security Analyst
8 49 (5.98%) Consultant
9 48 (5.85%) Security Architect
9 48 (5.85%) Security Manager
10 39 (4.76%) IT Support
11 38 (4.63%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 38 (4.63%) Senior Linux Specialist
11 38 (4.63%) Senior Technical Specialist
11 38 (4.63%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
12 37 (4.51%) IT Manager
13 34 (4.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 33 (4.02%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.83%) Node.js
2 11 (1.34%) CSS
2 11 (1.34%) HTML
2 11 (1.34%) Kafka
3 9 (1.10%) 802.1X
3 9 (1.10%) EDI
4 8 (0.98%) .NET
4 8 (0.98%) Keycloak
4 8 (0.98%) Web Services
5 7 (0.85%) React
6 5 (0.61%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.61%) JSON
6 5 (0.61%) NETCONF
6 5 (0.61%) OpenMP
7 4 (0.49%) Django
7 4 (0.49%) Qt
7 4 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.49%) RESTful
7 4 (0.49%) WebSockets
7 4 (0.49%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 105 (12.80%) Management Information System
2 80 (9.76%) Social Media
3 78 (9.51%) Data Centre
4 48 (5.85%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (5.12%) Cyber Threat
6 37 (4.51%) Security Operations Centre
7 32 (3.90%) Driving Licence
8 23 (2.80%) IoT
9 21 (2.56%) Security Posture
10 19 (2.32%) Operational Technology
11 16 (1.95%) Cyberattack
12 15 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.34%) Client/Server
13 11 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
14 10 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
14 10 (1.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 10 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
14 10 (1.22%) Cybercrime
14 10 (1.22%) PKI
15 9 (1.10%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 173 (21.10%) Windows
2 100 (12.20%) Linux
3 75 (9.15%) Windows Server
4 70 (8.54%) Ubuntu
5 35 (4.27%) Windows 10
6 21 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
7 14 (1.71%) Windows Server 2016
8 11 (1.34%) Windows 7
8 11 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.85%) Unix
10 5 (0.61%) CentOS
10 5 (0.61%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.37%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.24%) VMS
13 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.12%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (14.63%) Decision-Making
3 94 (11.46%) CRM
3 94 (11.46%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 93 (11.34%) ITIL
5 88 (10.73%) Information Security
6 84 (10.24%) Artificial Intelligence
6 84 (10.24%) Incident Response
7 81 (9.88%) SIEM
8 77 (9.39%) Risk Management
9 76 (9.27%) Security Operations
10 72 (8.78%) IT Strategy
11 68 (8.29%) Technology Strategy
12 63 (7.68%) Computer Science
12 63 (7.68%) Vulnerability Management
13 57 (6.95%) Continuous Improvement
14 55 (6.71%) Project Management
15 53 (6.46%) Software Licensing
16 49 (5.98%) Agile
17 47 (5.73%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 80 (9.76%) Bash
2 53 (6.46%) SQL
3 47 (5.73%) Python
4 44 (5.37%) PowerShell
5 18 (2.20%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.95%) C
7 15 (1.83%) C++
8 12 (1.46%) PHP
9 11 (1.34%) Java
10 10 (1.22%) C#
11 9 (1.10%) Shell Script
12 8 (0.98%) Go
13 5 (0.61%) C-shell
13 5 (0.61%) Fortran
14 4 (0.49%) Perl
15 3 (0.37%) VB.NET
16 2 (0.24%) R
17 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
17 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
17 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 172 (20.98%) Degree
1 172 (20.98%) Security Cleared
2 73 (8.90%) SC Cleared
3 66 (8.05%) CISSP
4 44 (5.37%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 34 (4.15%) CCNA
7 32 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 27 (3.29%) CISM
8 27 (3.29%) CompTIA Security+
9 26 (3.17%) CCNP
10 20 (2.44%) MCP
11 19 (2.32%) Azure Certification
12 17 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
12 17 (2.07%) DBS Check
12 17 (2.07%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.71%) Network+ Certification
14 13 (1.59%) GIAC
15 12 (1.46%) CTC Cleared
16 11 (1.34%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (15.73%) NIST
2 100 (12.20%) GRC
3 71 (8.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 70 (8.54%) GDPR
5 69 (8.41%) Def Stans
6 43 (5.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 27 (3.29%) SLA
8 21 (2.56%) NCSC
9 20 (2.44%) PCI DSS
10 19 (2.32%) NIST 800
11 18 (2.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 13 (1.59%) COBIT
13 11 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 10 (1.22%) QA
15 7 (0.85%) COSHH
16 6 (0.73%) HIPAA
16 6 (0.73%) ISO 13485
17 4 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 15288
18 3 (0.37%) ITGC
System Software
1 185 (22.56%) Active Directory
2 51 (6.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (3.05%) Docker
4 18 (2.20%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.83%) Firmware
6 3 (0.37%) Ceph
6 3 (0.37%) GPFS
6 3 (0.37%) Lustre
6 3 (0.37%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.24%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.12%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 90 (10.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 67 (8.17%) Jamf Pro
3 17 (2.07%) Kubernetes
4 16 (1.95%) FortiGate
5 13 (1.59%) SCCM
6 12 (1.46%) Stealthwatch
7 10 (1.22%) Nessus
8 9 (1.10%) Terraform
9 7 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 7 (0.85%) WSUS
10 6 (0.73%) Podman
10 6 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.61%) CASB
11 5 (0.61%) Nagios
11 5 (0.61%) Suricata
12 4 (0.49%) Ansible
12 4 (0.49%) Cacti
12 4 (0.49%) Grafana
13 3 (0.37%) Puppet
14 2 (0.24%) Nmap
Vendors
1 319 (38.90%) Microsoft
2 69 (8.41%) VMware
3 67 (8.17%) CyberArk
3 67 (8.17%) Tanium
4 53 (6.46%) Cisco
5 50 (6.10%) Apple
6 47 (5.73%) Adobe
7 29 (3.54%) Veeam
8 28 (3.41%) HP
9 25 (3.05%) Citrix
10 22 (2.68%) Meraki
11 17 (2.07%) Darktrace
11 17 (2.07%) Dell
11 17 (2.07%) Juniper
12 16 (1.95%) Oracle
13 15 (1.83%) Palo Alto
14 14 (1.71%) NEC
15 11 (1.34%) Mitel
15 11 (1.34%) Samsung
16 9 (1.10%) Splunk