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 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 35 33 55
Rank change year-on-year -2 +22 -5
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 588 979 741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.10% 5.58% 5.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.63% 6.68% 5.58%
Number of salaries quoted 410 626 400
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,125 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -8.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -11.54% -

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 8,872 14,647 13,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 92.08% 83.51% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 4,278 10,075 7,715
10th Percentile £29,175 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £36,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

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 30 May 2025.

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 30 May 2025. 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 +42 159 £47,683 -13.30% 309
Thames Valley -47 110 £45,000 -10.00% 748
Surrey +2 104 £55,000 +8.91% 199
Kent +27 70 £48,592 +7.98% 201
Isle of Wight - 70 £47,683 -
Buckinghamshire -45 40 £25,500 -49.00% 203
Middlesex -3 39 - -
Berkshire -40 38 £51,250 -2.47% 434
Oxfordshire +22 32 £60,000 +41.18% 111
West Sussex +24 19 £36,250 -27.50% 100
East Sussex +32 15 £34,250 -23.89% 97
Sussex +15 2 - -
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 19 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.85%) Apache
3 5 (0.85%) IIS
4 2 (0.34%) Confluence
4 2 (0.34%) TPMS
Applications
1 20 (3.40%) Simulink
2 14 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 11 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 67 (11.39%) Azure
2 50 (8.50%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (6.80%) AWS
4 23 (3.91%) PaaS
5 19 (3.23%) Entra ID
6 18 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (2.21%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.87%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (1.87%) Serverless
9 10 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.70%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.36%) IaaS
10 8 (1.36%) SaaS
11 7 (1.19%) GCP
11 7 (1.19%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.34%) GitHub
12 2 (0.34%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.34%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 50 (8.50%) Firewall
2 28 (4.76%) TCP/IP
3 22 (3.74%) Network Security
4 19 (3.23%) DNS
5 17 (2.89%) SSL
6 16 (2.72%) VoIP
6 16 (2.72%) VPN
7 12 (2.04%) Broadband
8 11 (1.87%) SSH
9 9 (1.53%) SAN
9 9 (1.53%) SNMP
10 8 (1.36%) DHCP
11 6 (1.02%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (1.02%) NAS
11 6 (1.02%) VLAN
11 6 (1.02%) WAN
12 5 (0.85%) PBX
12 5 (0.85%) RTP
12 5 (0.85%) Softphone
12 5 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.87%) MongoDB
2 8 (1.36%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.02%) Power BI
5 5 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.34%) Big Data
8 1 (0.17%) MySQL
8 1 (0.17%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 38 (6.46%) Rational DOORS
2 20 (3.40%) JIRA
3 2 (0.34%) Babel
3 2 (0.34%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.34%) Mocha
3 2 (0.34%) rollup.js
3 2 (0.34%) webpack
4 1 (0.17%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.17%) CMake
4 1 (0.17%) Git
4 1 (0.17%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.17%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.17%) Subversion
4 1 (0.17%) TeamCity
General
1 175 (29.76%) Social Skills
2 131 (22.28%) Presentation Skills
3 59 (10.03%) Legal
4 58 (9.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 48 (8.16%) Law
6 40 (6.80%) Finance
7 25 (4.25%) Analytical Skills
8 24 (4.08%) Military
9 19 (3.23%) Electronics
10 18 (3.06%) Public Sector
11 16 (2.72%) Aerospace
12 13 (2.21%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.36%) Marketing
14 7 (1.19%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.02%) Aviation
15 6 (1.02%) Back Office
15 6 (1.02%) Local Government
15 6 (1.02%) Publishing
16 5 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 152 (25.85%) Systems Engineer
2 51 (8.67%) Analyst
3 46 (7.82%) Security Engineer
4 45 (7.65%) Lead
5 40 (6.80%) Senior
6 33 (5.61%) Sales Executive
7 31 (5.27%) Graduate
8 30 (5.10%) Graduate Sales Executive
9 26 (4.42%) IT Support
9 26 (4.42%) Security Analyst
10 23 (3.91%) Vulnerability Manager
11 22 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 19 (3.23%) Security Manager
13 18 (3.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 18 (3.06%) System Design Authority
14 17 (2.89%) Developer
15 15 (2.55%) Cloud Engineer
16 13 (2.21%) DevOps Engineer
16 13 (2.21%) IT Manager
16 13 (2.21%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.55%) YAML
2 13 (2.21%) Web Services
3 11 (1.87%) RESTful
4 10 (1.70%) Kafka
5 4 (0.68%) React
6 3 (0.51%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.51%) CSS
6 3 (0.51%) HTML
6 3 (0.51%) LDAP
6 3 (0.51%) SAML
6 3 (0.51%) Vue
7 2 (0.34%) Jest
7 2 (0.34%) Leaflet
7 2 (0.34%) LESS
7 2 (0.34%) Sass
8 1 (0.17%) .NET
8 1 (0.17%) Bazel
8 1 (0.17%) JSON
8 1 (0.17%) Spring
8 1 (0.17%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 75 (12.76%) Management Information System
2 67 (11.39%) Data Centre
3 57 (9.69%) Cyberattack
4 52 (8.84%) Security Posture
5 32 (5.44%) Cyber Threat
6 24 (4.08%) Onboarding
7 19 (3.23%) Security Operations Centre
8 17 (2.89%) Driving Licence
9 16 (2.72%) PKI
10 13 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.70%) Operational Technology
11 10 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.53%) Cyber Security Posture
13 8 (1.36%) Social Media
14 7 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
15 6 (1.02%) Cloud Native
15 6 (1.02%) Clustering
15 6 (1.02%) Freedom of Information
15 6 (1.02%) Freedom of Information Act
15 6 (1.02%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 66 (11.22%) Windows
2 19 (3.23%) Linux
3 16 (2.72%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.87%) Unix
5 8 (1.36%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.36%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.19%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.02%) Android
8 5 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.34%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (35.03%) Agile
2 177 (30.10%) Systems Engineering
3 145 (24.66%) SysML
4 130 (22.11%) MODAF
5 129 (21.94%) UML
6 80 (13.61%) Problem-Solving
7 70 (11.90%) Incident Response
8 68 (11.56%) Information Security
9 66 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 61 (10.37%) Creative Thinking
11 59 (10.03%) Mentoring
12 55 (9.35%) Coaching
13 53 (9.01%) Customer Service
13 53 (9.01%) Vulnerability Management
14 50 (8.50%) Line Management
15 49 (8.33%) Computer Science
16 44 (7.48%) SIEM
17 43 (7.31%) Roadmaps
18 41 (6.97%) Artificial Intelligence
19 39 (6.63%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 149 (25.34%) MATLAB
2 40 (6.80%) PowerShell
3 33 (5.61%) Python
4 18 (3.06%) SQL
5 12 (2.04%) C#
6 9 (1.53%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (1.19%) Bash
7 7 (1.19%) C
7 7 (1.19%) C++
8 4 (0.68%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.68%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.17%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.17%) Embedded C++
9 1 (0.17%) Java
9 1 (0.17%) Rust
9 1 (0.17%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 270 (45.92%) Degree
2 164 (27.89%) BPSS Clearance
3 65 (11.05%) Security Cleared
4 55 (9.35%) CISSP
5 36 (6.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 34 (5.78%) SC Cleared
7 33 (5.61%) CISM
8 24 (4.08%) DV Cleared
9 20 (3.40%) Chartered Engineer
10 17 (2.89%) Master's Degree
11 14 (2.38%) CEH
12 11 (1.87%) CISA
12 11 (1.87%) CompTIA Security+
12 11 (1.87%) CRISC
13 10 (1.70%) Network+ Certification
13 10 (1.70%) OSCP
14 8 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (1.36%) GCIH
14 8 (1.36%) HND
14 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (15.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (10.54%) NIST
3 57 (9.69%) NCSC
4 47 (7.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 31 (5.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 31 (5.27%) GDPR
6 14 (2.38%) HIPAA
7 12 (2.04%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.53%) Def Stans
9 8 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.68%) GRC
10 4 (0.68%) PMO
10 4 (0.68%) SLA
11 3 (0.51%) QA
11 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.34%) COSHH
12 2 (0.34%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.34%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.17%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 42 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.40%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (1.36%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.68%) Docker
5 4 (0.68%) vSphere
6 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) Firmware
7 1 (0.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 13 (2.21%) Terraform
2 12 (2.04%) QRadar
3 7 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.02%) ArcSight ESM
5 5 (0.85%) CASB
5 5 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.85%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.68%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.34%) EnCase
7 2 (0.34%) FTK
7 2 (0.34%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.34%) RSA Security Analytics
7 2 (0.34%) SCCM
7 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.17%) Ansible
8 1 (0.17%) Graylog
8 1 (0.17%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.17%) Nessus
Vendors
1 146 (24.83%) Microsoft
2 38 (6.46%) VMware
3 23 (3.91%) Cisco
4 22 (3.74%) Siemens
5 21 (3.57%) IBM
6 19 (3.23%) Tenable
7 18 (3.06%) Splunk
8 17 (2.89%) Qualys
9 13 (2.21%) Thales
10 8 (1.36%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.19%) ArcSight
11 7 (1.19%) McAfee
11 7 (1.19%) Salesforce
12 6 (1.02%) Apple
12 6 (1.02%) Fortinet
12 6 (1.02%) LogLogic
13 5 (0.85%) Google
13 5 (0.85%) Oracle
14 4 (0.68%) Progress
14 4 (0.68%) Sophos