Cybersecurity Jobs in South Wales

Cybersecurity
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 80 28
Rank change year-on-year +47 -52 -3
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 36 26 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 4.11% 1.69% 8.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.99% 2.21% 8.82%
Number of salaries quoted 19 23 43
10th Percentile £51,250 - £45,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £31,250 £53,235
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £37,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +85.02% -46.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £87,500 £56,875 £75,000
90th Percentile - £69,500 £117,800
Wales median annual salary £47,683 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -9.18% -25.00% +25.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 722 1,178 1,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 82.42% 76.64% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 429 772 562
10th Percentile £23,504 £28,290 £26,412
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,700 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,029 £46,699
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% +0.71% -6.60%
75th Percentile £66,000 £60,313 £64,125
90th Percentile £73,000 £72,314 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £47,683 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.96% - -5.59%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in South Wales

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in South Wales

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in South Wales over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in South Wales

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 28 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
Newport +1 16 £59,500 +75.00% 98
Bridgend +61 7 - -
Cardiff +20 7 £55,000 +46.67% 80
Glamorgan - 5 £75,000 - 6
Gwent - 1 £50,393 - 4
Cybersecurity
Wales

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.56%) Azure
3 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (30.56%) Network Security
2 5 (13.89%) IP Telephony
3 3 (8.33%) Firewall
4 1 (2.78%) DMARC
Development Applications
1 2 (5.56%) JIRA
1 2 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
General
1 17 (47.22%) Finance
2 11 (30.56%) Social Skills
3 7 (19.44%) Manufacturing
4 5 (13.89%) Marketing
4 5 (13.89%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (13.89%) Telecoms
5 3 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.56%) Legal
6 2 (5.56%) Retail
7 1 (2.78%) Back Office
7 1 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (36.11%) IT Manager
2 9 (25.00%) Design Engineer
2 9 (25.00%) FPGA Design Engineer
2 9 (25.00%) FPGA Engineer
3 5 (13.89%) Business Development Manager
3 5 (13.89%) Business Manager
3 5 (13.89%) Development Manager
3 5 (13.89%) IT Development Manager
3 5 (13.89%) Telecoms Manager
4 3 (8.33%) Analyst
4 3 (8.33%) Security Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) Architect
5 2 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (5.56%) Incident Analyst
5 2 (5.56%) Lead
5 2 (5.56%) Security Architect
5 2 (5.56%) System Design Authority
6 1 (2.78%) Desktop Support
6 1 (2.78%) Project Manager
6 1 (2.78%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 12 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (25.00%) e-Learning
2 9 (25.00%) FPGA
3 5 (13.89%) Private Cloud
4 2 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (5.56%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.78%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (2.78%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.78%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.78%) Windows
1 1 (2.78%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (25.00%) FPGA Design
1 9 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 9 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (22.22%) Project Management
3 7 (19.44%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 7 (19.44%) Database Security
3 7 (19.44%) ERP
3 7 (19.44%) Incident Management
3 7 (19.44%) Service Delivery
4 6 (16.67%) Cloud Security
4 6 (16.67%) Customer Acquisition
4 6 (16.67%) Incident Response
5 5 (13.89%) Business Development
5 5 (13.89%) Business Strategy
5 5 (13.89%) CRM
5 5 (13.89%) Lead Generation
6 4 (11.11%) Cyber Resilience
6 4 (11.11%) Risk Management
7 3 (8.33%) Information Security
7 3 (8.33%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.78%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.78%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (38.89%) Degree
1 14 (38.89%) SC Cleared
1 14 (38.89%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.33%) CISSP
2 3 (8.33%) GCIH
3 2 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (5.56%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (5.56%) GIAC
4 1 (2.78%) CISA
4 1 (2.78%) CISM
4 1 (2.78%) CRISC
4 1 (2.78%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (2.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (2.78%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (2.78%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (5.56%) NCSC
2 2 (5.56%) NIST
3 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.78%) GDPR
3 1 (2.78%) GRC
3 1 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (2.78%) QA
3 1 (2.78%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.78%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (19.44%) Epicor
2 5 (13.89%) HubSpot
3 2 (5.56%) Fortinet
3 2 (5.56%) IBM
3 2 (5.56%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.78%) Cisco
4 1 (2.78%) Okta
4 1 (2.78%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.78%) VMware
4 1 (2.78%) Zscaler