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 25 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 78 25
Rank change year-on-year +49 -53 0
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 39 26 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 4.45% 1.71% 8.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.40% 2.23% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 22 23 42
10th Percentile £51,375 - £46,200
25th Percentile £53,125 £31,250 £56,728
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,253 £37,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +82.01% -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 1,168 1,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 82.42% 76.99% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 430 763 555
10th Percentile £23,504 £28,290 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,700 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.26% -8.00%
75th Percentile £66,563 £60,625 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,000 £71,250 £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 25 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 25 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 17 £62,500 +83.82% 144
Cardiff +23 9 £67,122 +78.99% 130
Bridgend +62 7 - -
Glamorgan - 5 £75,000 - 9
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 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.13%) Azure
3 1 (2.56%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (28.21%) Network Security
2 5 (12.82%) IP Telephony
3 4 (10.26%) Firewall
4 1 (2.56%) DMARC
4 1 (2.56%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (5.13%) JIRA
1 2 (5.13%) Rational DOORS
General
1 17 (43.59%) Finance
2 12 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 7 (17.95%) Manufacturing
4 5 (12.82%) Marketing
4 5 (12.82%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (12.82%) Telecoms
5 3 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.13%) Legal
6 2 (5.13%) Retail
7 1 (2.56%) Back Office
7 1 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (33.33%) IT Manager
2 9 (23.08%) Design Engineer
2 9 (23.08%) FPGA Design Engineer
2 9 (23.08%) FPGA Engineer
3 5 (12.82%) Business Development Manager
3 5 (12.82%) Business Manager
3 5 (12.82%) Development Manager
3 5 (12.82%) IT Development Manager
3 5 (12.82%) Telecoms Manager
4 4 (10.26%) Architect
5 3 (7.69%) Analyst
5 3 (7.69%) Security Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (5.13%) Incident Analyst
6 2 (5.13%) Lead
6 2 (5.13%) Security Architect
6 2 (5.13%) Security Manager
6 2 (5.13%) System Design Authority
7 1 (2.56%) Resilience Manager
7 1 (2.56%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 12 (30.77%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (23.08%) e-Learning
2 9 (23.08%) FPGA
3 5 (12.82%) Private Cloud
4 4 (10.26%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (7.69%) Operational Technology
6 2 (5.13%) Management Information System
6 2 (5.13%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (2.56%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (2.56%) IoT
7 1 (2.56%) SCADA
7 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Windows
1 1 (2.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (23.08%) FPGA Design
1 9 (23.08%) Innovative Thinking
1 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (20.51%) Incident Management
2 8 (20.51%) Project Management
3 7 (17.95%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 7 (17.95%) Database Security
3 7 (17.95%) ERP
3 7 (17.95%) Incident Response
3 7 (17.95%) Service Delivery
4 6 (15.38%) Business Strategy
4 6 (15.38%) Cloud Security
4 6 (15.38%) Customer Acquisition
5 5 (12.82%) Business Development
5 5 (12.82%) CRM
5 5 (12.82%) Cyber Resilience
5 5 (12.82%) Lead Generation
5 5 (12.82%) Risk Management
6 3 (7.69%) Data Protection
6 3 (7.69%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (38.46%) SC Cleared
1 15 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 14 (35.90%) Degree
3 4 (10.26%) CISSP
4 3 (7.69%) GCIH
5 2 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (5.13%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) GIAC
6 1 (2.56%) CISA
6 1 (2.56%) CISM
6 1 (2.56%) CRISC
6 1 (2.56%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (2.56%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (2.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (5.13%) NCSC
2 2 (5.13%) NIST
3 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.56%) GDPR
3 1 (2.56%) GRC
3 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (2.56%) QA
3 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (17.95%) Epicor
2 5 (12.82%) HubSpot
3 2 (5.13%) Fortinet
3 2 (5.13%) IBM
3 2 (5.13%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.56%) Ariba
4 1 (2.56%) Cisco
4 1 (2.56%) Okta
4 1 (2.56%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.56%) SAP
4 1 (2.56%) VMware
4 1 (2.56%) Zscaler