Cyber Threat Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Cyber Threats
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 64 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.31% 0.13% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.48% 0.43% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £71,625 - -
25th Percentile £72,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £30,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +145.83% - -
75th Percentile £74,688 - -
90th Percentile £74,875 - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +4.55% -13.73% -7.88%

All Generic Skills
South Yorkshire

Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 135 232 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 21.00% 31.14% 31.68%
Number of salaries quoted 92 93 135
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,925 £30,200
25th Percentile £29,000 £42,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +33.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £86,250 £84,471 £69,900
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.00% -13.04% +4.55%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Threat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Cyber Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 December 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
Sheffield - 2 £73,750 - 1
Cyber Threat
Yorkshire

Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CEH
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001