Cyber Defence
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 593 | 625 | 790 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +165 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence | 186 | 53 | 99 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.098% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.73% | 0.26% | 0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 36 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,125 | £44,590 | £53,969 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £53,438 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £63,750 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.80% | -29.17% | +44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £74,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,000 | £78,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,750 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.47% | -42.14% | +61.54% |
All Generic Skills
UK
Cyber Defence 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 25,522 | 20,141 | 34,072 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 25.84% | 40.99% | 33.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,272 | 9,991 | 21,796 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £29,250 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £39,055 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.87% | +4.55% | -14.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £99,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,750 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.50% | - | -9.09% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cyber Defence
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Defence over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.
Cyber Defence
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the UK over the 6 months to 16 July 2026. 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 |
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| England | +33 | 163 | £75,000 | +17.65% | 44 |
| London | +40 | 97 | £84,000 | +29.23% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 93 | £55,000 | -9.47% | 42 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 50 | £80,000 | +4.92% | 13 |
| South East | +9 | 32 | £57,500 | -20.14% | 12 |
| Midlands | -14 | 13 | £41,000 | -28.38% | 4 |
| Wales | -41 | 13 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -23 | 12 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 11 | £32,000 | -44.10% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | -7 | 8 | £97,500 | - | 6 |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £81,500 | +48.18% | 8 |
| South West | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | 5 |
| North East | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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