Cyber Defence
UK > Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.088% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.33% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £90,000 | £61,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +46.94% | +6.52% |
All Generic Skills
Wales
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 in Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 300 | 639 | 706 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 26.39% | 29.54% | 41.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 179 | 339 | 312 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,250 | £26,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,015 | £32,041 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.78% | - | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,600 | £57,500 | £62,988 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £67,750 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Wales.
Cyber Defence
Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the Wales region over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| Cyber Defence UK |
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Cyber Defence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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