Cybersecurity Job Trends in Wales

Cybersecurity
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 34 42
Rank change year-on-year +5 +8 -31
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 41 51 59
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 4.72% 4.01% 6.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.66% 5.81% 6.28%
Number of salaries quoted 28 30 36
10th Percentile £30,275 £34,000 £36,625
25th Percentile £44,375 £36,250 £42,239
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £45,250 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.65% -10.40% -9.68%
75th Percentile £77,560 £53,904 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,993 £87,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £54,921 £60,000 £63,198
% change year-on-year -8.47% -5.06% -2.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 724 878 940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 83.41% 69.08% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 535 508 742
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,700 £27,025
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,250 £46,210
Median % change year-on-year +7.18% -2.08% -7.58%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £61,445
90th Percentile £73,750 £74,144 £72,493
UK median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Wales

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Wales over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Wales

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Wales region over the 6 months to 19 October 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 +15 36 £65,000 +29.60% 63
Mid Wales - 3 £32,500 - 1
North Wales -1 2 £31,500 -30.00% 2
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (7.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (17.07%) Azure
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (12.20%) Entra ID
3 3 (7.32%) Google Workspace
3 3 (7.32%) OneDrive
3 3 (7.32%) SurveyMonkey
4 1 (2.44%) Azure API Management
4 1 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.44%) PaaS
4 1 (2.44%) Power Automate
4 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.44%) PowerApps
4 1 (2.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (31.71%) Network Security
2 8 (19.51%) Firewall
3 6 (14.63%) TCP/IP
3 6 (14.63%) VLAN
4 3 (7.32%) Bluetooth
4 3 (7.32%) DHCP
4 3 (7.32%) DNS
4 3 (7.32%) Internet
4 3 (7.32%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (7.32%) IP Telephony
4 3 (7.32%) LAN
4 3 (7.32%) Modbus
4 3 (7.32%) VoIP
4 3 (7.32%) VPN
4 3 (7.32%) WAN
4 3 (7.32%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (7.32%) Wireshark
4 3 (7.32%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Burp Suite
1 3 (7.32%) Metasploit
2 2 (4.88%) JIRA
2 2 (4.88%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (2.44%) SonarQube
General
1 15 (36.59%) Social Skills
2 13 (31.71%) Finance
3 6 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.76%) Marketing
4 4 (9.76%) Telecoms
5 3 (7.32%) Aerospace
5 3 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (7.32%) Law
5 3 (7.32%) Manufacturing
5 3 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.88%) Back Office
7 1 (2.44%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Legal
Job Titles
1 8 (19.51%) Design Engineer
1 8 (19.51%) FPGA Design Engineer
1 8 (19.51%) FPGA Engineer
2 5 (12.20%) IT Manager
2 5 (12.20%) Support Engineer
3 3 (7.32%) Analyst
3 3 (7.32%) Business Development Manager
3 3 (7.32%) Business Manager
3 3 (7.32%) Development Manager
3 3 (7.32%) IT Development Manager
3 3 (7.32%) Technical Engineer
3 3 (7.32%) Technical Support
3 3 (7.32%) Technical Support Engineer
3 3 (7.32%) Telecoms Manager
4 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support Technician
4 2 (4.88%) Desktop Technician
4 2 (4.88%) IT Engineer
4 2 (4.88%) IT Support
4 2 (4.88%) IT Support Engineer
4 2 (4.88%) System Design Authority
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) Express.js
1 1 (2.44%) koa
1 1 (2.44%) Node.js
1 1 (2.44%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) e-Learning
1 8 (19.51%) FPGA
2 5 (12.20%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (12.20%) Driving Licence
3 4 (9.76%) Operational Technology
4 3 (7.32%) CAN bus
4 3 (7.32%) IoT
4 3 (7.32%) Private Cloud
4 3 (7.32%) SCADA
4 3 (7.32%) Security Posture
4 3 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (2.44%) Blog
6 1 (2.44%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.44%) CMDB
6 1 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (2.44%) Social Media
6 1 (2.44%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.63%) Windows
2 4 (9.76%) Linux
3 3 (7.32%) Android
3 3 (7.32%) Kali Linux
3 3 (7.32%) Ubuntu
3 3 (7.32%) Windows Server
4 2 (4.88%) Windows 10
5 1 (2.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.83%) Innovative Thinking
2 9 (21.95%) Cloud Security
2 9 (21.95%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (19.51%) Decision-Making
3 8 (19.51%) FPGA Design
3 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (19.51%) Risk Management
4 7 (17.07%) Security Architecture
5 5 (12.20%) Customer Acquisition
5 5 (12.20%) Customer Service
5 5 (12.20%) Data Protection
5 5 (12.20%) Incident Response
5 5 (12.20%) Information Security
5 5 (12.20%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (9.76%) CRM
6 4 (9.76%) Lead Generation
6 4 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (7.32%) Cognitive Science
7 3 (7.32%) Prototyping
7 3 (7.32%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.32%) C++
1 3 (7.32%) Java
1 3 (7.32%) Python
1 3 (7.32%) R
1 3 (7.32%) Rust
2 1 (2.44%) C#
2 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (48.78%) Security Cleared
2 18 (43.90%) SC Cleared
3 8 (19.51%) Degree
4 5 (12.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (7.32%) CISSP
5 3 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.88%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) CISA
6 2 (4.88%) CISM
6 2 (4.88%) CRISC
6 2 (4.88%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (4.88%) GCIH
7 1 (2.44%) GIAC
7 1 (2.44%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.07%) NIST
2 5 (12.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.88%) GDPR
3 2 (4.88%) GRC
3 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 2 (4.88%) NCSC
3 2 (4.88%) PCI DSS
3 2 (4.88%) SLA
4 1 (2.44%) QA
System Software
1 5 (12.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (7.32%) Nessus
1 3 (7.32%) Nmap
2 1 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (19.51%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.20%) Cisco
3 4 (9.76%) Splunk
4 3 (7.32%) Google
4 3 (7.32%) HubSpot
4 3 (7.32%) Qualtrics
4 3 (7.32%) Red Hat
5 2 (4.88%) IBM
5 2 (4.88%) Palo Alto
6 1 (2.44%) AlienVault
6 1 (2.44%) Fortinet
6 1 (2.44%) LogRhythm
6 1 (2.44%) Qualys
6 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow
6 1 (2.44%) VMware
6 1 (2.44%) Zscaler