Cybersecurity Job Trends in Wales
Cybersecurity
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales citing Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 28 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +7 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity | 170 | 42 | 50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 5.07% | 4.77% | 4.05% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 7.95% | 5.73% | 5.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 129 | 31 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £56,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.64% | +24.44% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £76,750 | £53,904 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £86,776 | £76,815 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.68% | -11.25% | -4.00% |
All Process & 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 citing process or methodology skills in Wales.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 2,138 | 733 | 853 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 63.82% | 83.20% | 69.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,474 | 548 | 491 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £25,087 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,033 | £48,311 | £47,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.70% | +2.79% | +1.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £63,838 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,845 | £74,144 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
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 Salary Trend in Wales
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 25 October 2026.
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 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | +6 | 140 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 68 |
| West Wales | - | 17 | £40,000 | - | 7 |
| North Wales | +8 | 12 | - | - | 5 |
| Dyfed | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Cybersecurity UK |
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Cybersecurity Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risk Management | 12.9% | 22 |
| 2 | Business Development | 12.4% | 21 |
| 3 | Incident Response | 10.6% | 18 |
| 3 | Penetration Testing | 10.6% | 18 |
| 5 | Agile | 8.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 8.2% | 14 |
| 6 | ITIL | 8.2% | 14 |
| 8 | AI | 7.6% | 13 |
| 8 | Service Delivery | 7.6% | 13 |
| 8 | Vulnerability Management | 7.6% | 13 |
| 11 | Information Governance | 7.1% | 12 |
| 11 | PRINCE2 | 7.1% | 12 |
| 11 | Security Operations | 7.1% | 12 |
| 14 | CRM | 6.5% | 11 |
| 14 | Cyber Resilience | 6.5% | 11 |
| 14 | Software Engineering | 6.5% | 11 |
| 17 | B2B | 5.9% | 10 |
| 17 | Digital Marketing | 5.9% | 10 |
| 17 | Project Management | 5.9% | 10 |
| 20 | Coaching | 5.3% | 9 |