Cybersecurity Jobs in Wales

Cybersecurity
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 71 31
Rank change year-on-year +38 -40 -12
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 54 54 136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 3.54% 2.34% 7.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.43% 3.19% 8.05%
Number of salaries quoted 38 42 44
10th Percentile - £31,250 £45,096
25th Percentile - £31,938 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £48,528 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% -30.68% +21.74%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,438 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £67,500 £117,800
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £64,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% -10.85% -0.77%

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 1,220 1,691 1,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 79.90% 73.30% 96.52%
Number of salaries quoted 765 1,175 812
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,733 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,331
% change year-on-year - -8.84% +0.55%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Wales

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Wales.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Wales

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Wales over the 6 months to 2 July 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 2 July 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 +31 30 £67,192 +79.18% 120
North Wales +21 22 £47,683 -26.64% 8
West Wales +9 1 £34,000 -35.25% 15
Mid Wales - 1 £32,500 - 2
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.56%) Entra ID
3 2 (3.70%) Azure
4 1 (1.85%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.85%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 11 (20.37%) Network Security
2 5 (9.26%) IP Telephony
3 4 (7.41%) Firewall
4 2 (3.70%) Internet
4 2 (3.70%) VLAN
4 2 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.85%) DHCP
5 1 (1.85%) DNS
5 1 (1.85%) LAN
5 1 (1.85%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.85%) VoIP
5 1 (1.85%) VPN
5 1 (1.85%) WAN
5 1 (1.85%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) JIRA
1 3 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
General
1 26 (48.15%) Presentation Skills
2 16 (29.63%) Finance
3 13 (24.07%) Social Skills
4 5 (9.26%) Marketing
4 5 (9.26%) Telecoms
5 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.70%) Back Office
6 2 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Legal
7 1 (1.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (38.89%) Systems Engineer
2 9 (16.67%) Design Engineer
2 9 (16.67%) FPGA Design Engineer
2 9 (16.67%) FPGA Engineer
3 7 (12.96%) IT Manager
4 5 (9.26%) Business Development Manager
4 5 (9.26%) Business Manager
4 5 (9.26%) Development Manager
4 5 (9.26%) IT Development Manager
4 5 (9.26%) Telecoms Manager
5 3 (5.56%) System Design Authority
6 2 (3.70%) Architect
6 2 (3.70%) Desktop Support
6 2 (3.70%) Desktop Support Technician
6 2 (3.70%) Desktop Technician
6 2 (3.70%) Incident Analyst
6 2 (3.70%) Security Architect
6 2 (3.70%) Security Engineer
6 2 (3.70%) Security Manager
6 2 (3.70%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) e-Learning
1 9 (16.67%) FPGA
2 5 (9.26%) Private Cloud
2 5 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (3.70%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.85%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (1.85%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.56%) Windows
2 2 (3.70%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (44.44%) Agile
1 24 (44.44%) Systems Engineering
2 21 (38.89%) MODAF
2 21 (38.89%) SysML
2 21 (38.89%) UML
3 9 (16.67%) FPGA Design
3 9 (16.67%) Innovative Thinking
3 9 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (12.96%) Cloud Security
4 7 (12.96%) Customer Acquisition
5 5 (9.26%) Business Development
5 5 (9.26%) Business Strategy
5 5 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (9.26%) CRM
5 5 (9.26%) Lead Generation
6 4 (7.41%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (7.41%) Risk Management
6 4 (7.41%) Security Architecture
7 3 (5.56%) Cyber Resilience
7 3 (5.56%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 21 (38.89%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 29 (53.70%) Degree
2 24 (44.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 15 (27.78%) SC Cleared
3 15 (27.78%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.56%) Chartered Engineer
4 3 (5.56%) CISSP
4 3 (5.56%) GCIH
5 2 (3.70%) CISA
5 2 (3.70%) CISM
5 2 (3.70%) CRISC
5 2 (3.70%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (3.70%) GIAC
6 1 (1.85%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (1.85%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (7.41%) NIST
2 2 (3.70%) GDPR
2 2 (3.70%) NCSC
2 2 (3.70%) PCI DSS
2 2 (3.70%) SLA
3 1 (1.85%) GRC
3 1 (1.85%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (9.26%) HubSpot
2 4 (7.41%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.56%) Cisco
3 3 (5.56%) IBM
4 2 (3.70%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.85%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.85%) Zscaler