Cyber Defence Job Trends in West Sussex

Cyber Defence
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - +41
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex - - 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary £43,500 £72,000 £66,410
% change year-on-year -39.58% +8.42% -11.45%

All Generic Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 143 128 256
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 22.56% 51.00% 36.62%
Number of salaries quoted 107 76 169
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,001 £53,065 £49,000
% change year-on-year -5.77% +8.30% -10.91%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Cyber Defence