Cybersecurity Job Trends in West Sussex

Cybersecurity
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 23 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 56 21 28
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 6.17% 5.15% 6.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.30% 5.83% 7.71%
Number of salaries quoted 31 19 19
10th Percentile £15,600 £26,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £57,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +40.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £94,000 £77,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 675 360 363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 74.34% 88.24% 80.31%
Number of salaries quoted 486 242 201
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,100 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.86% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,375 £65,938 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in West Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in West Sussex over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in West Sussex

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 24 September 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chichester - 19 £60,000 - 4
Crawley -2 16 £38,500 -48.67% 17
Horsham -2 11 £15,600 -82.67% 11
Haywards Heath - 7 £45,000 -
Worthing -15 2 £96,575 +37.96% 8
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Cloud Services
1 22 (39.29%) Azure
2 10 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.57%) SaaS
4 1 (1.79%) Azure Stack
4 1 (1.79%) IaaS
4 1 (1.79%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.14%) Network Security
2 2 (3.57%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Yeoman
2 1 (1.79%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.79%) JIRA
General
1 28 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (23.21%) Aerospace
3 7 (12.50%) Law
3 7 (12.50%) Military
4 5 (8.93%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.93%) Marketing
5 3 (5.36%) Finance
5 3 (5.36%) French Language
5 3 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Back Office
7 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.79%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (14.29%) Analyst
1 8 (14.29%) Junior
1 8 (14.29%) Security Analyst
2 7 (12.50%) Architect
3 6 (10.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 6 (10.71%) Ethical Hacker
3 6 (10.71%) IT Engineer
3 6 (10.71%) IT Support
3 6 (10.71%) Junior Analyst
3 6 (10.71%) Junior Security Analyst
4 5 (8.93%) Security Specialist
5 4 (7.14%) IT Security Engineer
5 4 (7.14%) Lead
5 4 (7.14%) Security Engineer
5 4 (7.14%) Senior
5 4 (7.14%) Tester
6 3 (5.36%) IT Security Specialist
6 3 (5.36%) Regional Sales Manager
6 3 (5.36%) Sales Manager
7 2 (3.57%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.57%) EJB
2 1 (1.79%) .NET
2 1 (1.79%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
1 7 (12.50%) Hackathon
2 6 (10.71%) Cyberattack
2 6 (10.71%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.36%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.57%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (3.57%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (3.57%) PKI
5 2 (3.57%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (3.57%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.57%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.79%) CCTV
6 1 (1.79%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 14 (25.00%) Windows
2 5 (8.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (26.79%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (23.21%) Vulnerability Management
3 9 (16.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (16.07%) SIEM
4 8 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 7 (12.50%) Antivirus Management
5 7 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 7 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
5 7 (12.50%) Digital Forensics
5 7 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
5 7 (12.50%) Mathematics
5 7 (12.50%) Software Testing
6 6 (10.71%) Ethical Hacking
6 6 (10.71%) Mentoring
7 5 (8.93%) Incident Management
7 5 (8.93%) Security Architecture
7 5 (8.93%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (7.14%) Data Protection
8 4 (7.14%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (7.14%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.36%) Python
2 2 (3.57%) Bash
2 2 (3.57%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.79%) C#
3 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (25.00%) Azure Certification
2 9 (16.07%) Degree
3 6 (10.71%) CEH
3 6 (10.71%) CompTIA CySA+
3 6 (10.71%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (7.14%) CISSP
4 4 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 4 (7.14%) Security Cleared
5 2 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.57%) CESG Certified Professional
5 2 (3.57%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (3.57%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.07%) PCI DSS
2 8 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (12.50%) QA
4 6 (10.71%) NIST
5 3 (5.36%) GDPR
6 2 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (3.57%) NCSC
7 1 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.79%) NIST 800
7 1 (1.79%) RMADS
System Software
1 5 (8.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.79%) Ansible
1 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.79%) PaperCut
1 1 (1.79%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 23 (41.07%) Microsoft
2 12 (21.43%) ForeScout
3 11 (19.64%) Thales
4 5 (8.93%) VMware
5 4 (7.14%) Salesforce
6 3 (5.36%) Cisco
7 1 (1.79%) Apple
7 1 (1.79%) MobileIron
7 1 (1.79%) SAP
7 1 (1.79%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.79%) Workday