Cyber Defence Job Trends in Wiltshire

Cyber Defence
South West > Wiltshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Wiltshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 85 67
Rank change year-on-year +24 -18 -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 1 7 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wiltshire 0.21% 0.56% 1.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.45% 1.95% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £58,500
25th Percentile £30,165 - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,330 £105,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -70.16% +61.54% -
75th Percentile £32,494 - £70,000
90th Percentile - - £71,500
South West median annual salary £31,330 £102,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -69.43% +57.69% +30.00%

All Generic Skills
Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 222 359 240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wiltshire 47.64% 28.54% 38.10%
Number of salaries quoted 90 228 195
10th Percentile £30,000 £10,258 £27,900
25th Percentile £32,000 £30,000 £33,448
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.50% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £87,800 £75,000
South West median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Defence in Wiltshire

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Wiltshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Cyber Defence

Cyber Defence
Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 27 September 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
Salisbury - 1 £31,330 - 1
Cyber Defence
South West

Cyber Defence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Fuzz Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared