Cybersecurity Specialist Job Trends in Yorkshire
Cybersecurity Specialist
England > Yorkshire
The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in Yorkshire is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 183 | 149 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | - | - |
| Permanent Cybersecurity Specialist jobs | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire | 0.11% | 0.25% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.29% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £71,250 | £72,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.04% | +15.20% | -3.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title | 6,852 | 3,122 | 4,019 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.48% | 86.94% | 94.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,912 | 1,756 | 1,950 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,250 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £30,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,539 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.34% | -7.83% | -4.17% |
Cybersecurity Specialist Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Cybersecurity Specialist job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Cybersecurity Specialist Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in Yorkshire.
Cybersecurity Specialist Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for Cybersecurity Specialist jobs in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.
Cybersecurity Specialist Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Cybersecurity Specialist jobs within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 November 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 Yorkshire | -27 | 5 | £72,500 | - | 2 |
| West Yorkshire | -24 | 3 | - | - | |
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Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, Cybersecurity Specialist job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Cybersecurity Specialist job ads across the Yorkshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Logistics | 62.5% | 5 |
| 3 | CISM | 50.0% | 4 |
| 3 | CISSP | 50.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Security Management | 50.0% | 4 |
| 6 | (ISC)2 CCSP | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | AI | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | CCSP | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | CEH | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Cisco Certification | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | COBIT | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Containerisation | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Cryptography | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Incident Response | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Machine Learning | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Microservices | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | MITRE ATT&CK | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | NIST | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | OSCP | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | OWASP | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | PCI DSS | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | REST | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | RESTful | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Risk Assessment | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Security Architecture | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Threat Intelligence | 37.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Threat Modelling | 37.5% | 3 |
Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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