Cybersecurity Jobs in the North of England

Cybersecurity
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 44 55
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 906 1,152 924
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.18% 6.73% 5.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.21% 6.95% 5.41%
Number of salaries quoted 745 535 394
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,600 £36,325
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £60,000 £57,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +3.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £75,938
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,590 16,586 17,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.40% 96.85% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 11,215 7,937 10,709
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
North West -1 567 £52,084 -15.99% 115
Yorkshire +14 249 £51,000 -15.00% 76
North East +44 90 £42,500 -7.36% 17
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 43 (4.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.66%) IIS
4 4 (0.44%) CloudStack
5 1 (0.11%) Site Server
Applications
1 16 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.55%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 203 (22.41%) Azure
2 140 (15.45%) Microsoft 365
3 93 (10.26%) AWS
4 46 (5.08%) SaaS
5 29 (3.20%) Entra ID
6 28 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (2.76%) PaaS
8 22 (2.43%) GCP
9 17 (1.88%) IaaS
10 15 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.66%) Azure Sentinel
10 15 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.10%) Serverless
12 9 (0.99%) GitHub
13 7 (0.77%) Power Platform
14 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (0.44%) Amazon EC2
15 4 (0.44%) Google Workspace
15 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 141 (15.56%) Firewall
2 63 (6.95%) Network Security
3 60 (6.62%) WAN
4 43 (4.75%) LAN
5 36 (3.97%) Intrusion Detection
5 36 (3.97%) TCP/IP
6 32 (3.53%) DHCP
7 29 (3.20%) DNS
8 23 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
9 20 (2.21%) VPN
10 14 (1.55%) SD-WAN
11 12 (1.32%) Internet
11 12 (1.32%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.21%) SAN
13 9 (0.99%) Wireshark
14 8 (0.88%) VoIP
15 7 (0.77%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (0.77%) VLAN
15 7 (0.77%) Wireless
16 6 (0.66%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.10%) NoSQL
1 19 (2.10%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.43%) MySQL
3 12 (1.32%) Data Lake
3 12 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.66%) Power BI
5 5 (0.55%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.22%) Tableau
7 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 27 (2.98%) JIRA
2 20 (2.21%) Git
3 12 (1.32%) GitLab
4 11 (1.21%) TeamCity
5 8 (0.88%) IntelliJ
5 8 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.88%) JUnit
5 8 (0.88%) Mockito
6 7 (0.77%) Gradle
7 6 (0.66%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (0.44%) Subversion
9 3 (0.33%) Metasploit
9 3 (0.33%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 214 (23.62%) Social Skills
2 106 (11.70%) Finance
3 79 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (7.62%) Law
5 51 (5.63%) Manufacturing
6 43 (4.75%) Public Sector
7 34 (3.75%) Legal
8 32 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (3.09%) Military
10 25 (2.76%) Games
11 24 (2.65%) Retail
12 22 (2.43%) Banking
13 16 (1.77%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.21%) Marketing
17 8 (0.88%) Aerospace
17 8 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.88%) Local Government
18 6 (0.66%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 105 (11.59%) Analyst
1 105 (11.59%) Lead
2 97 (10.71%) Senior
3 79 (8.72%) IT Manager
4 65 (7.17%) Architect
5 60 (6.62%) Security Analyst
6 54 (5.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 53 (5.85%) Security Engineer
8 45 (4.97%) Team Leader
9 43 (4.75%) Developer
10 33 (3.64%) Consultant
10 33 (3.64%) Security Manager
11 32 (3.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 31 (3.42%) Service Manager
12 31 (3.42%) Vulnerability Manager
13 30 (3.31%) Project Manager
14 29 (3.20%) Software Engineer
15 28 (3.09%) Security Specialist
16 24 (2.65%) IT Support
17 23 (2.54%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.65%) .NET
2 22 (2.43%) OpenID
3 17 (1.88%) REST
4 16 (1.77%) Web Services
5 15 (1.66%) Node.js
6 11 (1.21%) OAuth
6 11 (1.21%) Spring
7 10 (1.10%) Spring Boot
8 9 (0.99%) HTML
9 8 (0.88%) CSS
10 5 (0.55%) Laravel
10 5 (0.55%) RESTful
10 5 (0.55%) Vue
11 4 (0.44%) Akka
11 4 (0.44%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.44%) ASP.NET Web API
11 4 (0.44%) HTML5
11 4 (0.44%) LAMP
11 4 (0.44%) Swing
11 4 (0.44%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 110 (12.14%) Management Information System
2 81 (8.94%) Data Centre
3 58 (6.40%) Cyber Threat
3 58 (6.40%) Operational Technology
4 39 (4.30%) Security Posture
5 33 (3.64%) Cyberattack
5 33 (3.64%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 30 (3.31%) Private Cloud
7 26 (2.87%) IoT
8 25 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
9 21 (2.32%) Product Ownership
9 21 (2.32%) Security Operations Centre
10 18 (1.99%) Public Cloud
11 17 (1.88%) Onboarding
12 15 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (1.32%) Driving Licence
13 12 (1.32%) Mainframe
14 11 (1.21%) Blockchain
14 11 (1.21%) NHS
14 11 (1.21%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 143 (15.78%) Windows
2 70 (7.73%) Linux
2 70 (7.73%) Windows Server
3 30 (3.31%) Unix
4 26 (2.87%) Windows 10
5 18 (1.99%) Mac OS
6 17 (1.88%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (1.32%) Android
8 12 (1.32%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.88%) VMS
10 7 (0.77%) Kali Linux
11 4 (0.44%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (18.32%) Problem-Solving
2 161 (17.77%) Information Security
3 157 (17.33%) Incident Response
4 105 (11.59%) SIEM
5 98 (10.82%) Project Management
5 98 (10.82%) Risk Management
6 94 (10.38%) ITIL
7 92 (10.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 86 (9.49%) Mentoring
9 85 (9.38%) Agile
10 78 (8.61%) Roadmaps
11 72 (7.95%) Vulnerability Management
12 66 (7.28%) Continuous Improvement
12 66 (7.28%) Disaster Recovery
13 61 (6.73%) Cloud Security
14 59 (6.51%) Change Management
14 59 (6.51%) Customer Service
15 56 (6.18%) Computer Science
16 50 (5.52%) Presales
17 49 (5.41%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 61 (6.73%) Python
2 49 (5.41%) SQL
3 39 (4.30%) PowerShell
4 37 (4.08%) Java
5 30 (3.31%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.55%) Bash
7 11 (1.21%) C#
8 9 (0.99%) Perl
9 8 (0.88%) Ruby
10 6 (0.66%) PHP
11 3 (0.33%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.22%) C
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 227 (25.06%) Degree
2 83 (9.16%) CISSP
3 62 (6.84%) Security Cleared
4 56 (6.18%) Cisco Certification
5 45 (4.97%) CCNA
5 45 (4.97%) CISM
6 41 (4.53%) SC Cleared
7 35 (3.86%) CCNP
7 35 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 30 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
10 21 (2.32%) CISA
11 20 (2.21%) Azure Certification
12 19 (2.10%) CEH
13 18 (1.99%) Master's Degree
14 17 (1.88%) GIAC
15 15 (1.66%) AWS Certification
15 15 (1.66%) CREST Certified
15 15 (1.66%) SSCP
16 14 (1.55%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (13.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (10.93%) NIST
3 70 (7.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 45 (4.97%) SLA
5 44 (4.86%) GDPR
6 37 (4.08%) PCI DSS
7 29 (3.20%) NCSC
8 23 (2.54%) QA
9 17 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 16 (1.77%) PMO
11 10 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 9 (0.99%) GRC
13 8 (0.88%) COBIT
13 8 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.77%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 6 (0.66%) IEC 62304
15 6 (0.66%) NIST 800
15 6 (0.66%) SOC 2
System Software
1 103 (11.37%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (3.64%) Docker
4 23 (2.54%) Hyper-V
5 13 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.66%) Firmware
7 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.44%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.11%) RACF
9 1 (0.11%) Snort
9 1 (0.11%) vSphere
9 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 47 (5.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.99%) Terraform
4 14 (1.55%) Nessus
5 9 (0.99%) Nmap
6 7 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.77%) Stealthwatch
7 5 (0.55%) CASB
8 4 (0.44%) Autotask
8 4 (0.44%) Cacti
8 4 (0.44%) cPanel
8 4 (0.44%) Plesk
8 4 (0.44%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.33%) SCCM
9 3 (0.33%) SELinux
9 3 (0.33%) WSUS
10 2 (0.22%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.11%) Graylog
11 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 234 (25.83%) Microsoft
2 73 (8.06%) Cisco
3 50 (5.52%) Apple
3 50 (5.52%) VMware
4 47 (5.19%) Adobe
5 23 (2.54%) Meraki
6 21 (2.32%) Splunk
7 19 (2.10%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.88%) Dell
8 17 (1.88%) HP
9 16 (1.77%) Fortinet
10 15 (1.66%) Veeam
11 12 (1.32%) Samsung
12 11 (1.21%) Qualys
13 10 (1.10%) Facebook
13 10 (1.10%) Google
13 10 (1.10%) Intel
14 9 (0.99%) Citrix
15 8 (0.88%) Salesforce
15 8 (0.88%) Sophos