Cybersecurity Jobs in the South East

Cybersecurity
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 55 48
Rank change year-on-year +23 -7 +48
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 974 744 1,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.59% 5.28% 5.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.69% 5.59% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 625 401 588
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £93,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,553 13,316 19,439
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 83.59% 94.48% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 10,031 7,760 11,884
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
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 South East

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South East.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South East over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 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
Thames Valley +21 448 £50,000 -16.67% 51
Buckinghamshire +23 260 £50,000 -2.44% 9
Surrey +15 201 £50,500 -15.83% 22
Hampshire -26 155 £55,000 -8.33% 40
Berkshire -13 140 £52,550 -24.93% 35
Kent -2 68 £45,000 +13.92% 11
Oxfordshire +18 48 £42,500 -26.09% 7
West Sussex +22 33 £50,000 -4.76% 8
Middlesex - 33 £56,919 -
East Sussex +15 10 £45,000 -13.46% 5
Sussex - 7 £75,000 -
Home Counties +12 1 £48,000 -49.47%
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 49 (5.03%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.51%) Confluence
4 4 (0.41%) Apache
5 3 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.31%) IIS
6 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 50 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (0.62%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.62%) Simulink
3 4 (0.41%) Stateflow
4 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (0.41%) SAP WM
3 1 (0.10%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 264 (27.10%) Azure
2 165 (16.94%) Microsoft 365
3 105 (10.78%) Entra ID
4 65 (6.67%) AWS
5 29 (2.98%) Cloud Computing
6 25 (2.57%) OneDrive
7 20 (2.05%) Azure Sentinel
8 10 (1.03%) GCP
9 9 (0.92%) SaaS
10 7 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.62%) Power Automate
11 6 (0.62%) Twilio
12 5 (0.51%) Amazon S3
12 5 (0.51%) Power Platform
12 5 (0.51%) WhatsApp
13 4 (0.41%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.41%) Serverless
14 3 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 3 (0.31%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 147 (15.09%) Firewall
2 84 (8.62%) 5G
3 70 (7.19%) Broadband
4 52 (5.34%) Network Security
4 52 (5.34%) WAN
5 41 (4.21%) DNS
6 34 (3.49%) Intrusion Detection
7 30 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
8 29 (2.98%) VPN
9 28 (2.87%) TCP/IP
10 23 (2.36%) DHCP
10 23 (2.36%) MPLS
11 20 (2.05%) LAN
11 20 (2.05%) Wireless
12 19 (1.95%) 4G
13 17 (1.75%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.13%) Internet
14 11 (1.13%) VLAN
15 9 (0.92%) SAN
15 9 (0.92%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 8 (0.82%) Big Data
3 7 (0.72%) NoSQL
3 7 (0.72%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.62%) Hadoop
4 6 (0.62%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.51%) MySQL
5 5 (0.51%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.31%) Power BI
7 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.21%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.10%) Redis
8 1 (0.10%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (0.72%) Git
2 7 (0.72%) GitLab
2 7 (0.72%) JIRA
2 7 (0.72%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.51%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.51%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.21%) Apache Continuum
4 2 (0.21%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.21%) JUnit
4 2 (0.21%) Subversion
5 1 (0.10%) PHPUnit
5 1 (0.10%) Selenium
General
1 208 (21.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 186 (19.10%) Social Skills
3 116 (11.91%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (9.86%) Finance
5 41 (4.21%) Telecoms
6 32 (3.29%) Public Sector
7 30 (3.08%) Marketing
8 28 (2.87%) Legal
9 26 (2.67%) Law
10 24 (2.46%) Retail
11 21 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.75%) Automotive
13 16 (1.64%) Games
14 13 (1.33%) Manufacturing
15 11 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
16 9 (0.92%) Aerospace
16 9 (0.92%) Banking
17 8 (0.82%) Aviation
18 7 (0.72%) Military
19 6 (0.62%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 136 (13.96%) Senior
2 133 (13.66%) Analyst
3 102 (10.47%) Data Scientist
4 71 (7.29%) Security Specialist
5 70 (7.19%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 67 (6.88%) Linux Specialist
6 67 (6.88%) Technical Specialist
7 65 (6.67%) Lead
8 60 (6.16%) Architect
9 54 (5.54%) Security Analyst
9 54 (5.54%) Security Manager
10 51 (5.24%) IT Support
11 44 (4.52%) Systems Engineer
12 43 (4.41%) Security Engineer
13 42 (4.31%) Security Architect
14 41 (4.21%) IT Engineer
15 40 (4.11%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
16 39 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 39 (4.00%) IT Manager
16 39 (4.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.03%) .NET
1 10 (1.03%) Node.js
2 8 (0.82%) CSS
2 8 (0.82%) HTML
2 8 (0.82%) Web Services
3 6 (0.62%) Kafka
3 6 (0.62%) Keycloak
4 5 (0.51%) JSON
4 5 (0.51%) NETCONF
5 4 (0.41%) .NET Framework
5 4 (0.41%) ActiveMQ
5 4 (0.41%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.41%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.41%) Django
5 4 (0.41%) Qt
5 4 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (0.41%) RESTful
5 4 (0.41%) WebSockets
5 4 (0.41%) XML
5 4 (0.41%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 106 (10.88%) Algorithms
2 103 (10.57%) Management Information System
3 80 (8.21%) Social Media
4 73 (7.49%) Self-Motivation
5 60 (6.16%) Data Centre
6 43 (4.41%) Cyber Threat
7 41 (4.21%) Security Operations Centre
8 32 (3.29%) Driving Licence
9 31 (3.18%) Security Posture
10 29 (2.98%) IoT
11 23 (2.36%) Operational Technology
12 15 (1.54%) Cyber Security Posture
12 15 (1.54%) Onboarding
13 14 (1.44%) Client/Server
14 12 (1.23%) Product Ownership
14 12 (1.23%) Public Cloud
15 11 (1.13%) Cyberattack
15 11 (1.13%) PKI
16 9 (0.92%) NHS
16 9 (0.92%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 210 (21.56%) Windows
2 95 (9.75%) Linux
2 95 (9.75%) Windows Server
3 67 (6.88%) Ubuntu
4 48 (4.93%) Windows 10
5 28 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
6 26 (2.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 22 (2.26%) Windows 7
8 20 (2.05%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (1.85%) Apple iOS
10 10 (1.03%) Android
11 6 (0.62%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (0.51%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.51%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.41%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.10%) CentOS
14 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.10%) Unix
14 1 (0.10%) VMS
14 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 288 (29.57%) Problem-Solving
2 182 (18.69%) Decision-Making
3 175 (17.97%) Computer Science
4 169 (17.35%) Mentoring
5 149 (15.30%) Coaching
6 146 (14.99%) Red Team
7 134 (13.76%) Data Science
8 123 (12.63%) Mathematics
9 106 (10.88%) ITIL
10 103 (10.57%) Digital Forensics
11 102 (10.47%) Data Analysis
11 102 (10.47%) Statistical Modelling
12 98 (10.06%) CRM
13 91 (9.34%) Information Security
14 90 (9.24%) Incident Response
15 86 (8.83%) SIEM
16 85 (8.73%) IT Strategy
16 85 (8.73%) Security Operations
17 77 (7.91%) Artificial Intelligence
18 71 (7.29%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 74 (7.60%) Bash
2 51 (5.24%) SQL
3 37 (3.80%) PowerShell
4 29 (2.98%) Python
5 22 (2.26%) C
6 16 (1.64%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.33%) C#
8 10 (1.03%) C++
9 6 (0.62%) Go
9 6 (0.62%) Java
9 6 (0.62%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.31%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.21%) R
12 1 (0.10%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.10%) PHP
Qualifications
1 326 (33.47%) Degree
2 125 (12.83%) Security Cleared
3 66 (6.78%) CISSP
4 48 (4.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 46 (4.72%) SC Cleared
6 37 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 33 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (2.87%) CompTIA Security+
9 26 (2.67%) CCNA
9 26 (2.67%) MCP
10 23 (2.36%) CISM
11 21 (2.16%) CCNP
12 19 (1.95%) Azure Certification
12 19 (1.95%) DBS Check
13 18 (1.85%) HNC
14 16 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
15 14 (1.44%) CESG Certified Professional
16 13 (1.33%) GIAC
17 12 (1.23%) CTC Cleared
17 12 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (12.73%) NIST
2 99 (10.16%) GRC
3 94 (9.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 78 (8.01%) GDPR
5 69 (7.08%) Def Stans
6 62 (6.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 32 (3.29%) Data Quality
8 27 (2.77%) NCSC
9 22 (2.26%) PCI DSS
10 17 (1.75%) SLA
11 16 (1.64%) NIST 800
12 12 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (1.13%) QA
14 10 (1.03%) COBIT
14 10 (1.03%) COSHH
14 10 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 8 (0.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (0.72%) ISO 13485
17 6 (0.62%) HIPAA
18 5 (0.51%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 207 (21.25%) Active Directory
2 53 (5.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (3.18%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.13%) Docker
5 6 (0.62%) Firmware
6 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.21%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 106 (10.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 67 (6.88%) Jamf Pro
3 22 (2.26%) FortiGate
4 19 (1.95%) SCCM
5 12 (1.23%) Nessus
5 12 (1.23%) WSUS
6 9 (0.92%) Stealthwatch
7 7 (0.72%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 7 (0.72%) Terraform
8 6 (0.62%) Kubernetes
9 5 (0.51%) CASB
9 5 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.51%) Suricata
10 4 (0.41%) Ansible
10 4 (0.41%) Functional Safety
11 3 (0.31%) CSIRT
12 2 (0.21%) Podman
12 2 (0.21%) Puppet
13 1 (0.10%) Nagios
13 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 345 (35.42%) Microsoft
2 80 (8.21%) VMware
3 67 (6.88%) CyberArk
3 67 (6.88%) Tanium
4 54 (5.54%) Apple
5 53 (5.44%) Cisco
6 49 (5.03%) Adobe
7 29 (2.98%) HP
8 25 (2.57%) Citrix
8 25 (2.57%) Darktrace
9 23 (2.36%) Veeam
10 17 (1.75%) NEC
11 16 (1.64%) Meraki
12 13 (1.33%) Dell
12 13 (1.33%) SAP
13 11 (1.13%) Qualys
13 11 (1.13%) Samsung
13 11 (1.13%) Splunk
14 10 (1.03%) ServiceNow
15 9 (0.92%) Ribbon