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 4 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 38 55
Rank change year-on-year +4 +17 +20
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 944 1,109 955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.94% 6.96% 5.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.10% 7.19% 5.46%
Number of salaries quoted 749 527 406
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £36,625
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £62,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.99% +7.83% +4.55%
75th Percentile £64,418 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £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 15,485 15,417 17,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.05% 96.78% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 11,567 7,757 10,724
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,484
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 £79,225 £81,250 £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 4 June 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 4 June 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 -9 581 £52,084 -15.99% 156
Yorkshire +12 269 £50,000 -16.67% 70
North East +42 94 £42,500 -3.95% 9
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 41 (4.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.42%) CloudStack
4 2 (0.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.11%) Site Server
5 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (0.53%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 198 (20.97%) Azure
2 140 (14.83%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (8.58%) AWS
4 52 (5.51%) Entra ID
5 29 (3.07%) SaaS
6 27 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
7 16 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.17%) PaaS
11 10 (1.06%) GCP
11 10 (1.06%) Power Platform
11 10 (1.06%) Serverless
12 7 (0.74%) GitHub
12 7 (0.74%) IaaS
13 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (0.42%) Amazon EC2
14 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.42%) Google Workspace
14 4 (0.42%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 146 (15.47%) Firewall
2 69 (7.31%) Network Security
3 59 (6.25%) WAN
4 39 (4.13%) LAN
5 38 (4.03%) Intrusion Detection
6 36 (3.81%) TCP/IP
7 32 (3.39%) DHCP
8 30 (3.18%) DNS
9 20 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
10 18 (1.91%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.80%) VPN
12 13 (1.38%) Internet
13 12 (1.27%) Unified Communications
14 10 (1.06%) Cisco Firepower
14 10 (1.06%) SAN
15 8 (0.85%) VLAN
15 8 (0.85%) Wireshark
16 7 (0.74%) HTTP
16 7 (0.74%) VoIP
16 7 (0.74%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.01%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.48%) MySQL
3 11 (1.17%) NoSQL
4 8 (0.85%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.74%) Power BI
6 3 (0.32%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (2.97%) JIRA
2 18 (1.91%) Git
3 12 (1.27%) GitLab
4 9 (0.95%) TeamCity
5 6 (0.64%) Burp Suite
5 6 (0.64%) IntelliJ
5 6 (0.64%) JUnit
5 6 (0.64%) Mockito
6 5 (0.53%) Gradle
7 4 (0.42%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.42%) Subversion
8 3 (0.32%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 206 (21.82%) Social Skills
2 112 (11.86%) Finance
3 86 (9.11%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (7.31%) Law
5 56 (5.93%) Legal
6 50 (5.30%) Manufacturing
7 43 (4.56%) Public Sector
8 32 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
9 31 (3.28%) Banking
10 28 (2.97%) Military
11 25 (2.65%) Retail
12 24 (2.54%) Games
13 15 (1.59%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (1.06%) Local Government
16 10 (1.06%) Marketing
17 8 (0.85%) Aerospace
18 6 (0.64%) Automotive
19 3 (0.32%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 126 (13.35%) Senior
2 119 (12.61%) Lead
3 116 (12.29%) Analyst
4 76 (8.05%) IT Manager
5 65 (6.89%) Architect
6 58 (6.14%) Security Analyst
7 57 (6.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 56 (5.93%) Security Engineer
9 51 (5.40%) Team Leader
10 43 (4.56%) Developer
11 35 (3.71%) Security Manager
11 35 (3.71%) Senior Analyst
12 34 (3.60%) Consultant
13 31 (3.28%) Software Engineer
13 31 (3.28%) Vulnerability Manager
14 30 (3.18%) Service Manager
15 29 (3.07%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 28 (2.97%) IT Support
16 28 (2.97%) Security Architect
16 28 (2.97%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.75%) .NET
2 17 (1.80%) Node.js
3 15 (1.59%) REST
3 15 (1.59%) Web Services
4 12 (1.27%) HTML
4 12 (1.27%) OpenID
5 11 (1.17%) CSS
6 10 (1.06%) OAuth
7 9 (0.95%) Spring
8 8 (0.85%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.64%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.64%) HTML5
10 5 (0.53%) .NET Core
10 5 (0.53%) Laravel
10 5 (0.53%) RESTful
10 5 (0.53%) Sass
11 4 (0.42%) Akka
11 4 (0.42%) jQuery
11 4 (0.42%) Vue
11 4 (0.42%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 132 (13.98%) Management Information System
2 83 (8.79%) Data Centre
3 58 (6.14%) Cyber Threat
3 58 (6.14%) Operational Technology
4 44 (4.66%) Security Posture
5 33 (3.50%) Cyberattack
5 33 (3.50%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 30 (3.18%) Private Cloud
7 26 (2.75%) Security Operations Centre
8 25 (2.65%) IoT
9 22 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (2.12%) Onboarding
11 19 (2.01%) Product Ownership
12 17 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
13 14 (1.48%) Public Cloud
14 12 (1.27%) Driving Licence
14 12 (1.27%) NHS
15 11 (1.17%) Algorithms
16 10 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
16 10 (1.06%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 138 (14.62%) Windows
2 70 (7.42%) Linux
3 67 (7.10%) Windows Server
4 26 (2.75%) Windows 10
5 22 (2.33%) Unix
6 17 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (1.69%) Mac OS
8 15 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
9 11 (1.17%) Android
9 11 (1.17%) Apple iOS
10 9 (0.95%) VMS
11 6 (0.64%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.32%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
15 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (20.34%) Information Security
2 169 (17.90%) Incident Response
3 159 (16.84%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (11.44%) Risk Management
5 106 (11.23%) SIEM
6 94 (9.96%) Agile
6 94 (9.96%) Project Management
7 90 (9.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 90 (9.53%) ITIL
8 85 (9.00%) Mentoring
9 84 (8.90%) Roadmaps
10 74 (7.84%) Security Operations
11 71 (7.52%) Vulnerability Management
12 67 (7.10%) Disaster Recovery
13 66 (6.99%) Coaching
13 66 (6.99%) Continuous Improvement
14 60 (6.36%) Cloud Security
15 56 (5.93%) Change Management
16 55 (5.83%) Computer Science
17 52 (5.51%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 74 (7.84%) SQL
2 62 (6.57%) PowerShell
3 58 (6.14%) Python
4 37 (3.92%) Java
5 30 (3.18%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.48%) C#
7 13 (1.38%) Bash
8 10 (1.06%) Perl
9 9 (0.95%) Ruby
10 7 (0.74%) PHP
11 2 (0.21%) C
11 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.11%) C++
12 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 231 (24.47%) Degree
2 88 (9.32%) CISSP
3 58 (6.14%) Cisco Certification
4 57 (6.04%) Security Cleared
5 48 (5.08%) CCNA
5 48 (5.08%) CISM
6 39 (4.13%) CCNP
7 37 (3.92%) SC Cleared
8 32 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (3.18%) Microsoft Certification
10 28 (2.97%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (2.22%) Azure Certification
11 21 (2.22%) CISA
12 19 (2.01%) CEH
13 18 (1.91%) GIAC
14 15 (1.59%) AWS Certification
14 15 (1.59%) CREST Certified
14 15 (1.59%) Master's Degree
15 14 (1.48%) PMI Certification
16 13 (1.38%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (13.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 102 (10.81%) NIST
3 73 (7.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 47 (4.98%) SLA
5 45 (4.77%) GDPR
6 35 (3.71%) PCI DSS
7 27 (2.86%) NCSC
8 19 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 15 (1.59%) QA
10 14 (1.48%) PMO
11 11 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 10 (1.06%) GRC
13 8 (0.85%) NIST 800
13 8 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.74%) COBIT
14 7 (0.74%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 7 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 6 (0.64%) IEC 62304
15 6 (0.64%) SOC 2
System Software
1 122 (12.92%) Active Directory
2 32 (3.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (3.07%) Docker
4 25 (2.65%) Hyper-V
5 24 (2.54%) RACF
6 11 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.64%) Firmware
8 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.32%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.21%) vSphere
10 2 (0.21%) XenApp
11 1 (0.11%) Snort
11 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 45 (4.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.91%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.48%) Nessus
3 14 (1.48%) Terraform
4 10 (1.06%) Stealthwatch
5 8 (0.85%) Nmap
6 6 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.53%) CASB
8 4 (0.42%) Autotask
8 4 (0.42%) Cacti
8 4 (0.42%) cPanel
8 4 (0.42%) Plesk
8 4 (0.42%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.32%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.32%) SCCM
9 3 (0.32%) SELinux
9 3 (0.32%) WSUS
10 2 (0.21%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.21%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 260 (27.54%) Microsoft
2 75 (7.94%) Cisco
3 50 (5.30%) Apple
4 49 (5.19%) VMware
5 47 (4.98%) Adobe
6 25 (2.65%) Meraki
7 24 (2.54%) CyberArk
8 21 (2.22%) Splunk
9 19 (2.01%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.80%) Dell
10 17 (1.80%) Fortinet
10 17 (1.80%) HP
11 15 (1.59%) Veeam
12 12 (1.27%) Samsung
13 11 (1.17%) Facebook
14 10 (1.06%) Intel
14 10 (1.06%) Qualys
15 9 (0.95%) Citrix
15 9 (0.95%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.95%) Sophos