Cybersecurity Jobs in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 85 100
Rank change year-on-year +53 +15 -51
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 102 48 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 5.12% 2.68% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.47% 2.84% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 83 22 26
10th Percentile £27,800 £25,500 £33,875
25th Percentile £47,500 £32,813 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.92% -33.93% -6.67%
75th Percentile £68,125 £57,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -19.23% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,577 1,691 1,928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 79.21% 94.42% 93.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,248 746 876
10th Percentile £25,809 £28,775 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,075 £80,000 £78,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 20 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
Hemel Hempstead +29 33 £54,000 +20.00% 3
Stevenage -6 12 £61,551 +29.58% 9
Watford +8 10 £72,500 +178.85% 3
Hatfield +23 6 £60,000 +11.63% 2
Potters Bar - 5 £50,000 - 2
Hertford - 5 £55,000 - 2
Welwyn Garden City -7 1 £60,000 +9.09% 3
Rickmansworth - 1 £26,500 -
Royston - 1 £47,500 - 5
Hitchin - 1 £40,000 - 1
Letchworth - 1 - -
Borehamwood - 1 £42,500 -
Cybersecurity
East of England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 12 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.98%) Confluence
2 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 1 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 26 (25.49%) Azure
2 25 (24.51%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (9.80%) Entra ID
4 6 (5.88%) Mimecast
5 2 (1.96%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.96%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (17.65%) Firewall
2 14 (13.73%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (11.76%) Internet
4 10 (9.80%) TCP/IP
5 9 (8.82%) Ethernet
6 8 (7.84%) Network Security
7 6 (5.88%) DHCP
7 6 (5.88%) DNS
7 6 (5.88%) LAN
8 5 (4.90%) VoIP
8 5 (4.90%) VPN
9 2 (1.96%) Wireless
10 1 (0.98%) OSPF
10 1 (0.98%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) MySQL
1 2 (1.96%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (3.92%) Rational DOORS
1 4 (3.92%) Rational Team Concert
2 2 (1.96%) Git
3 1 (0.98%) JIRA
General
1 26 (25.49%) Social Skills
2 21 (20.59%) Aerospace
3 13 (12.75%) Law
4 12 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (11.76%) Finance
5 10 (9.80%) Automotive
5 10 (9.80%) Marketing
6 5 (4.90%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (3.92%) French Language
8 3 (2.94%) Legal
9 2 (1.96%) Fire and Rescue
9 2 (1.96%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (15.69%) Security Manager
2 15 (14.71%) Analyst
3 10 (9.80%) Certification Manager
4 9 (8.82%) Security Engineer
4 9 (8.82%) Support Technician
4 9 (8.82%) Systems Engineer
5 8 (7.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 8 (7.84%) Security Analyst
5 8 (7.84%) Senior
6 7 (6.86%) SOC Analyst
7 6 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) IT Engineer
8 5 (4.90%) Information Manager
8 5 (4.90%) Information Security Manager
8 5 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.90%) Lead
8 5 (4.90%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.90%) SIEM Engineer
9 4 (3.92%) Programmer
9 4 (3.92%) Technical Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (8.82%) Fluent Bit
2 2 (1.96%) HTML
2 2 (1.96%) Laravel
2 2 (1.96%) Vue
2 2 (1.96%) Zend Framework
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.75%) Cyber Threat
1 13 (12.75%) IoT
2 10 (9.80%) Management Information System
2 10 (9.80%) Mobile App
3 9 (8.82%) CCTV
3 9 (8.82%) Data Centre
3 9 (8.82%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (6.86%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (6.86%) Security Posture
5 6 (5.88%) Cyber Security Posture
5 6 (5.88%) Driving Licence
6 5 (4.90%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 4 (3.92%) Operational Technology
8 3 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.98%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.98%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (20.59%) Windows
2 9 (8.82%) Linux
3 6 (5.88%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.88%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.98%) Android
4 1 (0.98%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (22.55%) Security Operations
2 22 (21.57%) SIEM
3 20 (19.61%) Information Security
4 19 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (13.73%) Kalman Filter
6 11 (10.78%) Client Onboarding
7 10 (9.80%) Business Development
7 10 (9.80%) Commercial Awareness
7 10 (9.80%) OWASP
8 9 (8.82%) Disaster Recovery
8 9 (8.82%) Incident Response
8 9 (8.82%) Infrastructure as Code
9 8 (7.84%) Internal Audit
10 7 (6.86%) Presales
10 7 (6.86%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 6 (5.88%) Asset Management
11 6 (5.88%) Business Continuity
11 6 (5.88%) Security Architecture
11 6 (5.88%) Security Management
11 6 (5.88%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 21 (20.59%) PowerShell
2 12 (11.76%) Python
3 11 (10.78%) Bash
4 3 (2.94%) C++
5 2 (1.96%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.96%) PHP
Qualifications
1 31 (30.39%) Security Cleared
2 16 (15.69%) CISSP
3 12 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 10 (9.80%) HNC
4 10 (9.80%) HND
5 7 (6.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (6.86%) CISA
5 7 (6.86%) CISM
5 7 (6.86%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (6.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 5 (4.90%) Degree
7 2 (1.96%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (10.78%) GDPR
3 10 (9.80%) SLA
4 9 (8.82%) NIST
5 8 (7.84%) GRC
6 5 (4.90%) NIST 800
7 4 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 8 (7.84%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.90%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (3.92%) Firmware
4 1 (0.98%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 21 (20.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (8.82%) Fluentd
2 9 (8.82%) logstash
3 2 (1.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 23 (22.55%) Microsoft
2 18 (17.65%) Splunk
3 5 (4.90%) Acronis
3 5 (4.90%) Cisco
3 5 (4.90%) HP
3 5 (4.90%) Meraki
3 5 (4.90%) Sophos
3 5 (4.90%) Synology
4 2 (1.96%) Zend
5 1 (0.98%) Apple
5 1 (0.98%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.98%) SolarWinds
5 1 (0.98%) VMware