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

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 38 56
Rank change year-on-year +4 +18 +20
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 958 1,111 957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.96% 6.98% 5.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.13% 7.21% 5.45%
Number of salaries quoted 757 531 405
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £36,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +4.35% +5.21%
75th Percentile £65,000 £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 15,629 15,405 17,574
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 80.87% 96.77% 94.15%
Number of salaries quoted 11,634 7,773 10,742
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,099 £40,000 £38,434
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 £79,600 £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 6 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 6 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 -9 594 £52,084 -15.99% 147
Yorkshire +17 270 £50,000 -16.67% 64
North East +40 94 £42,500 -3.95% 6
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 (4.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (3.24%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.42%) CloudStack
4 2 (0.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.10%) Site Server
5 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (0.52%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 203 (21.19%) Azure
2 144 (15.03%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (8.56%) AWS
4 52 (5.43%) Entra ID
5 29 (3.03%) Cloud Computing
5 29 (3.03%) SaaS
6 18 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.15%) PaaS
10 10 (1.04%) GCP
10 10 (1.04%) Power Platform
10 10 (1.04%) Serverless
11 7 (0.73%) GitHub
11 7 (0.73%) IaaS
12 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.42%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.42%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.42%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 148 (15.45%) Firewall
2 69 (7.20%) Network Security
3 59 (6.16%) WAN
4 39 (4.07%) LAN
5 38 (3.97%) Intrusion Detection
6 36 (3.76%) TCP/IP
7 32 (3.34%) DHCP
8 30 (3.13%) DNS
9 20 (2.09%) Wi-Fi
10 18 (1.88%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.77%) VPN
12 13 (1.36%) Internet
13 12 (1.25%) Unified Communications
14 10 (1.04%) Cisco Firepower
14 10 (1.04%) SAN
15 8 (0.84%) VLAN
15 8 (0.84%) Wireshark
16 7 (0.73%) HTTP
16 7 (0.73%) VoIP
16 7 (0.73%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (1.98%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.46%) MySQL
3 11 (1.15%) NoSQL
4 8 (0.84%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.73%) Power BI
6 3 (0.31%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.10%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.10%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.10%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (2.92%) JIRA
2 18 (1.88%) Git
3 12 (1.25%) GitLab
4 9 (0.94%) TeamCity
5 6 (0.63%) Burp Suite
5 6 (0.63%) IntelliJ
5 6 (0.63%) JUnit
5 6 (0.63%) Mockito
6 5 (0.52%) Gradle
7 4 (0.42%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.42%) Subversion
8 3 (0.31%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.31%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 210 (21.92%) Social Skills
2 117 (12.21%) Finance
3 87 (9.08%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (7.20%) Law
5 56 (5.85%) Legal
6 50 (5.22%) Manufacturing
7 43 (4.49%) Public Sector
8 32 (3.34%) Organisational Skills
9 31 (3.24%) Banking
10 28 (2.92%) Military
11 25 (2.61%) Games
11 25 (2.61%) Retail
12 15 (1.57%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.15%) Local Government
14 11 (1.15%) Marketing
14 11 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (0.84%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.63%) Automotive
17 3 (0.31%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 127 (13.26%) Senior
2 123 (12.84%) Lead
3 118 (12.32%) Analyst
4 78 (8.14%) IT Manager
5 66 (6.89%) Architect
6 59 (6.16%) Security Analyst
7 58 (6.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 58 (6.05%) Security Engineer
8 53 (5.53%) Team Leader
9 43 (4.49%) Developer
10 36 (3.76%) Security Manager
11 35 (3.65%) Senior Analyst
12 34 (3.55%) Consultant
13 31 (3.24%) Service Manager
13 31 (3.24%) Software Engineer
13 31 (3.24%) Vulnerability Manager
14 30 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 29 (3.03%) Security Specialist
16 28 (2.92%) IT Support
16 28 (2.92%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.71%) .NET
2 17 (1.77%) Node.js
3 15 (1.57%) REST
3 15 (1.57%) Web Services
4 12 (1.25%) HTML
4 12 (1.25%) OpenID
5 11 (1.15%) CSS
6 10 (1.04%) OAuth
7 9 (0.94%) Spring
8 8 (0.84%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.63%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.63%) HTML5
10 5 (0.52%) .NET Core
10 5 (0.52%) Laravel
10 5 (0.52%) RESTful
10 5 (0.52%) Sass
11 4 (0.42%) Akka
11 4 (0.42%) ASP.NET Web API
11 4 (0.42%) Vue
11 4 (0.42%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 132 (13.78%) Management Information System
2 83 (8.66%) Data Centre
3 59 (6.16%) Cyber Threat
4 58 (6.05%) Operational Technology
5 44 (4.59%) Security Posture
6 33 (3.44%) Cyberattack
6 33 (3.44%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 30 (3.13%) Private Cloud
8 28 (2.92%) Security Operations Centre
9 25 (2.61%) IoT
10 24 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (2.09%) Onboarding
12 19 (1.98%) Product Ownership
13 17 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
14 14 (1.46%) Public Cloud
15 12 (1.25%) Driving Licence
15 12 (1.25%) NHS
16 11 (1.15%) Algorithms
17 10 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
17 10 (1.04%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 139 (14.51%) Windows
2 71 (7.41%) Linux
3 67 (6.99%) Windows Server
4 26 (2.71%) Windows 10
5 22 (2.30%) Unix
6 17 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (1.67%) Mac OS
8 15 (1.57%) Windows Server 2012
9 11 (1.15%) Android
9 11 (1.15%) Apple iOS
10 9 (0.94%) VMS
11 6 (0.63%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.31%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.10%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (20.25%) Information Security
2 173 (18.06%) Incident Response
3 159 (16.60%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (11.27%) Risk Management
4 108 (11.27%) SIEM
5 95 (9.92%) Project Management
6 94 (9.81%) Agile
7 91 (9.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 91 (9.50%) ITIL
8 85 (8.87%) Mentoring
9 84 (8.77%) Roadmaps
10 77 (8.04%) Security Operations
11 74 (7.72%) Vulnerability Management
12 68 (7.10%) Disaster Recovery
13 67 (6.99%) Continuous Improvement
14 66 (6.89%) Coaching
15 62 (6.47%) Cloud Security
16 56 (5.85%) Change Management
17 55 (5.74%) Computer Science
18 52 (5.43%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 74 (7.72%) SQL
2 62 (6.47%) PowerShell
3 58 (6.05%) Python
4 37 (3.86%) Java
5 30 (3.13%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.46%) C#
7 13 (1.36%) Bash
8 10 (1.04%) Perl
9 9 (0.94%) Ruby
10 7 (0.73%) PHP
11 2 (0.21%) C
11 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.10%) C++
12 1 (0.10%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 232 (24.22%) Degree
2 89 (9.29%) CISSP
3 59 (6.16%) Cisco Certification
4 58 (6.05%) Security Cleared
5 49 (5.11%) CCNA
6 48 (5.01%) CISM
7 40 (4.18%) CCNP
8 38 (3.97%) SC Cleared
9 32 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
10 30 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
11 28 (2.92%) CompTIA Security+
12 22 (2.30%) Azure Certification
13 21 (2.19%) CISA
14 19 (1.98%) CEH
15 18 (1.88%) GIAC
16 15 (1.57%) AWS Certification
16 15 (1.57%) CREST Certified
16 15 (1.57%) Master's Degree
17 14 (1.46%) PMI Certification
18 13 (1.36%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (13.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 102 (10.65%) NIST
3 75 (7.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 48 (5.01%) SLA
5 45 (4.70%) GDPR
6 35 (3.65%) PCI DSS
7 27 (2.82%) NCSC
8 20 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 15 (1.57%) QA
10 14 (1.46%) PMO
11 11 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 10 (1.04%) GRC
13 8 (0.84%) NIST 800
13 8 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.73%) COBIT
14 7 (0.73%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 7 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 6 (0.63%) IEC 62304
15 6 (0.63%) SOC 2
System Software
1 122 (12.73%) Active Directory
2 32 (3.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (3.03%) Docker
4 25 (2.61%) Hyper-V
5 24 (2.51%) RACF
6 11 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.63%) Firmware
8 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.31%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.21%) vSphere
10 2 (0.21%) XenApp
11 1 (0.10%) Snort
11 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.10%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 46 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.88%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.46%) Nessus
3 14 (1.46%) Terraform
4 10 (1.04%) Stealthwatch
5 8 (0.84%) Nmap
6 6 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.52%) 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 (0.31%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.31%) SCCM
9 3 (0.31%) SELinux
9 3 (0.31%) WSUS
10 2 (0.21%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.21%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.10%) FTK
Vendors
1 261 (27.24%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.93%) Cisco
3 50 (5.22%) Apple
4 49 (5.11%) VMware
5 47 (4.91%) Adobe
6 25 (2.61%) Meraki
7 24 (2.51%) CyberArk
8 22 (2.30%) Splunk
9 19 (1.98%) Fortinet
9 19 (1.98%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.77%) Dell
10 17 (1.77%) HP
11 15 (1.57%) Veeam
12 12 (1.25%) Samsung
13 11 (1.15%) Facebook
13 11 (1.15%) Intel
14 10 (1.04%) Qualys
15 9 (0.94%) Citrix
15 9 (0.94%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.94%) Sophos