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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 45 58
Rank change year-on-year +11 +13 +17
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 909 1,126 930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.14% 6.68% 5.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.19% 6.90% 5.47%
Number of salaries quoted 744 533 394
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £60,000 £58,754
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +2.12% +6.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,875 £87,000 £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 14,688 16,312 17,014
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.05% 96.83% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 11,269 7,885 10,594
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 £81,500 £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 18 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 18 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% 117
Yorkshire +15 251 £50,000 -16.67% 87
North East +49 91 £42,500 -3.41% 11
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 (4.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.52%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.66%) IIS
4 4 (0.44%) CloudStack
5 1 (0.11%) Site Server
Applications
1 14 (1.54%) 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 (22.33%) Azure
2 141 (15.51%) Microsoft 365
3 90 (9.90%) AWS
4 45 (4.95%) SaaS
5 34 (3.74%) Entra ID
6 28 (3.08%) Cloud Computing
7 23 (2.53%) PaaS
8 20 (2.20%) GCP
9 15 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
9 15 (1.65%) IaaS
10 14 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.10%) Serverless
12 9 (0.99%) GitHub
13 8 (0.88%) 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
1 142 (15.62%) Firewall
2 63 (6.93%) Network Security
3 60 (6.60%) WAN
4 42 (4.62%) LAN
5 36 (3.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 36 (3.96%) TCP/IP
6 32 (3.52%) DHCP
7 29 (3.19%) DNS
8 23 (2.53%) Wi-Fi
9 19 (2.09%) VPN
10 15 (1.65%) SD-WAN
11 13 (1.43%) Internet
12 12 (1.32%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.21%) SAN
14 9 (0.99%) Wireshark
15 8 (0.88%) Cisco Firepower
15 8 (0.88%) VLAN
15 8 (0.88%) VoIP
16 7 (0.77%) Wireless
17 6 (0.66%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.09%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.87%) NoSQL
3 13 (1.43%) MySQL
4 10 (1.10%) Data Lake
4 10 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.66%) Power BI
6 5 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.22%) Tableau
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 27 (2.97%) JIRA
2 19 (2.09%) Git
3 12 (1.32%) GitLab
4 10 (1.10%) TeamCity
5 8 (0.88%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.77%) IntelliJ
6 7 (0.77%) JUnit
6 7 (0.77%) Mockito
7 6 (0.66%) Burp Suite
7 6 (0.66%) Gradle
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
1 212 (23.32%) Social Skills
2 107 (11.77%) Finance
3 80 (8.80%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (7.70%) Law
5 51 (5.61%) Manufacturing
6 43 (4.73%) Public Sector
7 40 (4.40%) Legal
8 33 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (3.08%) Military
10 25 (2.75%) Banking
10 25 (2.75%) Games
11 24 (2.64%) Retail
12 17 (1.87%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.21%) Marketing
16 8 (0.88%) Aerospace
16 8 (0.88%) Local Government
17 6 (0.66%) Automotive
18 5 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 107 (11.77%) Lead
2 104 (11.44%) Analyst
3 102 (11.22%) Senior
4 78 (8.58%) IT Manager
5 64 (7.04%) Architect
6 59 (6.49%) Security Analyst
7 55 (6.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 54 (5.94%) Security Engineer
9 46 (5.06%) Team Leader
10 42 (4.62%) Developer
11 34 (3.74%) Security Manager
12 33 (3.63%) Consultant
13 31 (3.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 31 (3.41%) Project Manager
13 31 (3.41%) Vulnerability Manager
14 30 (3.30%) Service Manager
15 29 (3.19%) Software Engineer
16 28 (3.08%) Security Specialist
17 25 (2.75%) IT Support
18 23 (2.53%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.64%) .NET
2 20 (2.20%) OpenID
3 16 (1.76%) REST
3 16 (1.76%) Web Services
4 15 (1.65%) Node.js
5 11 (1.21%) OAuth
6 10 (1.10%) Spring
7 9 (0.99%) HTML
7 9 (0.99%) Spring Boot
8 8 (0.88%) CSS
9 5 (0.55%) Laravel
9 5 (0.55%) RESTful
9 5 (0.55%) Vue
10 4 (0.44%) Akka
10 4 (0.44%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.44%) ASP.NET Web API
10 4 (0.44%) HTML5
10 4 (0.44%) LAMP
10 4 (0.44%) WCF
10 4 (0.44%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 114 (12.54%) Management Information System
2 81 (8.91%) Data Centre
3 58 (6.38%) Cyber Threat
4 57 (6.27%) Operational Technology
5 39 (4.29%) Security Posture
6 33 (3.63%) Cyberattack
6 33 (3.63%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 30 (3.30%) Private Cloud
8 26 (2.86%) IoT
9 25 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
10 22 (2.42%) Security Operations Centre
11 21 (2.31%) Product Ownership
12 18 (1.98%) Public Cloud
13 17 (1.87%) Onboarding
14 16 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
15 12 (1.32%) Driving Licence
16 11 (1.21%) Algorithms
16 11 (1.21%) NHS
17 10 (1.10%) Mainframe
17 10 (1.10%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 143 (15.73%) Windows
2 71 (7.81%) Linux
3 69 (7.59%) Windows Server
4 28 (3.08%) Unix
5 26 (2.86%) Windows 10
6 18 (1.98%) Mac OS
6 18 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (1.76%) 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 5 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.44%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (18.37%) Information Security
2 163 (17.93%) Problem-Solving
3 157 (17.27%) Incident Response
4 105 (11.55%) SIEM
5 101 (11.11%) Risk Management
6 99 (10.89%) Project Management
7 93 (10.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 91 (10.01%) ITIL
9 87 (9.57%) Agile
10 86 (9.46%) Mentoring
11 81 (8.91%) Roadmaps
12 72 (7.92%) Vulnerability Management
13 66 (7.26%) Disaster Recovery
14 64 (7.04%) Continuous Improvement
15 60 (6.60%) Cloud Security
16 58 (6.38%) Customer Service
17 57 (6.27%) Change Management
18 56 (6.16%) Computer Science
19 55 (6.05%) Security Operations
20 51 (5.61%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 61 (6.71%) Python
2 52 (5.72%) SQL
3 44 (4.84%) PowerShell
4 36 (3.96%) Java
5 29 (3.19%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.54%) 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
1 228 (25.08%) Degree
2 84 (9.24%) CISSP
3 61 (6.71%) Security Cleared
4 57 (6.27%) Cisco Certification
5 46 (5.06%) CCNA
5 46 (5.06%) CISM
6 40 (4.40%) SC Cleared
7 36 (3.96%) CCNP
8 35 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (3.30%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (2.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (2.31%) CISA
12 20 (2.20%) Azure Certification
13 19 (2.09%) CEH
14 17 (1.87%) GIAC
14 17 (1.87%) Master's Degree
15 15 (1.65%) AWS Certification
15 15 (1.65%) CREST Certified
15 15 (1.65%) SSCP
16 14 (1.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (10.89%) NIST
3 72 (7.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 45 (4.95%) SLA
5 43 (4.73%) GDPR
6 37 (4.07%) PCI DSS
7 28 (3.08%) NCSC
8 19 (2.09%) QA
9 18 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 16 (1.76%) PMO
11 10 (1.10%) GRC
11 10 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 8 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.77%) COBIT
13 7 (0.77%) ISO 9001
13 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (0.66%) IEC 62304
14 6 (0.66%) NIST 800
14 6 (0.66%) SOC 2
System Software
1 107 (11.77%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (3.52%) Docker
4 23 (2.53%) Hyper-V
5 13 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.66%) Firmware
6 6 (0.66%) RACF
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%) Snort
9 1 (0.11%) vSphere
9 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 47 (5.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.31%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.98%) Terraform
4 14 (1.54%) Nessus
5 9 (0.99%) Nmap
6 8 (0.88%) Stealthwatch
7 7 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.55%) CASB
9 4 (0.44%) Autotask
9 4 (0.44%) Cacti
9 4 (0.44%) cPanel
9 4 (0.44%) Plesk
9 4 (0.44%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.33%) SCCM
10 3 (0.33%) SELinux
10 3 (0.33%) WSUS
11 2 (0.22%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
12 1 (0.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 242 (26.62%) Microsoft
2 75 (8.25%) Cisco
3 51 (5.61%) Apple
3 51 (5.61%) VMware
4 48 (5.28%) Adobe
5 24 (2.64%) Meraki
6 21 (2.31%) Splunk
7 19 (2.09%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.87%) Dell
8 17 (1.87%) HP
9 16 (1.76%) Fortinet
10 15 (1.65%) 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
14 9 (0.99%) Sophos
15 8 (0.88%) Salesforce