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 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 32 56 49
Rank change year-on-year +24 -7 +40
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 973 756 1,173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.76% 5.29% 5.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.83% 5.60% 6.23%
Number of salaries quoted 616 395 599
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,850 £36,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £79,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £89,000 £95,000
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 14,237 13,500 18,818
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.30% 94.49% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 9,877 7,867 11,859
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £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 £86,250 £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 18 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 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
Thames Valley +19 444 £50,000 -23.08% 47
Buckinghamshire +19 262 £50,000 -2.44% 9
Surrey +19 202 £50,500 -15.83% 15
Hampshire -20 156 £52,500 -12.50% 40
Berkshire -2 134 £52,550 -24.93% 31
Kent +3 67 £45,000 +12.50% 13
Oxfordshire +13 48 £42,500 -26.09% 7
West Sussex +31 38 £50,000 -4.76% 12
Middlesex - 33 £56,919 -
East Sussex +15 8 £45,000 -13.46% 4
Sussex - 7 £75,000 - 1
Home Counties +13 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 51 (5.24%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.60%) 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 51 (5.24%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.62%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.62%) Simulink
4 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.41%) Stateflow
6 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
Cloud Services
1 265 (27.24%) Azure
2 168 (17.27%) Microsoft 365
3 107 (11.00%) Entra ID
4 65 (6.68%) AWS
5 29 (2.98%) Cloud Computing
6 24 (2.47%) OneDrive
7 20 (2.06%) Azure Sentinel
8 17 (1.75%) SaaS
9 10 (1.03%) GCP
10 8 (0.82%) PaaS
11 7 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (0.72%) IaaS
12 6 (0.62%) Power Automate
12 6 (0.62%) Twilio
13 5 (0.51%) Amazon S3
13 5 (0.51%) Power Platform
13 5 (0.51%) WhatsApp
14 4 (0.41%) Amazon EC2
14 4 (0.41%) Serverless
15 3 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 146 (15.01%) Firewall
2 82 (8.43%) 5G
3 70 (7.19%) Broadband
4 57 (5.86%) Network Security
5 49 (5.04%) WAN
6 43 (4.42%) DNS
7 35 (3.60%) Intrusion Detection
8 31 (3.19%) Wi-Fi
9 30 (3.08%) VPN
10 29 (2.98%) TCP/IP
11 25 (2.57%) DHCP
12 21 (2.16%) MPLS
13 20 (2.06%) LAN
13 20 (2.06%) Wireless
14 17 (1.75%) 4G
15 16 (1.64%) SD-WAN
16 12 (1.23%) VLAN
17 11 (1.13%) Internet
18 9 (0.92%) SAN
18 9 (0.92%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 8 (0.82%) Big Data
3 7 (0.72%) MongoDB
3 7 (0.72%) NoSQL
3 7 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (0.72%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.62%) Hadoop
4 6 (0.62%) 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
7 2 (0.21%) Tableau
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.10%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (0.82%) Git
3 7 (0.72%) GitLab
3 7 (0.72%) JIRA
3 7 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.51%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.51%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.21%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.21%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.21%) JUnit
5 2 (0.21%) Subversion
6 1 (0.10%) Gradle
6 1 (0.10%) PHPUnit
6 1 (0.10%) Selenium
General
1 208 (21.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 188 (19.32%) Social Skills
3 115 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (9.76%) Finance
5 39 (4.01%) Telecoms
6 32 (3.29%) Public Sector
7 31 (3.19%) Marketing
8 28 (2.88%) Legal
9 25 (2.57%) Law
10 24 (2.47%) Retail
11 21 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.75%) Automotive
13 16 (1.64%) Games
14 12 (1.23%) Manufacturing
15 11 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.03%) Aerospace
17 9 (0.92%) Banking
18 8 (0.82%) Aviation
18 8 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
19 7 (0.72%) Military
Job Titles
1 133 (13.67%) Analyst
1 133 (13.67%) Senior
2 102 (10.48%) Data Scientist
3 71 (7.30%) Security Specialist
4 70 (7.19%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 67 (6.89%) Linux Specialist
5 67 (6.89%) Technical Specialist
6 63 (6.47%) Lead
7 55 (5.65%) Architect
8 54 (5.55%) Security Manager
9 51 (5.24%) IT Support
10 50 (5.14%) Security Analyst
11 44 (4.52%) Systems Engineer
12 43 (4.42%) Security Engineer
13 42 (4.32%) IT Engineer
14 40 (4.11%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
14 40 (4.11%) Support Engineer
15 39 (4.01%) IT Manager
15 39 (4.01%) Security Architect
16 38 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.44%) Web Services
2 11 (1.13%) Node.js
3 10 (1.03%) .NET
3 10 (1.03%) HTML
4 9 (0.92%) CSS
5 6 (0.62%) Kafka
5 6 (0.62%) Keycloak
5 6 (0.62%) Middleware
6 5 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.51%) JSON
6 5 (0.51%) NETCONF
6 5 (0.51%) React
7 4 (0.41%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.41%) ActiveMQ
7 4 (0.41%) Django
7 4 (0.41%) Qt
7 4 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.41%) RESTful
7 4 (0.41%) WebSockets
7 4 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 107 (11.00%) Management Information System
2 106 (10.89%) Algorithms
3 80 (8.22%) Social Media
4 71 (7.30%) Self-Motivation
5 59 (6.06%) Data Centre
6 41 (4.21%) Cyber Threat
7 39 (4.01%) Security Operations Centre
8 31 (3.19%) Security Posture
9 30 (3.08%) Driving Licence
10 28 (2.88%) IoT
10 28 (2.88%) Operational Technology
11 18 (1.85%) Onboarding
12 14 (1.44%) Client/Server
12 14 (1.44%) Cyber Security Posture
13 12 (1.23%) Product Ownership
13 12 (1.23%) Public Cloud
14 11 (1.13%) PKI
15 10 (1.03%) Cyberattack
16 9 (0.92%) ARM Cortex
16 9 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 215 (22.10%) Windows
2 99 (10.17%) Linux
3 97 (9.97%) Windows Server
4 67 (6.89%) Ubuntu
5 47 (4.83%) Windows 10
6 27 (2.77%) Windows Server 2019
7 26 (2.67%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.26%) Windows 7
9 20 (2.06%) Windows Server 2012
10 19 (1.95%) Apple iOS
11 10 (1.03%) Android
12 6 (0.62%) Windows 8
13 5 (0.51%) Kali Linux
13 5 (0.51%) Mac OS
13 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.10%) CentOS
15 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.10%) Unix
15 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (29.50%) Problem-Solving
2 176 (18.09%) Decision-Making
3 175 (17.99%) Computer Science
4 170 (17.47%) Mentoring
5 149 (15.31%) Coaching
6 146 (15.01%) Red Team
7 134 (13.77%) Data Science
8 122 (12.54%) Mathematics
9 110 (11.31%) ITIL
10 103 (10.59%) Digital Forensics
11 102 (10.48%) Data Analysis
11 102 (10.48%) Statistical Modelling
12 100 (10.28%) CRM
13 97 (9.97%) Information Security
14 86 (8.84%) Incident Response
14 86 (8.84%) IT Strategy
14 86 (8.84%) SIEM
15 82 (8.43%) Security Operations
16 77 (7.91%) Artificial Intelligence
17 70 (7.19%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 75 (7.71%) Bash
2 52 (5.34%) SQL
3 39 (4.01%) PowerShell
4 31 (3.19%) Python
5 22 (2.26%) C
6 17 (1.75%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.54%) C#
8 11 (1.13%) C++
9 7 (0.72%) Java
10 6 (0.62%) Go
10 6 (0.62%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.31%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.21%) PHP
12 2 (0.21%) R
12 2 (0.21%) VBScript
13 1 (0.10%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 325 (33.40%) Degree
2 124 (12.74%) Security Cleared
3 64 (6.58%) CISSP
4 48 (4.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 45 (4.62%) SC Cleared
6 38 (3.91%) Microsoft Certification
7 31 (3.19%) Cisco Certification
8 27 (2.77%) CompTIA Security+
9 26 (2.67%) MCP
10 25 (2.57%) CCNA
11 22 (2.26%) CISM
12 20 (2.06%) CCNP
13 19 (1.95%) Azure Certification
13 19 (1.95%) DBS Check
14 18 (1.85%) HNC
15 16 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
16 14 (1.44%) CESG Certified Professional
17 13 (1.34%) GIAC
18 12 (1.23%) CTC Cleared
18 12 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (13.26%) NIST
2 101 (10.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 99 (10.17%) GRC
4 78 (8.02%) GDPR
5 69 (7.09%) Def Stans
6 60 (6.17%) Cyber Essentials
7 32 (3.29%) Data Quality
8 29 (2.98%) PCI DSS
9 27 (2.77%) NCSC
10 17 (1.75%) SLA
11 16 (1.64%) COBIT
11 16 (1.64%) NIST 800
12 13 (1.34%) QA
13 12 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
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
17 6 (0.62%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 210 (21.58%) Active Directory
2 54 (5.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (3.08%) 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
1 109 (11.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 67 (6.89%) Jamf Pro
3 20 (2.06%) FortiGate
4 19 (1.95%) SCCM
5 12 (1.23%) WSUS
6 11 (1.13%) Nessus
7 8 (0.82%) Stealthwatch
8 7 (0.72%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.72%) Terraform
9 6 (0.62%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.51%) CASB
10 5 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.51%) Suricata
11 4 (0.41%) Ansible
11 4 (0.41%) Functional Safety
12 3 (0.31%) CSIRT
13 2 (0.21%) Podman
13 2 (0.21%) Puppet
14 1 (0.10%) Autotask
14 1 (0.10%) QRadar
Vendors
1 345 (35.46%) Microsoft
2 81 (8.32%) VMware
3 67 (6.89%) CyberArk
3 67 (6.89%) Tanium
4 55 (5.65%) Apple
5 50 (5.14%) Adobe
5 50 (5.14%) Cisco
6 27 (2.77%) HP
7 26 (2.67%) Citrix
8 23 (2.36%) Darktrace
8 23 (2.36%) Veeam
9 15 (1.54%) Meraki
9 15 (1.54%) NEC
10 14 (1.44%) SAP
11 13 (1.34%) Dell
12 12 (1.23%) ServiceNow
13 11 (1.13%) Samsung
13 11 (1.13%) Splunk
14 10 (1.03%) Qualys
15 9 (0.92%) Ribbon