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Cyber Security Professionals

Cyber security professionals design, implement, test and maintain cyber security systems and track, investigate and analyse data linked to cybercrime.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£26,955
£46,700
£77,037

New workers start around £26,955. Normal pay is £46,700 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £77,037.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 34,065 vacancies for this type of job

5.53%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Uses specialist software to gather and analyse information and evidence relating to cybercrime and presents findings to law enforcement officials or private clients.

  • Deals with and reports on breaches in security.

  • Makes recommendations concerning software/system quality.

  • Develops quality standards and validation techniques.

  • Develops test plans for security systems and undertakes and documents the testing of security systems weaknesses and errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions.

  • Examines IT system for potential threats to its security and integrity and draws up response plans for situations where security is compromised.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Cyber Security

  • Vulnerability

  • Auditing

  • ISO/IEC 27001

  • Access Controls

  • Incident Response

  • Risk Management

  • Risk Analysis

  • Security Systems

  • Microsoft Azure

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Problem Solving

  • Governance

  • Leadership

  • Operations

  • Security Policies

  • Customer Service

  • Planning

  • Detail Oriented

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Cyber Security with Placement

Southampton, Solent University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Southampton · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Cyber Security (top-up)

University of Bolton

BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Bolton · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Cyber Security with Foundation Year

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 88/96

Cyber Security

University of Central Lancashire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Preston · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/112

Cyber Security

City College Plymouth

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Plymouth · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Information and Cyber Security

Teesside University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/112

Computing (Cyber Security)

Bradford College

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Bradford · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Computing (Cyber Security)

University of Buckingham

BSc (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · Buckingham · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

Software Engineering

De Montfort University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Cybersecurity

University of Bedfordshire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Luton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Cyber Security (HTQ)

University Centre Truro and Penwith

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Truro · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Cyber Security

University of the West of Scotland

BEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Hamilton · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: 90/90

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