Computer Security (with Foundation Year)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Cardiff · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 64/64
New workers start around £30,454. Normal pay is £51,415 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £84,440.
In the past year there were 33,908 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
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 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
Incident Response
ISO/IEC 27001
Security Information And Event Management (SIEM)
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Risk Management
Risk Analysis
Access Controls
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
Leadership
Operations
Security Policies
Governance
Investigation
Detail Oriented
Planning
People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.
Computer Security (with Foundation Year)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Cardiff · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 64/64
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 and Digital Forensics (Top-Up)
South Eastern Regional College
BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Lisburn · 09/2025
Tariff points: N/A
Cyber Security & Cloud Networking
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)
HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2025
Tariff points: 32/32
Digital Technologies - Cyber Security and Cloud Networking
DN Colleges Group
HNC · 2 Years · Part-time · Doncaster · 09/2025
Tariff points: 30/30
Cyber Security (top-up)
University of Greater Manchester
BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Bolton · 09/2025
Tariff points: N/A
Cyber Security with Foundation Year
Buckinghamshire New University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 29/09/2025
Tariff points: 32/56
Cyber Security with Cloud and Networking Infrastructure Level 6 Top-Up
Belfast Metropolitan College
BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Belfast · 01/09/2025
Tariff points: N/A
Cyber Security (with Foundation Year)
University of Winchester
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 48/48
Computer Science with Cyber Security with Professional Experience
University of Salford
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Salford · 09/2025
Tariff points: 112/120
Cyber Security with Foundation Year
Liverpool John Moores University
BSc (Hons) · 5 Years · Sandwich including foundation year · Liverpool · 15/09/2025
Tariff points: 88/96
Cyber Security
City College Plymouth
HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Plymouth · 15/09/2025
Tariff points: 96/96
Cyber Security
University of Central Lancashire
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Preston · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 96/112
Information and Cyber Security
Teesside University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · London · 12/01/2026
Tariff points: 96/112
Cyber Security and Forensics with Foundation
University of Westminster, London
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · London · 15/09/2025
Tariff points: 64/64
Cyber Security (Study Abroad)
Lancaster University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Lancaster · 01/10/2025
Tariff points: N/A
Cyber Security (with a Placement Year)
University of Staffordshire
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Stoke-on-Trent · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 112/120
Computing for England (Cyber Security Pathway) (HTQ)
Harlow College
HND · 4 Years · Part-time evening · Harlow · 08/09/2025
Tariff points: 64/64
Computer Science for Cyber Security
Oxford Brookes University
BSc (Hons) · 6 Years · Part-time · Oxford · 15/09/2025
Tariff points: 112/112
Computing (Cyber Security)
Bradford College
HNC · 1 Year · Part-time · Bradford · 09/2025
Tariff points: N/A
Cyber Security (with Foundation Year)
Wrexham University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Wrexham · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 48/72
Cyber Security & Digital Forensics with Professional Placement
Kingston University
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · London · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 112/128
Cyber Security (Placement Year)
University of Worcester
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Worcester · 09/2025
Tariff points: 96/96
Computing (Cyber Security)
University of Buckingham
BSc (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · Buckingham · 05/01/2026
Tariff points: 120/128
Cybersecurity
University of Bedfordshire
BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Luton · 09/2025
Tariff points: 96/96
Computing (Computer Networks and Cyber Security) with Foundation Year
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
BSc (Hons) · 8 Years · Part-time · Swansea · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 32/32
Computing with Cyber Security Technology
Northumbria University, Newcastle
BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2025
Tariff points: 112/112
Computer Science
University Centre Peterborough
BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Peterborough · 09/2025
Tariff points: 64/64
Cyber Security (HTQ)
University Centre Truro and Penwith
FdSc · 4 Years · Part-time · Truro · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 48/48
Cyber Security (with Foundation)
University of Gloucestershire
BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Cheltenham · 22/09/2025
Tariff points: 48/48