Cybersecurity: Vacancies
(asked on 22nd May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Government cybersecurity roles are (1) vacant, and (2) filled by contractors.
This question was answered on 3rd June 2025
The Government Security Group gathers data from cyber security teams across government through a planned workforce commission every two years. The 2023 Workforce Commission reported 251 vacancies and 295 contractors across government.
The 2025 Government Security Workforce Commission, being undertaken currently, will provide updated data on vacancy and contractor numbers.