Between 2021 and March 2023, the number of people employed as cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) rose from 28.5 thousand to over 45 thousand. However, the number of female cyber security professionals in the UK only increased from around seven thousand to just over eight thousand in the same period.
Total number of cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2021 to 2023, by sex
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 29, 2023). Total number of cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2021 to 2023, by sex (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409816/numbers-of-cyber-security-professionals-in-the-uk-by-sex/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total number of cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2021 to 2023, by sex (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409816/numbers-of-cyber-security-professionals-in-the-uk-by-sex/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Total number of cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2021 to 2023, by sex (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409816/numbers-of-cyber-security-professionals-in-the-uk-by-sex/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total Number of Cyber Security Professionals in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2021 to 2023, by Sex (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409816/numbers-of-cyber-security-professionals-in-the-uk-by-sex/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Total number of cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2021 to 2023, by sex (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409816/numbers-of-cyber-security-professionals-in-the-uk-by-sex/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Total number of cyber security professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2021 to 2023, by sex (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409816/numbers-of-cyber-security-professionals-in-the-uk-by-sex/
