03 February 2020
A report by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has noted an increase in cyber security employment.
The UK Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2020 said there was a 37% rise in employment within the sector since 2018.
Some 43,000 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are said to be currently working in cyber security, while the report also found that 2019 was a record year for cyber security in regards to investment, some £348 million was raised over 80 deals.
Investment rose from £295 million from last year.
Greater London saw the most investment and the most deals since 2017, with £574 million, more than half the national total, raised from 155 agreements.
