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EU Business Cybersecurity

Security budgets in Europe are rising: 80% of surveyed EU organisations planned to increase information security spending and 90% expected more cyberattacks (ENISA, 2024). The median organisation allocates 9% of IT investment to security, and 76% of cyber staff lack formal qualifications.

20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
Female share of the UK cyber security sector workforce, all grades16percentUK2026T1gov.uk
Annual growth of the UK cyber security workforce2percentUK2026T1gov.uk
UK micro businesses citing external consultants or providers for cyber security information and guidance24percentUK2025/2026T1gov.uk
Secondary teachers in England naming the IT team as responsible for school cyber security46percentUK2025/2026T1gov.uk
UK businesses without cyber insurance citing lack of budgetary priority as a reason for non-coverage34percentUK2025/2026T1gov.uk
Schools in England reporting critical damage from a cyber attack7percentUK2025/2026T1gov.uk
Investment into European deeptech companies in cybersecurity and data protection0.3EUR billionEU2025T1investeurope.eu
UK businesses with a basic technical cyber security skills gap, prior year49percentUK2025T1gov.uk
EU organisations expecting an increase in cyberattacks in the coming year90percent of entitiesEU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU organisations planning to raise their information security budgets80percent of respondentsEU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU enterprises making staff aware of ICT security obligations59.97% of enterprisesEU27_20202024T1ec.europa.eu
EU surveyed organisations reporting faster incident detection after cybersecurity investment35%EU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
Median annual information security spending per organisation, Digital infrastructure1,0EUR millionEU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU surveyed organisations reporting no measurable improvements from cybersecurity investment4%EU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU organisations' median share of IT investment allocated to information security9percent of IT investmentEU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU enterprises that applied at least 1 ICT security measure93% of enterprises (EU27; enterprises with 10+ employees or self-employed persons; NACE Rev.2 sections C-J, L-N and group 95.1)EU272024T1ec.europa.eu
EU organisations that have not audited third-party vendors for AI-related vulnerabilities80percent of organisationsEU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU surveyed organisations reporting improved incident response and recovery after cybersecurity investment26%EU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
EU cybersecurity-role employees lacking formal qualifications or certified training76percent of cybersecurity employeesEU272024T1enisa.europa.eu
Share of EU enterprises that defined or most recently reviewed their ICT security policy within the last 12 months21.82% of EU27 enterprisesEU272024T1ec.europa.eu

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