UK Cybersecurity Budgets Set to Surge Over 30% in 2025

Elizabeth Greenberg

27 January 2025, 01.49pm

“Security must be foundational, baked into every aspect of our digital lives because the reality is, no one is an island,” Rik Ferguson, vice president security intelligence, Forescout Technologies, Inc, said.

Cybersecurity budgets are on the rise, according to research from Infosecurity Europe, with UK organisations predicting an average growth of 31% in 2025, more than double the 15% global forecast from Gartner.

Whilst three-quarter of organisations expect their budgets to grow, 20% anticipate increases of over 50%. Investment priorities include application security, network security, cloud security, and DevSecOps, as organisations strive to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Additionally, just over seven in ten (71%) believe they have the budgets required to ensure their organisation is cyber-safe, another 18% said their budgets were nearly enough and 8% said they don’t have the funding they need to cover what they want. The remaining 2% hadn’t yet costed their needs.

Despite this, almost half (47%) of cybersecurity professionals struggle to engage at the board level, highlighting a gap between technical teams and strategic decision-making. This persistant problem also has a hold on cybersecurity leaders’ salary gains.

The most-cited barriers to building a strong cybersecurity culture include insufficient resources (40%, up from 22.5% in 2024), and lack of a clear cybersecurity strategy aligned with organisational goals (45%, up from 20.5%).

Achieving a truly cyber safe world required not only adequate funding but also strategic alignment and collaboration across the cybersecurity ecosystem.

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“Building a cyber-safe world today goes far beyond protecting data and systems. It encompasses safeguarding the critical infrastructure that underpins our global economy and, quite literally, keeps the lights on,” Rik Ferguson, hall of fame alumnus and vice president security intelligence, Forescout Technologies, Inc, said. “Security must be foundational, baked into every aspect of our digital lives because the reality is, no one is an island.

“The past three decades have taught us that cybersecurity is not a destination; it’s an ongoing journey. The challenge now is to stay ahead, remain vigilant, and foster a culture of security that extends beyond technology to people, processes, and policy.”