UKC3 recently confirmed that its four‑year project to support a national network of cyber security clusters is drawing to a close – so here’s where you can head to next.
Central UK hub operations are due to end as planned in March 2026.
As originally intended, the UK’s 18 cyber security clusters now have the structures, partnerships and networks to set and deliver their own priorities. They are also well placed to benefit from new opportunities created through increasingly devolved regions.
You can identify your regional cyber security cluster below and visit its website to find out more about cluster events, and sign up to its mailing list or membership.
- Bristol & Bath Cyber – hello@techSPARK.co
- Cyber East – info@cybereast.co.uk
- Cyber London – info@cyberlondon.com
- Cyber Wales – johnd@cyberwales.net
- CyberNorth – hello@cybernorth.biz
- CyNam – info@cynam.org
- East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster – hello@emcsc.uk
- Hampshire and Sussex Cyber Cluster – contact@handsc3.org
- Kent & Medway Cyber Cluster – contact@kmcc-uk.org
- Midlands Cyber – info@midlandscyber.com
- NI Cyber – joanne@nicyber.tech
- North West Cyber Security Cluster – contactus@nwcsc.org.uk
- OxCyber – hello@oxcyber.org
- ScotlandIS Cyber – info@scotlandis.com
- South West Cyber Security Cluster – info@southwestcsc.org
- Surrey Cyber Security Cluster – info@surreycyber.com
- Swindon & Wiltshire Cyber Cluster – hello@swcybercuster.co.uk
- Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster – melissa@ycsc.org.uk
Set up in 2022 as a not‑for‑profit Community Interest Company (CIC), UKC3 was initially funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and then by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Its aim was to help build regional cyber capacity in line with the National Cyber Strategy, by supporting a growing ecosystem of regional and national cyber clusters.
With that central coordinating role ending in March 2026, regional cyber clusters become more important than ever to develop skills, drive innovation, and support more secure economic growth in cluster areas. They remain the key outlet for:
- Local businesses looking for practical cyber support and collaboration
- Skills providers and universities wanting to connect into industry
- Public‑sector and third‑sector organisations seeking trusted partners and expertise.
A steering committee is now being set up to help maintain collaboration and share knowledge between the clusters in future. More details on this will be shared soon.
