Cyber Essentials Jobs

Cyber Essentials
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cyber Essentials skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 395 433 547
Rank change year-on-year +38 +114 +65
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 665 695 1,021
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.73% 0.60%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.84% 4.00% 3.50%
Number of salaries quoted 566 366 518
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,448 £35,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,477 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,011 £71,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,973 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.87% +4.76% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Cyber Essentials is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,751 17,364 29,149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.07% 18.32% 17.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9,220 8,453 13,464
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,100 £93,650 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.17% +1.05%

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +65 605 £55,000 - 131
UK excluding London +11 506 £53,973 -1.87% 104
Work from Home +15 273 £55,000 -3.51% 52
North of England +11 163 £53,750 +13.16% 25
South East +33 125 £55,000 - 31
London +47 122 £65,000 +14.04% 27
Midlands +41 99 £47,232 -16.03% 22
North West -56 88 £55,000 +22.22% 14
West Midlands +42 85 £47,500 -1.09% 13
South West -52 61 £55,000 -12.00% 13
Yorkshire +65 52 £55,000 +1.85% 8
East of England +7 32 £52,500 -4.55% 7
North East +9 23 £42,000 -23.64% 3
Scotland -74 18 £50,000 -9.09% 4
East Midlands -14 14 £45,982 -18.62% 9
Wales -4 7 £40,500 - 4
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 44 (6.62%) SharePoint
2 28 (4.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.20%) WordPress
4 6 (0.90%) Confluence
4 6 (0.90%) nginx
5 2 (0.30%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Drupal
6 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 57 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (6.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (3.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.30%) Farmplan
2 2 (0.30%) KEYPrime
2 2 (0.30%) Shopify
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.15%) Magento
3 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (0.15%) PeopleSoft HCM
3 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 240 (36.09%) Microsoft 365
2 238 (35.79%) Azure
3 100 (15.04%) Entra ID
4 69 (10.38%) AWS
5 37 (5.56%) Cloud Computing
6 32 (4.81%) Power Platform
7 30 (4.51%) SaaS
8 25 (3.76%) IaaS
9 16 (2.41%) PaaS
10 15 (2.26%) Google Workspace
11 13 (1.95%) OneDrive
12 12 (1.80%) GCP
13 6 (0.90%) Mimecast
13 6 (0.90%) npm
13 6 (0.90%) Nutanix
13 6 (0.90%) Serverless
13 6 (0.90%) WhatsApp
13 6 (0.90%) Yarn
14 4 (0.60%) Power Automate
15 3 (0.45%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 167 (25.11%) Firewall
2 55 (8.27%) WAN
3 51 (7.67%) LAN
4 50 (7.52%) DNS
5 35 (5.26%) NAS
6 33 (4.96%) Wi-Fi
7 28 (4.21%) Network Security
8 26 (3.91%) DHCP
8 26 (3.91%) MPLS
9 24 (3.61%) Wireless
10 22 (3.31%) VLAN
11 19 (2.86%) VPN
12 18 (2.71%) SD-WAN
13 17 (2.56%) 4G
13 17 (2.56%) 5G
13 17 (2.56%) Intranet
13 17 (2.56%) TCP/IP
14 16 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
15 14 (2.11%) Internet
15 14 (2.11%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.91%) Power BI
2 13 (1.95%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.90%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.90%) Relational Database
4 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.15%) Lumira
6 1 (0.15%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 8 (1.20%) JIRA
2 6 (0.90%) Cypress.io
2 6 (0.90%) Mocha
3 4 (0.60%) GitLab
4 3 (0.45%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 245 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 93 (13.98%) Finance
3 66 (9.92%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (7.52%) Public Sector
5 49 (7.37%) Law
6 33 (4.96%) Legal
6 33 (4.96%) Telecoms
7 17 (2.56%) Games
8 16 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (2.26%) Retail
10 14 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (1.95%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.20%) Automotive
14 7 (1.05%) Local Government
15 6 (0.90%) Advertising
15 6 (0.90%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.90%) Military
16 5 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 105 (15.79%) Analyst
2 79 (11.88%) Security Analyst
3 75 (11.28%) IT Manager
4 72 (10.83%) Security Manager
5 56 (8.42%) Senior
6 46 (6.92%) Lead
7 43 (6.47%) Consultant
8 40 (6.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 39 (5.86%) Service Manager
10 38 (5.71%) Information Analyst
10 38 (5.71%) Information Security Analyst
11 36 (5.41%) IT Support
12 33 (4.96%) Architect
13 29 (4.36%) Information Security Manager
14 27 (4.06%) Information Manager
14 27 (4.06%) IT Engineer
15 26 (3.91%) Technical Manager
16 24 (3.61%) Security Consultant
17 23 (3.46%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 23 (3.46%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.80%) OAuth
2 11 (1.65%) SAML
3 9 (1.35%) ModSecurity
4 6 (0.90%) .NET
4 6 (0.90%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.90%) Express.js
4 6 (0.90%) GraphQL
4 6 (0.90%) gRPC
4 6 (0.90%) Jest
4 6 (0.90%) JWT
4 6 (0.90%) Kafka
4 6 (0.90%) MEAN Stack
4 6 (0.90%) MERN Stack
4 6 (0.90%) Mongoose
4 6 (0.90%) NestJS
4 6 (0.90%) Node.js
4 6 (0.90%) OAuth2
4 6 (0.90%) OpenAPI
4 6 (0.90%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (0.90%) React
Miscellaneous
1 89 (13.38%) Management Information System
2 54 (8.12%) Driving Licence
3 48 (7.22%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (4.36%) Security Posture
5 28 (4.21%) Cyber Threat
5 28 (4.21%) Data Protection Act
6 27 (4.06%) Data Centre
7 26 (3.91%) IoT
8 25 (3.76%) NHS
9 24 (3.61%) Onboarding
10 14 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.80%) Video Conferencing
12 11 (1.65%) Replication
13 10 (1.50%) Cloud Native
13 10 (1.50%) PKI
14 9 (1.35%) ARM Cortex
14 9 (1.35%) CCTV
14 9 (1.35%) Cyberattack
15 7 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
15 7 (1.05%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 158 (23.76%) Windows
2 104 (15.64%) Windows Server
3 38 (5.71%) Windows 10
4 27 (4.06%) Linux
5 24 (3.61%) Apple iOS
6 22 (3.31%) Windows Server 2019
7 21 (3.16%) Mac OS
8 20 (3.01%) Android
9 8 (1.20%) VMS
10 7 (1.05%) Debian
10 7 (1.05%) Ubuntu
10 7 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.45%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.30%) Unix
13 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (46.62%) Cybersecurity
2 257 (38.65%) Information Security
3 156 (23.46%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (19.10%) ITIL
5 86 (12.93%) Data Protection
6 81 (12.18%) Incident Response
7 77 (11.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 75 (11.28%) Business Continuity
9 69 (10.38%) SIEM
10 63 (9.47%) Risk Management
11 59 (8.87%) Customer Service
12 58 (8.72%) Security Management
13 57 (8.57%) Service Delivery
14 56 (8.42%) Continuous Improvement
15 52 (7.82%) Penetration Testing
15 52 (7.82%) Security Operations
16 46 (6.92%) Disaster Recovery
17 43 (6.47%) ISMS
17 43 (6.47%) Vulnerability Management
18 42 (6.32%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 26 (3.91%) SQL
2 21 (3.16%) Bash
3 20 (3.01%) Python
4 19 (2.86%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.65%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.05%) Java
7 6 (0.90%) Kotlin
7 6 (0.90%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.45%) Go
9 2 (0.30%) Bicep
10 1 (0.15%) ABAP
10 1 (0.15%) C#
10 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 104 (15.64%) CISSP
2 83 (12.48%) Degree
3 79 (11.88%) Security Cleared
4 75 (11.28%) CISM
5 51 (7.67%) Cisco Certification
6 50 (7.52%) CISA
7 32 (4.81%) Azure Certification
8 30 (4.51%) SC Cleared
9 26 (3.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 25 (3.76%) CCNA
10 25 (3.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 23 (3.46%) CCSP
11 23 (3.46%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (3.31%) DBS Check
13 19 (2.86%) CRISC
14 18 (2.71%) CompTIA Security+
14 18 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
15 17 (2.56%) CCNP
16 15 (2.26%) AWS Certification
17 12 (1.80%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 370 (55.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 176 (26.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 163 (24.51%) GDPR
4 127 (19.10%) NIST
5 57 (8.57%) PCI DSS
6 50 (7.52%) GRC
7 44 (6.62%) NCSC
8 38 (5.71%) ISO 9001
9 28 (4.21%) SLA
10 27 (4.06%) SOC 2
11 23 (3.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 22 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 22 (3.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (2.11%) QA
14 10 (1.50%) COSHH
15 9 (1.35%) COBIT
16 8 (1.20%) IASME
17 7 (1.05%) PMO
18 6 (0.90%) Accessibility
19 5 (0.75%) TickIT
System Software
1 125 (18.80%) Active Directory
2 57 (8.57%) Hyper-V
3 29 (4.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (3.46%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (2.71%) Docker
6 5 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.30%) pfSense
9 2 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.15%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 66 (9.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (6.17%) Single Sign-On
3 26 (3.91%) FortiGate
4 22 (3.31%) EnCase
5 12 (1.80%) Terraform
6 10 (1.50%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.90%) Grafana
7 6 (0.90%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.90%) SCCM
8 5 (0.75%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.75%) Nessus
8 5 (0.75%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 5 (0.75%) WSUS
9 4 (0.60%) Ansible
10 2 (0.30%) CASB
10 2 (0.30%) QRadar
11 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.15%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 295 (44.36%) Microsoft
2 65 (9.77%) Cisco
3 53 (7.97%) VMware
4 34 (5.11%) Fortinet
5 28 (4.21%) Sophos
6 23 (3.46%) Darktrace
6 23 (3.46%) Veeam
7 21 (3.16%) Apple
8 20 (3.01%) HP
9 17 (2.56%) Google
9 17 (2.56%) NEC
10 15 (2.26%) Mitel
11 14 (2.11%) Dell
12 12 (1.80%) Citrix
13 11 (1.65%) Meraki
14 10 (1.50%) Aruba
15 9 (1.35%) Ribbon
16 8 (1.20%) Acronis
16 8 (1.20%) Barracuda Networks
17 7 (1.05%) Qualys