Cyber Essentials Jobs in England

Cyber Essentials
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 374 437 533
Rank change year-on-year +63 +96 +52
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 592 613 870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.68% 0.70% 0.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.98% 3.64% 3.79%
Number of salaries quoted 517 339 456
10th Percentile £32,486 £37,531 £35,175
25th Percentile £41,125 £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 £65,000 £69,375 £76,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,891 16,820 22,954
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.61% 19.20% 16.68%
Number of salaries quoted 8,272 7,780 11,840
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,200 £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% -
75th Percentile £70,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in England

Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
North of England +17 163 £55,000 +18.28% 34
South East +50 119 £55,000 - 27
London +40 117 £65,000 +15.06% 38
Midlands +47 99 £45,000 -19.64% 21
North West -44 89 £55,000 +22.22% 18
West Midlands +62 85 £45,000 -10.00% 10
South West -34 61 £55,000 -8.33% 17
Yorkshire +83 51 £55,000 -8.33% 13
East of England +19 30 £52,500 -4.55% 10
North East +13 23 £42,000 -19.04% 3
East Midlands -2 14 £45,982 -18.62% 11
Cyber Essentials
UK

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 36 (6.08%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.35%) WordPress
4 6 (1.01%) Confluence
4 6 (1.01%) nginx
5 2 (0.34%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Apache
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Drupal
6 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 57 (9.63%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (7.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (4.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.34%) Farmplan
1 2 (0.34%) KEYPrime
1 2 (0.34%) Shopify
2 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.17%) Magento
2 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.17%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 208 (35.14%) Microsoft 365
2 195 (32.94%) Azure
3 79 (13.34%) Entra ID
4 50 (8.45%) AWS
5 31 (5.24%) Cloud Computing
6 29 (4.90%) Power Platform
7 28 (4.73%) SaaS
8 23 (3.89%) IaaS
9 15 (2.53%) Google Workspace
10 14 (2.36%) PaaS
11 12 (2.03%) GCP
12 8 (1.35%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.01%) npm
13 6 (1.01%) Serverless
13 6 (1.01%) WhatsApp
13 6 (1.01%) Yarn
14 5 (0.84%) Nutanix
15 4 (0.68%) Power Automate
16 3 (0.51%) GitHub
16 3 (0.51%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 152 (25.68%) Firewall
2 45 (7.60%) DNS
3 39 (6.59%) WAN
4 33 (5.57%) NAS
5 32 (5.41%) LAN
6 27 (4.56%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (4.05%) Wireless
8 22 (3.72%) MPLS
9 21 (3.55%) DHCP
10 20 (3.38%) Network Security
11 16 (2.70%) 4G
11 16 (2.70%) 5G
11 16 (2.70%) Intranet
12 15 (2.53%) TCP/IP
12 15 (2.53%) VPN
13 14 (2.36%) VLAN
14 13 (2.20%) Intrusion Detection
15 11 (1.86%) Broadband
15 11 (1.86%) Internet
16 10 (1.69%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.22%) Power BI
2 12 (2.03%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.01%) MongoDB
3 6 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.01%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.17%) Lumira
6 1 (0.17%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 8 (1.35%) JIRA
2 6 (1.01%) Cypress.io
2 6 (1.01%) Mocha
3 4 (0.68%) GitLab
4 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.17%) Vagrant
General
1 221 (37.33%) Social Skills
2 86 (14.53%) Finance
3 55 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (8.28%) Law
5 45 (7.60%) Public Sector
6 33 (5.57%) Legal
7 27 (4.56%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.87%) Games
9 14 (2.36%) Retail
10 13 (2.20%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.35%) Automotive
15 8 (1.35%) Local Government
16 6 (1.01%) Aerospace
16 6 (1.01%) Military
17 5 (0.84%) Advertising
17 5 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 96 (16.22%) Analyst
2 75 (12.67%) Security Analyst
3 68 (11.49%) IT Manager
4 65 (10.98%) Security Manager
5 44 (7.43%) Lead
6 39 (6.59%) Senior
7 37 (6.25%) Consultant
7 37 (6.25%) Information Analyst
7 37 (6.25%) Information Security Analyst
8 36 (6.08%) Service Manager
9 32 (5.41%) IT Support
10 29 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 28 (4.73%) Information Security Manager
12 26 (4.39%) Information Manager
13 25 (4.22%) Technical Manager
14 23 (3.89%) IT Engineer
15 21 (3.55%) Administrator
15 21 (3.55%) Architect
15 21 (3.55%) Security Officer
16 20 (3.38%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.69%) OAuth
2 9 (1.52%) ModSecurity
3 7 (1.18%) SAML
4 6 (1.01%) .NET
4 6 (1.01%) AngularJS
4 6 (1.01%) Express.js
4 6 (1.01%) GraphQL
4 6 (1.01%) gRPC
4 6 (1.01%) Jest
4 6 (1.01%) JWT
4 6 (1.01%) Kafka
4 6 (1.01%) MEAN Stack
4 6 (1.01%) MERN Stack
4 6 (1.01%) Mongoose
4 6 (1.01%) NestJS
4 6 (1.01%) Node.js
4 6 (1.01%) OAuth2
4 6 (1.01%) OpenAPI
4 6 (1.01%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (1.01%) React
Miscellaneous
1 80 (13.51%) Management Information System
2 54 (9.12%) Driving Licence
3 46 (7.77%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.39%) Data Protection Act
4 26 (4.39%) Security Posture
5 24 (4.05%) IoT
5 24 (4.05%) NHS
6 21 (3.55%) Onboarding
7 20 (3.38%) Cyber Threat
8 17 (2.87%) Data Centre
9 14 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.86%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.52%) ARM Cortex
11 9 (1.52%) CCTV
11 9 (1.52%) PKI
11 9 (1.52%) Replication
12 8 (1.35%) Cloud Native
13 7 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (1.18%) Product Ownership
14 6 (1.01%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 138 (23.31%) Windows
2 90 (15.20%) Windows Server
3 37 (6.25%) Windows 10
4 27 (4.56%) Linux
5 21 (3.55%) Mac OS
6 17 (2.87%) Android
6 17 (2.87%) Apple iOS
6 17 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (1.35%) VMS
8 7 (1.18%) Debian
8 7 (1.18%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.51%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.51%) Unix
9 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (45.95%) Cybersecurity
2 237 (40.03%) Information Security
3 139 (23.48%) Problem-Solving
4 118 (19.93%) ITIL
5 78 (13.18%) Data Protection
6 77 (13.01%) Incident Response
7 68 (11.49%) SIEM
8 65 (10.98%) Business Continuity
9 64 (10.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 64 (10.81%) Risk Management
10 54 (9.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 54 (9.12%) Security Operations
11 53 (8.95%) Security Management
12 50 (8.45%) Customer Service
13 47 (7.94%) Penetration Testing
14 46 (7.77%) Service Delivery
15 42 (7.09%) Data Security
15 42 (7.09%) ISMS
15 42 (7.09%) Vulnerability Management
16 39 (6.59%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 25 (4.22%) SQL
2 21 (3.55%) Bash
3 20 (3.38%) Python
4 15 (2.53%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.86%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.18%) Java
7 6 (1.01%) Kotlin
7 6 (1.01%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.51%) Go
9 2 (0.34%) Bicep
10 1 (0.17%) ABAP
10 1 (0.17%) C#
10 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.17%) PHP
Qualifications
1 92 (15.54%) CISSP
2 74 (12.50%) Degree
3 69 (11.66%) Security Cleared
4 65 (10.98%) CISM
5 47 (7.94%) CISA
6 37 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (4.22%) Azure Certification
7 25 (4.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 21 (3.55%) DBS Check
8 21 (3.55%) SC Cleared
9 20 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
10 19 (3.21%) CCNA
10 19 (3.21%) CRISC
11 18 (3.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 18 (3.04%) CompTIA Security+
12 17 (2.87%) CCNP
13 15 (2.53%) CCSP
13 15 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (2.03%) CCSK
15 10 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 328 (55.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 144 (24.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 140 (23.65%) GDPR
4 120 (20.27%) NIST
5 49 (8.28%) GRC
6 48 (8.11%) PCI DSS
7 37 (6.25%) NCSC
8 36 (6.08%) ISO 9001
9 26 (4.39%) SOC 2
10 23 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 23 (3.89%) SLA
11 20 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 16 (2.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 10 (1.69%) COSHH
14 9 (1.52%) COBIT
15 8 (1.35%) QA
16 7 (1.18%) PMO
17 6 (1.01%) Accessibility
18 5 (0.84%) NIST 800
18 5 (0.84%) TickIT
System Software
1 105 (17.74%) Active Directory
2 47 (7.94%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (3.89%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (3.04%) Docker
6 5 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.34%) pfSense
8 2 (0.34%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.34%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.17%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.17%) LXC
9 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 59 (9.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (6.25%) Single Sign-On
3 26 (4.39%) FortiGate
4 23 (3.89%) EnCase
5 12 (2.03%) Terraform
6 10 (1.69%) Kubernetes
7 6 (1.01%) Grafana
7 6 (1.01%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.84%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 5 (0.84%) WSUS
9 4 (0.68%) Ansible
9 4 (0.68%) Nessus
9 4 (0.68%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.68%) SCCM
10 2 (0.34%) CASB
10 2 (0.34%) QRadar
11 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 260 (43.92%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.97%) Cisco
3 44 (7.43%) VMware
4 25 (4.22%) Fortinet
5 22 (3.72%) Sophos
6 21 (3.55%) Apple
7 20 (3.38%) Darktrace
8 19 (3.21%) HP
9 17 (2.87%) Google
10 16 (2.70%) NEC
10 16 (2.70%) Veeam
11 14 (2.36%) Dell
12 10 (1.69%) Meraki
13 9 (1.52%) Mitel
13 9 (1.52%) Ribbon
14 8 (1.35%) Barracuda Networks
14 8 (1.35%) Citrix
15 7 (1.18%) Draytek
15 7 (1.18%) Ubiquiti
16 6 (1.01%) Sage