Cyber Essentials Jobs in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 254 308
Rank change year-on-year +16 +54 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 159 187 146
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.91% 1.09% 0.81%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.71% 5.00% 4.95%
Number of salaries quoted 130 61 83
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.37% -7.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £58,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,700 £75,000 £74,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of 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 the North of England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,371 3,742 2,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 13.55% 21.75% 16.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,639 1,161 1,749
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £82,548 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 11 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 West -39 83 £55,000 +22.22% 14
Yorkshire +89 52 £55,000 -12.00% 13
North East +13 24 £41,000 -25.45% 4
Cyber Essentials
England

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 8 (5.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.63%) Apache
2 1 (0.63%) IIS
2 1 (0.63%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.63%) Oracle Payroll
1 1 (0.63%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 61 (38.36%) Microsoft 365
2 42 (26.42%) Azure
3 15 (9.43%) Cloud Computing
3 15 (9.43%) SaaS
4 12 (7.55%) Entra ID
5 7 (4.40%) IaaS
5 7 (4.40%) PaaS
6 1 (0.63%) AWS
6 1 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.63%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 21 (13.21%) Firewall
2 8 (5.03%) Network Security
3 5 (3.14%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (2.52%) WAN
5 3 (1.89%) LAN
6 2 (1.26%) Internet
6 2 (1.26%) VoIP
6 2 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.63%) DHCP
7 1 (0.63%) DNS
7 1 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.63%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.63%) VLAN
7 1 (0.63%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 64 (40.25%) Social Skills
2 17 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (10.69%) Legal
3 15 (9.43%) Finance
4 8 (5.03%) Law
5 6 (3.77%) Aerospace
6 5 (3.14%) Games
7 4 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.52%) Retail
8 3 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.26%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.26%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.26%) Tech for Good
9 2 (1.26%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (27.04%) Analyst
2 35 (22.01%) Security Analyst
3 26 (16.35%) IT Manager
4 23 (14.47%) Security Manager
5 21 (13.21%) Service Manager
6 15 (9.43%) Lead
7 13 (8.18%) Consultant
7 13 (8.18%) Information Security Consultant
7 13 (8.18%) Security Consultant
8 12 (7.55%) Technical Manager
9 11 (6.92%) Information Manager
9 11 (6.92%) Information Security Manager
10 10 (6.29%) Information Analyst
10 10 (6.29%) Information Security Analyst
11 9 (5.66%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 8 (5.03%) IT Analyst
12 8 (5.03%) IT Services Manager
12 8 (5.03%) Technical Services Manager
13 7 (4.40%) Support Analyst
14 6 (3.77%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.26%) EDI
2 1 (0.63%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 33 (20.75%) Management Information System
2 19 (11.95%) Data Protection Act
3 17 (10.69%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (6.92%) NHS
5 8 (5.03%) Security Posture
6 7 (4.40%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (3.14%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (3.14%) Onboarding
7 5 (3.14%) Public Cloud
7 5 (3.14%) Virtual Team
8 4 (2.52%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.52%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (1.26%) Anti-Spyware
10 2 (1.26%) IoT
10 2 (1.26%) Life Science
10 2 (1.26%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.26%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
11 1 (0.63%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 20 (12.58%) Windows
2 18 (11.32%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.03%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.77%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.26%) Linux
5 2 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.63%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (56.60%) Information Security
2 71 (44.65%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (22.64%) ITIL
4 34 (21.38%) Data Protection
5 30 (18.87%) Business Continuity
5 30 (18.87%) Continuous Improvement
6 29 (18.24%) Risk Management
7 24 (15.09%) ISMS
7 24 (15.09%) Risk Register
7 24 (15.09%) Security Management
8 23 (14.47%) Vulnerability Management
9 22 (13.84%) Security Operations
10 20 (12.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 19 (11.95%) Customer Service
11 19 (11.95%) Data Security
12 18 (11.32%) Coaching
12 18 (11.32%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (10.69%) Disaster Recovery
13 17 (10.69%) SIEM
13 17 (10.69%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.14%) SQL
2 2 (1.26%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.63%) C#
3 1 (0.63%) Java
3 1 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (11.95%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (11.32%) Azure Certification
3 17 (10.69%) Degree
4 15 (9.43%) CCNA
4 15 (9.43%) CCNP
5 14 (8.81%) CISM
6 12 (7.55%) CISSP
7 10 (6.29%) CRISC
8 9 (5.66%) CISA
8 9 (5.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 9 (5.66%) Security Cleared
9 5 (3.14%) PMI Certification
9 5 (3.14%) PMP
9 5 (3.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (2.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (2.52%) DV Cleared
10 4 (2.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (2.52%) ISSMP
10 4 (2.52%) SC Cleared
11 3 (1.89%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (66.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (24.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 36 (22.64%) NIST
4 33 (20.75%) GDPR
5 22 (13.84%) SLA
6 14 (8.81%) PCI DSS
7 12 (7.55%) NCSC
8 11 (6.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 10 (6.29%) GRC
10 8 (5.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (3.77%) SOC 2
12 5 (3.14%) COBIT
13 4 (2.52%) ISO 9001
13 4 (2.52%) TickIT
14 3 (1.89%) Accessibility
15 2 (1.26%) Def Stans
16 1 (0.63%) FISMA
16 1 (0.63%) HIPAA
16 1 (0.63%) HITRUST
System Software
1 16 (10.06%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.26%) vSphere
3 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (11.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (5.66%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (3.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (1.89%) Terraform
5 2 (1.26%) Nessus
6 1 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 66 (41.51%) Microsoft
2 20 (12.58%) Cisco
3 16 (10.06%) Fortinet
4 9 (5.66%) Dell
5 5 (3.14%) Intel
5 5 (3.14%) Rapid7
6 4 (2.52%) Citrix
6 4 (2.52%) CrowdStrike
7 3 (1.89%) VMware
8 2 (1.26%) IBM
8 2 (1.26%) Meraki
9 1 (0.63%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.63%) iManage
9 1 (0.63%) Oracle
9 1 (0.63%) PeopleSoft
9 1 (0.63%) Progress
9 1 (0.63%) Qualys
9 1 (0.63%) Symantec