Cyber Essentials PLUS Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 517 584 789
Rank change year-on-year +67 +205 -238
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 67 74 75
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.20% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.56% 1.26% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 64 62 72
10th Percentile £41,625 £45,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £44,313 £61,250 £39,449
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £59,545
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +17.56% +19.09%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,875 £78,375
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.84% +24.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,307 5,893 11,250
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.72% 14.58% 16.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,241 3,984 6,055
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +8.11% +5.71%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials PLUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Essentials PLUS trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.

Cyber Essentials PLUS salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Cyber Essentials PLUS salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 4 (5.97%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.49%) CMS
2 1 (1.49%) Drupal
2 1 (1.49%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 21 (31.34%) Azure
2 10 (14.93%) AWS
3 7 (10.45%) Entra ID
3 7 (10.45%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (8.96%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (7.46%) SaaS
6 1 (1.49%) IaaS
6 1 (1.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (23.88%) Firewall
2 8 (11.94%) Intrusion Detection
3 7 (10.45%) Network Security
4 6 (8.96%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (4.48%) BGP
5 3 (4.48%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (4.48%) DKIM
5 3 (4.48%) DMARC
5 3 (4.48%) EIGRP
5 3 (4.48%) LAN
5 3 (4.48%) MPLS
5 3 (4.48%) OSPF
5 3 (4.48%) SD-WAN
5 3 (4.48%) VPN
5 3 (4.48%) WAN
5 3 (4.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.46%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.49%) GitLab
1 1 (1.49%) Jenkins
General
1 12 (17.91%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (8.96%) Law
3 6 (8.96%) Military
4 5 (7.46%) Automotive
4 5 (7.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (5.97%) Finance
5 4 (5.97%) Legal
6 3 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.99%) Publishing
8 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 13 (19.40%) Security Manager
2 11 (16.42%) Analyst
2 11 (16.42%) Security Analyst
3 9 (13.43%) Compliance Analyst
3 9 (13.43%) Security Compliance Analyst
3 9 (13.43%) Security Officer
4 7 (10.45%) Information Analyst
4 7 (10.45%) Information Security Analyst
5 6 (8.96%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Information Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Information Security Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) IT Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Security Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Administrator
7 4 (5.97%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Security Administrator
7 4 (5.97%) Senior
8 3 (4.48%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.96%) ModSecurity
2 2 (2.99%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.96%) Security Posture
2 5 (7.46%) Data Centre
2 5 (7.46%) IoT
3 4 (5.97%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (4.48%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (4.48%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.99%) Anti-Spyware
5 2 (2.99%) Cyberattack
5 2 (2.99%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 9 (13.43%) Windows
2 8 (11.94%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.49%) Linux
3 1 (1.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (59.70%) Information Security
2 39 (58.21%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (22.39%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (20.90%) SIEM
5 12 (17.91%) Penetration Testing
6 11 (16.42%) Risk Management
7 10 (14.93%) Data Protection
8 9 (13.43%) Disaster Recovery
8 9 (13.43%) Security Management
9 8 (11.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 7 (10.45%) Security Operations
11 6 (8.96%) Business Continuity
11 6 (8.96%) Data Governance
11 6 (8.96%) Data Security
11 6 (8.96%) Incident Response
11 6 (8.96%) ISMS
12 5 (7.46%) Data Privacy
12 5 (7.46%) Incident Management
12 5 (7.46%) Internal Audit
12 5 (7.46%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.49%) Bash
1 1 (1.49%) PHP
1 1 (1.49%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.49%) Python
1 1 (1.49%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (28.36%) CISM
1 19 (28.36%) CISSP
2 14 (20.90%) CISA
2 14 (20.90%) Security Cleared
3 11 (16.42%) SC Cleared
4 6 (8.96%) Degree
5 4 (5.97%) CRISC
5 4 (5.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 3 (4.48%) CompTIA CySA+
6 3 (4.48%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (2.99%) CASP
7 2 (2.99%) CEH
7 2 (2.99%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.99%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.49%) AAT
8 1 (1.49%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.49%) CIMA
8 1 (1.49%) CIPD
8 1 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 52 (77.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (25.37%) NIST
4 9 (13.43%) SOC 2
5 8 (11.94%) NCSC
6 7 (10.45%) GRC
6 7 (10.45%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.48%) GDPR
7 3 (4.48%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (5.97%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.48%) Hyper-V
2 3 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.99%) Nessus
2 1 (1.49%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.49%) Terraform
2 1 (1.49%) WSUS
Vendors
1 10 (14.93%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.48%) Cisco
2 3 (4.48%) Fortinet
2 3 (4.48%) Juniper
2 3 (4.48%) Palo Alto
2 3 (4.48%) SolarWinds
2 3 (4.48%) VMware
3 2 (2.99%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (2.99%) Facebook
4 1 (1.49%) arcserve
4 1 (1.49%) Veeam