Cyber Essentials Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cyber Essentials
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 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 352 358 561
Rank change year-on-year +6 +203 -112
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 259 339 294
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.77% 0.82% 0.43%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.04% 5.58% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 231 187 234
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,500 £34,750
25th Percentile £44,875 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £69,125 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £84,250 £81,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +13.21%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,286 6,071 10,878
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.69% 14.64% 15.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,243 4,106 5,993
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
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% +4.76%

Cyber Essentials
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Cyber Essentials trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials
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.

Cyber Essentials salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Cyber Essentials salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials
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 16 (6.18%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.32%) nginx
4 4 (1.54%) Confluence
5 3 (1.16%) WordPress
6 1 (0.39%) CMS
6 1 (0.39%) Drupal
Applications
1 9 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.54%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.39%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 103 (39.77%) Azure
2 88 (33.98%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (17.37%) Entra ID
4 23 (8.88%) Cloud Computing
5 20 (7.72%) AWS
6 11 (4.25%) Google Workspace
6 11 (4.25%) IaaS
7 10 (3.86%) SaaS
8 8 (3.09%) GCP
8 8 (3.09%) WhatsApp
9 6 (2.32%) npm
9 6 (2.32%) Serverless
9 6 (2.32%) Yarn
10 5 (1.93%) PaaS
10 5 (1.93%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.54%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.54%) Slack
12 3 (1.16%) OCI
13 2 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.77%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 65 (25.10%) Firewall
2 24 (9.27%) DNS
3 21 (8.11%) WAN
4 17 (6.56%) Wireless
5 14 (5.41%) LAN
5 14 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (4.25%) Broadband
6 11 (4.25%) NAS
6 11 (4.25%) Network Security
7 10 (3.86%) Intrusion Detection
7 10 (3.86%) SD-WAN
8 8 (3.09%) MPLS
9 7 (2.70%) PBX
9 7 (2.70%) VLAN
10 6 (2.32%) AMQP
10 6 (2.32%) Cisco IPT
10 6 (2.32%) Internet
10 6 (2.32%) TCP/IP
11 5 (1.93%) 4G
11 5 (1.93%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.47%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.32%) MongoDB
2 6 (2.32%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.77%) Power BI
5 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.39%) Lumira
5 1 (0.39%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (2.32%) Cypress.io
1 6 (2.32%) Mocha
2 4 (1.54%) JIRA
3 1 (0.39%) GitLab
3 1 (0.39%) Jenkins
General
1 92 (35.52%) Social Skills
2 29 (11.20%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (9.65%) Law
4 24 (9.27%) Finance
5 13 (5.02%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.63%) Legal
7 11 (4.25%) Games
8 9 (3.47%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.32%) Military
10 6 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.93%) Automotive
11 5 (1.93%) Retail
12 4 (1.54%) Publishing
13 3 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.77%) Fire and Rescue
14 2 (0.77%) Local Government
15 1 (0.39%) Banking
15 1 (0.39%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 45 (17.37%) Analyst
2 40 (15.44%) Security Analyst
2 40 (15.44%) Security Manager
3 24 (9.27%) Senior
4 23 (8.88%) Consultant
4 23 (8.88%) IT Manager
5 18 (6.95%) Information Analyst
5 18 (6.95%) Information Security Analyst
5 18 (6.95%) Service Manager
6 17 (6.56%) Information Security Manager
6 17 (6.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 15 (5.79%) Information Manager
7 15 (5.79%) IT Engineer
7 15 (5.79%) IT Support
8 14 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 14 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 13 (5.02%) IT Consultant
9 13 (5.02%) Security Officer
9 13 (5.02%) Support Engineer
9 13 (5.02%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.32%) .NET
1 6 (2.32%) AngularJS
1 6 (2.32%) Express.js
1 6 (2.32%) GraphQL
1 6 (2.32%) gRPC
1 6 (2.32%) Jest
1 6 (2.32%) JWT
1 6 (2.32%) Kafka
1 6 (2.32%) MEAN Stack
1 6 (2.32%) MERN Stack
1 6 (2.32%) ModSecurity
1 6 (2.32%) Mongoose
1 6 (2.32%) NestJS
1 6 (2.32%) Node.js
1 6 (2.32%) OAuth
1 6 (2.32%) OAuth2
1 6 (2.32%) OpenAPI
1 6 (2.32%) RabbitMQ
1 6 (2.32%) React
2 2 (0.77%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.42%) Management Information System
2 14 (5.41%) IoT
3 13 (5.02%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.63%) Driving Licence
5 11 (4.25%) Security Posture
5 11 (4.25%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (4.25%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (3.47%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (3.09%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.70%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.32%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (2.32%) Product Ownership
9 6 (2.32%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.93%) Freedom of Information
10 5 (1.93%) NHS
10 5 (1.93%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.54%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.54%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.16%) e-Learning
12 3 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 61 (23.55%) Windows
2 31 (11.97%) Windows Server
3 15 (5.79%) Mac OS
4 10 (3.86%) Apple iOS
4 10 (3.86%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.70%) Android
6 5 (1.93%) Linux
7 4 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.77%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.77%) Unix
8 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (55.60%) Cybersecurity
2 103 (39.77%) Information Security
3 59 (22.78%) ITIL
4 48 (18.53%) Data Protection
5 45 (17.37%) Problem-Solving
6 44 (16.99%) SIEM
7 41 (15.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 34 (13.13%) Business Continuity
9 33 (12.74%) Penetration Testing
10 31 (11.97%) Risk Management
11 24 (9.27%) Security Management
12 22 (8.49%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 21 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
13 21 (8.11%) Incident Management
13 21 (8.11%) ISMS
13 21 (8.11%) Security Operations
14 19 (7.34%) Disaster Recovery
15 17 (6.56%) Risk Assessment
15 17 (6.56%) Roadmaps
16 16 (6.18%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.63%) Bash
2 9 (3.47%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.70%) Java
4 6 (2.32%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.32%) Kotlin
4 6 (2.32%) TypeScript
5 3 (1.16%) SQL
6 2 (0.77%) Python
7 1 (0.39%) ABAP
7 1 (0.39%) C#
7 1 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.39%) PHP
Qualifications
1 44 (16.99%) CISSP
2 41 (15.83%) CISM
3 27 (10.42%) CISA
4 23 (8.88%) Degree
5 22 (8.49%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (8.49%) Security Cleared
6 19 (7.34%) CCNA
7 18 (6.95%) Azure Certification
8 17 (6.56%) CCNP
9 16 (6.18%) SC Cleared
10 14 (5.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (3.86%) CRISC
12 8 (3.09%) PMI Certification
12 8 (3.09%) PMP
13 7 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (1.93%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (1.54%) ISACA
15 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
16 3 (1.16%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (61.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 67 (25.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 50 (19.31%) NIST
4 31 (11.97%) GDPR
5 24 (9.27%) GRC
6 23 (8.88%) SOC 2
7 20 (7.72%) PCI DSS
8 18 (6.95%) SLA
9 16 (6.18%) NCSC
10 4 (1.54%) Accessibility
10 4 (1.54%) COBIT
10 4 (1.54%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.16%) QA
12 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.77%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 49 (18.92%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (5.41%) Hyper-V
4 7 (2.70%) Docker
5 2 (0.77%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 44 (16.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (7.34%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (2.70%) FortiGate
3 7 (2.70%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.32%) Grafana
4 6 (2.32%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.16%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.77%) CASB
7 2 (0.77%) Nessus
7 2 (0.77%) SCCM
7 2 (0.77%) WSUS
8 1 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.39%) QRadar
8 1 (0.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 96 (37.07%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.36%) Cisco
3 29 (11.20%) Fortinet
4 21 (8.11%) VMware
5 17 (6.56%) Apple
6 11 (4.25%) Google
7 10 (3.86%) Darktrace
8 9 (3.47%) Veeam
9 5 (1.93%) HP
9 5 (1.93%) NEC
10 4 (1.54%) Aruba
10 4 (1.54%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.54%) Intel
10 4 (1.54%) Sophos
11 3 (1.16%) BT
11 3 (1.16%) Canon
11 3 (1.16%) Juniper
11 3 (1.16%) Oracle
11 3 (1.16%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.16%) SolarWinds