The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 6 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
102
121
119
Rank change year-on-year
+19
-2
+68
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS
3
5
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
Cyber Essentials PLUS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
209
338
276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
15.52%
14.05%
16.80%
Number of salaries quoted
122
187
228
10th Percentile
£36,425
£40,988
£27,500
25th Percentile
£41,941
£47,500
£39,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£60,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-8.33%
+9.09%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£66,250
£72,500
£71,250
90th Percentile
£88,249
£88,750
£86,500
West Midlands median annual salary
£50,000
£55,000
£53,000
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
+3.77%
+8.16%
Cyber Essentials PLUS Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in Birmingham.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials PLUS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
