The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
49
62
64
Rank change year-on-year
+13
+2
+62
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials
2
1
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge
Cyber Essentials 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 Cambridge.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
38
73
70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge
11.21%
11.42%
11.90%
Number of salaries quoted
28
58
16
10th Percentile
£26,250
£29,142
£28,000
25th Percentile
£35,000
£35,000
£30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,500
£46,250
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+11.35%
-19.57%
+31.43%
75th Percentile
£66,875
£75,000
£71,000
90th Percentile
£86,000
£80,000
£85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary
£50,000
£42,500
£31,250
% change year-on-year
+17.65%
+36.00%
-37.50%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Cambridge.
Cyber Essentials Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials 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 Cambridge region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
