The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Chester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
6
20
14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester
18.18%
9.17%
6.48%
Number of salaries quoted
3
15
8
10th Percentile
£51,500
£25,800
-
25th Percentile
£55,625
£32,500
£22,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£65,000
£35,000
£46,250
Median % change year-on-year
+85.71%
-24.32%
-7.50%
75th Percentile
£67,500
£52,500
£54,147
90th Percentile
-
£71,915
£62,375
Cheshire median annual salary
£48,306
£40,000
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+20.77%
-15.79%
+18.75%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Chester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Chester.
Cyber Essentials Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 12 May 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 Chester region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
