Cyber Essentials PLUS
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | 151 | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +3 | +89 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London | 0.57% | 0.30% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 3.87% | 2.07% | 1.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,250 | £63,875 | £60,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,625 | £70,625 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £100,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +29.03% | +34.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,125 | £115,000 | £84,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | - | £90,250 |
| Central London median annual salary | £72,500 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -7.69% | +41.30% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
City of London
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 the City of London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 336 | 387 | 451 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London | 14.69% | 14.66% | 15.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 250 | 204 | 403 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,750 | £46,000 | £40,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £55,000 | £54,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £72,450 | £74,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -2.09% | +2.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £90,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,150 | £105,500 | £112,000 |
| Central London median annual salary | £70,000 | £71,200 | £73,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.69% | -3.13% | +1.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
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Salary Histogram in the City of London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: