National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
South West > Cornwall
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cornwall requiring NCSC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing NCSC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cornwall | 0.66% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 11.11% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £72,500 | £95,000 | £65,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.68% | +44.49% | -7.72% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cornwall
NCSC 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 Cornwall.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cornwall | 5.96% | 3.92% | 8.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,600 | - | £20,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,500 | £66,250 | £28,369 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £67,500 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.96% | +98.53% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68,750 | £37,953 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £40,812 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,396 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.97% | +4.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NCSC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cornwall.
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Salary Trend in Cornwall
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing NCSC.
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Job Locations in Cornwall
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 21 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | - | 1 | £47,000 | - | 1 |
| NCSC South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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: