National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
North West > Cumbria
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cumbria requiring NCSC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 49 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -19 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing NCSC | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria | - | 0.20% | 2.71% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 1.59% | 20.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £33,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £35,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £69,384 | £60,000 | £33,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.64% | +79.10% | -25.56% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cumbria
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 Cumbria.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 53 | 63 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria | 14.06% | 12.68% | 13.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 25 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £30,300 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | £38,734 | £31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,854 | £40,000 | £33,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.37% | +19.40% | -25.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,506 | £55,600 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -4.21% | -5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NCSC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.
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Salary Trend in Cumbria
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing NCSC.
