The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
82
99
136
Rank change year-on-year
+17
+37
+2
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials
2
12
10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
141
186
288
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
16.06%
12.55%
14.31%
Number of salaries quoted
40
125
107
10th Percentile
£41,403
£35,000
£31,828
25th Percentile
£54,312
£46,250
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£68,442
£52,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+30.37%
-4.55%
-
75th Percentile
£85,000
£66,250
£72,500
90th Percentile
£95,000
£77,500
£97,500
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£54,882
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-8.90%
+21.96%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Edinburgh.
Cyber Essentials Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
Cyber Essentials Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 22 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
