CESG Job Trends in England

Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CESG in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited CESG over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 585 644 644
Rank change year-on-year +59 0 +316
Permanent jobs citing CESG 17 17 24
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.033% 0.034% 0.052%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.091% 0.092% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17 14 14
10th Percentile - £56,250 £46,729
25th Percentile £63,750 £58,956 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £54,006
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +15.73% -16.91%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £80,342
90th Percentile - - £87,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £54,006
% change year-on-year +8.00% +15.73% -15.29%

All Generic Skills
England

CESG falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,647 18,396 16,926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.78% 37.29% 37.01%
Number of salaries quoted 9,399 8,758 12,644
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,713 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,063 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,500 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

CESG
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CESG relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

CESG job vacancy trend in England

CESG
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CESG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CESG

CESG
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CESG within the England region over the 6 months to 2 January 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
South West - 16 £67,500 -
South East +19 1 £70,000 -6.67% 1
CESG
UK

CESG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (94.12%) IIS
Job Titles
1 17 (100.00%) Senior
2 16 (94.12%) Consultant
2 16 (94.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (94.12%) Security Consultant
2 16 (94.12%) Senior Consultant
2 16 (94.12%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (94.12%) Senior Security Consultant
3 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 17 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 17 (100.00%) Information Security
1 17 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 16 (94.12%) Active Listening
2 16 (94.12%) Creative Thinking
2 16 (94.12%) Information Assurance
2 16 (94.12%) Information Security Management
2 16 (94.12%) Innovative Thinking
2 16 (94.12%) ISMS
2 16 (94.12%) Matrix Organization
2 16 (94.12%) Security Management
3 1 (5.88%) Security Architecture
3 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 17 (100.00%) CISSP
2 16 (94.12%) CISM
2 16 (94.12%) CISMP
2 16 (94.12%) IISP
3 1 (5.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (94.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 16 (94.12%) JSP 440
1 16 (94.12%) NCSC
1 16 (94.12%) NIST
1 16 (94.12%) NIST 800
1 16 (94.12%) RMADS
2 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001