Cyber Essentials Jobs in England

Cyber Essentials
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 436 376 421
Rank change year-on-year -60 +45 +110
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 264 597 611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.54% 0.67% 0.71%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.31% 4.96% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 182 517 340
10th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £38,113
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,125 £43,477
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £73,602 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,750 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,985 12,037 16,339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.31% 13.45% 18.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4,181 8,342 7,695
10th Percentile £30,580 £26,525 £32,200
25th Percentile £43,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,000 £70,250 £77,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in England.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in England

Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
London +92 96 £65,000 - 50
South East +26 63 £55,000 - 127
North of England -45 58 £55,043 +2.40% 104
North West -48 30 £55,043 +0.08% 49
Yorkshire +33 24 £55,000 - 41
Midlands +8 21 £49,600 +7.87% 74
East of England +28 13 £42,292 -19.44% 61
West Midlands -15 12 £57,500 +24.32% 42
East Midlands +41 9 £35,000 -23.88% 28
South West +52 6 £62,500 +13.64% 58
North East +28 4 £80,000 +90.48% 15
Cyber Essentials
UK

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (7.20%) Microsoft Exchange
1 19 (7.20%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.89%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (0.76%) IIS
4 1 (0.38%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.38%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 24 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.65%) Acrobat
3 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.14%) Salesforce CRM
1 3 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.76%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 102 (38.64%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (33.71%) Azure
3 29 (10.98%) Entra ID
4 26 (9.85%) AWS
5 10 (3.79%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.41%) Azure Sentinel
7 8 (3.03%) SaaS
8 7 (2.65%) GCP
8 7 (2.65%) Google Workspace
8 7 (2.65%) IaaS
8 7 (2.65%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (2.65%) OneDrive
9 6 (2.27%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.89%) PaaS
10 5 (1.89%) Snowflake
11 4 (1.52%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.14%) Fivetran
12 3 (1.14%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.14%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 64 (24.24%) Firewall
2 26 (9.85%) VPN
3 23 (8.71%) Network Security
4 16 (6.06%) VLAN
5 14 (5.30%) WAN
6 12 (4.55%) DNS
6 12 (4.55%) LAN
6 12 (4.55%) SAN
7 9 (3.41%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.03%) DHCP
8 8 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (2.65%) Intranet
9 7 (2.65%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (1.89%) VoIP
11 2 (0.76%) DKIM
11 2 (0.76%) DMARC
11 2 (0.76%) DMZ
11 2 (0.76%) NAS
11 2 (0.76%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.76%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
1 8 (3.03%) Power BI
2 6 (2.27%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.38%) DB2
5 1 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.38%) Metadata
5 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.38%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (0.76%) ERwin
2 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.38%) Git
2 1 (0.38%) JIRA
2 1 (0.38%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.38%) Postman
2 1 (0.38%) REST Assured
2 1 (0.38%) SoapUI
General
1 105 (39.77%) Social Skills
2 58 (21.97%) Legal
3 43 (16.29%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (15.15%) Law
5 30 (11.36%) Finance
6 29 (10.98%) Manufacturing
7 21 (7.95%) Public Sector
8 18 (6.82%) Marketing
9 16 (6.06%) Electronics
9 16 (6.06%) Telecoms
10 15 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (3.79%) Local Government
13 8 (3.03%) Retail
14 7 (2.65%) Aviation
15 6 (2.27%) Publishing
16 4 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
18 1 (0.38%) Health Technology
18 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (12.50%) IT Manager
2 32 (12.12%) Security Manager
3 31 (11.74%) IT Support
4 26 (9.85%) Senior
5 25 (9.47%) Information Manager
6 24 (9.09%) Analyst
7 23 (8.71%) Lead
8 20 (7.58%) Information Security Manager
8 20 (7.58%) Security Engineer
9 18 (6.82%) Security Analyst
10 17 (6.44%) Operations Manager
10 17 (6.44%) Support Manager
11 16 (6.06%) Architect
11 16 (6.06%) IT Operations Manager
11 16 (6.06%) IT Support Manager
12 15 (5.68%) Head of Security
13 13 (4.92%) Infrastructure Manager
14 12 (4.55%) Support Engineer
15 11 (4.17%) Information Governance Manager
15 11 (4.17%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.89%) EDI
2 3 (1.14%) Middleware
2 3 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.76%) RESTful
4 1 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.38%) JWT
4 1 (0.38%) OAuth
4 1 (0.38%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.38%) REST
4 1 (0.38%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (14.39%) Management Information System
2 36 (13.64%) Data Protection Act
3 24 (9.09%) Security Posture
4 20 (7.58%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (5.68%) Enterprise Cloud
6 13 (4.92%) Freedom of Information
7 11 (4.17%) Freedom of Information Act
7 11 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (3.41%) PKI
9 8 (3.03%) Cyberattack
9 8 (3.03%) Replication
10 7 (2.65%) Cloud Native
10 7 (2.65%) e-Learning
10 7 (2.65%) Onboarding
11 6 (2.27%) Robotics
12 5 (1.89%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
13 3 (1.14%) Product Ownership
13 3 (1.14%) Public Cloud
13 3 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 54 (20.45%) Windows
2 25 (9.47%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.92%) Linux
4 9 (3.41%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.65%) Windows 10
6 6 (2.27%) Android
7 4 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.14%) Mac OS
8 3 (1.14%) Unix
9 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (54.92%) Cybersecurity
2 115 (43.56%) Information Security
3 74 (28.03%) ITIL
4 66 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (19.32%) Incident Response
6 48 (18.18%) Risk Management
7 44 (16.67%) Data Protection
8 43 (16.29%) SIEM
9 38 (14.39%) Roadmaps
10 37 (14.02%) Project Management
11 35 (13.26%) Incident Management
12 32 (12.12%) Business Continuity
13 31 (11.74%) Agile
14 30 (11.36%) ITSM
15 26 (9.85%) Disaster Recovery
15 26 (9.85%) Mentoring
15 26 (9.85%) Service Delivery
16 24 (9.09%) Project Delivery
16 24 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
17 23 (8.71%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 21 (7.95%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.79%) SQL
3 8 (3.03%) Python
4 4 (1.52%) Bash
5 3 (1.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (1.14%) R
5 3 (1.14%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.76%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.38%) Bicep
7 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.38%) Perl
7 1 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 71 (26.89%) CISSP
2 51 (19.32%) CISM
3 42 (15.91%) Degree
4 20 (7.58%) CISA
5 18 (6.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (5.68%) CRISC
6 15 (5.68%) PMI Certification
6 15 (5.68%) PMP
7 13 (4.92%) Security Cleared
8 12 (4.55%) CEH
9 10 (3.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 10 (3.79%) SC Cleared
10 9 (3.41%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (2.65%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.65%) GIAC
11 7 (2.65%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (1.52%) A+ Certification
13 4 (1.52%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (56.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (38.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 88 (33.33%) GDPR
4 55 (20.83%) NIST
5 35 (13.26%) PCI DSS
6 19 (7.20%) NCSC
7 16 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 15 (5.68%) QA
9 12 (4.55%) GRC
10 9 (3.41%) HIPAA
11 7 (2.65%) PERC
11 7 (2.65%) SOC 2
12 6 (2.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.14%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.76%) COBIT
14 2 (0.76%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.76%) SLA
15 1 (0.38%) COSHH
15 1 (0.38%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.38%) NIST 800
System Software
1 41 (15.53%) Active Directory
2 23 (8.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (5.68%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 35 (13.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.79%) Nessus
3 8 (3.03%) FortiGate
3 8 (3.03%) Terraform
4 7 (2.65%) QRadar
4 7 (2.65%) SCCM
5 6 (2.27%) ArcSight ESM
6 4 (1.52%) Kubernetes
7 3 (1.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.14%) Ansible
8 1 (0.38%) Autotask
8 1 (0.38%) CASB
8 1 (0.38%) Kibana
8 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.38%) WSUS
Vendors
1 128 (48.48%) Microsoft
2 28 (10.61%) VMware
3 20 (7.58%) Cisco
4 18 (6.82%) SAP
5 14 (5.30%) Google
6 13 (4.92%) Splunk
7 8 (3.03%) OneTrust
8 7 (2.65%) Adobe
8 7 (2.65%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.65%) Meraki
8 7 (2.65%) Salesforce
9 6 (2.27%) arcserve
9 6 (2.27%) ArcSight
9 6 (2.27%) LogLogic
9 6 (2.27%) McAfee
9 6 (2.27%) Palo Alto
9 6 (2.27%) Qualys
9 6 (2.27%) Tenable
10 5 (1.89%) Sage
10 5 (1.89%) Veeam