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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 422 363 441
Rank change year-on-year -59 +78 +75
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 282 604 624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.58% 0.70% 0.69%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.51% 5.06% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 191 528 347
10th Percentile £35,750 £32,500 £36,150
25th Percentile £45,375 £41,094 £42,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £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 8,026 11,931 17,333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.43% 13.92% 19.24%
Number of salaries quoted 4,280 8,363 8,039
10th Percentile £30,580 £27,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £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 14 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 14 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 +84 93 £65,000 - 65
South East +57 69 £55,000 - 58
North of England -38 63 £55,000 +5.26% 42
North West -42 35 £55,043 +0.08% 12
Midlands -18 27 £50,000 +5.26% 21
Yorkshire +47 24 £55,000 - 23
West Midlands -20 18 £57,500 +4.55% 19
East of England +29 13 £42,292 -19.44% 10
South West +51 9 £67,500 +22.73% 18
East Midlands +29 9 £35,000 -22.22% 2
North East +24 4 £80,000 +95.12% 10
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 18 (6.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (6.03%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.71%) IIS
5 1 (0.35%) Confluence
5 1 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 25 (8.87%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.19%) Acrobat
3 2 (0.71%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
1 3 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.71%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 99 (35.11%) Microsoft 365
2 90 (31.91%) Azure
3 29 (10.28%) AWS
4 25 (8.87%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.55%) SaaS
6 9 (3.19%) Google Workspace
6 9 (3.19%) Power Platform
7 8 (2.84%) Azure Sentinel
7 8 (2.84%) GCP
7 8 (2.84%) IaaS
8 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (2.13%) OneDrive
9 6 (2.13%) PaaS
10 5 (1.77%) Snowflake
11 4 (1.42%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (1.06%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (1.06%) Fivetran
12 3 (1.06%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 66 (23.40%) Firewall
2 29 (10.28%) Network Security
3 28 (9.93%) VPN
4 14 (4.96%) VLAN
4 14 (4.96%) WAN
5 12 (4.26%) DNS
5 12 (4.26%) LAN
6 11 (3.90%) Intrusion Detection
6 11 (3.90%) TCP/IP
7 9 (3.19%) DHCP
7 9 (3.19%) Intranet
7 9 (3.19%) SAN
7 9 (3.19%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (2.13%) VoIP
9 5 (1.77%) SD-WAN
10 3 (1.06%) Cisco ISE
10 3 (1.06%) Wireless
11 2 (0.71%) BGP
11 2 (0.71%) EIGRP
11 2 (0.71%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (2.48%) Power BI
3 6 (2.13%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.06%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.35%) DB2
6 1 (0.35%) Metadata
6 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 2 (0.71%) ERwin
1 2 (0.71%) JIRA
2 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.35%) Git
2 1 (0.35%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.35%) Postman
2 1 (0.35%) REST Assured
2 1 (0.35%) SoapUI
General
1 108 (38.30%) Social Skills
2 62 (21.99%) Legal
3 44 (15.60%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (14.89%) Law
5 31 (10.99%) Finance
6 28 (9.93%) Manufacturing
7 19 (6.74%) Public Sector
8 16 (5.67%) Marketing
9 15 (5.32%) Electronics
10 14 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (4.96%) Retail
11 12 (4.26%) Telecoms
12 11 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (3.55%) Local Government
14 7 (2.48%) Aviation
14 7 (2.48%) Publishing
15 5 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (1.06%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
18 1 (0.35%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (13.12%) Security Manager
2 32 (11.35%) IT Manager
3 29 (10.28%) Information Manager
3 29 (10.28%) Senior
4 26 (9.22%) Analyst
5 25 (8.87%) IT Support
6 23 (8.16%) Information Security Manager
6 23 (8.16%) Security Engineer
7 22 (7.80%) Lead
8 19 (6.74%) Security Analyst
9 16 (5.67%) Architect
10 14 (4.96%) Operations Manager
10 14 (4.96%) Support Manager
11 13 (4.61%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 13 (4.61%) IT Operations Manager
11 13 (4.61%) IT Support Manager
12 12 (4.26%) Governance Manager
12 12 (4.26%) Head of Security
12 12 (4.26%) Information Governance Manager
12 12 (4.26%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.77%) EDI
2 3 (1.06%) Middleware
2 3 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.71%) RESTful
4 1 (0.35%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.35%) JWT
4 1 (0.35%) OAuth
4 1 (0.35%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.35%) REST
4 1 (0.35%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (17.02%) Management Information System
2 41 (14.54%) Data Protection Act
3 27 (9.57%) Security Posture
4 24 (8.51%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (5.32%) Enterprise Cloud
6 13 (4.61%) Freedom of Information
7 12 (4.26%) Freedom of Information Act
8 11 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (3.55%) Cyberattack
9 10 (3.55%) PKI
10 9 (3.19%) e-Learning
10 9 (3.19%) Onboarding
11 7 (2.48%) Cloud Native
11 7 (2.48%) Replication
12 6 (2.13%) Data Centre
12 6 (2.13%) Robotics
13 5 (1.77%) Operational Technology
13 5 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
14 4 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (1.42%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 51 (18.09%) Windows
2 23 (8.16%) Windows Server
3 14 (4.96%) Linux
4 7 (2.48%) Apple iOS
4 7 (2.48%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.13%) Android
6 4 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.71%) Unix
7 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (52.84%) Cybersecurity
2 131 (46.45%) Information Security
3 72 (25.53%) ITIL
4 67 (23.76%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (18.09%) Risk Management
6 50 (17.73%) Incident Response
7 48 (17.02%) Data Protection
8 47 (16.67%) SIEM
9 46 (16.31%) Roadmaps
10 36 (12.77%) Business Continuity
10 36 (12.77%) Project Management
11 32 (11.35%) Disaster Recovery
11 32 (11.35%) Incident Management
12 30 (10.64%) Agile
13 29 (10.28%) Mentoring
14 27 (9.57%) ITSM
14 27 (9.57%) Vulnerability Management
15 25 (8.87%) Security Management
16 23 (8.16%) Data Security
16 23 (8.16%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.87%) PowerShell
2 9 (3.19%) Python
2 9 (3.19%) SQL
3 5 (1.77%) Bash
4 3 (1.06%) R
4 3 (1.06%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.71%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.35%) Bicep
6 1 (0.35%) Go
6 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.35%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 69 (24.47%) CISSP
2 56 (19.86%) CISM
3 47 (16.67%) Degree
4 20 (7.09%) CISA
5 18 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (6.03%) CRISC
7 16 (5.67%) Security Cleared
8 14 (4.96%) PMI Certification
8 14 (4.96%) PMP
9 12 (4.26%) CEH
9 12 (4.26%) SC Cleared
10 11 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (3.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 9 (3.19%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (2.48%) GIAC
12 7 (2.48%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (2.48%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (2.13%) ISEB
14 5 (1.77%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (60.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 106 (37.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 92 (32.62%) GDPR
4 61 (21.63%) NIST
5 44 (15.60%) PCI DSS
6 19 (6.74%) NCSC
7 15 (5.32%) GRC
8 14 (4.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 12 (4.26%) QA
10 9 (3.19%) HIPAA
10 9 (3.19%) PERC
11 7 (2.48%) SOC 2
12 6 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 5 (1.77%) Def Stans
14 4 (1.42%) SLA
15 3 (1.06%) COBIT
15 3 (1.06%) Data Quality
16 2 (0.71%) ISO 9001
17 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
17 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 37 (13.12%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.96%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.71%) Docker
5 2 (0.71%) vSphere
6 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 32 (11.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.55%) Nessus
3 9 (3.19%) Terraform
4 8 (2.84%) FortiGate
5 7 (2.48%) QRadar
6 6 (2.13%) ArcSight ESM
7 4 (1.42%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.42%) SCCM
8 3 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.06%) Ansible
9 1 (0.35%) Autotask
9 1 (0.35%) CASB
9 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.35%) WSUS
Vendors
1 120 (42.55%) Microsoft
2 27 (9.57%) VMware
3 23 (8.16%) Cisco
4 16 (5.67%) Google
5 15 (5.32%) SAP
6 14 (4.96%) Splunk
7 10 (3.55%) OneTrust
8 9 (3.19%) Adobe
8 9 (3.19%) Fortinet
8 9 (3.19%) Palo Alto
9 7 (2.48%) Meraki
9 7 (2.48%) Salesforce
9 7 (2.48%) Veeam
10 6 (2.13%) ArcSight
10 6 (2.13%) LogLogic
10 6 (2.13%) McAfee
10 6 (2.13%) Qualys
10 6 (2.13%) Tenable
11 5 (1.77%) Sage
11 5 (1.77%) SolarWinds