Cyber Essentials Jobs in England

Cyber Essentials
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Cyber Essentials skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 366 427 508
Rank change year-on-year +61 +81 +83
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 602 634 847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.71% 0.69% 0.64%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.08% 3.56% 3.89%
Number of salaries quoted 527 359 448
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,063 £43,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,750 £78,750 £85,375
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +13.21%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

Cyber Essentials is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,840 17,829 21,786
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.90% 19.33% 16.45%
Number of salaries quoted 8,346 8,242 11,811
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

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 4 May 2024.

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 4 May 2024. 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
North of England +10 153 £50,000 +9.29% 35
London +43 123 £65,000 +14.04% 32
South East +51 114 £55,000 - 29
Midlands +85 112 £50,000 -11.11% 18
West Midlands +81 99 £55,000 -1.79% 7
North West -39 78 £55,000 +22.22% 17
South West -48 66 £55,000 - 14
Yorkshire +97 51 £55,000 -8.33% 15
East of England +33 31 £42,500 -26.09% 7
North East +14 24 £41,000 -25.45% 3
East Midlands -8 13 £45,000 -20.35% 11
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 35 (5.81%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.33%) WordPress
4 6 (1.00%) nginx
5 4 (0.66%) Confluence
6 1 (0.17%) Apache
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Drupal
6 1 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 70 (11.63%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (9.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (6.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.66%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.33%) Farmplan
1 2 (0.33%) KEYPrime
1 2 (0.33%) Shopify
2 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.17%) Magento
2 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.17%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 212 (35.22%) Microsoft 365
2 196 (32.56%) Azure
3 81 (13.46%) Entra ID
4 46 (7.64%) AWS
5 31 (5.15%) Cloud Computing
6 27 (4.49%) Power Platform
7 26 (4.32%) SaaS
8 23 (3.82%) IaaS
9 16 (2.66%) Google Workspace
10 14 (2.33%) PaaS
11 9 (1.50%) GCP
12 8 (1.33%) WhatsApp
13 6 (1.00%) npm
13 6 (1.00%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.00%) Serverless
13 6 (1.00%) Yarn
14 5 (0.83%) Nutanix
15 4 (0.66%) Power Automate
15 4 (0.66%) Slack
16 3 (0.50%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 147 (24.42%) Firewall
2 45 (7.48%) DNS
3 37 (6.15%) WAN
4 35 (5.81%) LAN
5 33 (5.48%) NAS
6 26 (4.32%) Wireless
7 25 (4.15%) Wi-Fi
8 21 (3.49%) DHCP
9 19 (3.16%) MPLS
10 17 (2.82%) Network Security
10 17 (2.82%) TCP/IP
11 16 (2.66%) Intranet
12 14 (2.33%) VLAN
12 14 (2.33%) VPN
13 13 (2.16%) 4G
13 13 (2.16%) 5G
13 13 (2.16%) Intrusion Detection
13 13 (2.16%) VoIP
14 11 (1.83%) Broadband
15 10 (1.66%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.15%) Power BI
2 11 (1.83%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.00%) MongoDB
3 6 (1.00%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.00%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.17%) Lumira
6 1 (0.17%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (1.00%) Cypress.io
1 6 (1.00%) JIRA
1 6 (1.00%) Mocha
2 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.17%) GitLab
3 1 (0.17%) Vagrant
General
1 239 (39.70%) Social Skills
2 85 (14.12%) Finance
3 60 (9.97%) Public Sector
4 53 (8.80%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (8.80%) Law
5 41 (6.81%) Legal
6 24 (3.99%) Telecoms
7 17 (2.82%) Games
8 14 (2.33%) Retail
9 13 (2.16%) Manufacturing
10 12 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.33%) Automotive
13 8 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.33%) Local Government
14 6 (1.00%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.00%) Military
15 5 (0.83%) Publishing
16 4 (0.66%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 99 (16.45%) Analyst
2 77 (12.79%) Security Analyst
3 69 (11.46%) IT Manager
4 64 (10.63%) Security Manager
5 44 (7.31%) Consultant
6 43 (7.14%) Lead
7 39 (6.48%) Senior
8 35 (5.81%) Information Analyst
8 35 (5.81%) Information Security Analyst
8 35 (5.81%) Service Manager
9 31 (5.15%) IT Support
10 27 (4.49%) Information Security Manager
10 27 (4.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 25 (4.15%) Information Manager
11 25 (4.15%) Security Consultant
12 24 (3.99%) Technical Manager
13 23 (3.82%) IT Engineer
14 22 (3.65%) Administrator
15 20 (3.32%) Architect
15 20 (3.32%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.66%) OAuth
2 8 (1.33%) ModSecurity
3 6 (1.00%) .NET
3 6 (1.00%) AngularJS
3 6 (1.00%) Express.js
3 6 (1.00%) GraphQL
3 6 (1.00%) gRPC
3 6 (1.00%) Jest
3 6 (1.00%) JWT
3 6 (1.00%) Kafka
3 6 (1.00%) MEAN Stack
3 6 (1.00%) MERN Stack
3 6 (1.00%) Mongoose
3 6 (1.00%) NestJS
3 6 (1.00%) Node.js
3 6 (1.00%) OAuth2
3 6 (1.00%) OpenAPI
3 6 (1.00%) RabbitMQ
3 6 (1.00%) React
4 5 (0.83%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (13.79%) Management Information System
2 65 (10.80%) Driving Licence
3 47 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (4.98%) Security Posture
5 23 (3.82%) Onboarding
6 22 (3.65%) IoT
7 21 (3.49%) NHS
8 20 (3.32%) Cyber Threat
8 20 (3.32%) Data Protection Act
9 18 (2.99%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
12 10 (1.66%) Cloud Native
13 9 (1.50%) ARM Cortex
13 9 (1.50%) CCTV
14 8 (1.33%) PKI
15 7 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
15 7 (1.16%) Public Cloud
15 7 (1.16%) Replication
16 6 (1.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 138 (22.92%) Windows
2 89 (14.78%) Windows Server
3 37 (6.15%) Windows 10
4 29 (4.82%) Linux
5 22 (3.65%) Mac OS
6 15 (2.49%) Android
6 15 (2.49%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.49%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (1.33%) VMS
8 7 (1.16%) Debian
8 7 (1.16%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.50%) Unix
10 2 (0.33%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.17%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (47.67%) Cybersecurity
2 238 (39.53%) Information Security
3 150 (24.92%) Problem-Solving
4 118 (19.60%) ITIL
5 94 (15.61%) Incident Response
6 69 (11.46%) Data Protection
7 68 (11.30%) Risk Management
8 67 (11.13%) SIEM
9 61 (10.13%) Business Continuity
9 61 (10.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 56 (9.30%) Security Operations
11 55 (9.14%) Penetration Testing
12 54 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
13 53 (8.80%) Security Management
14 48 (7.97%) Customer Service
14 48 (7.97%) Service Delivery
15 46 (7.64%) Vulnerability Management
16 41 (6.81%) Data Security
16 41 (6.81%) Disaster Recovery
17 40 (6.64%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 25 (4.15%) SQL
2 21 (3.49%) Bash
3 17 (2.82%) Python
4 15 (2.49%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.83%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.16%) Java
7 6 (1.00%) Kotlin
7 6 (1.00%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.33%) Bicep
9 1 (0.17%) ABAP
9 1 (0.17%) C#
9 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.17%) PHP
Qualifications
1 89 (14.78%) Security Cleared
2 88 (14.62%) CISSP
3 79 (13.12%) Degree
4 60 (9.97%) CISM
5 45 (7.48%) CISA
6 39 (6.48%) Cisco Certification
7 26 (4.32%) SC Cleared
8 24 (3.99%) Azure Certification
9 22 (3.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 20 (3.32%) CCNA
10 20 (3.32%) DBS Check
10 20 (3.32%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (3.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 19 (3.16%) CompTIA Security+
11 19 (3.16%) CRISC
12 17 (2.82%) CCNP
13 16 (2.66%) CCSP
14 15 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (2.16%) CCSK
16 11 (1.83%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 344 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 144 (23.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 137 (22.76%) GDPR
4 119 (19.77%) NIST
5 49 (8.14%) ISO 9001
6 44 (7.31%) PCI DSS
7 43 (7.14%) GRC
8 37 (6.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 34 (5.65%) NCSC
10 26 (4.32%) SOC 2
11 23 (3.82%) SLA
12 21 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 14 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 10 (1.66%) COSHH
15 9 (1.50%) COBIT
15 9 (1.50%) QA
16 7 (1.16%) PMO
17 6 (1.00%) Accessibility
17 6 (1.00%) NIST 800
18 5 (0.83%) TickIT
System Software
1 108 (17.94%) Active Directory
2 46 (7.64%) Hyper-V
3 25 (4.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (3.49%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (2.82%) Docker
6 5 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.33%) pfSense
8 2 (0.33%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.33%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.33%) vSphere
9 1 (0.17%) LXC
Systems Management
1 59 (9.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (6.15%) EnCase
2 37 (6.15%) Single Sign-On
3 24 (3.99%) FortiGate
4 9 (1.50%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.50%) Terraform
5 7 (1.16%) Grafana
6 6 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.00%) Prometheus
6 6 (1.00%) WSUS
7 5 (0.83%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (0.66%) Nessus
8 4 (0.66%) SCCM
9 3 (0.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.50%) Ansible
9 3 (0.50%) CASB
9 3 (0.50%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.17%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.17%) QRadar
Vendors
1 273 (45.35%) Microsoft
2 53 (8.80%) Cisco
3 48 (7.97%) VMware
4 24 (3.99%) Fortinet
5 22 (3.65%) Apple
5 22 (3.65%) Sophos
6 18 (2.99%) Google
7 17 (2.82%) Darktrace
7 17 (2.82%) HP
8 16 (2.66%) Veeam
9 14 (2.33%) Dell
10 13 (2.16%) NEC
11 10 (1.66%) Meraki
12 9 (1.50%) Citrix
12 9 (1.50%) Mitel
12 9 (1.50%) Ribbon
13 8 (1.33%) Barracuda Networks
14 7 (1.16%) Draytek
14 7 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
15 6 (1.00%) ESET