Cyber Essentials Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Cyber Essentials
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire citing Cyber Essentials skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 107 | 55 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | +32 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire | 0.55% | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 9.38% | 3.51% | 4.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £36,250 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £37,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £38,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -38.46% | +30.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire
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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Gloucestershire.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 160 | 57 | 70 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 5.91% | 10.58% | 7.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70 | 46 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £35,532 | £27,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,188 | £36,250 | £37,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £56,244 | £42,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.77% | +33.12% | -29.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,500 | £71,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £75,625 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -14.53% |
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.
Cyber Essentials Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 2 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | - | 5 | £57,500 | - | 4 |
| Gloucester | - | 5 | £28,500 | - | 2 |
| Stroud | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | |
| Cyber Essentials South West |
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Cyber Essentials Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 60.0% | 9 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 46.7% | 7 |
| 3 | NCSC | 33.3% | 5 |
| 4 | SLA | 26.7% | 4 |
| 5 | Accessibility | 6.7% | 1 |