The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Gloucestershire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
56
70
109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire
11.00%
7.16%
11.86%
Number of salaries quoted
45
37
68
10th Percentile
£32,000
£28,000
£31,100
25th Percentile
£35,536
£36,250
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£42,000
£59,278
Median % change year-on-year
+19.05%
-29.15%
+31.73%
75th Percentile
£71,250
£65,000
£67,813
90th Percentile
-
£70,000
£75,000
South West median annual salary
£50,000
£50,000
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-
-13.04%
+15.00%
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 Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Gloucestershire region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:
