The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
154
82
-
Rank change year-on-year
-72
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials
2
5
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
228
142
159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire
9.82%
10.80%
22.81%
Number of salaries quoted
94
99
46
10th Percentile
£26,875
£25,000
£29,700
25th Percentile
-
£30,625
£40,209
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,683
£40,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+19.21%
-20.00%
+42.86%
75th Percentile
£53,750
£55,000
£77,500
90th Percentile
£55,350
£65,603
-
North West median annual salary
£47,683
£48,000
£49,500
% change year-on-year
-0.66%
-3.03%
-1.00%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Lancashire.
Cyber Essentials Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Lancashire region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
