The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 Leeds.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
106
200
224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds
9.96%
13.96%
15.11%
Number of salaries quoted
67
96
148
10th Percentile
£31,250
£25,000
£36,600
25th Percentile
£43,125
£38,750
£43,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£52,500
£59,556
Median % change year-on-year
+9.52%
-11.85%
+13.98%
75th Percentile
£66,875
£70,000
£83,750
90th Percentile
£72,600
£81,250
£92,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£52,500
£50,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-16.67%
+18.81%
Cyber Essentials PLUS Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Salary Trend in Leeds
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 Leeds region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:
