The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
61 |
- |
50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
0.14% |
- |
1.21% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category |
1.82% |
- |
8.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
- |
£30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
- |
£30,001 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-27.19% |
| 75th Percentile |
£52,500 |
- |
£34,376 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£42,250 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£25,000 |
£40,000 |
£30,001 |
| % change year-on-year |
-37.50% |
+33.33% |
-46.90% |
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 Leicester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills |
55 |
21 |
70 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester |
7.53% |
12.28% |
14.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
13 |
46 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,700 |
- |
£24,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£46,750 |
£27,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£51,524 |
£48,500 |
£39,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.23% |
+23.57% |
-31.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
£48,438 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£70,750 |
£61,250 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£48,500 |
£34,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.22% |
+42.65% |
-38.18% |
Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:
