NCSC Job Trends in Leicestershire

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring NCSC skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 1 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 0.25% - 2.04%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.32% - 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +34.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £60,000 - £56,500
% change year-on-year - - +30.64%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Leicestershire

NCSC 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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 76 125 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 18.86% 15.94% 10.20%
Number of salaries quoted 63 50 38
10th Percentile £23,875 £26,000 £40,948
25th Percentile £40,275 £27,813 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,390 £30,971 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +46.56% -45.18% +41.25%
75th Percentile £57,500 £47,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £53,250 -
East Midlands median annual salary £35,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -21.11% -14.29% +16.67%

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for NCSC in Leicestershire

NCSC
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing NCSC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing NCSC

NCSC
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 26 September 2025. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Market Harborough - 1 £60,000 - 1
NCSC
East Midlands

NCSC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS