Cyber Essentials Jobs in London

Cyber Essentials
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 394 434
Rank change year-on-year +84 +40 +207
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 93 124 197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.72% 0.53% 0.57%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.45% 3.70% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 72 114 113
10th Percentile £46,750 £37,650 £41,263
25th Percentile £57,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.04% -12.31%
75th Percentile £75,313 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,875 £101,750 £87,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,088 3,352 5,670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 16.15% 14.21% 16.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,265 2,471 3,637
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,650 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £111,250 £102,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in London

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in London.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in London

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in London

Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the London region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Central London +19 20 £72,500 -3.33% 8
West London +26 2 £47,000 -10.48% 1
South London -2 2 £73,750 +20.41% 1
North London -3 2 £60,000 -0.83%
Cyber Essentials
England

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.45%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.08%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 6 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.15%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (3.23%) Salesforce CRM
1 3 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 26 (27.96%) Azure
1 26 (27.96%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (12.90%) AWS
3 9 (9.68%) Entra ID
4 7 (7.53%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (7.53%) Power Platform
5 6 (6.45%) GCP
6 5 (5.38%) Snowflake
7 4 (4.30%) IaaS
7 4 (4.30%) SaaS
8 3 (3.23%) Fivetran
8 3 (3.23%) Google Analytics
8 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (3.23%) PaaS
8 3 (3.23%) Power Automate
8 3 (3.23%) Zapier
9 2 (2.15%) Asana
9 2 (2.15%) Azure API Management
9 2 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 25 (26.88%) Firewall
2 11 (11.83%) VPN
3 3 (3.23%) DNS
3 3 (3.23%) VLAN
3 3 (3.23%) WAN
4 2 (2.15%) DHCP
4 2 (2.15%) DKIM
4 2 (2.15%) DMARC
4 2 (2.15%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (2.15%) NAS
4 2 (2.15%) SAN
4 2 (2.15%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.08%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (1.08%) LAN
5 1 (1.08%) Network Security
5 1 (1.08%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.38%) Power BI
2 3 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (3.23%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.08%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (1.08%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.08%) Metasploit
1 1 (1.08%) Postman
1 1 (1.08%) REST Assured
1 1 (1.08%) SoapUI
General
1 43 (46.24%) Social Skills
2 23 (24.73%) Finance
3 21 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (20.43%) Legal
5 15 (16.13%) Public Sector
6 14 (15.05%) Marketing
7 12 (12.90%) Electronics
7 12 (12.90%) Manufacturing
7 12 (12.90%) Telecoms
8 11 (11.83%) Law
9 8 (8.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (8.60%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (5.38%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (2.15%) Local Government
12 1 (1.08%) Financial Institution
12 1 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (22.58%) IT Manager
2 18 (19.35%) Security Manager
3 15 (16.13%) Analyst
3 15 (16.13%) Security Analyst
4 14 (15.05%) IT Support
5 13 (13.98%) Information Manager
5 13 (13.98%) Information Security Manager
5 13 (13.98%) IT Operations Manager
5 13 (13.98%) Operations Manager
6 12 (12.90%) IT Support Manager
6 12 (12.90%) Support Manager
7 7 (7.53%) Security Engineer
8 6 (6.45%) Architect
8 6 (6.45%) Head of Security
8 6 (6.45%) Information Analyst
8 6 (6.45%) Information Security Analyst
9 5 (5.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 4 (4.30%) Head of Cybersecurity
10 4 (4.30%) IT Security Manager
10 4 (4.30%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.38%) EDI
2 3 (3.23%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (2.15%) Middleware
3 2 (2.15%) RESTful
4 1 (1.08%) JWT
4 1 (1.08%) OAuth
4 1 (1.08%) OAuth2
4 1 (1.08%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (16.13%) Management Information System
2 8 (8.60%) PKI
2 8 (8.60%) Security Posture
3 5 (5.38%) Cloud Native
3 5 (5.38%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (4.30%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (3.23%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.23%) Public Cloud
5 3 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (3.23%) Security Operations Centre
5 3 (3.23%) Social Media
6 2 (2.15%) Cyberattack
6 2 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.15%) Product Ownership
6 2 (2.15%) Replication
7 1 (1.08%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (1.08%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.08%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 10 (10.75%) Windows
2 4 (4.30%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.15%) Windows 10
3 2 (2.15%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (1.08%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.08%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (59.14%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (44.09%) Information Security
3 28 (30.11%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (29.03%) SIEM
5 23 (24.73%) Risk Management
6 18 (19.35%) Incident Response
6 18 (19.35%) ITIL
7 16 (17.20%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (17.20%) ITSM
7 16 (17.20%) Project Management
8 15 (16.13%) Incident Management
8 15 (16.13%) Project Delivery
8 15 (16.13%) Service Management
9 14 (15.05%) Root Cause Analysis
9 14 (15.05%) Strategic Planning
10 13 (13.98%) Business Intelligence
10 13 (13.98%) Security Management
10 13 (13.98%) Service Delivery
11 12 (12.90%) High Availability
11 12 (12.90%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.68%) PowerShell
2 5 (5.38%) SQL
3 3 (3.23%) Python
3 3 (3.23%) R
3 3 (3.23%) T-SQL
4 2 (2.15%) Bash
5 1 (1.08%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.08%) VBA
Qualifications
1 31 (33.33%) CISSP
2 17 (18.28%) CISM
3 12 (12.90%) PMI Certification
3 12 (12.90%) PMP
4 9 (9.68%) Degree
5 7 (7.53%) CISA
6 6 (6.45%) CRISC
7 4 (4.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (4.30%) SSCP
8 3 (3.23%) Security Cleared
9 2 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.15%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.15%) OSCP
9 2 (2.15%) SC Cleared
10 1 (1.08%) Azure Certification
10 1 (1.08%) CHECK Team Leader
10 1 (1.08%) CHECK Team Member
10 1 (1.08%) CREST Certified
10 1 (1.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (50.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 47 (50.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (49.46%) GDPR
3 27 (29.03%) NIST
4 15 (16.13%) PCI DSS
5 12 (12.90%) QA
6 10 (10.75%) GRC
6 10 (10.75%) NCSC
7 5 (5.38%) SOC 2
8 3 (3.23%) Data Quality
8 3 (3.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (2.15%) HIPAA
9 2 (2.15%) ISO 9001
10 1 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (1.08%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 13 (13.98%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.15%) Hyper-V
2 2 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (10.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (6.45%) Terraform
3 4 (4.30%) Nessus
4 3 (3.23%) Kubernetes
5 2 (2.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (2.15%) Ansible
6 1 (1.08%) CASB
Vendors
1 34 (36.56%) Microsoft
2 15 (16.13%) SAP
3 6 (6.45%) Google
3 6 (6.45%) Salesforce
3 6 (6.45%) VMware
4 4 (4.30%) Palo Alto
4 4 (4.30%) Splunk
5 3 (3.23%) Cisco
5 3 (3.23%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (3.23%) Oracle
5 3 (3.23%) Xero
6 2 (2.15%) Aderant
6 2 (2.15%) ConnectWise
6 2 (2.15%) Dell
6 2 (2.15%) EMC
6 2 (2.15%) FireEye
6 2 (2.15%) iManage
6 2 (2.15%) Intapp
6 2 (2.15%) N-able
6 2 (2.15%) SonicWALL