The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 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 Portsmouth.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
43
75
30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth
11.23%
14.56%
16.57%
Number of salaries quoted
34
63
26
10th Percentile
£32,500
£31,850
£26,625
25th Percentile
£36,250
£44,750
£42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,250
£45,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
+16.11%
-14.29%
-
75th Percentile
£72,500
£58,125
£61,750
90th Percentile
£73,700
£70,000
£66,250
Hampshire median annual salary
£54,500
£51,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+5.83%
-6.36%
+4.76%
Cyber Essentials PLUS Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Salary Trend in Portsmouth
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 8 October 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 Portsmouth region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
