The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Preston.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
6
43
19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston
8.57%
29.25%
14.07%
Number of salaries quoted
6
29
13
10th Percentile
£37,625
£32,000
£37,167
25th Percentile
£46,250
£39,000
£41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,250
£48,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
+6.77%
-20.00%
+42.53%
75th Percentile
£56,500
£60,000
£62,500
90th Percentile
£57,000
£67,750
£70,000
Lancashire median annual salary
£47,436
£52,500
£47,500
% change year-on-year
-9.65%
+10.53%
+1.81%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Preston
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials 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 Preston region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:
