Cyber Essentials
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 102 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +28 | +6 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading | 0.74% | 0.44% | 0.066% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 3.70% | 3.30% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,125 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £53,438 | £46,250 | £46,298 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £53,750 | £49,182 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +9.29% | -24.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £52,065 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69,375 | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £65,000 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.93% | +2.38% | -19.23% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 108 | 212 | 204 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading | 20.07% | 13.37% | 13.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 91 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £37,250 | £34,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,625 | £41,256 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,438 | £73,125 | £65,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £87,500 | £94,375 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £64,500 | £52,500 | £50,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.86% | +4.48% | +0.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Cyber Essentials.
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Salary Histogram in Reading
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Reading over the 6 months to 24 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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: