Cyber Essentials
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
40 |
62 |
102 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+22 |
+40 |
- |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials |
10 |
13 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading |
1.73% |
1.78% |
0.093% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category |
18.52% |
12.26% |
0.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
5 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£51,250 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,813 |
£57,500 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
-14.29% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£63,750 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
- |
- |
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills |
54 |
106 |
135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading |
9.34% |
14.52% |
12.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
40 |
37 |
63 |
| 10th Percentile |
£39,625 |
£37,250 |
£38,130 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£45,000 |
£47,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
- |
+35.72% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,085 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,000 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£56,500 |
£75,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.67% |
+25.00% |
+18.40% |
Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in Reading
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Reading over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.
Cyber Essentials
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:
