The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
33
75
74
Rank change year-on-year
+42
-1
+29
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials
3
5
2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
43
82
85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
14.05%
8.89%
11.21%
Number of salaries quoted
36
64
76
10th Percentile
£35,750
£32,075
£31,250
25th Percentile
£41,250
£37,500
£39,166
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£49,800
£47,500
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
+4.84%
-
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£72,500
£54,750
£71,250
90th Percentile
£80,000
£61,225
£76,875
Hampshire median annual salary
£50,000
£47,500
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
-4.76%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Cyber Essentials Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Southampton.
Cyber Essentials Salary Histogram in Southampton
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Southampton over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Cyber Essentials Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: