The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
12
34
15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
8.82%
21.25%
12.82%
Number of salaries quoted
10
27
15
10th Percentile
£26,000
£27,000
£27,000
25th Percentile
£33,438
£27,625
£29,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,500
£32,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+30.77%
-40.91%
-
75th Percentile
£43,750
£60,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£66,425
£66,000
£76,250
Staffordshire median annual salary
£37,500
£30,000
£40,000
% change year-on-year
+25.00%
-25.00%
-27.27%
Cyber Essentials PLUS Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 2 December 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 Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
