Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 634 | 595 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | -39 | -44 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS | 59 | 108 | 100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.92% | 1.13% | 1.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 85 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,500 | £34,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,750 | £42,500 | £42,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,500 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.00% | -20.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,800 | £84,000 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £64,500 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.79% | -9.62% | +3.66% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,443 | 9,518 | 8,157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 14.92% | 12.67% | 16.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,200 | 6,020 | 4,317 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £25,250 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,750 | £32,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,600 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in the UK excluding London.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| South East | +86 | 36 | £41,500 | -6.41% | 19 |
| North of England | +30 | 7 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 18 |
| Midlands | +64 | 6 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 7 |
| South West | +77 | 5 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 9 |
| Scotland | +89 | 3 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +60 | 3 | £41,250 | -31.25% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +43 | 3 | £55,000 | +5.77% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 3 | £35,000 | -15.15% | 1 |
| North East | +40 | 3 | £75,000 | -6.25% | |
| East of England | +33 | 2 | £76,000 | +90.00% | 3 |
| North West | -7 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 11 |
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Cyber Essentials PLUS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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