Computer Emergency Response Teams Job Trends
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 819 | 658 | 743 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -161 | +85 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.002% | 0.020% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.036% | 0.22% | 0.051% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £68,750 | £66,800 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £73,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £80,000 | £88,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £123,000 | £92,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £135,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | £88,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +60.00% |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
Computer Emergency Response Teams falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing systems management skills.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,526 | 4,570 | 5,900 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.56% | 9.26% | 8.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,726 | 2,854 | 3,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,000 | £30,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,863 | £38,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.45% | +3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,500 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,000 | £49,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -10.91% | -2.70% |
Computer Emergency Response Teams Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Emergency Response Teams relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Computer Emergency Response Teams Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Emergency Response Teams.
Computer Emergency Response Teams Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams within the UK over the 6 months to 27 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -80 | 2 | - | - | |
| England | -154 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -52 | 1 | - | - |
Computer Emergency Response Teams Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer Incident Response Team | 50.0% | 1 |