Computer Emergency Response Teams Job Trends

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Computer Emergency Response Teams skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 665 795 756
Rank change year-on-year +130 -39 +439
Permanent jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams 13 6 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.026% 0.008% 0.008%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.24% 0.083% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 13 5 5
10th Percentile £68,750 - -
25th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £88,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +60.00% -15.38%
75th Percentile £105,000 £92,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £133,800 £102,800 £73,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - £88,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +60.00% -15.38%

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 requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,326 7,247 9,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.79% 9.31% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,138 4,416 7,302
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -3.70%
75th Percentile £82,500 £86,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% +4.35%

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Computer Emergency Response Teams as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Emergency Response Teams in the UK

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Emergency Response Teams.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Emergency Response Teams

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Emergency Response Teams in the UK

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 17 September 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
England +107 13 £80,000 +1.27% 4
London +78 10 £85,000 +21.43% 1
Work from Home +81 4 £72,500 - 1

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 5 (38.46%) MS Visio
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) AWS
1 5 (38.46%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (15.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (53.85%) Firewall
2 6 (46.15%) Network Security
3 3 (23.08%) S/MIME
3 3 (23.08%) SSL
3 3 (23.08%) X.509
4 2 (15.38%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (15.38%) TCP/IP
5 1 (7.69%) tcpdump
5 1 (7.69%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Burp Suite
1 1 (7.69%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 9 (69.23%) Finance
2 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Documentation Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Financial Institution
4 3 (23.08%) Banking
4 3 (23.08%) Legal
5 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Security Specialist
2 4 (30.77%) Information Security Specialist
2 4 (30.77%) Information Specialist
3 3 (23.08%) Architect
3 3 (23.08%) Lead
3 3 (23.08%) Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) EJB
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) CMDB
2 3 (23.08%) Algorithms
2 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (23.08%) PKI
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.69%) Insider Threat
3 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (46.15%) Linux
1 6 (46.15%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Incident Response
2 8 (61.54%) SIEM
3 7 (53.85%) Information Security
3 7 (53.85%) Malware Analysis
3 7 (53.85%) Risk Management
3 7 (53.85%) Threat Intelligence
4 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (46.15%) Time Management
5 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
5 5 (38.46%) Incident Management
5 5 (38.46%) Security Operations
6 4 (30.77%) Inventory Management
6 4 (30.77%) Risk Register
6 4 (30.77%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 4 (30.77%) Vulnerability Management
7 3 (23.08%) Cryptography
7 3 (23.08%) Design Patterns
7 3 (23.08%) Key Management
7 3 (23.08%) Presales
7 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
1 2 (15.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) CISSP
2 7 (53.85%) CompTIA Security+
3 6 (46.15%) Degree
4 5 (38.46%) CISM
5 4 (30.77%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (30.77%) Novell Certification
5 4 (30.77%) SANS
6 3 (23.08%) CISA
6 3 (23.08%) DV Cleared
6 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
6 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
7 2 (15.38%) CRISC
7 2 (15.38%) GCED
7 2 (15.38%) GCIA
7 2 (15.38%) GCIH
7 2 (15.38%) GIAC
7 2 (15.38%) GREM
7 2 (15.38%) GSEC
7 2 (15.38%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) NIST
2 5 (38.46%) GDPR
3 4 (30.77%) NIST 800
4 2 (15.38%) GRC
4 2 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (53.85%) Active Directory
2 2 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (30.77%) CSIRT
2 2 (15.38%) Ansible
2 2 (15.38%) Progress Chef
2 2 (15.38%) Puppet
2 2 (15.38%) RSA Archer
3 1 (7.69%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 3 (23.08%) Thales
3 2 (15.38%) VMware