Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 501 | 527 | 710 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +183 | +75 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS | 215 | 109 | 173 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.33% | 1.61% | 1.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 174 | 67 | 152 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £39,000 | £31,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | £51,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +4.35% | -11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £67,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £76,875 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -12.50% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 9,241 | 6,750 | 13,157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 10.66% | 16.22% | 13.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,405 | 3,895 | 9,231 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,375 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £58,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | +11.43% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,800 | £76,840 | £70,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.94% | +11.58% | -5.00% |
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Top 15 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 18 April 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +28 | 202 | £65,000 | +5.26% | 43 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 130 | £55,000 | - | 38 |
| London | +40 | 76 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 69 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 17 |
| South East | -24 | 48 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 12 |
| Midlands | -3 | 35 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 9 |
| North of England | -41 | 29 | £43,500 | +8.75% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 27 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 20 | £30,000 | -58.62% | 5 |
| South West | -48 | 10 | £52,500 | -23.64% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 8 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 1 |
| North West | -25 | 7 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | -22 | 4 | £60,000 | +37.14% | 1 |
| East of England | -30 | 4 | £37,262 | - | 3 |
| North East | -30 | 2 | £105,000 | +191.67% | 2 |
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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