Cyber Essentials Jobs

Cyber Essentials
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 395 386 431
Rank change year-on-year -9 +45 +89
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 319 667 752
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.61% 0.68% 0.72%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.60% 4.93% 3.72%
Number of salaries quoted 215 582 385
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £36,562
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £43,477
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -5.58%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -2.78% +3.27%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Cyber Essentials 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 8,873 13,522 20,219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.09% 13.77% 19.30%
Number of salaries quoted 4,598 9,280 9,275
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,939 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +5.26%

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 27 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 -38 293 £58,000 +5.45% 242
UK excluding London +9 211 £55,000 +4.76% 173
Work from Home +45 106 £60,000 +9.09% 112
London +57 88 £65,000 +4.98% 92
South East +63 71 £55,000 -4.35% 50
North of England -8 65 £55,000 +10.00% 43
Midlands +2 36 £48,750 +2.63% 32
North West -8 36 £55,021 +15.23% 17
West Midlands -20 28 £50,000 -9.09% 28
Yorkshire +45 27 £53,750 -2.27% 23
East of England +53 14 £42,500 - 15
Scotland +121 12 £50,000 +11.11% 16
South West +58 12 £62,500 +13.64% 19
East Midlands +46 8 £35,000 -22.22% 4
Wales +35 2 £55,000 +35.80% 1
North East +27 2 £58,000 +41.46% 5

Cyber Essentials
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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (6.90%) SharePoint
2 17 (5.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (0.63%) IIS
4 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 32 (10.03%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.82%) Acrobat
3 4 (1.25%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.63%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 107 (33.54%) Microsoft 365
2 103 (32.29%) Azure
3 33 (10.34%) AWS
4 31 (9.72%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.13%) OneDrive
5 10 (3.13%) Power Platform
5 10 (3.13%) SaaS
6 9 (2.82%) Google Workspace
6 9 (2.82%) Microsoft Purview
7 8 (2.51%) Azure Sentinel
7 8 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (2.51%) GCP
7 8 (2.51%) IaaS
8 6 (1.88%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.57%) PaaS
9 5 (1.57%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.25%) Fivetran
10 4 (1.25%) Google Analytics
10 4 (1.25%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 66 (20.69%) Firewall
2 35 (10.97%) Network Security
3 32 (10.03%) VPN
4 17 (5.33%) Intrusion Detection
5 15 (4.70%) VLAN
6 12 (3.76%) DNS
6 12 (3.76%) TCP/IP
6 12 (3.76%) WAN
7 11 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (3.13%) LAN
9 9 (2.82%) DHCP
9 9 (2.82%) Intranet
9 9 (2.82%) Wireless
10 7 (2.19%) SAN
11 6 (1.88%) SD-WAN
12 5 (1.57%) VoIP
13 4 (1.25%) Cisco ISE
13 4 (1.25%) IPsec
13 4 (1.25%) SSL
14 3 (0.94%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.51%) Power BI
3 7 (2.19%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.31%) DB2
6 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.63%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.63%) ERwin
1 2 (0.63%) JIRA
1 2 (0.63%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.31%) Git
2 1 (0.31%) Postman
2 1 (0.31%) REST Assured
2 1 (0.31%) SoapUI
General
1 116 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 68 (21.32%) Legal
3 45 (14.11%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (12.54%) Law
5 36 (11.29%) Finance
6 24 (7.52%) Manufacturing
7 17 (5.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (5.33%) Retail
8 16 (5.02%) Public Sector
9 14 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (4.08%) Marketing
11 12 (3.76%) Electronics
12 10 (3.13%) Local Government
13 9 (2.82%) Publishing
14 8 (2.51%) Telecoms
15 7 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (1.88%) Aviation
17 4 (1.25%) Aerospace
18 2 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
19 1 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (14.11%) Security Manager
2 36 (11.29%) Senior
3 35 (10.97%) Information Manager
3 35 (10.97%) IT Manager
4 29 (9.09%) Analyst
5 27 (8.46%) Information Security Manager
5 27 (8.46%) Security Engineer
6 26 (8.15%) IT Support
7 24 (7.52%) Lead
8 19 (5.96%) Security Analyst
9 16 (5.02%) Architect
10 15 (4.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 14 (4.39%) Governance Manager
11 14 (4.39%) Information Governance Manager
12 13 (4.08%) IT Security Manager
12 13 (4.08%) Senior IT Support
13 12 (3.76%) Infrastructure Manager
13 12 (3.76%) IT Engineer
14 11 (3.45%) Head of Security
15 10 (3.13%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.19%) EDI
2 3 (0.94%) Middleware
2 3 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.63%) RESTful
4 1 (0.31%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.31%) JWT
4 1 (0.31%) OAuth
4 1 (0.31%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.31%) REST
4 1 (0.31%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (18.81%) Management Information System
2 46 (14.42%) Data Protection Act
3 31 (9.72%) Security Posture
4 29 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
5 14 (4.39%) Enterprise Cloud
5 14 (4.39%) Freedom of Information
5 14 (4.39%) Freedom of Information Act
6 13 (4.08%) Cyberattack
7 12 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (3.13%) PKI
8 10 (3.13%) Replication
9 9 (2.82%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.82%) e-Learning
10 8 (2.51%) Onboarding
11 7 (2.19%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.88%) Security Operations Centre
12 6 (1.88%) Social Media
13 5 (1.57%) Operational Technology
13 5 (1.57%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 57 (17.87%) Windows
2 28 (8.78%) Windows Server
3 15 (4.70%) Linux
4 8 (2.51%) Windows 10
4 8 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (2.19%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (1.88%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.57%) Android
8 3 (0.94%) Unix
9 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.31%) VMS
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (50.78%) Cybersecurity
2 149 (46.71%) Information Security
3 76 (23.82%) ITIL
4 65 (20.38%) Problem-Solving
5 59 (18.50%) Risk Management
6 56 (17.55%) Roadmaps
7 55 (17.24%) Data Protection
7 55 (17.24%) SIEM
8 52 (16.30%) Incident Response
9 38 (11.91%) Business Continuity
10 35 (10.97%) Disaster Recovery
11 34 (10.66%) Project Management
12 31 (9.72%) Mentoring
12 31 (9.72%) Security Management
13 30 (9.40%) Agile
14 28 (8.78%) Incident Management
15 27 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
15 27 (8.46%) Information Governance
16 26 (8.15%) Data Security
16 26 (8.15%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.13%) Python
2 10 (3.13%) SQL
3 6 (1.88%) Bash
4 4 (1.25%) T-SQL
5 3 (0.94%) R
6 2 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.63%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.31%) Bicep
7 1 (0.31%) Go
7 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 70 (21.94%) CISSP
2 64 (20.06%) CISM
3 59 (18.50%) Degree
4 23 (7.21%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (6.58%) CISA
6 20 (6.27%) CRISC
7 18 (5.64%) Security Cleared
8 13 (4.08%) CEH
8 13 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (4.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 13 (4.08%) SC Cleared
9 11 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (3.45%) CREST Certified
9 11 (3.45%) PMI Certification
9 11 (3.45%) PMP
10 9 (2.82%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (2.51%) CCNA
12 7 (2.19%) CCNP
12 7 (2.19%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (2.19%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 198 (62.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 112 (35.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 93 (29.15%) GDPR
4 70 (21.94%) NIST
5 58 (18.18%) PCI DSS
6 20 (6.27%) NCSC
7 19 (5.96%) GRC
8 11 (3.45%) HIPAA
8 11 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (2.82%) Def Stans
9 9 (2.82%) PERC
9 9 (2.82%) QA
10 7 (2.19%) SOC 2
11 6 (1.88%) COBIT
11 6 (1.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.25%) Data Quality
12 4 (1.25%) SLA
13 2 (0.63%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.63%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 42 (13.17%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (5.64%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.94%) vSphere
5 2 (0.63%) Docker
6 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (8.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.45%) Nessus
3 9 (2.82%) Terraform
4 8 (2.51%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.88%) QRadar
6 5 (1.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (1.57%) ArcSight ESM
7 4 (1.25%) Dell DRAC
7 4 (1.25%) Kubernetes
8 3 (0.94%) Ansible
9 2 (0.63%) SCCM
10 1 (0.31%) Autotask
10 1 (0.31%) Iperf
10 1 (0.31%) Nmap
10 1 (0.31%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.31%) WSUS
Vendors
1 121 (37.93%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.15%) VMware
3 25 (7.84%) Cisco
4 18 (5.64%) Google
5 13 (4.08%) Splunk
6 11 (3.45%) Fortinet
6 11 (3.45%) SAP
7 10 (3.13%) OneTrust
7 10 (3.13%) Palo Alto
8 9 (2.82%) Adobe
8 9 (2.82%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.51%) Veeam
10 7 (2.19%) SolarWinds
11 6 (1.88%) Meraki
12 5 (1.57%) Aderant
12 5 (1.57%) ArcSight
12 5 (1.57%) LogLogic
12 5 (1.57%) McAfee
12 5 (1.57%) Qualys
12 5 (1.57%) Sage