Cyber Essentials
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cyber Essentials skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 384 426 531
Rank change year-on-year +42 +105 +78
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 662 755 975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.68% 0.72% 0.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.91% 3.75% 3.79%
Number of salaries quoted 577 391 502
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,477 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,794
Median % change year-on-year - -6.45% +10.93%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,500 £80,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.67% +3.81% +5.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Cyber Essentials is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,490 20,156 25,732
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.76% 19.26% 16.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9,233 9,268 13,209
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -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 2024.

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 2024. 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 +83 604 £55,000 - 135
UK excluding London +39 502 £52,500 -3.67% 100
Work from Home +12 247 £55,000 -5.98% 53
North of England +26 155 £50,000 +9.29% 30
London +51 125 £61,919 +8.16% 36
South East +70 114 £57,500 +4.55% 29
Midlands +73 112 £50,000 -10.71% 15
West Midlands +89 99 £55,000 +3.77% 6
North West -35 80 £48,000 +6.67% 15
South West -26 66 £55,000 - 11
Yorkshire +101 51 £55,000 -8.33% 12
East of England +22 29 £42,500 -29.17% 8
North East +15 24 £41,000 -25.45% 3
Scotland -63 21 £45,000 -18.18% 4
East Midlands -9 13 £45,000 -20.35% 9
Wales -6 5 £40,500 -32.50% 3

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 42 (6.34%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.21%) WordPress
4 6 (0.91%) nginx
5 4 (0.60%) Confluence
6 2 (0.30%) IIS
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) CMS
7 1 (0.15%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 70 (10.57%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (9.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (6.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.60%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.30%) Farmplan
2 2 (0.30%) KEYPrime
2 2 (0.30%) Shopify
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.15%) Magento
3 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (0.15%) PeopleSoft HCM
3 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 238 (35.95%) Microsoft 365
2 232 (35.05%) Azure
3 99 (14.95%) Entra ID
4 63 (9.52%) AWS
5 38 (5.74%) Cloud Computing
6 27 (4.08%) SaaS
7 26 (3.93%) Power Platform
8 24 (3.63%) IaaS
9 15 (2.27%) Google Workspace
9 15 (2.27%) PaaS
10 9 (1.36%) GCP
10 9 (1.36%) OneDrive
10 9 (1.36%) WhatsApp
11 6 (0.91%) npm
11 6 (0.91%) Serverless
11 6 (0.91%) Yarn
12 5 (0.76%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.76%) Nutanix
13 4 (0.60%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.60%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 158 (23.87%) Firewall
2 56 (8.46%) LAN
3 54 (8.16%) WAN
4 52 (7.85%) DNS
5 32 (4.83%) NAS
6 30 (4.53%) Wi-Fi
7 28 (4.23%) DHCP
8 25 (3.78%) Network Security
8 25 (3.78%) Wireless
9 23 (3.47%) VLAN
10 21 (3.17%) MPLS
11 20 (3.02%) SD-WAN
12 19 (2.87%) TCP/IP
12 19 (2.87%) VPN
13 17 (2.57%) Intranet
13 17 (2.57%) VoIP
14 16 (2.42%) Intrusion Detection
15 12 (1.81%) 4G
15 12 (1.81%) 5G
15 12 (1.81%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.93%) Power BI
2 12 (1.81%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.91%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.91%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.15%) Lumira
6 1 (0.15%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (0.91%) Cypress.io
1 6 (0.91%) JIRA
1 6 (0.91%) Mocha
2 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.15%) GitLab
3 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 263 (39.73%) Social Skills
2 90 (13.60%) Finance
3 65 (9.82%) Public Sector
4 61 (9.21%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (8.46%) Law
6 43 (6.50%) Legal
7 26 (3.93%) Telecoms
8 16 (2.42%) Games
9 14 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (2.11%) Retail
10 13 (1.96%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.21%) Automotive
14 8 (1.21%) Local Government
15 6 (0.91%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.76%) Military
16 5 (0.76%) Publishing
17 4 (0.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 111 (16.77%) Analyst
2 85 (12.84%) Security Analyst
3 78 (11.78%) IT Manager
4 70 (10.57%) Security Manager
5 54 (8.16%) Senior
6 49 (7.40%) Consultant
7 43 (6.50%) Lead
8 38 (5.74%) Information Analyst
8 38 (5.74%) Information Security Analyst
9 37 (5.59%) Service Manager
10 35 (5.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 35 (5.29%) IT Support
11 31 (4.68%) Security Consultant
12 28 (4.23%) Architect
12 28 (4.23%) Information Security Manager
13 26 (3.93%) Information Manager
14 25 (3.78%) Technical Manager
15 24 (3.63%) IT Engineer
16 22 (3.32%) Administrator
17 21 (3.17%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.81%) OAuth
2 9 (1.36%) SAML
3 7 (1.06%) ModSecurity
4 6 (0.91%) .NET
4 6 (0.91%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.91%) Express.js
4 6 (0.91%) GraphQL
4 6 (0.91%) gRPC
4 6 (0.91%) Jest
4 6 (0.91%) JWT
4 6 (0.91%) Kafka
4 6 (0.91%) MEAN Stack
4 6 (0.91%) MERN Stack
4 6 (0.91%) Mongoose
4 6 (0.91%) NestJS
4 6 (0.91%) Node.js
4 6 (0.91%) OAuth2
4 6 (0.91%) OpenAPI
4 6 (0.91%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (0.91%) React
Miscellaneous
1 94 (14.20%) Management Information System
2 64 (9.67%) Driving Licence
3 47 (7.10%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (5.44%) Security Posture
5 28 (4.23%) Cyber Threat
6 27 (4.08%) Data Centre
6 27 (4.08%) Onboarding
7 23 (3.47%) IoT
8 22 (3.32%) NHS
9 19 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.96%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
12 9 (1.36%) ARM Cortex
12 9 (1.36%) CCTV
12 9 (1.36%) Cyberattack
12 9 (1.36%) PKI
13 7 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (1.06%) Public Cloud
13 7 (1.06%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 157 (23.72%) Windows
2 102 (15.41%) Windows Server
3 38 (5.74%) Windows 10
4 32 (4.83%) Linux
5 21 (3.17%) Mac OS
6 20 (3.02%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (2.57%) Apple iOS
8 13 (1.96%) Android
9 8 (1.21%) VMS
9 8 (1.21%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.06%) Debian
10 7 (1.06%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.45%) Unix
12 2 (0.30%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (48.34%) Cybersecurity
2 256 (38.67%) Information Security
3 167 (25.23%) Problem-Solving
4 124 (18.73%) ITIL
5 98 (14.80%) Incident Response
6 70 (10.57%) Data Protection
6 70 (10.57%) SIEM
7 68 (10.27%) Risk Management
8 67 (10.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 64 (9.67%) Business Continuity
10 62 (9.37%) Penetration Testing
11 60 (9.06%) Security Operations
12 59 (8.91%) Security Management
12 59 (8.91%) Service Delivery
13 56 (8.46%) Customer Service
14 55 (8.31%) Continuous Improvement
15 51 (7.70%) Vulnerability Management
16 49 (7.40%) Disaster Recovery
17 45 (6.80%) Vulnerability Scanning
18 42 (6.34%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 26 (3.93%) SQL
2 20 (3.02%) Bash
3 18 (2.72%) PowerShell
4 17 (2.57%) Python
5 11 (1.66%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.06%) Java
7 6 (0.91%) Kotlin
7 6 (0.91%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.30%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) ABAP
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 100 (15.11%) CISSP
1 100 (15.11%) Security Cleared
2 95 (14.35%) Degree
3 66 (9.97%) CISM
4 53 (8.01%) Cisco Certification
5 50 (7.55%) CISA
6 33 (4.98%) SC Cleared
7 29 (4.38%) Azure Certification
8 27 (4.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 26 (3.93%) CCNA
10 24 (3.63%) CCSP
11 23 (3.47%) CompTIA Security+
12 22 (3.32%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (3.17%) DBS Check
13 21 (3.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 19 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
14 19 (2.87%) CRISC
15 17 (2.57%) CCNP
16 14 (2.11%) AWS Certification
16 14 (2.11%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 373 (56.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 173 (26.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 149 (22.51%) GDPR
4 130 (19.64%) NIST
5 50 (7.55%) PCI DSS
6 49 (7.40%) ISO 9001
7 42 (6.34%) GRC
8 39 (5.89%) NCSC
9 37 (5.59%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 26 (3.93%) SLA
11 24 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 24 (3.63%) SOC 2
12 18 (2.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (2.11%) QA
14 10 (1.51%) COSHH
15 9 (1.36%) COBIT
16 7 (1.06%) PMO
17 6 (0.91%) Accessibility
17 6 (0.91%) IASME
17 6 (0.91%) NIST 800
System Software
1 129 (19.49%) Active Directory
2 54 (8.16%) Hyper-V
3 30 (4.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (3.17%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (2.57%) Docker
6 5 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.45%) vSphere
9 2 (0.30%) pfSense
9 2 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 61 (9.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (6.04%) Single Sign-On
3 37 (5.59%) EnCase
4 23 (3.47%) FortiGate
5 9 (1.36%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.36%) Terraform
6 7 (1.06%) Grafana
7 6 (0.91%) CASB
7 6 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.91%) Nessus
7 6 (0.91%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.91%) WSUS
8 5 (0.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.45%) Ansible
9 3 (0.45%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.45%) SCCM
10 2 (0.30%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 304 (45.92%) Microsoft
2 57 (8.61%) VMware
3 55 (8.31%) Cisco
4 30 (4.53%) Fortinet
5 28 (4.23%) Sophos
6 21 (3.17%) Apple
7 20 (3.02%) Veeam
8 18 (2.72%) Darktrace
9 17 (2.57%) Google
10 16 (2.42%) HP
11 14 (2.11%) Dell
12 13 (1.96%) Citrix
12 13 (1.96%) Mitel
13 12 (1.81%) NEC
14 10 (1.51%) Meraki
15 9 (1.36%) Acronis
15 9 (1.36%) Aruba
15 9 (1.36%) Ribbon
16 8 (1.21%) Barracuda Networks
17 7 (1.06%) Draytek