Cyber Essentials Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cyber Essentials
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 360 372 553
Rank change year-on-year +12 +181 -94
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 247 346 292
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.73% 0.80% 0.44%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.77% 5.43% 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 221 194 236
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,150 £34,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% -2.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,625
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,794
% change year-on-year - -6.45% +10.93%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,284 6,368 10,499
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.70% 14.76% 15.73%
Number of salaries quoted 3,256 4,294 5,999
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

Cyber Essentials
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Essentials trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials.

Cyber Essentials salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Cyber Essentials salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 14 (5.67%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.43%) nginx
4 4 (1.62%) Confluence
5 3 (1.21%) WordPress
6 1 (0.40%) CMS
6 1 (0.40%) Drupal
6 1 (0.40%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.62%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.40%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 101 (40.89%) Azure
2 81 (32.79%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (18.62%) Entra ID
4 23 (9.31%) Cloud Computing
5 20 (8.10%) AWS
6 11 (4.45%) IaaS
7 10 (4.05%) Google Workspace
7 10 (4.05%) SaaS
8 8 (3.24%) GCP
8 8 (3.24%) WhatsApp
9 6 (2.43%) npm
9 6 (2.43%) Serverless
9 6 (2.43%) Yarn
10 5 (2.02%) PaaS
11 4 (1.62%) Slack
12 3 (1.21%) OCI
13 2 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.81%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.81%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.81%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 64 (25.91%) Firewall
2 23 (9.31%) DNS
3 20 (8.10%) WAN
4 16 (6.48%) Wireless
5 15 (6.07%) LAN
6 14 (5.67%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (4.05%) Broadband
7 10 (4.05%) Intrusion Detection
7 10 (4.05%) NAS
7 10 (4.05%) Network Security
7 10 (4.05%) SD-WAN
8 7 (2.83%) PBX
8 7 (2.83%) VLAN
9 6 (2.43%) AMQP
9 6 (2.43%) Internet
9 6 (2.43%) MPLS
9 6 (2.43%) TCP/IP
10 5 (2.02%) Cisco IPT
10 5 (2.02%) DKIM
10 5 (2.02%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.05%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.43%) MongoDB
2 6 (2.43%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.81%) Power BI
5 1 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.40%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.40%) Lumira
5 1 (0.40%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (2.43%) Cypress.io
1 6 (2.43%) Mocha
2 4 (1.62%) JIRA
3 2 (0.81%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.40%) GitLab
General
1 91 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 29 (11.74%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (9.72%) Law
4 22 (8.91%) Finance
5 13 (5.26%) Legal
5 13 (5.26%) Public Sector
6 10 (4.05%) Games
7 6 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.43%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.02%) Automotive
8 5 (2.02%) Military
8 5 (2.02%) Retail
9 4 (1.62%) Publishing
10 3 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.81%) Fire and Rescue
11 2 (0.81%) Local Government
12 1 (0.40%) Banking
12 1 (0.40%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 47 (19.03%) Analyst
2 41 (16.60%) Security Analyst
3 33 (13.36%) Security Manager
4 24 (9.72%) Consultant
4 24 (9.72%) Senior
5 23 (9.31%) IT Manager
6 18 (7.29%) Service Manager
7 17 (6.88%) Information Analyst
7 17 (6.88%) Information Security Analyst
8 16 (6.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 15 (6.07%) Information Security Manager
9 15 (6.07%) IT Engineer
9 15 (6.07%) IT Support
10 14 (5.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 13 (5.26%) Information Manager
11 13 (5.26%) Support Engineer
11 13 (5.26%) Technical Manager
12 12 (4.86%) IT Consultant
12 12 (4.86%) IT Support Engineer
13 11 (4.45%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.43%) .NET
1 6 (2.43%) AngularJS
1 6 (2.43%) Express.js
1 6 (2.43%) GraphQL
1 6 (2.43%) gRPC
1 6 (2.43%) Jest
1 6 (2.43%) JWT
1 6 (2.43%) Kafka
1 6 (2.43%) MEAN Stack
1 6 (2.43%) MERN Stack
1 6 (2.43%) Mongoose
1 6 (2.43%) NestJS
1 6 (2.43%) Node.js
1 6 (2.43%) OAuth
1 6 (2.43%) OAuth2
1 6 (2.43%) OpenAPI
1 6 (2.43%) RabbitMQ
1 6 (2.43%) React
2 5 (2.02%) ModSecurity
3 2 (0.81%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.15%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.86%) IoT
2 12 (4.86%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.45%) Security Posture
3 11 (4.45%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (4.05%) Driving Licence
4 10 (4.05%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (2.43%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (2.43%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.43%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (2.43%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.43%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (2.02%) NHS
7 4 (1.62%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.62%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.21%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.21%) IVR
8 3 (1.21%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 66 (26.72%) Windows
2 32 (12.96%) Windows Server
3 14 (5.67%) Mac OS
4 11 (4.45%) Windows 10
5 9 (3.64%) Linux
6 7 (2.83%) Apple iOS
7 5 (2.02%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.62%) Android
9 3 (1.21%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.81%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.81%) Unix
11 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (55.87%) Cybersecurity
2 100 (40.49%) Information Security
3 58 (23.48%) ITIL
4 45 (18.22%) SIEM
5 43 (17.41%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (16.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 39 (15.79%) Data Protection
8 33 (13.36%) Penetration Testing
9 30 (12.15%) Risk Management
10 27 (10.93%) Business Continuity
11 25 (10.12%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 24 (9.72%) Security Operations
13 23 (9.31%) Incident Management
13 23 (9.31%) Security Management
14 20 (8.10%) Continuous Improvement
15 19 (7.69%) ISMS
16 18 (7.29%) Incident Response
17 17 (6.88%) Roadmaps
18 16 (6.48%) Agile
18 16 (6.48%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.45%) Bash
2 10 (4.05%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.83%) Java
4 6 (2.43%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.43%) Kotlin
4 6 (2.43%) TypeScript
5 3 (1.21%) SQL
6 2 (0.81%) Python
7 1 (0.40%) ABAP
7 1 (0.40%) C#
7 1 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.40%) PHP
Qualifications
1 39 (15.79%) CISSP
2 35 (14.17%) CISM
3 26 (10.53%) Degree
4 25 (10.12%) CISA
5 22 (8.91%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (8.91%) Security Cleared
6 19 (7.69%) CCNA
7 18 (7.29%) Azure Certification
8 17 (6.88%) CCNP
9 16 (6.48%) SC Cleared
10 12 (4.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (4.05%) CRISC
12 8 (3.24%) CompTIA Security+
13 5 (2.02%) CREST Certified
13 5 (2.02%) Cyber Scheme
14 4 (1.62%) CompTIA CySA+
14 4 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (1.62%) ISACA
15 3 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (1.21%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (61.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 66 (26.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 52 (21.05%) NIST
4 25 (10.12%) GDPR
5 22 (8.91%) GRC
5 22 (8.91%) SOC 2
6 20 (8.10%) PCI DSS
7 18 (7.29%) SLA
8 15 (6.07%) NCSC
9 4 (1.62%) Accessibility
9 4 (1.62%) COBIT
10 3 (1.21%) ISO 9001
10 3 (1.21%) QA
11 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.81%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 53 (21.46%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (5.26%) Hyper-V
4 8 (3.24%) Docker
5 2 (0.81%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (16.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (7.29%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (3.24%) Kubernetes
4 7 (2.83%) Grafana
5 6 (2.43%) CASB
5 6 (2.43%) Prometheus
6 5 (2.02%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.62%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (1.21%) Nessus
8 3 (1.21%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.81%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.81%) WSUS
10 1 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.40%) Ansible
10 1 (0.40%) Cacti
10 1 (0.40%) Nagios
10 1 (0.40%) Puppet
10 1 (0.40%) Terraform
10 1 (0.40%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 92 (37.25%) Microsoft
2 30 (12.15%) Cisco
3 29 (11.74%) Fortinet
4 22 (8.91%) VMware
5 16 (6.48%) Apple
6 10 (4.05%) Google
7 9 (3.64%) Veeam
8 8 (3.24%) Darktrace
9 5 (2.02%) Sophos
10 4 (1.62%) Aruba
10 4 (1.62%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.62%) Intel
11 3 (1.21%) arcserve
11 3 (1.21%) Canon
11 3 (1.21%) Citrix
11 3 (1.21%) HP
11 3 (1.21%) Juniper
11 3 (1.21%) Oracle
11 3 (1.21%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.21%) SolarWinds