Cyber Essentials Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Cyber Essentials
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 391 318 385
Rank change year-on-year -73 +67 +207
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 78 266 240
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.37% 0.84% 0.70%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.27% 6.64% 4.89%
Number of salaries quoted 64 220 161
10th Percentile £38,875 £37,500 £38,870
25th Percentile £52,188 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.36% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £71,375 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £115,375 £87,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,429 4,009 4,906
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.25% 12.70% 14.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,940 2,880 3,567
10th Percentile £36,650 £34,750 £37,356
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,965 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.14% -3.39% +4.35%
75th Percentile £76,840 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £94,100 £97,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

Cyber Essentials
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Essentials trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options 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 remote working options citing Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

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 8 (10.26%) SharePoint
2 6 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.56%) IIS
4 1 (1.28%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (24.36%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (23.08%) Azure
3 11 (14.10%) Entra ID
4 8 (10.26%) AWS
5 7 (8.97%) Power Automate
6 5 (6.41%) Power Platform
7 4 (5.13%) Fivetran
7 4 (5.13%) Google Analytics
7 4 (5.13%) IaaS
7 4 (5.13%) SaaS
7 4 (5.13%) Snowflake
7 4 (5.13%) Zapier
8 2 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (2.56%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.28%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (1.28%) Azure API Management
9 1 (1.28%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (1.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (28.21%) Firewall
2 10 (12.82%) VPN
3 7 (8.97%) Network Security
4 4 (5.13%) DNS
5 3 (3.85%) LAN
5 3 (3.85%) TCP/IP
5 3 (3.85%) WAN
6 2 (2.56%) DHCP
6 2 (2.56%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (2.56%) Unified Communications
6 2 (2.56%) WLAN
7 1 (1.28%) DMZ
7 1 (1.28%) STUN
7 1 (1.28%) VLAN
7 1 (1.28%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.41%) Power BI
2 4 (5.13%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.56%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.28%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (1.28%) Metadata
4 1 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Burp Suite
1 2 (2.56%) Metasploit
2 1 (1.28%) ERwin
2 1 (1.28%) Git
General
1 26 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 15 (19.23%) Legal
3 12 (15.38%) Finance
4 11 (14.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (11.54%) Law
6 5 (6.41%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (5.13%) Public Sector
8 3 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Back Office
9 2 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Local Government
10 1 (1.28%) Advertising
10 1 (1.28%) Automotive
10 1 (1.28%) Aviation
10 1 (1.28%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.28%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.28%) Marketing
10 1 (1.28%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (17.95%) Analyst
2 11 (14.10%) Security Analyst
3 9 (11.54%) IT Manager
3 9 (11.54%) Security Manager
4 8 (10.26%) Head of Security
5 7 (8.97%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 7 (8.97%) Security Engineer
5 7 (8.97%) Senior
6 6 (7.69%) Information Manager
6 6 (7.69%) Information Security Manager
7 5 (6.41%) Information Analyst
7 5 (6.41%) Information Security Analyst
7 5 (6.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.41%) Systems Manager
8 4 (5.13%) Architect
8 4 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 4 (5.13%) Data Manager
8 4 (5.13%) Head of Infrastructure
8 4 (5.13%) Infrastructure Manager
8 4 (5.13%) IT Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.28%) FHIR
1 1 (1.28%) FreeSWITCH
1 1 (1.28%) Middleware
1 1 (1.28%) RESTful
1 1 (1.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.10%) Management Information System
2 9 (11.54%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (8.97%) Security Posture
4 6 (7.69%) Onboarding
5 5 (6.41%) PKI
6 4 (5.13%) Cloud Native
6 4 (5.13%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (5.13%) Social Media
7 2 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (2.56%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.28%) Insider Threat
8 1 (1.28%) NHS
8 1 (1.28%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.28%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.28%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 1 (1.28%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 8 (10.26%) Windows
2 6 (7.69%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.13%) Linux
4 1 (1.28%) Debian
4 1 (1.28%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (65.38%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (35.90%) Information Security
3 25 (32.05%) SIEM
4 18 (23.08%) Risk Management
5 15 (19.23%) Incident Response
5 15 (19.23%) ITIL
6 13 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (14.10%) Security Operations
8 10 (12.82%) Data Protection
8 10 (12.82%) DevOps
8 10 (12.82%) Penetration Testing
9 9 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (10.26%) Agile
10 8 (10.26%) Artificial Intelligence
10 8 (10.26%) Roadmaps
10 8 (10.26%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (10.26%) Vulnerability Management
11 7 (8.97%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 7 (8.97%) Data Loss Prevention
11 7 (8.97%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.82%) SQL
2 7 (8.97%) PowerShell
3 4 (5.13%) T-SQL
4 2 (2.56%) Python
4 2 (2.56%) Shell Script
5 1 (1.28%) Bicep
5 1 (1.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 26 (33.33%) CISSP
2 21 (26.92%) CISM
3 14 (17.95%) Degree
4 9 (11.54%) CompTIA Security+
5 8 (10.26%) CEH
6 6 (7.69%) CISA
6 6 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (6.41%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (6.41%) CRISC
7 5 (6.41%) SANS
8 3 (3.85%) CCNA
8 3 (3.85%) CCNP
8 3 (3.85%) GCIA
8 3 (3.85%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (3.85%) Security Cleared
8 3 (3.85%) SSCP
9 2 (2.56%) GIAC
9 2 (2.56%) ISSAP
9 2 (2.56%) MCSE
9 2 (2.56%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (58.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (43.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 24 (30.77%) NIST
4 22 (28.21%) GDPR
5 12 (15.38%) PCI DSS
6 7 (8.97%) NCSC
7 5 (6.41%) SOC 2
8 4 (5.13%) Data Quality
8 4 (5.13%) GRC
9 3 (3.85%) ISO 9001
10 2 (2.56%) COBIT
11 1 (1.28%) HL7
11 1 (1.28%) PMO
11 1 (1.28%) QA
System Software
1 12 (15.38%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.56%) Hyper-V
2 2 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.28%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 8 (10.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.85%) Nessus
3 2 (2.56%) Proxmox
3 2 (2.56%) ZENworks
4 1 (1.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.28%) CASB
4 1 (1.28%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.28%) Nmap
4 1 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.28%) Terraform
4 1 (1.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 30 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.97%) Salesforce
3 5 (6.41%) Google
4 4 (5.13%) Xero
5 3 (3.85%) Cisco
5 3 (3.85%) Juniper
5 3 (3.85%) Meraki
5 3 (3.85%) VMware
6 2 (2.56%) arcserve
6 2 (2.56%) ConnectWise
6 2 (2.56%) Forcepoint
6 2 (2.56%) Fortinet
6 2 (2.56%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.56%) Ruckus Wireless
6 2 (2.56%) Sophos
7 1 (1.28%) Databricks
7 1 (1.28%) Exabeam
7 1 (1.28%) Netskope
7 1 (1.28%) OneTrust
7 1 (1.28%) Sage