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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 393 340 363
Rank change year-on-year -53 +23 +233
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 74 276 274
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.36% 0.81% 0.76%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.27% 6.50% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 59 229 177
10th Percentile £44,500 £37,500 £39,098
25th Percentile £51,875 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £69,875 £70,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £119,250 £87,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -2.65% -5.83%

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 3,262 4,249 5,247
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.81% 12.49% 14.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,850 3,093 3,695
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,815 £36,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £44,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £92,500
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 6 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 6 (8.11%) SharePoint
2 5 (6.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.35%) IIS
3 1 (1.35%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.41%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (25.68%) Azure
1 19 (25.68%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (14.86%) Entra ID
3 8 (10.81%) AWS
4 7 (9.46%) Power Automate
5 5 (6.76%) Power Platform
6 4 (5.41%) Fivetran
6 4 (5.41%) Google Analytics
6 4 (5.41%) SaaS
6 4 (5.41%) Snowflake
6 4 (5.41%) Zapier
7 3 (4.05%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (4.05%) IaaS
8 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (2.70%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.35%) Azure API Management
9 1 (1.35%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (1.35%) GCP
9 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.35%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (25.68%) Firewall
2 8 (10.81%) VPN
3 6 (8.11%) Network Security
4 3 (4.05%) DNS
4 3 (4.05%) LAN
4 3 (4.05%) WAN
5 2 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (2.70%) Unified Communications
5 2 (2.70%) WLAN
6 1 (1.35%) DHCP
6 1 (1.35%) VLAN
6 1 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.76%) Power BI
2 4 (5.41%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.35%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.35%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (1.35%) Metadata
3 1 (1.35%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Burp Suite
1 2 (2.70%) Metasploit
2 1 (1.35%) ERwin
2 1 (1.35%) Git
General
1 27 (36.49%) Social Skills
2 17 (22.97%) Legal
3 12 (16.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (13.51%) Finance
4 10 (13.51%) Law
5 8 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (5.41%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.70%) Back Office
7 2 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.70%) Local Government
8 1 (1.35%) Advertising
8 1 (1.35%) Automotive
8 1 (1.35%) Aviation
8 1 (1.35%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Marketing
8 1 (1.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (18.92%) Analyst
2 11 (14.86%) Security Analyst
3 8 (10.81%) IT Manager
3 8 (10.81%) Security Manager
4 7 (9.46%) Head of Cybersecurity
4 7 (9.46%) Head of Security
4 7 (9.46%) Information Manager
5 6 (8.11%) Data Manager
6 5 (6.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 5 (6.76%) Information Analyst
6 5 (6.76%) Information Security Analyst
6 5 (6.76%) Information Security Manager
6 5 (6.76%) Security Engineer
6 5 (6.76%) Systems Manager
7 4 (5.41%) Architect
7 4 (5.41%) Head of Infrastructure
7 4 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (5.41%) Infrastructure Manager
7 4 (5.41%) IT Analyst
7 4 (5.41%) IT Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.35%) FHIR
1 1 (1.35%) Middleware
1 1 (1.35%) RESTful
1 1 (1.35%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.86%) Management Information System
2 10 (13.51%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (6.76%) PKI
3 5 (6.76%) Security Posture
4 4 (5.41%) Cloud Native
4 4 (5.41%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (5.41%) Onboarding
4 4 (5.41%) Social Media
5 2 (2.70%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (2.70%) Freedom of Information Act
5 2 (2.70%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.35%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (1.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.35%) Insider Threat
6 1 (1.35%) NHS
6 1 (1.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (1.35%) Taxonomies
6 1 (1.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (9.46%) Windows
2 4 (5.41%) Windows Server
3 3 (4.05%) Linux
4 1 (1.35%) Kali Linux
4 1 (1.35%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (60.81%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (40.54%) Information Security
3 22 (29.73%) SIEM
4 17 (22.97%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (20.27%) Risk Management
6 14 (18.92%) Incident Response
7 11 (14.86%) ITIL
8 9 (12.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (12.16%) Data Protection
8 9 (12.16%) DevOps
8 9 (12.16%) Penetration Testing
8 9 (12.16%) Roadmaps
8 9 (12.16%) Vulnerability Management
9 8 (10.81%) Agile
9 8 (10.81%) Artificial Intelligence
9 8 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (9.46%) Application Security
10 7 (9.46%) Data Loss Prevention
10 7 (9.46%) OWASP
10 7 (9.46%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.81%) PowerShell
1 8 (10.81%) SQL
2 4 (5.41%) T-SQL
3 2 (2.70%) Python
3 2 (2.70%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.35%) Bicep
4 1 (1.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 24 (32.43%) CISSP
2 21 (28.38%) CISM
3 14 (18.92%) Degree
4 7 (9.46%) CEH
5 6 (8.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (6.76%) CISA
7 4 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (5.41%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (5.41%) CRISC
8 3 (4.05%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (4.05%) Security Cleared
8 3 (4.05%) SSCP
9 2 (2.70%) CCNA
9 2 (2.70%) CCSP
9 2 (2.70%) GIAC
9 2 (2.70%) ISEB
9 2 (2.70%) ISSAP
9 2 (2.70%) MCSE
9 2 (2.70%) OSCP
9 2 (2.70%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (55.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (48.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 23 (31.08%) GDPR
3 23 (31.08%) NIST
4 12 (16.22%) PCI DSS
5 7 (9.46%) NCSC
6 4 (5.41%) Data Quality
6 4 (5.41%) GRC
6 4 (5.41%) SOC 2
7 2 (2.70%) COBIT
7 2 (2.70%) ISO 9001
8 1 (1.35%) HL7
8 1 (1.35%) PMO
8 1 (1.35%) QA
System Software
1 12 (16.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.35%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (12.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (5.41%) Nessus
3 2 (2.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.35%) CASB
4 1 (1.35%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.35%) Nmap
4 1 (1.35%) Proxmox
4 1 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.35%) Terraform
4 1 (1.35%) WSUS
4 1 (1.35%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 27 (36.49%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.11%) Salesforce
3 5 (6.76%) Google
4 4 (5.41%) Cisco
4 4 (5.41%) Xero
5 3 (4.05%) Fortinet
5 3 (4.05%) Juniper
5 3 (4.05%) Meraki
5 3 (4.05%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.70%) arcserve
6 2 (2.70%) ConnectWise
6 2 (2.70%) Forcepoint
6 2 (2.70%) Ruckus Wireless
6 2 (2.70%) Sophos
6 2 (2.70%) VMware
7 1 (1.35%) Aderant
7 1 (1.35%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (1.35%) Intapp
7 1 (1.35%) Netskope
7 1 (1.35%) OneTrust