Cyber Essentials Jobs in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 229 247 313
Rank change year-on-year +18 +66 +15
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 161 192 154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.88% 1.16% 0.84%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.84% 5.45% 5.13%
Number of salaries quoted 132 63 87
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,750 £35,499
25th Percentile £40,938 £41,875 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £46,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.59% -11.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £76,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

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 advertised in the North of England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,354 3,525 3,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.94% 21.30% 16.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,620 1,149 1,752
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £25,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,625
90th Percentile £82,548 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in the North of England.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in the North of England

Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
North West -40 87 £55,000 +22.22% 15
Yorkshire +81 51 £55,000 - 11
North East +13 23 £42,000 -19.04% 3
Cyber Essentials
England

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 7 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.86%) Confluence
3 1 (0.62%) Apache
3 1 (0.62%) IIS
3 1 (0.62%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.62%) Oracle Payroll
1 1 (0.62%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 60 (37.27%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (27.33%) Azure
3 16 (9.94%) SaaS
4 15 (9.32%) Cloud Computing
5 11 (6.83%) Entra ID
6 7 (4.35%) IaaS
6 7 (4.35%) PaaS
7 4 (2.48%) AWS
8 3 (1.86%) GCP
8 3 (1.86%) GitHub
9 1 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.62%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.62%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 20 (12.42%) Firewall
2 10 (6.21%) Network Security
3 5 (3.11%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (1.86%) DNS
4 3 (1.86%) WAN
5 2 (1.24%) Internet
5 2 (1.24%) LAN
6 1 (0.62%) DHCP
6 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.62%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.62%) VLAN
6 1 (0.62%) VPN
6 1 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.86%) Bitbucket
1 3 (1.86%) GitLab
1 3 (1.86%) JIRA
General
1 61 (37.89%) Social Skills
2 17 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (9.94%) Finance
3 16 (9.94%) Legal
4 6 (3.73%) Aerospace
4 6 (3.73%) Law
5 5 (3.11%) Games
6 4 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.48%) Retail
7 3 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (1.86%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.24%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.24%) Tech for Good
8 2 (1.24%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.62%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 37 (22.98%) Analyst
2 31 (19.25%) Security Analyst
3 26 (16.15%) Security Manager
4 24 (14.91%) IT Manager
5 22 (13.66%) Service Manager
6 15 (9.32%) Lead
7 13 (8.07%) Consultant
7 13 (8.07%) Information Manager
7 13 (8.07%) Information Security Consultant
7 13 (8.07%) Information Security Manager
7 13 (8.07%) Security Consultant
7 13 (8.07%) Technical Manager
8 11 (6.83%) Information Analyst
8 11 (6.83%) Information Security Analyst
9 9 (5.59%) Technical Services Manager
10 8 (4.97%) IT Services Manager
11 7 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 7 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 6 (3.73%) Security Project Manager
12 6 (3.73%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.24%) SAML
2 1 (0.62%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 31 (19.25%) Management Information System
2 20 (12.42%) Data Protection Act
3 17 (10.56%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (8.07%) NHS
5 8 (4.97%) Security Posture
6 6 (3.73%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (3.73%) Freedom of Information
6 6 (3.73%) Virtual Team
7 5 (3.11%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (3.11%) Public Cloud
8 4 (2.48%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.48%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.86%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.86%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.24%) Anti-Spyware
10 2 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.62%) Cyberattack
11 1 (0.62%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.62%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 17 (10.56%) Windows
2 15 (9.32%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.97%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.73%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.24%) Linux
5 2 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.62%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (55.28%) Information Security
2 71 (44.10%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (23.60%) ITIL
4 36 (22.36%) Data Protection
5 32 (19.88%) Business Continuity
6 30 (18.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 28 (17.39%) ISMS
8 26 (16.15%) Risk Management
9 24 (14.91%) Risk Register
9 24 (14.91%) Security Management
10 23 (14.29%) Security Operations
11 20 (12.42%) Customer Service
11 20 (12.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 20 (12.42%) Vulnerability Management
12 19 (11.80%) Data Security
12 19 (11.80%) Risk Assessment
13 18 (11.18%) SIEM
14 17 (10.56%) Threat Intelligence
15 16 (9.94%) Coaching
15 16 (9.94%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.11%) PowerShell
1 5 (3.11%) SQL
2 4 (2.48%) Python
3 3 (1.86%) Go
4 1 (0.62%) C#
4 1 (0.62%) Java
4 1 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 19 (11.80%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (11.18%) Azure Certification
3 15 (9.32%) CCNA
3 15 (9.32%) CCNP
3 15 (9.32%) Degree
4 14 (8.70%) CISM
4 14 (8.70%) CISSP
5 10 (6.21%) CRISC
6 9 (5.59%) CISA
6 9 (5.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 7 (4.35%) Security Cleared
8 6 (3.73%) PMI Certification
8 6 (3.73%) PMP
8 6 (3.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 4 (2.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (2.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (2.48%) ISSMP
9 4 (2.48%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.86%) DBS Check
11 2 (1.24%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (65.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (24.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 38 (23.60%) NIST
4 31 (19.25%) GDPR
5 22 (13.66%) SLA
6 17 (10.56%) PCI DSS
7 12 (7.45%) NCSC
8 11 (6.83%) GRC
8 11 (6.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 8 (4.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (3.73%) SOC 2
11 5 (3.11%) COBIT
12 4 (2.48%) ISO 9001
12 4 (2.48%) TickIT
13 3 (1.86%) Accessibility
14 2 (1.24%) Def Stans
15 1 (0.62%) FISMA
15 1 (0.62%) HIPAA
15 1 (0.62%) HITRUST
System Software
1 16 (9.94%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.24%) Docker
3 1 (0.62%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (10.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (5.59%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (3.73%) Terraform
4 5 (3.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (1.24%) Ansible
5 2 (1.24%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.24%) Nessus
6 1 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 66 (40.99%) Microsoft
2 21 (13.04%) Cisco
3 16 (9.94%) Fortinet
4 9 (5.59%) Dell
5 5 (3.11%) Intel
5 5 (3.11%) Rapid7
6 4 (2.48%) Citrix
6 4 (2.48%) CrowdStrike
7 3 (1.86%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.62%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.62%) iManage
8 1 (0.62%) Meraki
8 1 (0.62%) Oracle
8 1 (0.62%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (0.62%) Progress
8 1 (0.62%) Qualys
8 1 (0.62%) Symantec
8 1 (0.62%) VMware