Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CESG in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CESG over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 871 960 1222
Rank change year-on-year +89 +262 -339
Permanent jobs citing CESG 25 15 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.025% 0.015% 0.009%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.071% 0.035% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 13 11 12
10th Percentile £48,200 £38,606 £55,143
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,076 £66,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £52,500 £81,250
Median % change year-on-year +20.95% -35.38% +20.37%
75th Percentile £82,500 £73,000 £86,250
90th Percentile - £85,000 £87,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £52,500 £54,910
% change year-on-year +19.05% -4.39% -18.65%

All Generic Skills
UK

CESG is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,986 42,866 76,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.33% 42.72% 47.73%
Number of salaries quoted 22,999 23,359 34,161
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,367 £34,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £108,750 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

CESG
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CESG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CESG in the UK

CESG
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CESG.

Salary trend for CESG in the UK

CESG
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CESG over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CESG in the UK

CESG
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CESG within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
England +92 24 £63,000 +14.55%
Work from Home +82 18 £62,500 +13.64%
UK excluding London -11 16 £62,500 +19.05%
South West -15 15 £62,500 -26.47%
London +134 8 £80,000 -
Scotland -54 1 £64,100 +60.74%

CESG
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 12 (48.00%) IIS
General
1 11 (44.00%) Military
2 10 (40.00%) Aerospace
2 10 (40.00%) Aviation
2 10 (40.00%) Finance
3 4 (16.00%) Legal
4 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (64.00%) Consultant
1 16 (64.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (64.00%) Security Consultant
2 14 (56.00%) Cyber Defence Consultant
2 14 (56.00%) Senior
2 14 (56.00%) Senior Consultant
2 14 (56.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 14 (56.00%) Senior Security Consultant
3 4 (16.00%) Coordinator
3 4 (16.00%) Information Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Security Assurance Coordinator
3 4 (16.00%) Security Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Architect
5 1 (4.00%) Lead
5 1 (4.00%) Lead Architect
5 1 (4.00%) Principal Consultant
5 1 (4.00%) Principal Security Consultant
5 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Manager
Miscellaneous
1 16 (64.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (16.00%) CESG CLAS
2 4 (16.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.00%) Cyberattack
3 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (88.00%) Information Security
3 21 (84.00%) Information Assurance
3 21 (84.00%) Risk Management
4 15 (60.00%) Innovative Thinking
5 13 (52.00%) Creative Thinking
5 13 (52.00%) Matrix Organization
6 11 (44.00%) Project Management
7 10 (40.00%) Active Listening
8 4 (16.00%) Communications Security
8 4 (16.00%) Computer Security
8 4 (16.00%) Configuration Management
8 4 (16.00%) Key Management
8 4 (16.00%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (16.00%) Risk Register
8 4 (16.00%) Security Operations
9 3 (12.00%) Validation
10 2 (8.00%) Root Cause Analysis
11 1 (4.00%) Data Protection
11 1 (4.00%) Threat Analysis
Qualifications
1 18 (72.00%) Security Cleared
2 16 (64.00%) CISMP
3 12 (48.00%) IISP
4 9 (36.00%) CESG Certified Professional
5 7 (28.00%) DV Cleared
6 6 (24.00%) CISM
6 6 (24.00%) CISSP
7 4 (16.00%) CLAS
8 3 (12.00%) SC Cleared
9 1 (4.00%) CEH
9 1 (4.00%) CISA
9 1 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (4.00%) Degree
9 1 (4.00%) ISACA
9 1 (4.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (84.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 19 (76.00%) JSP 440
3 17 (68.00%) NIST
4 16 (64.00%) RMADS
5 12 (48.00%) NIST 800
6 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (4.00%) GDPR
7 1 (4.00%) GRC
7 1 (4.00%) HIPAA
7 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (4.00%) NCSC
7 1 (4.00%) PCI DSS