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 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 340 355 564
Rank change year-on-year +15 +209 -109
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 268 332 315
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.78% 0.83% 0.43%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.24% 5.74% 2.65%
Number of salaries quoted 237 178 249
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,870 £34,950
25th Percentile £45,696 £46,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% -4.58% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 4,297 5,789 11,883
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.51% 14.56% 16.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3,225 3,892 6,210
10th Percentile £34,905 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £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% +4.75%

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 28 May 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 16 (5.97%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.24%) nginx
4 5 (1.87%) Confluence
5 3 (1.12%) WordPress
6 1 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.37%) Drupal
6 1 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.37%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 107 (39.93%) Azure
2 89 (33.21%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (17.16%) Entra ID
4 24 (8.96%) AWS
5 23 (8.58%) Cloud Computing
6 12 (4.48%) IaaS
6 12 (4.48%) SaaS
7 11 (4.10%) Google Workspace
8 10 (3.73%) GCP
9 7 (2.61%) Power Platform
10 6 (2.24%) npm
10 6 (2.24%) OneDrive
10 6 (2.24%) Serverless
10 6 (2.24%) Yarn
11 5 (1.87%) PaaS
11 5 (1.87%) WhatsApp
12 3 (1.12%) OCI
12 3 (1.12%) Slack
13 2 (0.75%) GitHub
13 2 (0.75%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 68 (25.37%) Firewall
2 24 (8.96%) DNS
3 23 (8.58%) WAN
4 17 (6.34%) Wireless
5 16 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (4.85%) LAN
7 11 (4.10%) Broadband
7 11 (4.10%) MPLS
7 11 (4.10%) NAS
7 11 (4.10%) Network Security
8 10 (3.73%) Intrusion Detection
8 10 (3.73%) SD-WAN
9 8 (2.99%) 4G
9 8 (2.99%) 5G
10 7 (2.61%) Internet
10 7 (2.61%) PBX
10 7 (2.61%) VLAN
11 6 (2.24%) Cisco IPT
11 6 (2.24%) DHCP
11 6 (2.24%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.73%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.24%) MongoDB
2 6 (2.24%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.75%) Power BI
5 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.37%) Lumira
5 1 (0.37%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (2.24%) Cypress.io
1 6 (2.24%) Mocha
2 5 (1.87%) JIRA
3 3 (1.12%) GitLab
4 2 (0.75%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.37%) Jenkins
General
1 89 (33.21%) Social Skills
2 31 (11.57%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (10.07%) Finance
4 24 (8.96%) Law
5 13 (4.85%) Public Sector
5 13 (4.85%) Telecoms
6 11 (4.10%) Games
7 8 (2.99%) Legal
8 7 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (2.24%) Military
9 6 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.87%) Automotive
10 5 (1.87%) Retail
11 4 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.49%) Publishing
12 2 (0.75%) Fire and Rescue
12 2 (0.75%) Local Government
13 1 (0.37%) Banking
13 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 44 (16.42%) Analyst
2 41 (15.30%) Security Manager
3 39 (14.55%) Security Analyst
4 23 (8.58%) Senior
5 22 (8.21%) IT Manager
6 21 (7.84%) Information Analyst
6 21 (7.84%) Information Security Analyst
7 19 (7.09%) Consultant
7 19 (7.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (7.09%) Service Manager
8 18 (6.72%) Information Security Manager
9 16 (5.97%) Information Manager
9 16 (5.97%) IT Support
10 15 (5.60%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 14 (5.22%) IT Engineer
11 14 (5.22%) Technical Manager
12 13 (4.85%) Security Officer
13 12 (4.48%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 12 (4.48%) IT Consultant
13 12 (4.48%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.24%) .NET
1 6 (2.24%) AngularJS
1 6 (2.24%) Express.js
1 6 (2.24%) GraphQL
1 6 (2.24%) gRPC
1 6 (2.24%) Jest
1 6 (2.24%) JWT
1 6 (2.24%) Kafka
1 6 (2.24%) MEAN Stack
1 6 (2.24%) MERN Stack
1 6 (2.24%) ModSecurity
1 6 (2.24%) Mongoose
1 6 (2.24%) NestJS
1 6 (2.24%) Node.js
1 6 (2.24%) OAuth
1 6 (2.24%) OAuth2
1 6 (2.24%) OpenAPI
1 6 (2.24%) RabbitMQ
1 6 (2.24%) React
2 2 (0.75%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.70%) Management Information System
2 16 (5.97%) IoT
3 15 (5.60%) Driving Licence
4 13 (4.85%) Onboarding
5 11 (4.10%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (4.10%) Security Posture
5 11 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (4.10%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.99%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.24%) Freedom of Information
8 6 (2.24%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (2.24%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.24%) Security Operations Centre
8 6 (2.24%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.87%) NHS
9 5 (1.87%) Replication
10 4 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.12%) Cloud Native
11 3 (1.12%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 62 (23.13%) Windows
2 31 (11.57%) Windows Server
3 14 (5.22%) Mac OS
4 12 (4.48%) Apple iOS
5 10 (3.73%) Windows 10
6 9 (3.36%) Android
7 6 (2.24%) Linux
7 6 (2.24%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.12%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.75%) Unix
9 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (54.10%) Cybersecurity
2 107 (39.93%) Information Security
3 60 (22.39%) ITIL
4 51 (19.03%) Data Protection
5 45 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
5 45 (16.79%) SIEM
6 43 (16.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 38 (14.18%) Business Continuity
8 30 (11.19%) Risk Management
9 28 (10.45%) Penetration Testing
10 24 (8.96%) Security Management
11 23 (8.58%) Incident Management
11 23 (8.58%) ISMS
11 23 (8.58%) Security Operations
12 22 (8.21%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (7.46%) Risk Assessment
13 20 (7.46%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 18 (6.72%) Disaster Recovery
14 18 (6.72%) Project Management
14 18 (6.72%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.48%) Bash
2 8 (2.99%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.61%) Java
4 6 (2.24%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.24%) Kotlin
4 6 (2.24%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.49%) Python
5 4 (1.49%) SQL
6 2 (0.75%) Go
7 1 (0.37%) ABAP
7 1 (0.37%) C#
7 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 47 (17.54%) CISSP
2 44 (16.42%) CISM
3 30 (11.19%) CISA
4 21 (7.84%) Degree
5 20 (7.46%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (6.72%) Azure Certification
6 18 (6.72%) Security Cleared
7 17 (6.34%) CCNA
7 17 (6.34%) CCNP
8 16 (5.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 12 (4.48%) SC Cleared
10 10 (3.73%) CRISC
10 10 (3.73%) PMI Certification
10 10 (3.73%) PMP
11 7 (2.61%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (2.24%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (1.49%) ISACA
14 3 (1.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 3 (1.12%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 163 (60.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (25.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 51 (19.03%) NIST
4 35 (13.06%) GDPR
5 28 (10.45%) GRC
6 24 (8.96%) PCI DSS
7 23 (8.58%) SOC 2
8 18 (6.72%) SLA
9 17 (6.34%) NCSC
10 4 (1.49%) Accessibility
10 4 (1.49%) COBIT
10 4 (1.49%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.12%) QA
11 3 (1.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
System Software
1 51 (19.03%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.97%) Hyper-V
3 15 (5.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.99%) Docker
5 2 (0.75%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.37%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 43 (16.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (7.09%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.99%) FortiGate
3 8 (2.99%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.24%) Grafana
4 6 (2.24%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.49%) PaperCut
6 3 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.12%) SCCM
6 3 (1.12%) Terraform
7 2 (0.75%) CASB
7 2 (0.75%) Nessus
8 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.37%) Ansible
8 1 (0.37%) QRadar
8 1 (0.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 97 (36.19%) Microsoft
2 37 (13.81%) Cisco
3 29 (10.82%) Fortinet
4 20 (7.46%) VMware
5 16 (5.97%) Apple
6 13 (4.85%) Darktrace
7 11 (4.10%) Google
8 9 (3.36%) Veeam
9 8 (2.99%) HP
9 8 (2.99%) NEC
10 4 (1.49%) Aruba
10 4 (1.49%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.49%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.49%) BT
10 4 (1.49%) Canon
10 4 (1.49%) Intel
10 4 (1.49%) Sophos
11 3 (1.12%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.12%) Sage
11 3 (1.12%) SolarWinds