Cyber Essentials
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 399 432 545
Rank change year-on-year +33 +113 +60
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 654 718 999
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.65% 0.72% 0.62%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.81% 3.83% 3.65%
Number of salaries quoted 568 365 513
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,721 £35,250
25th Percentile £40,938 £43,477 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

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 requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,596 18,747 27,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.61% 18.90% 17.02%
Number of salaries quoted 9,193 8,688 13,219
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,626
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.98% +0.27%

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in the UK

Cyber Essentials
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +65 598 £55,000 - 162
UK excluding London +16 498 £52,500 -4.55% 130
Work from Home +9 261 £55,000 -4.35% 69
North of England +30 162 £55,000 +18.28% 38
London +38 120 £65,000 +15.06% 40
South East +39 118 £55,000 - 38
Midlands +47 100 £45,982 -17.89% 21
West Midlands +67 87 £47,500 -5.00% 12
North West -39 86 £55,000 +22.22% 19
South West -44 64 £55,000 -4.35% 16
Yorkshire +87 51 £55,000 -8.33% 16
East of England +15 30 £52,500 -4.55% 10
North East +15 25 £42,000 -19.04% 3
Scotland -66 19 £45,000 -18.18% 6
East Midlands -5 13 £45,000 -20.35% 9
Wales -9 5 £40,500 -32.50% 4

Cyber Essentials
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 44 (6.73%) SharePoint
2 28 (4.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.22%) WordPress
4 6 (0.92%) nginx
5 4 (0.61%) Confluence
6 2 (0.31%) IIS
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) CMS
7 1 (0.15%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 60 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
2 49 (7.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (4.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.61%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.31%) Farmplan
2 2 (0.31%) KEYPrime
2 2 (0.31%) Shopify
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.15%) Magento
3 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (0.15%) PeopleSoft HCM
3 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 238 (36.39%) Microsoft 365
2 229 (35.02%) Azure
3 100 (15.29%) Entra ID
4 61 (9.33%) AWS
5 37 (5.66%) Cloud Computing
6 29 (4.43%) Power Platform
6 29 (4.43%) SaaS
7 24 (3.67%) IaaS
8 15 (2.29%) Google Workspace
9 14 (2.14%) PaaS
10 12 (1.83%) OneDrive
11 9 (1.38%) GCP
12 7 (1.07%) WhatsApp
13 6 (0.92%) npm
13 6 (0.92%) Serverless
13 6 (0.92%) Yarn
14 5 (0.76%) Mimecast
14 5 (0.76%) Nutanix
15 4 (0.61%) Power Automate
15 4 (0.61%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 163 (24.92%) Firewall
2 54 (8.26%) WAN
3 53 (8.10%) LAN
4 50 (7.65%) DNS
5 33 (5.05%) NAS
6 32 (4.89%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (3.98%) DHCP
7 26 (3.98%) Network Security
7 26 (3.98%) Wireless
8 24 (3.67%) MPLS
9 21 (3.21%) VLAN
10 18 (2.75%) SD-WAN
11 17 (2.60%) Intranet
11 17 (2.60%) TCP/IP
11 17 (2.60%) VPN
12 16 (2.45%) Intrusion Detection
12 16 (2.45%) VoIP
13 15 (2.29%) 4G
13 15 (2.29%) 5G
14 13 (1.99%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.98%) Power BI
2 12 (1.83%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.92%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.92%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.15%) Lumira
6 1 (0.15%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (0.92%) Cypress.io
1 6 (0.92%) JIRA
1 6 (0.92%) Mocha
2 1 (0.15%) GitLab
2 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 248 (37.92%) Social Skills
2 90 (13.76%) Finance
3 63 (9.63%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (8.10%) Public Sector
5 52 (7.95%) Law
6 38 (5.81%) Legal
7 30 (4.59%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.60%) Games
9 15 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.14%) Retail
11 13 (1.99%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.22%) Automotive
14 8 (1.22%) Local Government
15 6 (0.92%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.92%) Military
16 5 (0.76%) Advertising
16 5 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 104 (15.90%) Analyst
2 78 (11.93%) Security Analyst
3 77 (11.77%) IT Manager
4 76 (11.62%) Security Manager
5 55 (8.41%) Senior
6 44 (6.73%) Lead
7 42 (6.42%) Consultant
8 38 (5.81%) Service Manager
9 37 (5.66%) Information Analyst
9 37 (5.66%) Information Security Analyst
10 36 (5.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 36 (5.50%) IT Support
11 30 (4.59%) Architect
11 30 (4.59%) Information Security Manager
12 28 (4.28%) Information Manager
13 27 (4.13%) IT Engineer
14 26 (3.98%) Technical Manager
15 25 (3.82%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 23 (3.52%) Security Consultant
17 22 (3.36%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.83%) OAuth
2 9 (1.38%) SAML
3 8 (1.22%) ModSecurity
4 6 (0.92%) .NET
4 6 (0.92%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.92%) Express.js
4 6 (0.92%) GraphQL
4 6 (0.92%) gRPC
4 6 (0.92%) Jest
4 6 (0.92%) JWT
4 6 (0.92%) Kafka
4 6 (0.92%) MEAN Stack
4 6 (0.92%) MERN Stack
4 6 (0.92%) Mongoose
4 6 (0.92%) NestJS
4 6 (0.92%) Node.js
4 6 (0.92%) OAuth2
4 6 (0.92%) OpenAPI
4 6 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (0.92%) React
Miscellaneous
1 89 (13.61%) Management Information System
2 56 (8.56%) Driving Licence
3 47 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (4.89%) Security Posture
5 28 (4.28%) Cyber Threat
6 26 (3.98%) Data Centre
6 26 (3.98%) IoT
6 26 (3.98%) Onboarding
7 25 (3.82%) Data Protection Act
8 23 (3.52%) NHS
9 12 (1.83%) Cloud Native
9 12 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.68%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.38%) ARM Cortex
11 9 (1.38%) CCTV
11 9 (1.38%) PKI
11 9 (1.38%) Replication
12 8 (1.22%) Cyberattack
13 7 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (1.07%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 153 (23.39%) Windows
2 101 (15.44%) Windows Server
3 37 (5.66%) Windows 10
4 29 (4.43%) Linux
5 22 (3.36%) Mac OS
6 21 (3.21%) Apple iOS
6 21 (3.21%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (2.60%) Android
8 8 (1.22%) VMS
9 7 (1.07%) Debian
9 7 (1.07%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.07%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.46%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.46%) Unix
10 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 307 (46.94%) Cybersecurity
2 248 (37.92%) Information Security
3 158 (24.16%) Problem-Solving
4 124 (18.96%) ITIL
5 84 (12.84%) Incident Response
6 80 (12.23%) Data Protection
7 71 (10.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 71 (10.86%) SIEM
8 70 (10.70%) Business Continuity
9 68 (10.40%) Risk Management
10 59 (9.02%) Customer Service
10 59 (9.02%) Security Management
11 56 (8.56%) Continuous Improvement
11 56 (8.56%) Service Delivery
12 55 (8.41%) Security Operations
13 52 (7.95%) Penetration Testing
14 47 (7.19%) Vulnerability Management
15 46 (7.03%) Disaster Recovery
16 44 (6.73%) ISMS
17 42 (6.42%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.13%) SQL
2 21 (3.21%) Bash
3 17 (2.60%) Python
4 15 (2.29%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.68%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.07%) Java
7 6 (0.92%) Kotlin
7 6 (0.92%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.31%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) ABAP
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 99 (15.14%) CISSP
2 88 (13.46%) Degree
3 83 (12.69%) Security Cleared
4 70 (10.70%) CISM
5 51 (7.80%) Cisco Certification
6 47 (7.19%) CISA
7 30 (4.59%) Azure Certification
8 29 (4.43%) SC Cleared
9 26 (3.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 25 (3.82%) CCNA
11 24 (3.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 23 (3.52%) CCSP
12 23 (3.52%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (3.21%) DBS Check
14 19 (2.91%) CRISC
15 18 (2.75%) CompTIA Security+
15 18 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
16 17 (2.60%) CCNP
17 14 (2.14%) AWS Certification
18 13 (1.99%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 365 (55.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 169 (25.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 155 (23.70%) GDPR
4 129 (19.72%) NIST
5 50 (7.65%) PCI DSS
6 47 (7.19%) GRC
7 41 (6.27%) NCSC
8 40 (6.12%) ISO 9001
9 26 (3.98%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 26 (3.98%) SLA
9 26 (3.98%) SOC 2
10 23 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 20 (3.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 14 (2.14%) QA
13 10 (1.53%) COSHH
14 9 (1.38%) COBIT
15 7 (1.07%) IASME
15 7 (1.07%) PMO
16 6 (0.92%) Accessibility
17 5 (0.76%) NIST 800
System Software
1 125 (19.11%) Active Directory
2 54 (8.26%) Hyper-V
3 26 (3.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (3.36%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (2.45%) Docker
6 5 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.31%) pfSense
9 2 (0.31%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.31%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.31%) vSphere
10 1 (0.15%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 64 (9.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (6.42%) Single Sign-On
3 26 (3.98%) EnCase
4 25 (3.82%) FortiGate
5 9 (1.38%) Terraform
6 8 (1.22%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.92%) Grafana
7 6 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.92%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.76%) Nessus
8 5 (0.76%) SCCM
8 5 (0.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 5 (0.76%) WSUS
9 4 (0.61%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.31%) Ansible
11 2 (0.31%) CASB
11 2 (0.31%) QRadar
12 1 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 293 (44.80%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.33%) Cisco
3 53 (8.10%) VMware
4 33 (5.05%) Fortinet
5 27 (4.13%) Sophos
6 22 (3.36%) Apple
7 21 (3.21%) Darktrace
8 20 (3.06%) Veeam
9 19 (2.91%) HP
10 17 (2.60%) Google
11 15 (2.29%) NEC
12 14 (2.14%) Dell
13 13 (1.99%) Mitel
14 12 (1.83%) Citrix
15 11 (1.68%) Meraki
16 9 (1.38%) Aruba
16 9 (1.38%) Ribbon
17 8 (1.22%) Acronis
17 8 (1.22%) Barracuda Networks
18 7 (1.07%) Draytek