Cyber Essentials PLUS Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cyber Essentials PLUS
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 PLUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 524 569 803
Rank change year-on-year +45 +234 -234
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 69 69 83
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.20% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.60% 1.22% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 64 60 79
10th Percentile £41,625 £45,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £44,313 £61,250 £38,898
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,875 £84,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.35% +0.40% +29.53%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 4,303 5,659 12,104
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.39% 14.71% 16.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3,229 3,821 6,241
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% +4.76%

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials PLUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Essentials PLUS trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials PLUS
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 PLUS.

Cyber Essentials PLUS salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Cyber Essentials PLUS salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Essentials PLUS
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 4 (5.80%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.45%) CMS
2 1 (1.45%) Drupal
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.45%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 23 (33.33%) Azure
2 13 (18.84%) AWS
3 8 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (10.14%) Entra ID
5 6 (8.70%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (8.70%) SaaS
6 2 (2.90%) IaaS
6 2 (2.90%) PaaS
7 1 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.45%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (24.64%) Firewall
2 8 (11.59%) Intrusion Detection
3 7 (10.14%) Network Security
4 6 (8.70%) Cisco IPT
5 4 (5.80%) LAN
5 4 (5.80%) WAN
6 3 (4.35%) BGP
6 3 (4.35%) Cisco ISE
6 3 (4.35%) DKIM
6 3 (4.35%) DMARC
6 3 (4.35%) EIGRP
6 3 (4.35%) MPLS
6 3 (4.35%) OSPF
6 3 (4.35%) SD-WAN
6 3 (4.35%) VPN
6 3 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) GitLab
1 1 (1.45%) Jenkins
General
1 13 (18.84%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (8.70%) Military
4 5 (7.25%) Automotive
4 5 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (7.25%) Law
5 4 (5.80%) Finance
6 3 (4.35%) Legal
6 3 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.35%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.90%) Publishing
8 1 (1.45%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (17.39%) Analyst
1 12 (17.39%) Security Manager
2 11 (15.94%) Security Analyst
3 9 (13.04%) Compliance Analyst
3 9 (13.04%) Security Compliance Analyst
3 9 (13.04%) Security Officer
4 7 (10.14%) Information Analyst
4 7 (10.14%) Information Security Analyst
5 6 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 5 (7.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (7.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (7.25%) IT Manager
6 5 (7.25%) Security Engineer
7 4 (5.80%) Administrator
7 4 (5.80%) Information Manager
7 4 (5.80%) Information Security Manager
7 4 (5.80%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 4 (5.80%) Lead
7 4 (5.80%) Security Administrator
7 4 (5.80%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.70%) ModSecurity
2 2 (2.90%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.14%) Security Posture
2 5 (7.25%) Data Centre
2 5 (7.25%) IoT
3 4 (5.80%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (4.35%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.90%) Anti-Spyware
5 2 (2.90%) Cyberattack
5 2 (2.90%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (14.49%) Windows
2 9 (13.04%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.45%) Linux
3 1 (1.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (57.97%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (56.52%) Information Security
3 15 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (21.74%) SIEM
4 12 (17.39%) Penetration Testing
5 10 (14.49%) Data Protection
5 10 (14.49%) Risk Management
6 9 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
6 9 (13.04%) Security Management
7 8 (11.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 7 (10.14%) Incident Response
8 7 (10.14%) Security Operations
9 6 (8.70%) Business Continuity
9 6 (8.70%) Data Governance
9 6 (8.70%) Data Security
9 6 (8.70%) ISMS
10 5 (7.25%) Data Privacy
10 5 (7.25%) Incident Management
10 5 (7.25%) Internal Audit
10 5 (7.25%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.45%) Bash
1 1 (1.45%) PHP
1 1 (1.45%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.45%) Python
1 1 (1.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (28.99%) CISM
1 20 (28.99%) CISSP
2 15 (21.74%) CISA
3 14 (20.29%) Security Cleared
4 11 (15.94%) SC Cleared
5 6 (8.70%) Degree
6 4 (5.80%) CRISC
6 4 (5.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
7 3 (4.35%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (2.90%) CASP
8 2 (2.90%) CEH
8 2 (2.90%) DBS Check
8 2 (2.90%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.45%) AAT
9 1 (1.45%) ACCA
9 1 (1.45%) CIMA
9 1 (1.45%) CIPD
9 1 (1.45%) PMI Certification
9 1 (1.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 54 (78.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (24.64%) NIST
4 9 (13.04%) SOC 2
5 8 (11.59%) NCSC
6 7 (10.14%) GRC
6 7 (10.14%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.35%) GDPR
7 3 (4.35%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (7.25%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.35%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.90%) Nessus
2 1 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.45%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (1.45%) SCCM
2 1 (1.45%) Terraform
2 1 (1.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 11 (15.94%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.80%) Palo Alto
2 4 (5.80%) VMware
3 3 (4.35%) Cisco
3 3 (4.35%) Fortinet
3 3 (4.35%) Juniper
3 3 (4.35%) SolarWinds
4 2 (2.90%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (2.90%) Facebook
5 1 (1.45%) arcserve
5 1 (1.45%) Mitel
5 1 (1.45%) MobileIron
5 1 (1.45%) Symantec
5 1 (1.45%) Veeam