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 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 344 350 590
Rank change year-on-year +6 +240 -125
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 273 320 310
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.79% 0.83% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.34% 5.65% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 236 175 242
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,550 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,111 £46,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,625 £84,500 £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 4,303 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
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 1 June 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 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.20%) nginx
4 5 (1.83%) Confluence
5 3 (1.10%) WordPress
6 1 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.37%) Drupal
6 1 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.10%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.73%) 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
1 110 (40.29%) Azure
2 92 (33.70%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (17.22%) Entra ID
4 25 (9.16%) AWS
5 22 (8.06%) Cloud Computing
6 14 (5.13%) IaaS
7 13 (4.76%) SaaS
8 11 (4.03%) Google Workspace
9 10 (3.66%) GCP
10 8 (2.93%) Power Platform
11 7 (2.56%) PaaS
12 6 (2.20%) npm
12 6 (2.20%) OneDrive
12 6 (2.20%) Serverless
12 6 (2.20%) WhatsApp
12 6 (2.20%) Yarn
13 3 (1.10%) Mimecast
13 3 (1.10%) OCI
13 3 (1.10%) Slack
14 2 (0.73%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 70 (25.64%) Firewall
2 24 (8.79%) DNS
3 22 (8.06%) WAN
4 18 (6.59%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (5.86%) Wireless
6 12 (4.40%) LAN
7 11 (4.03%) Broadband
7 11 (4.03%) MPLS
7 11 (4.03%) NAS
7 11 (4.03%) Network Security
8 10 (3.66%) Intrusion Detection
8 10 (3.66%) SD-WAN
9 8 (2.93%) 4G
9 8 (2.93%) 5G
9 8 (2.93%) Internet
10 7 (2.56%) PBX
10 7 (2.56%) VLAN
11 6 (2.20%) Cisco IPT
11 6 (2.20%) DHCP
11 6 (2.20%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.03%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.20%) MongoDB
2 6 (2.20%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.73%) 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 (2.20%) Cypress.io
1 6 (2.20%) Mocha
2 5 (1.83%) JIRA
3 3 (1.10%) GitLab
4 2 (0.73%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.37%) Jenkins
General
1 89 (32.60%) Social Skills
2 32 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (10.26%) Finance
4 24 (8.79%) Law
5 13 (4.76%) Public Sector
5 13 (4.76%) Telecoms
6 11 (4.03%) Games
7 8 (2.93%) Legal
8 7 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (2.20%) Military
9 6 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.83%) Automotive
10 5 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.83%) Retail
11 4 (1.47%) Publishing
12 1 (0.37%) Advertising
12 1 (0.37%) Banking
12 1 (0.37%) Local Government
12 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 46 (16.85%) Analyst
2 40 (14.65%) Security Manager
3 39 (14.29%) Security Analyst
4 24 (8.79%) Senior
5 22 (8.06%) Information Analyst
5 22 (8.06%) Information Security Analyst
6 21 (7.69%) IT Manager
7 20 (7.33%) Consultant
8 19 (6.96%) Service Manager
9 18 (6.59%) Information Security Manager
9 18 (6.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 17 (6.23%) IT Support
11 16 (5.86%) Information Manager
12 15 (5.49%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 14 (5.13%) IT Engineer
13 14 (5.13%) Security Officer
13 14 (5.13%) Technical Manager
14 13 (4.76%) IT Consultant
15 12 (4.40%) Lead
15 12 (4.40%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.20%) .NET
1 6 (2.20%) AngularJS
1 6 (2.20%) Express.js
1 6 (2.20%) GraphQL
1 6 (2.20%) gRPC
1 6 (2.20%) Jest
1 6 (2.20%) JWT
1 6 (2.20%) Kafka
1 6 (2.20%) MEAN Stack
1 6 (2.20%) MERN Stack
1 6 (2.20%) ModSecurity
1 6 (2.20%) Mongoose
1 6 (2.20%) NestJS
1 6 (2.20%) Node.js
1 6 (2.20%) OAuth
1 6 (2.20%) OAuth2
1 6 (2.20%) OpenAPI
1 6 (2.20%) RabbitMQ
1 6 (2.20%) React
2 2 (0.73%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.49%) Driving Licence
2 15 (5.49%) IoT
3 13 (4.76%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.40%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (4.40%) Video Conferencing
5 11 (4.03%) Cyber Threat
5 11 (4.03%) Security Posture
5 11 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.93%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.20%) Freedom of Information
7 6 (2.20%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (2.20%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.20%) Replication
7 6 (2.20%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (2.20%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.83%) NHS
9 4 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.10%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.10%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 64 (23.44%) Windows
2 32 (11.72%) Windows Server
3 14 (5.13%) Apple iOS
3 14 (5.13%) Mac OS
4 11 (4.03%) Android
4 11 (4.03%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (2.20%) Linux
7 3 (1.10%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (54.21%) Cybersecurity
2 112 (41.03%) Information Security
3 61 (22.34%) ITIL
4 53 (19.41%) Data Protection
5 44 (16.12%) Problem-Solving
5 44 (16.12%) SIEM
6 42 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 41 (15.02%) Business Continuity
8 29 (10.62%) Risk Management
9 28 (10.26%) Penetration Testing
10 24 (8.79%) Security Management
11 23 (8.42%) Incident Management
11 23 (8.42%) ISMS
11 23 (8.42%) Security Operations
12 22 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
13 21 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
14 20 (7.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 19 (6.96%) Disaster Recovery
16 18 (6.59%) Project Management
16 18 (6.59%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.40%) Bash
2 8 (2.93%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.56%) Java
4 6 (2.20%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.20%) Kotlin
4 6 (2.20%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.47%) Python
5 4 (1.47%) SQL
6 2 (0.73%) 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 48 (17.58%) CISSP
2 45 (16.48%) CISM
3 30 (10.99%) CISA
4 22 (8.06%) Degree
5 20 (7.33%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (6.59%) Azure Certification
6 18 (6.59%) Security Cleared
7 17 (6.23%) CCNA
7 17 (6.23%) CCNP
8 16 (5.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 12 (4.40%) SC Cleared
10 11 (4.03%) PMI Certification
10 11 (4.03%) PMP
11 10 (3.66%) CRISC
12 7 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (2.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (1.47%) ISACA
15 3 (1.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (1.10%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 168 (61.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (25.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 50 (18.32%) NIST
4 39 (14.29%) GDPR
5 29 (10.62%) GRC
6 25 (9.16%) PCI DSS
7 24 (8.79%) SOC 2
8 18 (6.59%) NCSC
8 18 (6.59%) SLA
9 4 (1.47%) Accessibility
9 4 (1.47%) COBIT
9 4 (1.47%) ISO 9001
9 4 (1.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (1.10%) QA
11 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 52 (19.05%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.86%) Hyper-V
2 16 (5.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.93%) Docker
4 2 (0.73%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.37%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 44 (16.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (6.96%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.93%) FortiGate
3 8 (2.93%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.20%) Grafana
4 6 (2.20%) Prometheus
5 5 (1.83%) PaperCut
6 4 (1.47%) SCCM
7 3 (1.10%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.10%) Terraform
8 2 (0.73%) CASB
8 2 (0.73%) Nessus
9 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.37%) Ansible
9 1 (0.37%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (0.37%) QRadar
9 1 (0.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 100 (36.63%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.92%) Cisco
3 29 (10.62%) Fortinet
4 21 (7.69%) VMware
5 16 (5.86%) Apple
6 13 (4.76%) Darktrace
7 11 (4.03%) Google
8 10 (3.66%) Veeam
9 8 (2.93%) HP
9 8 (2.93%) NEC
10 5 (1.83%) BT
10 5 (1.83%) Canon
11 4 (1.47%) Aruba
11 4 (1.47%) Atlassian
11 4 (1.47%) Barracuda Networks
11 4 (1.47%) Intel
11 4 (1.47%) Palo Alto
11 4 (1.47%) Sophos
12 3 (1.10%) Juniper
12 3 (1.10%) Sage