Cyber Essentials PLUS Contracts in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 530 611 754
Rank change year-on-year +81 +143 -135
Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 12 28 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.032% 0.059% 0.057%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.24% 0.43% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 20 28
10th Percentile £385 £483 -
25th Percentile £475 £513 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £588 £455
Median % change year-on-year -14.89% +29.12% -21.21%
75th Percentile £525 £708 £556
90th Percentile - £756 £601
UK median daily rate £500 £545 £450
% change year-on-year -8.26% +21.11% -10.89%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,087 6,452 9,246
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.78% 13.51% 13.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,234 4,361 6,380
10th Percentile £300 £300 £294
25th Percentile £406 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -2.86% +0.96% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 368 223 268
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.04 £12.31
25th Percentile £13.18 £20.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.65 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.35% +54.55% +30.95%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.38 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £79.95 £69.07
UK median hourly rate £22.34 £37.50 £27.73
% change year-on-year -40.43% +35.23% +32.05%

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in England.

Daily rate trend for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in England.

Hourly rate trend for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +100 10 £500 -8.26% 7
North of England +28 1 £350 - 13
Midlands +22 1 £500 - 7
North West +15 1 £350 - 7
West Midlands +12 1 £500 - 5
Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (16.67%) Azure
3 1 (8.33%) Mimecast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Advertising
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Consultant
2 2 (16.67%) CISSP Consultant
2 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 2 (16.67%) Security Consultant
2 2 (16.67%) Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) CISSP Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Information Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Information Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Manager
3 1 (8.33%) SCCM Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) Security Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Developer
3 1 (8.33%) SIEM Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) SIEM Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Hybrid Cloud
1 4 (33.33%) Security Posture
2 1 (8.33%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Windows
2 2 (16.67%) Android
2 2 (16.67%) Apple iOS
2 2 (16.67%) Mac OS
2 2 (16.67%) Mac OS X
2 2 (16.67%) Windows 10
3 1 (8.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 6 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (33.33%) Project Management
3 4 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 3 (25.00%) Change Control
4 3 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 3 (25.00%) SIEM
4 3 (25.00%) User Experience
5 2 (16.67%) Information Security
5 2 (16.67%) Security Hardening
5 2 (16.67%) Server Patching
5 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
6 1 (8.33%) Incident Management
6 1 (8.33%) Migration
6 1 (8.33%) Penetration Testing
6 1 (8.33%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (8.33%) Bash
2 1 (8.33%) C#
2 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (33.33%) NIST
3 1 (8.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (8.33%) GDPR
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (8.33%) QA
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (25.00%) Nessus
1 3 (25.00%) SCCM
2 2 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (41.67%) Qualys
3 4 (33.33%) Rapid7
4 2 (16.67%) Adobe
4 2 (16.67%) Apple
4 2 (16.67%) ServiceNow
5 1 (8.33%) Darktrace