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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 390 424 533
Rank change year-on-year +34 +109 +82
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 666 739 986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.73% 0.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.90% 3.86% 3.72%
Number of salaries quoted 581 382 505
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,252 £35,040
25th Percentile £41,125 £43,477 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +13.21%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,723 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.14% +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 13,602 19,143 26,540
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.72% 18.89% 16.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,263 8,888 13,070
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% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,650
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.93% +0.32%

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 9 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 9 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 +83 610 £55,000 - 145
UK excluding London +37 508 £52,723 -4.14% 110
Work from Home +6 259 £55,000 -4.35% 67
North of England +31 159 £52,250 +16.11% 34
London +34 123 £65,000 +15.06% 34
South East +37 116 £55,000 - 29
Midlands +59 112 £50,000 -10.71% 18
West Midlands +77 99 £55,000 +3.77% 8
North West -38 83 £55,000 +22.22% 17
South West -45 66 £55,000 - 14
Yorkshire +99 52 £55,000 -12.00% 14
East of England +29 31 £52,500 -4.55% 7
North East +13 24 £41,000 -25.45% 3
Scotland -69 19 £45,000 -18.18% 6
East Midlands -12 13 £45,000 -20.35% 10
Wales -13 5 £40,500 -32.50% 3

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 (6.61%) SharePoint
2 27 (4.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.20%) WordPress
4 6 (0.90%) nginx
5 4 (0.60%) Confluence
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Drupal
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 70 (10.51%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (9.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (6.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.60%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.30%) Farmplan
2 2 (0.30%) KEYPrime
2 2 (0.30%) 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
1 240 (36.04%) Microsoft 365
2 230 (34.53%) Azure
3 98 (14.71%) Entra ID
4 60 (9.01%) AWS
5 37 (5.56%) Cloud Computing
6 29 (4.35%) Power Platform
7 27 (4.05%) SaaS
8 23 (3.45%) IaaS
9 15 (2.25%) Google Workspace
10 14 (2.10%) PaaS
11 11 (1.65%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.35%) GCP
13 8 (1.20%) WhatsApp
14 6 (0.90%) npm
14 6 (0.90%) Serverless
14 6 (0.90%) Yarn
15 5 (0.75%) Mimecast
15 5 (0.75%) Nutanix
16 4 (0.60%) Power Automate
16 4 (0.60%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 159 (23.87%) Firewall
2 53 (7.96%) LAN
2 53 (7.96%) WAN
3 50 (7.51%) DNS
4 33 (4.95%) NAS
5 29 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
6 26 (3.90%) Wireless
7 25 (3.75%) DHCP
7 25 (3.75%) Network Security
8 23 (3.45%) MPLS
9 21 (3.15%) VLAN
10 18 (2.70%) SD-WAN
11 17 (2.55%) Intranet
11 17 (2.55%) TCP/IP
11 17 (2.55%) VoIP
11 17 (2.55%) VPN
12 16 (2.40%) Intrusion Detection
13 14 (2.10%) 4G
13 14 (2.10%) 5G
14 12 (1.80%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.90%) Power BI
2 11 (1.65%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.90%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.90%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.30%) 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 (0.90%) Cypress.io
1 6 (0.90%) JIRA
1 6 (0.90%) Mocha
2 1 (0.15%) GitLab
2 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 262 (39.34%) Social Skills
2 88 (13.21%) Finance
3 65 (9.76%) Public Sector
4 61 (9.16%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (8.11%) Law
6 41 (6.16%) Legal
7 29 (4.35%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.55%) Games
9 15 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.10%) Retail
11 13 (1.95%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.20%) Automotive
15 8 (1.20%) Local Government
16 6 (0.90%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.90%) Military
17 5 (0.75%) Publishing
18 4 (0.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 107 (16.07%) Analyst
2 80 (12.01%) Security Analyst
3 79 (11.86%) IT Manager
4 75 (11.26%) Security Manager
5 55 (8.26%) Senior
6 47 (7.06%) Consultant
7 43 (6.46%) Lead
8 37 (5.56%) Service Manager
9 36 (5.41%) Information Analyst
9 36 (5.41%) Information Security Analyst
9 36 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 35 (5.26%) IT Support
11 30 (4.50%) Architect
12 29 (4.35%) Information Security Manager
13 28 (4.20%) Security Consultant
14 27 (4.05%) Information Manager
15 26 (3.90%) IT Engineer
16 25 (3.75%) Technical Manager
17 24 (3.60%) Cybersecurity Manager
18 22 (3.30%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.80%) OAuth
2 9 (1.35%) SAML
3 8 (1.20%) ModSecurity
4 6 (0.90%) .NET
4 6 (0.90%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.90%) Express.js
4 6 (0.90%) GraphQL
4 6 (0.90%) gRPC
4 6 (0.90%) Jest
4 6 (0.90%) JWT
4 6 (0.90%) Kafka
4 6 (0.90%) MEAN Stack
4 6 (0.90%) MERN Stack
4 6 (0.90%) Mongoose
4 6 (0.90%) NestJS
4 6 (0.90%) Node.js
4 6 (0.90%) OAuth2
4 6 (0.90%) OpenAPI
4 6 (0.90%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (0.90%) React
Miscellaneous
1 90 (13.51%) Management Information System
2 66 (9.91%) Driving Licence
3 47 (7.06%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (4.95%) Security Posture
5 27 (4.05%) Cyber Threat
5 27 (4.05%) Onboarding
6 26 (3.90%) Data Centre
7 25 (3.75%) IoT
8 24 (3.60%) Data Protection Act
9 22 (3.30%) NHS
10 12 (1.80%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
12 9 (1.35%) ARM Cortex
12 9 (1.35%) CCTV
12 9 (1.35%) PKI
13 8 (1.20%) Cyberattack
14 7 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (1.05%) Public Cloud
14 7 (1.05%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 150 (22.52%) Windows
2 100 (15.02%) Windows Server
3 37 (5.56%) Windows 10
4 27 (4.05%) Linux
5 22 (3.30%) Mac OS
6 20 (3.00%) Apple iOS
7 19 (2.85%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (2.40%) Android
9 8 (1.20%) VMS
10 7 (1.05%) Debian
10 7 (1.05%) Ubuntu
10 7 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.45%) Unix
12 2 (0.30%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (48.05%) Cybersecurity
2 249 (37.39%) Information Security
3 169 (25.38%) Problem-Solving
4 123 (18.47%) ITIL
5 96 (14.41%) Incident Response
6 79 (11.86%) Data Protection
7 70 (10.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 70 (10.51%) Risk Management
7 70 (10.51%) SIEM
8 69 (10.36%) Business Continuity
9 60 (9.01%) Customer Service
10 59 (8.86%) Penetration Testing
10 59 (8.86%) Security Management
11 57 (8.56%) Service Delivery
12 56 (8.41%) Continuous Improvement
12 56 (8.41%) Security Operations
13 49 (7.36%) Vulnerability Management
14 48 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
15 42 (6.31%) ISMS
15 42 (6.31%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 26 (3.90%) SQL
2 21 (3.15%) Bash
3 17 (2.55%) PowerShell
3 17 (2.55%) Python
4 11 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.05%) Java
6 6 (0.90%) Kotlin
6 6 (0.90%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.30%) Bicep
8 1 (0.15%) ABAP
8 1 (0.15%) C#
8 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 99 (14.86%) CISSP
1 99 (14.86%) Security Cleared
2 88 (13.21%) Degree
3 69 (10.36%) CISM
4 52 (7.81%) Cisco Certification
5 48 (7.21%) CISA
6 33 (4.95%) SC Cleared
7 30 (4.50%) Azure Certification
8 26 (3.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 26 (3.90%) CCNA
9 24 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (3.45%) CCSP
10 23 (3.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 21 (3.15%) DBS Check
12 20 (3.00%) CompTIA Security+
13 19 (2.85%) CRISC
14 18 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
15 17 (2.55%) CCNP
16 14 (2.10%) AWS Certification
17 13 (1.95%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 376 (56.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 170 (25.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 155 (23.27%) GDPR
4 128 (19.22%) NIST
5 51 (7.66%) ISO 9001
6 49 (7.36%) PCI DSS
7 45 (6.76%) GRC
8 40 (6.01%) NCSC
9 37 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 26 (3.90%) SLA
10 26 (3.90%) SOC 2
11 23 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 19 (2.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (2.10%) QA
14 10 (1.50%) COSHH
15 9 (1.35%) COBIT
16 7 (1.05%) IASME
16 7 (1.05%) PMO
17 6 (0.90%) Accessibility
17 6 (0.90%) NIST 800
System Software
1 122 (18.32%) Active Directory
2 53 (7.96%) Hyper-V
3 27 (4.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (3.15%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (2.40%) Docker
6 5 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.30%) pfSense
9 2 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.30%) vSphere
10 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 65 (9.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (6.16%) Single Sign-On
3 37 (5.56%) EnCase
4 25 (3.75%) FortiGate
5 9 (1.35%) Terraform
6 8 (1.20%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.90%) Grafana
7 6 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.90%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.90%) WSUS
8 5 (0.75%) Nessus
8 5 (0.75%) SCCM
8 5 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.45%) PaperCut
10 2 (0.30%) Ansible
10 2 (0.30%) CASB
10 2 (0.30%) QRadar
11 1 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 305 (45.80%) Microsoft
2 57 (8.56%) Cisco
3 54 (8.11%) VMware
4 32 (4.80%) Fortinet
5 27 (4.05%) Sophos
6 22 (3.30%) Apple
7 20 (3.00%) Darktrace
7 20 (3.00%) Veeam
8 18 (2.70%) HP
9 17 (2.55%) Google
10 14 (2.10%) Dell
10 14 (2.10%) NEC
11 13 (1.95%) Mitel
12 12 (1.80%) Citrix
13 10 (1.50%) Meraki
14 9 (1.35%) Acronis
14 9 (1.35%) Aruba
14 9 (1.35%) Ribbon
15 8 (1.20%) Barracuda Networks
16 7 (1.05%) Draytek