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

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 388 430 529
Rank change year-on-year +42 +99 +79
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 663 751 976
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.72% 0.62%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.90% 3.81% 3.72%
Number of salaries quoted 577 388 499
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,278 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £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 £71,563 £72,500
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 13,528 19,692 26,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.72% 18.97% 16.76%
Number of salaries quoted 9,247 9,122 13,236
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 £76,438 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

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 3 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 3 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 +73 607 £55,000 - 135
UK excluding London +47 504 £52,500 -4.55% 108
Work from Home +16 254 £55,000 -2.65% 57
North of England +24 155 £50,000 +7.53% 32
London +47 125 £65,000 +14.54% 28
South East +47 115 £55,000 - 29
Midlands +78 112 £50,000 -10.71% 19
West Midlands +78 99 £55,000 +3.77% 6
North West -44 80 £51,500 +14.44% 15
South West -49 66 £55,000 - 15
Yorkshire +86 51 £55,000 -8.33% 15
East of England +27 31 £42,500 -26.09% 6
North East +13 24 £41,000 -25.45% 2
Scotland -64 20 £45,000 -18.18% 5
East Midlands 0 13 £45,000 -20.35% 13
Wales -11 5 £40,500 -32.50% 2

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 43 (6.49%) SharePoint
2 27 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.21%) WordPress
4 6 (0.90%) nginx
5 4 (0.60%) Confluence
6 2 (0.30%) IIS
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) CMS
7 1 (0.15%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 70 (10.56%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (9.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (6.18%) 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
1 239 (36.05%) Microsoft 365
2 231 (34.84%) Azure
3 99 (14.93%) Entra ID
4 62 (9.35%) AWS
5 38 (5.73%) Cloud Computing
6 28 (4.22%) Power Platform
7 27 (4.07%) SaaS
8 23 (3.47%) IaaS
9 16 (2.41%) Google Workspace
10 14 (2.11%) PaaS
11 10 (1.51%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.36%) GCP
13 8 (1.21%) 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 (23.98%) Firewall
2 54 (8.14%) LAN
3 53 (7.99%) WAN
4 50 (7.54%) DNS
5 33 (4.98%) NAS
6 28 (4.22%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (3.92%) Wireless
8 25 (3.77%) DHCP
9 24 (3.62%) Network Security
10 22 (3.32%) MPLS
11 21 (3.17%) VLAN
12 18 (2.71%) SD-WAN
13 17 (2.56%) Intranet
13 17 (2.56%) TCP/IP
13 17 (2.56%) VoIP
13 17 (2.56%) VPN
14 16 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
15 13 (1.96%) 4G
15 13 (1.96%) 5G
16 12 (1.81%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.92%) Power BI
2 12 (1.81%) 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 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.15%) GitLab
3 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 264 (39.82%) Social Skills
2 89 (13.42%) Finance
3 65 (9.80%) Public Sector
4 62 (9.35%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (8.30%) Law
6 41 (6.18%) Legal
7 28 (4.22%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.56%) Games
9 15 (2.26%) Retail
10 14 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.96%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.21%) Automotive
15 8 (1.21%) Local Government
16 6 (0.90%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.90%) Military
17 5 (0.75%) Publishing
18 4 (0.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 109 (16.44%) Analyst
2 82 (12.37%) Security Analyst
3 77 (11.61%) IT Manager
4 69 (10.41%) Security Manager
5 54 (8.14%) Senior
6 49 (7.39%) Consultant
7 43 (6.49%) Lead
8 37 (5.58%) Information Analyst
8 37 (5.58%) Information Security Analyst
8 37 (5.58%) Service Manager
9 36 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 35 (5.28%) IT Support
11 30 (4.52%) Architect
11 30 (4.52%) Security Consultant
12 27 (4.07%) Information Security Manager
13 26 (3.92%) IT Engineer
14 25 (3.77%) Information Manager
14 25 (3.77%) Technical Manager
15 22 (3.32%) Administrator
16 21 (3.17%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.81%) OAuth
2 9 (1.36%) SAML
3 8 (1.21%) 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 92 (13.88%) Management Information System
2 65 (9.80%) Driving Licence
3 47 (7.09%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (5.28%) Security Posture
5 28 (4.22%) Cyber Threat
5 28 (4.22%) Onboarding
6 26 (3.92%) Data Centre
7 24 (3.62%) IoT
8 22 (3.32%) NHS
9 20 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.96%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
13 9 (1.36%) ARM Cortex
13 9 (1.36%) CCTV
13 9 (1.36%) PKI
14 8 (1.21%) Cyberattack
15 7 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
15 7 (1.06%) Public Cloud
15 7 (1.06%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 155 (23.38%) Windows
2 102 (15.38%) Windows Server
3 38 (5.73%) Windows 10
4 30 (4.52%) Linux
5 22 (3.32%) Mac OS
6 20 (3.02%) Windows Server 2019
7 19 (2.87%) Apple iOS
8 15 (2.26%) Android
9 8 (1.21%) VMS
9 8 (1.21%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.06%) Debian
10 7 (1.06%) Ubuntu
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 (48.27%) Cybersecurity
2 251 (37.86%) Information Security
3 169 (25.49%) Problem-Solving
4 123 (18.55%) ITIL
5 98 (14.78%) Incident Response
6 73 (11.01%) Data Protection
7 70 (10.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 70 (10.56%) SIEM
8 69 (10.41%) Risk Management
9 65 (9.80%) Business Continuity
10 61 (9.20%) Penetration Testing
11 59 (8.90%) Security Management
12 58 (8.75%) Security Operations
13 57 (8.60%) Customer Service
13 57 (8.60%) Service Delivery
14 56 (8.45%) Continuous Improvement
15 51 (7.69%) Vulnerability Management
16 48 (7.24%) Disaster Recovery
17 44 (6.64%) Vulnerability Scanning
18 42 (6.33%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 26 (3.92%) SQL
2 21 (3.17%) Bash
3 18 (2.71%) PowerShell
4 17 (2.56%) Python
5 11 (1.66%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.06%) Java
7 6 (0.90%) Kotlin
7 6 (0.90%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.30%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) ABAP
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 101 (15.23%) Security Cleared
2 99 (14.93%) CISSP
3 91 (13.73%) Degree
4 67 (10.11%) CISM
5 53 (7.99%) Cisco Certification
6 48 (7.24%) CISA
7 34 (5.13%) SC Cleared
8 29 (4.37%) Azure Certification
9 27 (4.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 26 (3.92%) CCNA
11 24 (3.62%) CCSP
12 23 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
13 22 (3.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 21 (3.17%) CompTIA Security+
14 21 (3.17%) DBS Check
15 19 (2.87%) CRISC
16 18 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
17 17 (2.56%) CCNP
18 14 (2.11%) AWS Certification
18 14 (2.11%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 374 (56.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 171 (25.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 152 (22.93%) GDPR
4 129 (19.46%) NIST
5 50 (7.54%) ISO 9001
6 49 (7.39%) PCI DSS
7 43 (6.49%) GRC
8 39 (5.88%) NCSC
9 37 (5.58%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 26 (3.92%) SLA
10 26 (3.92%) SOC 2
11 24 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 18 (2.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (2.11%) QA
14 10 (1.51%) COSHH
15 9 (1.36%) COBIT
16 7 (1.06%) PMO
17 6 (0.90%) Accessibility
17 6 (0.90%) IASME
17 6 (0.90%) NIST 800
System Software
1 127 (19.16%) Active Directory
2 53 (7.99%) Hyper-V
3 29 (4.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (3.17%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (2.56%) Docker
6 5 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.45%) vSphere
9 2 (0.30%) pfSense
9 2 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 64 (9.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (6.18%) Single Sign-On
3 37 (5.58%) EnCase
4 24 (3.62%) FortiGate
5 9 (1.36%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.36%) Terraform
6 7 (1.06%) Grafana
7 6 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.90%) Nessus
7 6 (0.90%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.90%) WSUS
8 5 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (0.60%) CASB
9 4 (0.60%) SCCM
10 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.45%) Ansible
10 3 (0.45%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.30%) CSIRT
12 1 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 1 (0.15%) QRadar
Vendors
1 304 (45.85%) Microsoft
2 56 (8.45%) Cisco
2 56 (8.45%) VMware
3 32 (4.83%) Fortinet
4 28 (4.22%) Sophos
5 22 (3.32%) Apple
6 20 (3.02%) Veeam
7 19 (2.87%) Darktrace
8 18 (2.71%) Google
9 17 (2.56%) HP
10 14 (2.11%) Dell
11 13 (1.96%) Citrix
11 13 (1.96%) Mitel
11 13 (1.96%) NEC
12 10 (1.51%) Meraki
13 9 (1.36%) Acronis
13 9 (1.36%) Aruba
13 9 (1.36%) Ribbon
14 8 (1.21%) Barracuda Networks
15 7 (1.06%) Draytek