The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Cyber Essentials PLUS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Gloucestershire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
57
70
110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire
10.56%
7.44%
12.36%
Number of salaries quoted
46
38
72
10th Percentile
£35,532
£27,700
£31,250
25th Percentile
£36,250
£37,750
£40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£56,244
£42,250
£59,556
Median % change year-on-year
+33.12%
-29.06%
+32.35%
75th Percentile
£71,250
£65,000
£71,250
90th Percentile
£75,625
£72,500
£76,150
South West median annual salary
£50,000
£50,000
£58,875
% change year-on-year
-
-15.07%
+17.75%
Cyber Essentials PLUS Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials PLUS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Gloucestershire region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
