Cyber Essentials PLUS Jobs in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 704 718 752
Rank change year-on-year +14 +34 +63
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 160 176 484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.21% 0.34%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.29% 1.16% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 132 125 167
10th Percentile £31,025 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,188 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -3.85% +44.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,875 £81,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,708
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.06% +37.07%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 12,374 15,129 24,518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.95% 18.43% 16.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,353 7,545 11,941
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,200 £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% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

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
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +19 42 £56,000 -13.85% 11
London +73 37 £67,500 +3.85% 7
North West -12 30 £46,750 +0.54% 6
South East -27 30 £45,922 -38.77% 7
South West -61 22 £50,000 -23.08% 4
Midlands -29 20 £40,750 +16.43% 11
West Midlands -5 16 £40,750 +16.43% 9
East of England -5 9 £48,750 -27.78% 2
Yorkshire +60 7 £60,000 -11.11% 5
North East -14 5 £80,000 +5.61%
East Midlands - 4 £41,250 - 2
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 5 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.63%) CMS
3 1 (0.63%) Drupal
3 1 (0.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 49 (30.63%) Azure
2 44 (27.50%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (10.63%) SaaS
4 14 (8.75%) AWS
4 14 (8.75%) Entra ID
5 9 (5.63%) IaaS
6 7 (4.38%) PaaS
7 5 (3.13%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.88%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.25%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.63%) GCP
10 1 (0.63%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.63%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (27.50%) Firewall
2 9 (5.63%) Cisco IPT
2 9 (5.63%) LAN
3 8 (5.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (5.00%) Wireless
4 7 (4.38%) DHCP
4 7 (4.38%) DNS
4 7 (4.38%) SD-WAN
4 7 (4.38%) VPN
5 6 (3.75%) MPLS
5 6 (3.75%) Network Security
6 5 (3.13%) VLAN
7 4 (2.50%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.88%) WAN
8 3 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (1.25%) NAS
10 1 (0.63%) ADSL
10 1 (0.63%) Broadband
10 1 (0.63%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.63%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.75%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (3.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.25%) JIRA
2 1 (0.63%) GitLab
2 1 (0.63%) Jenkins
General
1 40 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 23 (14.38%) Finance
3 21 (13.13%) Law
4 17 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (7.50%) Legal
6 11 (6.88%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (3.75%) Local Government
8 6 (3.75%) Military
8 6 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.13%) Automotive
9 5 (3.13%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.50%) Retail
11 3 (1.88%) Publishing
12 2 (1.25%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (22.50%) Analyst
2 30 (18.75%) Security Analyst
3 26 (16.25%) Security Manager
4 17 (10.63%) Lead
5 16 (10.00%) Security Officer
6 15 (9.38%) Information Manager
6 15 (9.38%) Information Security Manager
7 14 (8.75%) Information Analyst
7 14 (8.75%) Information Security Analyst
8 10 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (6.25%) IT Technician
9 9 (5.63%) Compliance Analyst
10 8 (5.00%) IT Manager
10 8 (5.00%) IT Support
10 8 (5.00%) Security Compliance Analyst
10 8 (5.00%) Security Specialist
11 7 (4.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 7 (4.38%) IT Support Technician
11 7 (4.38%) Support Technician
11 7 (4.38%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.63%) ModSecurity
2 5 (3.13%) SAML
3 4 (2.50%) OAuth
4 2 (1.25%) EDI
4 2 (1.25%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.63%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.63%) Management Information System
2 13 (8.13%) Data Centre
2 13 (8.13%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (5.00%) Security Posture
4 6 (3.75%) CCTV
5 5 (3.13%) IoT
6 4 (2.50%) Cyberattack
6 4 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (2.50%) NHS
7 3 (1.88%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.88%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.25%) Anti-Spyware
8 2 (1.25%) Cybercrime
8 2 (1.25%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.63%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.63%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.63%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 25 (15.63%) Windows
2 13 (8.13%) Windows Server
3 11 (6.88%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.13%) Android
4 5 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (2.50%) Linux
6 2 (1.25%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.25%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.63%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.63%) Unix
7 1 (0.63%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (58.75%) Information Security
2 75 (46.88%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (16.25%) SIEM
4 24 (15.00%) Penetration Testing
5 23 (14.38%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (13.75%) ITIL
6 22 (13.75%) Risk Management
7 21 (13.13%) ISMS
7 21 (13.13%) Security Management
8 20 (12.50%) Incident Response
9 19 (11.88%) Business Continuity
9 19 (11.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 18 (11.25%) Data Protection
11 16 (10.00%) Data Security
11 16 (10.00%) Information Security Management
11 16 (10.00%) Security Operations
12 14 (8.75%) Vulnerability Management
13 13 (8.13%) Disaster Recovery
13 13 (8.13%) OWASP
14 12 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.38%) SQL
2 3 (1.88%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.63%) Bash
3 1 (0.63%) PHP
3 1 (0.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (26.88%) CISSP
2 37 (23.13%) CISM
3 28 (17.50%) CISA
4 21 (13.13%) Degree
5 20 (12.50%) Security Cleared
6 16 (10.00%) SC Cleared
7 11 (6.88%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (5.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 8 (5.00%) CompTIA CySA+
9 8 (5.00%) CRISC
10 7 (4.38%) CEH
10 7 (4.38%) DBS Check
11 6 (3.75%) DV Cleared
11 6 (3.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (2.50%) ISSMP
13 2 (1.25%) AAT
13 2 (1.25%) CASP
13 2 (1.25%) OSCP
14 1 (0.63%) CESG Certified Professional
14 1 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 113 (70.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (22.50%) NIST
4 23 (14.38%) GDPR
5 20 (12.50%) NCSC
6 16 (10.00%) GRC
7 15 (9.38%) PCI DSS
8 11 (6.88%) SOC 2
9 7 (4.38%) ISO 9001
10 4 (2.50%) TickIT
11 2 (1.25%) Def Stans
11 2 (1.25%) IASME
11 2 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.63%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.38%) Virtual Machines
2 7 (4.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.50%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.25%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (4.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.88%) Nessus
2 3 (1.88%) Terraform
3 2 (1.25%) Ansible
3 2 (1.25%) Norton AntiVirus
3 2 (1.25%) SCCM
3 2 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.63%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.63%) WSUS
Vendors
1 42 (26.25%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.50%) Cisco
3 11 (6.88%) VMware
4 7 (4.38%) Meraki
5 6 (3.75%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.50%) Barracuda Networks
6 4 (2.50%) Citrix
6 4 (2.50%) Dell
6 4 (2.50%) ESET
6 4 (2.50%) Qualys
6 4 (2.50%) Varonis
6 4 (2.50%) Veeam
7 2 (1.25%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.25%) Darktrace
7 2 (1.25%) Facebook
7 2 (1.25%) Mitel
7 2 (1.25%) MobileIron
7 2 (1.25%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.25%) Sophos
7 2 (1.25%) Symantec