Cyber Essentials Jobs in the North West

Cyber Essentials
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 205 162 237
Rank change year-on-year -43 +75 -2
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials 86 138 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.86% 1.79% 1.07%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.84% 7.69% 6.36%
Number of salaries quoted 68 36 62
10th Percentile £31,000 £33,750 £36,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £66,250 £48,063 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £60,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West

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 advertised in the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,257 1,795 1,603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 12.61% 23.23% 16.85%
Number of salaries quoted 892 501 878
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £38,750 £35,921
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,842 £49,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.35% - +4.21%
75th Percentile £65,603 £63,750 £62,827
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £76,520
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials in the North West

Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in the North West.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials in the North West

Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in the North West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials in the North West

Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the North West region over the 6 months to 20 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
Manchester -39 49 £57,500 +35.29% 15
Cheshire - 19 £40,000 - 3
Cumbria -17 7 £31,000 -31.11%
Merseyside +5 5 £62,500 +34.41% 1
Lancashire -9 5 £45,000 -5.26% 1
Cyber Essentials
England

Cyber Essentials
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (5.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.16%) Apache
2 1 (1.16%) Confluence
2 1 (1.16%) IIS
2 1 (1.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (1.16%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (1.16%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (1.16%) Oracle Payroll
1 1 (1.16%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 17 (19.77%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (10.47%) Azure
3 8 (9.30%) SaaS
4 4 (4.65%) IaaS
4 4 (4.65%) PaaS
5 3 (3.49%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.33%) AWS
7 1 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.16%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.16%) GCP
7 1 (1.16%) GitHub
7 1 (1.16%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.63%) Firewall
2 5 (5.81%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (5.81%) Network Security
3 2 (2.33%) Internet
4 1 (1.16%) DNS
4 1 (1.16%) SD-WAN
4 1 (1.16%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.16%) VoIP
4 1 (1.16%) VPN
4 1 (1.16%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Bitbucket
1 1 (1.16%) GitLab
1 1 (1.16%) JIRA
General
1 37 (43.02%) Social Skills
2 12 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (4.65%) Legal
4 3 (3.49%) Finance
4 3 (3.49%) Law
5 2 (2.33%) Aerospace
5 2 (2.33%) Manufacturing
5 2 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (2.33%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.16%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 24 (27.91%) Security Manager
2 20 (23.26%) Analyst
3 15 (17.44%) IT Manager
4 14 (16.28%) Security Analyst
5 12 (13.95%) Information Manager
5 12 (13.95%) Information Security Manager
6 8 (9.30%) Service Manager
7 7 (8.14%) Information Analyst
7 7 (8.14%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (6.98%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 6 (6.98%) Lead
8 6 (6.98%) Project Manager
8 6 (6.98%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
8 6 (6.98%) Security Project Manager
8 6 (6.98%) Support Analyst
9 5 (5.81%) Compliance Manager
9 5 (5.81%) IT Analyst
9 5 (5.81%) IT Support
9 5 (5.81%) IT Support Analyst
9 5 (5.81%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.16%) EDI
1 1 (1.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.77%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (15.12%) Management Information System
3 8 (9.30%) Security Posture
4 6 (6.98%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (6.98%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (6.98%) Virtual Team
5 4 (4.65%) Data Centre
5 4 (4.65%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (4.65%) NHS
5 4 (4.65%) Onboarding
6 3 (3.49%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (2.33%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.33%) Life Science
7 2 (2.33%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.16%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.49%) Windows
2 2 (2.33%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.16%) Linux
3 1 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (1.16%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (1.16%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (63.95%) Information Security
2 35 (40.70%) Cybersecurity
3 24 (27.91%) ITIL
4 19 (22.09%) ISMS
5 18 (20.93%) Business Continuity
5 18 (20.93%) Data Protection
6 17 (19.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (19.77%) Risk Assessment
7 15 (17.44%) Service Management
8 14 (16.28%) Change Management
8 14 (16.28%) Customer Service
8 14 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (15.12%) Business Continuity Planning
10 12 (13.95%) Data Security
10 12 (13.95%) Risk Management
10 12 (13.95%) Security Operations
11 11 (12.79%) Security Management
12 10 (11.63%) Service Delivery
12 10 (11.63%) Vulnerability Management
13 9 (10.47%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.16%) C#
1 1 (1.16%) Go
1 1 (1.16%) Java
1 1 (1.16%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.16%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (17.44%) Degree
2 13 (15.12%) CISM
3 12 (13.95%) CISSP
4 7 (8.14%) Security Cleared
5 6 (6.98%) Azure Certification
5 6 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (6.98%) CRISC
5 6 (6.98%) PMI Certification
5 6 (6.98%) PMP
5 6 (6.98%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (5.81%) CISA
6 5 (5.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (4.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (4.65%) ISSMP
8 3 (3.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (3.49%) CCNA
8 3 (3.49%) CCNP
8 3 (3.49%) DBS Check
8 3 (3.49%) DV Cleared
8 3 (3.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (61.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (34.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 19 (22.09%) NIST
4 10 (11.63%) PCI DSS
5 9 (10.47%) GDPR
5 9 (10.47%) SLA
6 4 (4.65%) GRC
6 4 (4.65%) ISO 9001
6 4 (4.65%) NCSC
6 4 (4.65%) SOC 2
6 4 (4.65%) TickIT
7 3 (3.49%) Accessibility
8 2 (2.33%) Def Stans
9 1 (1.16%) FISMA
9 1 (1.16%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.16%) HITRUST
9 1 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (4.65%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.16%) Docker
2 1 (1.16%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (5.81%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 4 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (4.65%) Terraform
3 2 (2.33%) Nessus
4 1 (1.16%) Ansible
4 1 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.16%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 30 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.30%) Cisco
3 5 (5.81%) Rapid7
4 4 (4.65%) Citrix
4 4 (4.65%) Dell
4 4 (4.65%) Fortinet
5 3 (3.49%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (2.33%) VMware
7 1 (1.16%) Atlassian
7 1 (1.16%) Darktrace
7 1 (1.16%) IBM
7 1 (1.16%) Meraki
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle
7 1 (1.16%) PeopleSoft
7 1 (1.16%) Progress
7 1 (1.16%) Qualys
7 1 (1.16%) Symantec