Cyber Essentials management information
Figures showing the number of Cyber Essentials certificates awarded, by quarter.
Cyber Essentials is a government-backed and industry-supported certification scheme which helps businesses protect themselves against cyber attacks. It provides a clear statement of the basic controls organisations should have in place to protect themselves against common cyber threats.
These statistics show the number of Cyber Essentials certificates which have been awarded to organisations in the past quarter. There are two levels of Cyber Essentials certificates: Cyber Essentials Standard (CE) and Cyber Essentials Plus (CE +).
Certificates awarded under the scheme are valid for 12 months.
The latest figures show 61,430 Cyber Essentials certificates have been awarded over the past year (July 2025 to June 2026); 46,245 at CE level and 15,185 at CE+.
Cyber Essentials is part of the government’s wider work to strengthen UK cyber defences and improve cyber resilience across the economy. Organisations with Cyber Essentials are 92% less likely to make a claim on their cyber insurance.