# Cyber Essentials Cost

> Cyber Essentials costs £320 to £600 +VAT by size (IASME's fees); Cyber Essentials Plus starting prices run £1,150 to £3,000 +VAT. Compare quotes.

## Key facts

- Cyber Essentials self-assessment is priced by organisation size at £320 to £600 +VAT under IASME's published fees (read 30 October 2026).
- Cyber Essentials Plus starting prices published by certification bodies run from £1,150 to £3,000 +VAT, on top of the self-assessment fee (price index, read 12 October 2026).
- Cyber Essentials certification is a stated requirement in many UK central government and Ministry of Defence contracts.
- A Cyber Essentials certificate lasts 12 months; staying certified means reassessing every year.

## Key pages

- [Cyber Essentials cost, and the Cyber Essentials Plus cost](https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Difference between Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus](https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/cyber-essentials-vs-cyber-essentials-plus/): Cyber Essentials and Plus assess the same five controls; Plus adds an independent technical audit. Self-assessment from £320 +VAT, Plus from £1,150 +VAT.
- [Cyber Essentials requirements for IT infrastructure: the 5 controls](https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/cyber-essentials-requirements/): The NCSC's Cyber Essentials requirements v3.3 (April 2026): the five controls, password rules, MFA on cloud services, the 14-day update rule and scope.
- [How to pass Cyber Essentials: a first-time checklist](https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/cyber-essentials-checklist/): How to pass Cyber Essentials first time: the automatic fails (unsupported software, no cloud MFA, late critical updates) and IASME's resubmission rule.
- [Cyber Essentials price list, 2026](https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-10-30.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Cyber Essentials price list, 2026. Methodology: Self-assessment fees are the size-banded prices IASME, the scheme's delivery partner, publishes in its Cyber Essentials FAQ (read 30 October 2026); they are set nationally, so shopping around does not change the fee itself. Cyber Essentials Plus has no fixed national price: IASME says it is quoted individually by the size and complexity of the network. The Plus range shown is the lowest and highest full Plus starting price published on certification bodies' own pages in our price index (Intelance £1,150 +VAT, Precursor Security from £3,000), read 12 October 2026. This is a guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSC or IASME.
- Last updated: 2026-10-30. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: NCSC, Cyber Essentials scheme overview: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessentials/overview
- Source: IASME, Cyber Essentials pricing and question sets: https://iasme.co.uk/cyber-essentials/
- Source: gov.uk, Procurement Policy Note 09/14: Cyber Essentials in government contracts: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0914-cyber-essentials-scheme-certification
- Source: IASME, Cyber Essentials frequently asked questions (fees, timings, retakes): https://iasme.co.uk/cyber-essentials/frequently-asked-questions/
- Source: NCSC, Cyber Essentials: Requirements for IT Infrastructure v3.3 (April 2026): https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/cyber-essentials-requirements-for-it-infrastructure-v3-3.pdf
- Source: IASME, changes to Cyber Essentials for April 2026: https://iasme.co.uk/articles/important-update-changes-to-cyber-essentials-for-april-2026/

## Citation

Cite as: "Cyber Essentials price list, 2026", Cyber Essentials Cost, https://cyberessentialscost.co.uk/ (updated 2026-10-30).

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