Wage increase after completion of the "Cyber Security Specialist (FPE)" course

Lohnerhöhung nach Abschluss des Lehrgangs «Cyber Security Specialist (BP)»

The chances of a salary increase by obtaining the Federal Diploma of Higher Education as a Cyber Security Specialist are good. As this Federal Professional Examination has only existed since 2019, there are no statistical salary figures for Cyber Security Specialists yet. According to a study by ICT-Berufsbildung Schweizthe wages correspondedof ICT specialistswith a higher vocational training qualification are roughly the same as those of ICT specialists with a university degree(Source: ICT skills situation demand forecast 2024).

Calculation of the possible salary increase through the acquisition of the Federal Certificate Cyber Security Specialist

We have calculated a case for the Cyber Security Specialist salary as an approximate example for you: Memet, a 24-year-old computer scientist with a Federal VET Diploma specializing in application development, worked in the ICT department at a hospital in Bern and earned around CHF 6,515 a month. He was particularly interested in vulnerabilities in programs and had been part of the ICT security team since starting his job at the hospital three years ago. He enjoyed working in the team, but clearly wanted to contribute to solutions more independently and take on more responsibility.

Wage increase after Federal Professional Examination

After a year of preparation, he therefore took the newly created Cyber Security Specialist Federal Professional Examination in 2020 and passed with very good results. Since then, he has continued to work at the same hospital, is bursting with ideas and now leads his own project with two employees within the team -and his monthly salary as a Cyber Security Specialist has risen by more than 23% to around CHF 8,016.

Your personal salary opportunities depend on various criteria such as the industry, the region, the size of your employer company, your previous training, your professional experience and your age.
With the "Salarium" salary calculator from the Federal Statistical Office, you can calculate the potential salary tailored to your individual situation after completing the Federal Professional Examination.

Click on the "Calculate salary" button in the Salarium salary calculator (at source) and select the appropriate details:

  • Region: Choose your region / place of work (in the example Espace Mittelland)
  • Industry: Select your industry (in the example 86 Healthcare)
  • Occupational group: Enter "computer scientist", Salarium shows the corresponding occupational groups (25. specialists in information and communication technology)
  • Position in the company: In the example, first "without management function", then "lower management"
  • Hours per week: In the example 42
  • Education: In the example, first "completed vocational training", then "Higher vocational training, College of Higher Education"
  • Age: Your estimated age after completing the continuing education, further training (in the example 24, then 26)
  • Year of service: Your number of years of service (in the example 3, then 5)
  • Company size: In the example "50 and more employees"
  • 12/13 monthly salary: 12 monthly salaries in the example
  • Special payments: No
  • Monthly/hourly wage: Monthly wage

Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"

Note: This sample calculation refers to the data from Salarium (end of 2024). You can find informationhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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