Head of Cybersecurity Jobs in Birmingham

Head of Cybersecurity
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in Birmingham is £63,466 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 - 193
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.15% - 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60,639 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,466 - -
75th Percentile £78,470 - -
90th Percentile £100,388 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £63,466 £102,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -38.08% +70.83% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,570 1,859 2,988
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 93.51% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,097 1,426 2,307
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.80%
75th Percentile £69,914 £71,250 £70,375
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Cybersecurity in Birmingham

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in Birmingham over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Cybersecurity in Birmingham

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Head of Cybersecurity job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
2 3 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) CITP
2 3 (75.00%) QA
2 3 (75.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Configuration Management
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Legal
2 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Code Quality
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (75.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) NIST
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Code Quality
2 3 (75.00%) Configuration Management
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CITP
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (75.00%) QA
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) NIST