NCSC Jobs in Birmingham

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 140 126 178
Rank change year-on-year -14 +52 -45
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 11 15 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.40% 0.75% 0.29%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.81% 3.21% 1.66%
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 4
10th Percentile £41,950 £55,750 £59,250
25th Percentile £43,025 £56,250 £69,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £62,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.20% -21.88% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £71,000 £82,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -21.88% +18.52%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Birmingham

NCSC 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 Birmingham with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 391 467 542
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 14.36% 23.33% 17.32%
Number of salaries quoted 309 294 376
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,839 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +6.67% -2.50%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,625 £73,750
West Midlands median annual salary £53,000 £51,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.91% +8.42% -

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for NCSC in Birmingham

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Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Birmingham.

Salary trend for NCSC in Birmingham

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Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing NCSC in Birmingham over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for NCSC in Birmingham

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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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Azure
1 2 (18.18%) Entra ID
2 1 (9.09%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (9.09%) Azure ExpressRoute
2 1 (9.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) 3GPP
1 3 (27.27%) 5G
2 1 (9.09%) Diameter Protocol
2 1 (9.09%) HTTP
2 1 (9.09%) Network Security
2 1 (9.09%) SCTP
2 1 (9.09%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Git
General
1 4 (36.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (27.27%) Telecoms
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Consultant
1 3 (27.27%) Security Consultant
1 3 (27.27%) Security Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 2 (18.18%) Lead
2 2 (18.18%) Lead Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Lead Security Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Security Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Azure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Data Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Network Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Security Tester
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Data Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Telecoms Tester
3 1 (9.09%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (45.45%) Security Architecture
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 2 (18.18%) Creative Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) Information Security
4 2 (18.18%) Innovative Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) Matrix Organization
5 1 (9.09%) Agile
5 1 (9.09%) Data Engineering
5 1 (9.09%) Data Governance
5 1 (9.09%) DevOps
5 1 (9.09%) Fuzz Testing
5 1 (9.09%) ISMS
5 1 (9.09%) IT Strategy
5 1 (9.09%) Network Virtualisation
5 1 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (9.09%) Security Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
5 1 (9.09%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) Python
1 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) DBS Check
2 1 (9.09%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) NIST
2 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (9.09%) Data Quality
3 1 (9.09%) GRC
3 1 (9.09%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Databricks
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft