Security Testing Jobs in Birmingham

Security Testing
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Security Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Testing over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 127 159
Rank change year-on-year -11 +32 -27
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 10 11 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.36% 0.57% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.59% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8 7 5
10th Percentile - £43,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £90,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% +71.43% -30.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £94,375 £55,000
90th Percentile - £95,000 £76,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +23.81% -28.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Security Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,262 1,863 3,039
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 82.14% 95.88% 97.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,832 1,371 2,281
10th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £43,725 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £69,914 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £83,750
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Testing in Birmingham

Security Testing
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Security Testing in Birmingham

Security Testing
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:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) 3GPP
1 1 (10.00%) 5G
1 1 (10.00%) Diameter Protocol
1 1 (10.00%) HTTP
1 1 (10.00%) SCTP
General
1 9 (90.00%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (10.00%) Security Tester
1 1 (10.00%) Telecoms Tester
1 1 (10.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) Mobile App
1 8 (80.00%) Product Ownership
1 8 (80.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (10.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (90.00%) Test Automation
2 8 (80.00%) Agile
2 8 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (80.00%) Data Management
2 8 (80.00%) Functional Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Mentoring
2 8 (80.00%) Performance Metrics
2 8 (80.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 8 (80.00%) Performance Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Regression Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Resource Allocation
2 8 (80.00%) SDLC
2 8 (80.00%) Software Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (80.00%) Test Management
2 8 (80.00%) Test Planning
2 8 (80.00%) Test Scripting
2 8 (80.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) NCSC