Cybersecurity Jobs in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > West Midlands

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 31 42
Rank change year-on-year +9 +11 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 507 495 434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.98% 7.47% 5.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.40% 7.72% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 371 215 219
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £50,625 £41,134
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -10.20%
75th Percentile £66,250 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £82,970
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Cybersecurity 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 the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,035 6,416 6,947
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.12% 96.85% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 4,544 3,277 4,764
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham -1 204 £55,000 -15.38% 35
Warwickshire +19 90 £60,000 +9.09% 11
Solihull +11 42 £62,500 -16.67% 10
Staffordshire 0 34 £47,250 -5.50% 13
Shropshire - 25 £75,000 - 7
Worcestershire -4 22 £55,000 +10.00% 2
Coventry +10 6 £65,000 +1.96% 8
Halesowen - 6 £40,000 -
Herefordshire +1 4 £60,000 -4.00% 5
Wolverhampton -9 2 £41,250 -38.89% 4
Brierley Hill - 2 £33,750 -
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (6.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (3.55%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.59%) IIS
4 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 59 (11.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (11.24%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (8.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.99%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.59%) Simulink
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 99 (19.53%) Azure
2 68 (13.41%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (6.11%) SaaS
4 29 (5.72%) Power Platform
5 24 (4.73%) AWS
6 23 (4.54%) Entra ID
7 22 (4.34%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.14%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (4.14%) IaaS
9 20 (3.94%) PowerApps
10 17 (3.35%) PaaS
11 13 (2.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (2.37%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (1.97%) GCP
14 9 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (1.58%) GitHub
15 8 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
16 4 (0.79%) Amazon EC2
16 4 (0.79%) Amazon S3
16 4 (0.79%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 79 (15.58%) Firewall
2 33 (6.51%) WAN
3 29 (5.72%) DHCP
3 29 (5.72%) DNS
4 16 (3.16%) LAN
4 16 (3.16%) SAN
4 16 (3.16%) SD-WAN
5 12 (2.37%) VPN
6 11 (2.17%) Cisco Firepower
6 11 (2.17%) Network Security
7 10 (1.97%) Unified Communications
8 8 (1.58%) Ethernet
8 8 (1.58%) Fibre Channel
9 6 (1.18%) 5G
9 6 (1.18%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.99%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (0.79%) iSCSI
11 4 (0.79%) SNMP
11 4 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.72%) Power BI
2 15 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (2.17%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.58%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.39%) Metadata
6 2 (0.39%) MySQL
6 2 (0.39%) Tableau
7 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.58%) SonarQube
2 5 (0.99%) CANoe
3 3 (0.59%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.39%) Git
4 2 (0.39%) GitLab
4 2 (0.39%) JIRA
General
1 134 (26.43%) Social Skills
2 65 (12.82%) Finance
3 59 (11.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (10.45%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (9.07%) Public Sector
6 37 (7.30%) Telecoms
7 35 (6.90%) Legal
8 26 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.93%) Manufacturing
10 16 (3.16%) Automotive
11 14 (2.76%) Retail
12 9 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.58%) Games
13 8 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.38%) Law
14 7 (1.38%) Marketing
15 5 (0.99%) Banking
15 5 (0.99%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.59%) Military
16 3 (0.59%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 59 (11.64%) Architect
2 55 (10.85%) Analyst
3 53 (10.45%) Senior
4 37 (7.30%) Senior Architect
5 28 (5.52%) Solutions Architect
6 26 (5.13%) Developer
6 26 (5.13%) IT Manager
7 25 (4.93%) Senior Solutions Architect
8 22 (4.34%) Network Engineer
9 20 (3.94%) Data Scientist
9 20 (3.94%) Platform Architect
9 20 (3.94%) Power Platform Architect
9 20 (3.94%) Power Platform Developer
9 20 (3.94%) Security Analyst
9 20 (3.94%) Senior Developer
10 19 (3.75%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 19 (3.75%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 19 (3.75%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
10 19 (3.75%) Security Manager
10 19 (3.75%) Senior Dynamics 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.56%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.58%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.58%) Azure Blueprints
3 7 (1.38%) EDI
4 6 (1.18%) Middleware
5 4 (0.79%) .NET
6 3 (0.59%) HTML
6 3 (0.59%) jQuery
6 3 (0.59%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 3 (0.59%) XML
7 2 (0.39%) OAuth
7 2 (0.39%) OpenID
7 2 (0.39%) REST
7 2 (0.39%) Web Services
8 1 (0.20%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.20%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.20%) Blazor
8 1 (0.20%) CSS
8 1 (0.20%) HTML5
8 1 (0.20%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 65 (12.82%) Management Information System
2 50 (9.86%) Driving Licence
3 43 (8.48%) Data Centre
4 22 (4.34%) Security Operations Centre
5 21 (4.14%) Algorithms
6 18 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (3.16%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.96%) Operational Technology
9 14 (2.76%) Freedom of Information
9 14 (2.76%) Security Posture
9 14 (2.76%) Taxonomies
10 13 (2.56%) Public Cloud
11 10 (1.97%) Private Cloud
11 10 (1.97%) SCADA
12 9 (1.78%) Cloud Native
12 9 (1.78%) Distributed Systems
13 7 (1.38%) Clustering
14 5 (0.99%) Client/Server
14 5 (0.99%) CMDB
14 5 (0.99%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 86 (16.96%) Windows
2 42 (8.28%) Windows Server
3 30 (5.92%) Linux
4 17 (3.35%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.97%) Ubuntu
6 6 (1.18%) Solaris
6 6 (1.18%) Unix
7 4 (0.79%) CentOS
7 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.79%) VMS
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.39%) Android
8 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (21.70%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (17.95%) Information Security
3 63 (12.43%) Mentoring
4 61 (12.03%) Decision-Making
5 60 (11.83%) Project Management
6 56 (11.05%) Incident Response
7 54 (10.65%) Analytics
8 53 (10.45%) Risk Management
9 51 (10.06%) Business Intelligence
10 45 (8.88%) Computer Science
11 44 (8.68%) Data Protection
12 42 (8.28%) Disaster Recovery
13 41 (8.09%) Data Modelling
14 40 (7.89%) Data Science
15 39 (7.69%) Coaching
15 39 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
15 39 (7.69%) Presales
16 37 (7.30%) Data Collection
17 35 (6.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 35 (6.90%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 15 (2.96%) PowerShell
2 13 (2.56%) SQL
3 9 (1.78%) Python
4 8 (1.58%) C
5 5 (0.99%) Java
5 5 (0.99%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.99%) R
6 4 (0.79%) Bash
7 3 (0.59%) C#
7 3 (0.59%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.39%) C++
8 2 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 121 (23.87%) Degree
2 113 (22.29%) Security Cleared
3 49 (9.66%) SC Cleared
4 26 (5.13%) CISSP
5 24 (4.73%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (4.34%) CISM
7 18 (3.55%) CCNA
7 18 (3.55%) CCNP
8 16 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (2.96%) Azure Certification
10 13 (2.56%) CISA
10 13 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 10 (1.97%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 9 (1.78%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 8 (1.58%) CRISC
14 8 (1.58%) MCP
14 8 (1.58%) OSCP
15 7 (1.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (16.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 54 (10.65%) GDPR
3 50 (9.86%) Cyber Essentials
4 41 (8.09%) ISO 9001
4 41 (8.09%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 40 (7.89%) NIST
6 18 (3.55%) GRC
7 15 (2.96%) NCSC
8 13 (2.56%) Def Stans
8 13 (2.56%) QA
9 11 (2.17%) Data Quality
10 9 (1.78%) PCI DSS
11 8 (1.58%) Accessibility
11 8 (1.58%) ISO 26262
12 5 (0.99%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 3 (0.59%) Automotive SPICE
14 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.59%) JSP 440
15 2 (0.39%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 74 (14.60%) Active Directory
2 28 (5.52%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.17%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (1.58%) Docker
6 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.79%) pfSense
7 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.79%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.79%) VMware Server
7 4 (0.79%) vSphere
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (7.30%) EnCase
2 19 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.37%) Terraform
4 9 (1.78%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.58%) Ansible
6 6 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.18%) CASB
6 6 (1.18%) Stealthwatch
7 5 (0.99%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.79%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.59%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.59%) Functional Safety
10 2 (0.39%) Nagios
10 2 (0.39%) SCCM
Vendors
1 213 (42.01%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.10%) Apple
3 35 (6.90%) Adobe
4 34 (6.71%) VMware
5 31 (6.11%) Cisco
6 24 (4.73%) Aruba
7 19 (3.75%) Dell
8 17 (3.35%) Juniper
9 16 (3.16%) Veeam
10 13 (2.56%) Meraki
10 13 (2.56%) Sage
11 11 (2.17%) Fortinet
12 9 (1.78%) CheckPoint
12 9 (1.78%) EqualLogic
13 6 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
13 6 (1.18%) Sophos
14 5 (0.99%) NetApp
14 5 (0.99%) Nimble Storage
14 5 (0.99%) Ubiquiti
15 4 (0.79%) Dell Compellent