Cybersecurity Specialist
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in Birmingham is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
68 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham |
0.17% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£550 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title |
532 |
687 |
810 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
89.26% |
96.22% |
96.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
355 |
450 |
541 |
| 10th Percentile |
£177 |
£200 |
£260 |
| 25th Percentile |
£334 |
£373 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£465 |
£500 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.00% |
+5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£540 |
£623 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£732 |
£700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£487 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.60% |
- |
+1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
44 |
16 |
26 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£15.61 |
£13.10 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.62 |
£20.00 |
£15.22 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.00 |
£34.56 |
£19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-59.49% |
+81.91% |
+5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.51 |
£53.13 |
£64.06 |
| 90th Percentile |
£34.29 |
£56.25 |
£67.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£21.00 |
£21.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+19.76% |
- |
+16.67% |
