ECSA Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for ECSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ECSA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.11% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.48% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £350 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £450 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £400 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

ECSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 208 166 160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 22.49% 30.24% 23.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 115 91
10th Percentile £215 £150 £263
25th Percentile £395 £250 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% - -13.46%
75th Percentile £545 £550 £600
90th Percentile £655 £602 £713
West Midlands median daily rate £469 £475 £519
% change year-on-year -1.26% -8.48% -4.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 14 7
10th Percentile £16.03 £18.62 £13.70
25th Percentile £22.17 - £14.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £18.87 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +132.96% -16.13% +39.75%
75th Percentile £75.00 £27.44 £53.13
90th Percentile - £49.95 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £52.50 £30.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year +75.00% -17.24% +33.03%

ECSA
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ECSA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

ECSA job vacancy trend in Birmingham

ECSA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Performance Tester
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Scheme
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP