Head of Cybersecurity Contracts in the West Midlands

Head of Cybersecurity
England > West Midlands

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Cybersecurity daily rate in the West Midlands.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £850 £850
% change year-on-year - - +36.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,221 1,776 2,262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 91.22% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 811 1,198 1,556
10th Percentile £200 £259 £250
25th Percentile £369 £363 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £489 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £702 £688
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 134 66
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.01 £12.50
25th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £15.02
Median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%
75th Percentile £28.18 £42.31 £26.82
90th Percentile £35.58 £55.88 £55.63
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Head of Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Head of Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 31000
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 31000
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft