The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cyber Defence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
406
647
492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
30.78%
29.53%
40.10%
Number of salaries quoted
302
280
417
10th Percentile
£31,300
£36,475
£31,354
25th Percentile
£44,063
£46,250
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£60,000
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.17%
+4.35%
-3.36%
75th Percentile
£73,750
£73,750
£70,000
90th Percentile
£78,750
£90,000
£80,000
West Midlands median annual salary
£50,000
£55,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Cyber Defence Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Defence also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence 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:
