Cybersecurity Jobs in Birmingham

Cybersecurity
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 21 20
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 +15
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 114 204 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 7.73% 7.51% 8.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.20% 9.09% 9.30%
Number of salaries quoted 28 153 106
10th Percentile £34,600 £30,750 £43,125
25th Percentile £46,250 £39,000 £54,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -14.73% +9.79%
75th Percentile £82,188 £76,250 £78,438
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,750 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,391 2,245 1,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 94.31% 82.60% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 766 1,818 1,409
10th Percentile £34,814 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,250 £41,250 £43,036
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -1.79% +1.82%
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,538 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,964 £82,751
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% +6.00%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Birmingham

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Birmingham

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Birmingham over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Birmingham

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.75%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 45 (39.47%) Azure
2 35 (30.70%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.51%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.75%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.75%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.75%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 32 (28.07%) WAN
2 30 (26.32%) LAN
2 30 (26.32%) VoIP
3 22 (19.30%) 3GPP
3 22 (19.30%) 5G
4 4 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.63%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (2.63%) Network Security
6 2 (1.75%) DNS
6 2 (1.75%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.88%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.88%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.75%) Power BI
1 2 (1.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 35 (30.70%) Retail
1 35 (30.70%) Social Skills
2 25 (21.93%) Telecoms
3 9 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (5.26%) Finance
5 5 (4.39%) Marketing
6 4 (3.51%) Law
7 3 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (2.63%) Legal
8 1 (0.88%) Advertising
8 1 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 30 (26.32%) IT Support
1 30 (26.32%) IT Support Specialist
1 30 (26.32%) Support Specialist
2 27 (23.68%) Senior
3 19 (16.67%) Security Engineer
4 13 (11.40%) Principal Engineer
4 13 (11.40%) Principal Security Engineer
5 12 (10.53%) Automation Specialist
5 12 (10.53%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 11 (9.65%) Analyst
6 11 (9.65%) Security Analyst
7 9 (7.89%) Principal Security Analyst
7 9 (7.89%) Product Analyst
7 9 (7.89%) Tester
8 8 (7.02%) Architect
8 8 (7.02%) Azure Architect
8 8 (7.02%) Senior Architect
8 8 (7.02%) Senior Solutions Architect
8 8 (7.02%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (6.14%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.63%) Node.js
1 3 (2.63%) React
1 3 (2.63%) Ruby on Rails
2 2 (1.75%) .NET
2 2 (1.75%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (26.32%) CCTV
2 8 (7.02%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (3.51%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.51%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.75%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.75%) FMCG
4 2 (1.75%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.75%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.88%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (0.88%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 35 (30.70%) Windows
2 30 (26.32%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.51%) Linux
4 2 (1.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (19.30%) Risk Management
2 19 (16.67%) Information Security
3 16 (14.04%) Project Management
4 15 (13.16%) Roadmaps
5 13 (11.40%) Cyber Resilience
5 13 (11.40%) Security Testing
6 10 (8.77%) Presales
7 9 (7.89%) Vulnerability Research
8 8 (7.02%) CI/CD
8 8 (7.02%) Data Protection
8 8 (7.02%) Incident Management
8 8 (7.02%) Service Delivery
8 8 (7.02%) Software Licensing
8 8 (7.02%) Time Management
9 7 (6.14%) Mentoring
9 7 (6.14%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (6.14%) SDLC
10 6 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (5.26%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 6 (5.26%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.26%) JavaScript
1 6 (5.26%) SQL
2 5 (4.39%) Python
3 3 (2.63%) PowerShell
3 3 (2.63%) Ruby
4 2 (1.75%) C#
4 2 (1.75%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.88%) Bash
5 1 (0.88%) Go
5 1 (0.88%) Java
Qualifications
1 48 (42.11%) Degree
2 17 (14.91%) BPSS Clearance
2 17 (14.91%) CISM
2 17 (14.91%) CISSP
3 13 (11.40%) CESG Certified Professional
4 2 (1.75%) CASP
4 2 (1.75%) CISA
4 2 (1.75%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (1.75%) IISP
4 2 (1.75%) SANS
4 2 (1.75%) SC Cleared
4 2 (1.75%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (21.05%) NCSC
2 23 (20.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (18.42%) NIST
4 13 (11.40%) JSP 440
4 13 (11.40%) RMADS
5 7 (6.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (6.14%) GDPR
6 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 33 (28.95%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.02%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.88%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (46.49%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.02%) Adobe
2 8 (7.02%) Apple
3 3 (2.63%) Cisco
4 2 (1.75%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.75%) VMware
5 1 (0.88%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (0.88%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.88%) Juniper