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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 21 24
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 116 217 155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 8.80% 7.51% 8.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.21% 9.35% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 27 157 96
10th Percentile £34,300 £31,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -18.52% +20.00%
75th Percentile £77,754 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £86,250
West Midlands median annual salary £56,750 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.18% -12.00% +8.73%

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 1,259 2,321 1,806
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 95.52% 80.34% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 673 1,878 1,346
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,407
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.65% +2.73%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,500 £85,000 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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 28 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.72%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 36 (31.03%) Azure
2 35 (30.17%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.45%) Power Platform
4 2 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (1.72%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.72%) Power Automate
4 2 (1.72%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 35 (30.17%) WAN
2 30 (25.86%) LAN
2 30 (25.86%) VoIP
3 22 (18.97%) 3GPP
3 22 (18.97%) 5G
4 6 (5.17%) Network Security
5 5 (4.31%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (4.31%) SD-WAN
6 4 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (2.59%) DNS
8 2 (1.72%) Firewall
9 1 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.72%) Power BI
1 2 (1.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.59%) JIRA
General
1 37 (31.90%) Retail
2 36 (31.03%) Social Skills
3 32 (27.59%) Telecoms
4 7 (6.03%) Finance
5 5 (4.31%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.45%) Law
6 4 (3.45%) Marketing
7 3 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.59%) Legal
8 1 (0.86%) Advertising
8 1 (0.86%) German Language
8 1 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (25.86%) IT Support
1 30 (25.86%) IT Support Specialist
1 30 (25.86%) Support Specialist
2 21 (18.10%) Senior
3 18 (15.52%) Security Engineer
4 14 (12.07%) Tester
5 13 (11.21%) Principal Engineer
5 13 (11.21%) Principal Security Engineer
6 12 (10.34%) Automation Specialist
6 12 (10.34%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 11 (9.48%) Analyst
7 11 (9.48%) Security Analyst
8 9 (7.76%) Principal Security Analyst
8 9 (7.76%) Product Analyst
8 9 (7.76%) Security Tester
9 7 (6.03%) Developer
10 5 (4.31%) Penetration Tester
11 4 (3.45%) Head of Operations
11 4 (3.45%) Senior Security Engineer
11 4 (3.45%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.59%) Node.js
1 3 (2.59%) React
1 3 (2.59%) Ruby on Rails
2 2 (1.72%) .NET
2 2 (1.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (25.86%) CCTV
2 8 (6.90%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (3.45%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.72%) FMCG
4 2 (1.72%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.72%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.72%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (0.86%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (0.86%) IoT
5 1 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 37 (31.90%) Windows
2 30 (25.86%) Windows 10
3 6 (5.17%) Linux
4 2 (1.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (23.28%) Risk Management
2 21 (18.10%) Information Security
3 16 (13.79%) Project Management
4 13 (11.21%) Cyber Resilience
4 13 (11.21%) Security Testing
5 10 (8.62%) Incident Management
5 10 (8.62%) Vulnerability Research
6 9 (7.76%) Agile
6 9 (7.76%) Data Protection
7 8 (6.90%) Incident Response
8 7 (6.03%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (6.03%) Service Delivery
8 7 (6.03%) SIEM
9 6 (5.17%) Artificial Intelligence
9 6 (5.17%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (5.17%) CI/CD
9 6 (5.17%) Decision-Making
9 6 (5.17%) Risk Assessment
9 6 (5.17%) Roadmaps
9 6 (5.17%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.17%) SQL
2 5 (4.31%) JavaScript
3 4 (3.45%) Python
4 3 (2.59%) Ruby
5 2 (1.72%) C#
5 2 (1.72%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.72%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 48 (41.38%) Degree
2 19 (16.38%) CISM
2 19 (16.38%) CISSP
3 17 (14.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (11.21%) CESG Certified Professional
5 4 (3.45%) SANS
5 4 (3.45%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.45%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.72%) CASP
6 2 (1.72%) CISA
6 2 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.72%) IISP
7 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (22.41%) NCSC
2 23 (19.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (18.10%) NIST
4 13 (11.21%) JSP 440
4 13 (11.21%) RMADS
5 6 (5.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (5.17%) GDPR
6 2 (1.72%) ISO 9000
6 2 (1.72%) QA
System Software
1 33 (28.45%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 44 (37.93%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.31%) Cisco
3 2 (1.72%) Fujitsu
3 2 (1.72%) OpenAI
3 2 (1.72%) VMware
4 1 (0.86%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.86%) Fortinet
4 1 (0.86%) Juniper