The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Ethical Hacking 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
1,067
1,841
1,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
89.44%
81.28%
94.18%
Number of salaries quoted
720
951
1,047
10th Percentile
£31,500
£33,000
£32,500
25th Percentile
£42,500
£42,989
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£57,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
+4.55%
-4.35%
75th Percentile
£72,500
£73,750
£70,000
90th Percentile
£83,750
£87,500
£81,251
West Midlands median annual salary
£50,000
£55,000
£52,170
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
+5.42%
+4.34%
Ethical Hacking Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Ethical Hacking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Ethical Hacking Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, job vacancies citing Ethical Hacking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking 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:
