Information Security Jobs in Birmingham

Information Security (InfoSec)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security 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 57 67 47
Rank change year-on-year +10 -20 +31
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 47 82 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 3.57% 2.84% 5.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.73% 3.53% 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 9 62 71
10th Percentile £55,200 £51,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £56,250 £49,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £75,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.19% +6.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £96,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £77,073 £107,500 £87,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Information Security 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%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Birmingham

Information Security
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Birmingham

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Birmingham over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Birmingham

Information Security
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 22 (46.81%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.38%) Azure
2 2 (4.26%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.13%) Power Automate
3 1 (2.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.51%) Network Security
2 2 (4.26%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 24 (51.06%) Finance
1 24 (51.06%) Retail
2 22 (46.81%) Games
2 22 (46.81%) Manufacturing
2 22 (46.81%) Telecoms
3 4 (8.51%) Legal
4 3 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.38%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.13%) Advertising
6 1 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (48.94%) Senior
2 13 (27.66%) Principal Engineer
2 13 (27.66%) Principal Security Engineer
2 13 (27.66%) Security Engineer
3 9 (19.15%) Analyst
3 9 (19.15%) Principal Security Analyst
3 9 (19.15%) Product Analyst
3 9 (19.15%) Security Analyst
4 4 (8.51%) Product Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Information Manager
5 3 (6.38%) Information Security Manager
5 3 (6.38%) Security Manager
6 2 (4.26%) Architect
6 2 (4.26%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
6 2 (4.26%) Head of Operations
6 2 (4.26%) Head of Security
6 2 (4.26%) Security Architect
7 1 (2.13%) Data Business Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Principal Security Architect
7 1 (2.13%) Technology Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 24 (51.06%) Management Information System
2 22 (46.81%) Blockchain
2 22 (46.81%) Robotics
3 2 (4.26%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (4.26%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (53.19%) Mentoring
2 24 (51.06%) Agile
3 22 (46.81%) Analytics
3 22 (46.81%) Artificial Intelligence
3 22 (46.81%) Change Management
3 22 (46.81%) Coaching
3 22 (46.81%) Data Analytics
3 22 (46.81%) ERP
3 22 (46.81%) IT Audit
3 22 (46.81%) Robotic Process Automation
4 21 (44.68%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (42.55%) Creative Thinking
6 19 (40.43%) Risk Management
7 13 (27.66%) Cyber Resilience
7 13 (27.66%) Project Management
7 13 (27.66%) Security Testing
8 4 (8.51%) Incident Response
8 4 (8.51%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (8.51%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (8.51%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.38%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 22 (46.81%) CISA
1 22 (46.81%) ISACA
2 17 (36.17%) CISM
2 17 (36.17%) CISSP
3 13 (27.66%) BPSS Clearance
3 13 (27.66%) CESG Certified Professional
3 13 (27.66%) Degree
4 2 (4.26%) CASP
4 2 (4.26%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (4.26%) IISP
4 2 (4.26%) SANS
4 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.26%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.13%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (48.94%) ITGC
2 20 (42.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (38.30%) NIST
4 13 (27.66%) JSP 440
4 13 (27.66%) RMADS
5 4 (8.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (4.26%) GDPR
6 2 (4.26%) NCSC
7 1 (2.13%) COBIT
7 1 (2.13%) QA
7 1 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (2.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (46.81%) Oracle
1 22 (46.81%) SAP
2 5 (10.64%) Microsoft