Cyber Defence Jobs in the Midlands

Cyber Defence
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence 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 259 319 309
Rank change year-on-year +60 -10 +40
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 3 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.044% 0.024% 0.067%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.13% 0.075% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile - - £53,300
25th Percentile £43,358 £51,250 £58,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,810 £52,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.65% -25.00% -
75th Percentile £70,005 £53,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,252 - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £90,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +28.57% +21.74%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,228 4,005 3,923
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.77% 31.77% 43.88%
Number of salaries quoted 978 2,658 1,468
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.41% +13.68%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Defence in the Midlands

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Cyber Defence in the Midlands

Cyber Defence
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Defence in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Defence in the Midlands

Cyber Defence
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands - 3 £44,810 - 33
Cyber Defence
England

Cyber Defence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Police
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Operations Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Security Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Operations Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Security Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Security Operations Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Forensics
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Management