Cybersecurity Jobs in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 31 42
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 535 684 621
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 7.70% 5.86% 6.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.44% 7.11% 6.73%
Number of salaries quoted 217 533 251
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £37,539
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,671 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,342 9,627 9,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 91.30% 82.47% 96.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,662 7,118 4,613
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,002 £34,750 £38,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,950 £75,000 £78,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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 +2 344 £60,000 +9.09% 141
East Midlands +23 188 £47,683 +12.20% 82
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.37%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 16 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.56%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.12%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 87 (16.26%) Azure
2 81 (15.14%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (4.30%) SaaS
4 19 (3.55%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (2.99%) AWS
6 11 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (1.87%) Google Workspace
8 8 (1.50%) GitHub
8 8 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
8 8 (1.50%) IaaS
8 8 (1.50%) PaaS
9 7 (1.31%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.12%) GCP
10 6 (1.12%) Google Docs
10 6 (1.12%) Power Platform
11 5 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.56%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.56%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.37%) Asana
13 2 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (6.73%) WAN
2 33 (6.17%) Firewall
2 33 (6.17%) LAN
3 31 (5.79%) VoIP
4 23 (4.30%) 5G
5 22 (4.11%) 3GPP
6 16 (2.99%) DNS
6 16 (2.99%) Network Security
7 14 (2.62%) DHCP
8 8 (1.50%) Internet
9 7 (1.31%) VPN
10 5 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.75%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.75%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.75%) Wireless
12 3 (0.56%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.37%) SAN
13 2 (0.37%) Skype
13 2 (0.37%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.12%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.75%) Power BI
3 3 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (0.56%) MS Access
4 2 (0.37%) Big Data
4 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.19%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.19%) MySQL
5 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (4.67%) JIRA
2 18 (3.36%) Selenium
3 8 (1.50%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.37%) Git
5 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.19%) Subversion
5 1 (0.19%) TestComplete
General
1 110 (20.56%) Social Skills
2 42 (7.85%) Presentation Skills
3 39 (7.29%) Retail
4 31 (5.79%) Law
5 27 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (4.86%) Legal
6 26 (4.86%) Telecoms
7 19 (3.55%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (3.55%) Finance
7 19 (3.55%) Public Sector
8 9 (1.68%) Automotive
8 9 (1.68%) Marketing
9 8 (1.50%) Games
9 8 (1.50%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.12%) Billing
10 6 (1.12%) Police
11 5 (0.93%) Electronics
12 4 (0.75%) Banking
12 4 (0.75%) Local Government
12 4 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 213 (39.81%) Security Engineer
2 147 (27.48%) Principal Engineer
2 147 (27.48%) Principal Security Engineer
3 98 (18.32%) Analyst
4 94 (17.57%) Security Analyst
5 87 (16.26%) Principal Security Analyst
5 87 (16.26%) Product Analyst
6 78 (14.58%) Senior
7 71 (13.27%) IT Support
8 60 (11.21%) Product Engineer
9 46 (8.60%) Senior Security Engineer
10 43 (8.04%) Systems Engineer
11 37 (6.92%) Lead
12 36 (6.73%) IT Support Specialist
12 36 (6.73%) Support Specialist
13 18 (3.36%) Automation Engineer
13 18 (3.36%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 18 (3.36%) Validation Engineer
14 17 (3.18%) Architect
15 14 (2.62%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.50%) ARM Templates
1 8 (1.50%) Azure Blueprints
2 3 (0.56%) .NET
2 3 (0.56%) Middleware
2 3 (0.56%) Node.js
2 3 (0.56%) React
2 3 (0.56%) Ruby on Rails
3 2 (0.37%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.37%) HTML
3 2 (0.37%) Laravel
3 2 (0.37%) LDAP
3 2 (0.37%) RESTful
3 2 (0.37%) YAML
4 1 (0.19%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.19%) CSS
4 1 (0.19%) Flutter
4 1 (0.19%) SOAP
4 1 (0.19%) Vue
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.61%) CCTV
2 26 (4.86%) Management Information System
2 26 (4.86%) Operational Technology
3 19 (3.55%) SCADA
4 18 (3.36%) Cyberattack
5 13 (2.43%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.24%) Cyber Threat
7 11 (2.06%) EPoS
8 9 (1.68%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (1.31%) PKI
11 6 (1.12%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.75%) Housing Association
12 4 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.56%) FMCG
13 3 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (0.56%) Private Cloud
14 2 (0.37%) Embedded Systems
14 2 (0.37%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 80 (14.95%) Windows
2 39 (7.29%) Windows 10
3 18 (3.36%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.43%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.68%) Linux
6 7 (1.31%) Android
6 7 (1.31%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.31%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.19%) Unix
8 1 (0.19%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (39.44%) Risk Management
2 181 (33.83%) Project Management
3 174 (32.52%) Information Security
4 148 (27.66%) Cyber Resilience
5 147 (27.48%) Security Testing
6 76 (14.21%) Computer Science
7 59 (11.03%) Problem-Solving
8 57 (10.65%) Agile
9 49 (9.16%) Mentoring
10 47 (8.79%) Systems Engineering
11 45 (8.41%) Customer Service
12 41 (7.66%) MODAF
12 41 (7.66%) SysML
12 41 (7.66%) UML
13 31 (5.79%) Test Automation
14 28 (5.23%) ITIL
15 27 (5.05%) Penetration Testing
15 27 (5.05%) Roadmaps
16 24 (4.49%) Validation
17 22 (4.11%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.66%) MATLAB
2 16 (2.99%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.43%) Python
4 12 (2.24%) SQL
5 7 (1.31%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.93%) Bash
6 5 (0.93%) C#
7 4 (0.75%) C++
7 4 (0.75%) Java
7 4 (0.75%) Perl
7 4 (0.75%) Ruby
8 3 (0.56%) PHP
8 3 (0.56%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.37%) C
10 1 (0.19%) Ada
10 1 (0.19%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.19%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.19%) Go
10 1 (0.19%) Groovy
10 1 (0.19%) XAML
Qualifications
1 312 (58.32%) Degree
2 240 (44.86%) BPSS Clearance
3 175 (32.71%) CISSP
4 172 (32.15%) CISM
5 148 (27.66%) CESG Certified Professional
6 34 (6.36%) Security Cleared
7 18 (3.36%) ISTQB
8 16 (2.99%) CISA
8 16 (2.99%) SC Cleared
9 13 (2.43%) SANS
10 11 (2.06%) GIAC
10 11 (2.06%) ISACA
11 9 (1.68%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.31%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.12%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.93%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
15 4 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (34.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 163 (30.47%) NIST
3 155 (28.97%) JSP 440
4 147 (27.48%) RMADS
5 60 (11.21%) NCSC
6 25 (4.67%) GDPR
7 12 (2.24%) GRC
8 9 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.93%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.75%) Automotive SPICE
10 4 (0.75%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.56%) SLA
12 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.37%) JTAG
12 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.19%) MISRA
13 1 (0.19%) PMO
13 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 69 (12.90%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.24%) Docker
2 12 (2.24%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.50%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.75%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.87%) Ansible
1 10 (1.87%) Terraform
2 9 (1.68%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.31%) Nessus
4 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.75%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.75%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.75%) SCCM
5 4 (0.75%) SCOM
6 2 (0.37%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.37%) Puppet
6 2 (0.37%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.37%) SCSM
7 1 (0.19%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.19%) QRadar
7 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 115 (21.50%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.30%) Cisco
3 17 (3.18%) Apple
4 15 (2.80%) Google
5 11 (2.06%) Adobe
6 8 (1.50%) VMware
7 6 (1.12%) Commvault
7 6 (1.12%) Tenable
8 5 (0.93%) Fortinet
9 4 (0.75%) Splunk
10 3 (0.56%) dotdigital
10 3 (0.56%) MobileIron
10 3 (0.56%) Zoho
11 2 (0.37%) ArcSight
11 2 (0.37%) CrowdStrike
11 2 (0.37%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.37%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.37%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.37%) Sophos
11 2 (0.37%) TP-LINK