Cybersecurity Job Trends in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 32 30
Rank change year-on-year +30 -2 +12
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,899 305 680
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 15.47% 6.27% 6.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.04% 7.03% 7.31%
Number of salaries quoted 341 176 537
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £79,050 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

All Process & 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 9,026 4,337 9,302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 73.53% 89.17% 82.33%
Number of salaries quoted 5,296 2,612 7,071
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,640 £65,000 £61,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Midlands over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

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 21 April 2026. 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 +27 1,397 £45,000 -28.00% 90
East Midlands +28 513 £50,000 +33.33% 116
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 18 (0.95%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.11%) IIS
4 1 (0.053%) Confluence
4 1 (0.053%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.11%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (0.32%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.21%) SAP Business One
2 4 (0.21%) SAP ERP
2 4 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.053%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.053%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1,046 (55.08%) Cloud Computing
2 508 (26.75%) Azure
3 63 (3.32%) AWS
4 52 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (1.47%) Entra ID
6 25 (1.32%) GitHub
7 12 (0.63%) GCP
8 10 (0.53%) SaaS
9 9 (0.47%) Power Platform
10 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.37%) PaaS
11 7 (0.37%) Serverless
12 6 (0.32%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.32%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.21%) IaaS
13 4 (0.21%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.21%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.16%) Datadog
14 3 (0.16%) dbt
14 3 (0.16%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1,071 (56.40%) Internet
2 27 (1.42%) Firewall
3 18 (0.95%) VPN
4 11 (0.58%) DNS
5 10 (0.53%) VoIP
6 8 (0.42%) DHCP
7 7 (0.37%) Network Security
7 7 (0.37%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.26%) WAN
9 4 (0.21%) IP Telephony
9 4 (0.21%) LAN
9 4 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (0.21%) Value-Added Service
10 3 (0.16%) Broadband
10 3 (0.16%) LoRaWAN
10 3 (0.16%) Modbus
10 3 (0.16%) MQTT
10 3 (0.16%) Wireless
11 2 (0.11%) HTTP
11 2 (0.11%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.26%) Power BI
2 4 (0.21%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.16%) MySQL
3 3 (0.16%) Neo4j
4 1 (0.053%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 25 (1.32%) Git
2 7 (0.37%) Snyk
3 4 (0.21%) VersionOne
4 3 (0.16%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.16%) JMeter
4 3 (0.16%) Locust
5 2 (0.11%) JIRA
6 1 (0.053%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.053%) GitLab
6 1 (0.053%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.053%) Yeoman
General
1 1,523 (80.20%) Social Skills
2 1,092 (57.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,052 (55.40%) Banking
4 63 (3.32%) Finance
5 48 (2.53%) Multimedia
6 46 (2.42%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (1.63%) Manufacturing
8 14 (0.74%) Retail
8 14 (0.74%) Telecoms
9 13 (0.68%) Legal
10 12 (0.63%) Law
11 11 (0.58%) Public Sector
12 9 (0.47%) Marketing
13 7 (0.37%) Digital Economy
13 7 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.26%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.26%) Electronics
15 4 (0.21%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.21%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 809 (42.60%) Lecturer
2 326 (17.17%) Analyst
3 286 (15.06%) Security Analyst
4 277 (14.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 242 (12.74%) Junior
6 231 (12.16%) Junior Analyst
6 231 (12.16%) Junior Security Analyst
7 165 (8.69%) Ethical Hacker
8 59 (3.11%) Senior
9 51 (2.69%) Trainee
10 39 (2.05%) Consultant
11 35 (1.84%) IT Analyst
12 34 (1.79%) IT Support
13 31 (1.63%) Security Consultant
14 30 (1.58%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 29 (1.53%) Technical Consultant
16 28 (1.47%) Security Manager
17 27 (1.42%) IT Security Analyst
18 24 (1.26%) Security Engineer
18 24 (1.26%) Security Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.32%) HTML
2 24 (1.26%) CSS
3 3 (0.16%) Gherkin
3 3 (0.16%) LDAP
4 2 (0.11%) GraphQL
4 2 (0.11%) OAuth
4 2 (0.11%) OpenID
4 2 (0.11%) REST
4 2 (0.11%) SAML
4 2 (0.11%) SOAP
5 1 (0.053%) EDI
5 1 (0.053%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 1,051 (55.34%) IoT
2 171 (9.00%) Cyberattack
3 31 (1.63%) Security Posture
4 25 (1.32%) Driving Licence
4 25 (1.32%) Onboarding
5 22 (1.16%) Cyber Threat
6 20 (1.05%) PKI
7 16 (0.84%) Operational Technology
7 16 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
8 15 (0.79%) CSOC
9 14 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (0.53%) Data Centre
11 10 (0.53%) Management Information System
11 10 (0.53%) Public Cloud
12 9 (0.47%) Cyber Security Posture
13 6 (0.32%) Replication
14 5 (0.26%) CCTV
15 4 (0.21%) SCADA
15 4 (0.21%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (1.79%) Windows
2 12 (0.63%) Windows Server
3 11 (0.58%) Linux
4 3 (0.16%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.16%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.16%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.053%) Android
5 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.053%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,080 (56.87%) AI
2 1,053 (55.45%) User Experience
3 1,047 (55.13%) Machine Learning
4 1,045 (55.03%) Web Development
5 338 (17.80%) Mentoring
6 191 (10.06%) Ethical Hacking
7 56 (2.95%) Problem-Solving
8 47 (2.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 43 (2.26%) Information Security
10 37 (1.95%) Incident Response
10 37 (1.95%) ITIL
10 37 (1.95%) Risk Management
11 35 (1.84%) Security Operations
12 30 (1.58%) Agile
12 30 (1.58%) Decision-Making
13 28 (1.47%) SIEM
14 26 (1.37%) Data Protection
14 26 (1.37%) Line Management
15 25 (1.32%) Coaching
16 23 (1.21%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 33 (1.74%) Python
2 24 (1.26%) JavaScript
3 14 (0.74%) SQL
4 11 (0.58%) R
5 8 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (0.37%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.26%) PHP
8 4 (0.21%) Bash
9 3 (0.16%) Java
10 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.053%) C
11 1 (0.053%) C++
Qualifications
1 1,080 (56.87%) Degree
2 1,047 (55.13%) Master's Degree
3 1,045 (55.03%) PhD
3 1,045 (55.03%) Postgraduate
4 423 (22.27%) Azure Certification
5 282 (14.85%) CompTIA Security+
6 241 (12.69%) CompTIA CySA+
7 194 (10.22%) CEH
8 54 (2.84%) Security Cleared
9 46 (2.42%) SC Cleared
10 38 (2.00%) AWS Certification
11 36 (1.90%) CISSP
11 36 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
12 29 (1.53%) A+ Certification
13 26 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
14 24 (1.26%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 18 (0.95%) CISM
16 14 (0.74%) CREST Certified
17 12 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
18 11 (0.58%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (2.53%) NIST
3 32 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 30 (1.58%) GRC
5 21 (1.11%) GDPR
6 18 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.26%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (0.26%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.26%) PERC
8 4 (0.21%) COBIT
8 4 (0.21%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.21%) QA
8 4 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.21%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.16%) NCSC
9 3 (0.16%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.16%) WCAG
10 2 (0.11%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.11%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.26%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.21%) vSphere
5 3 (0.16%) Docker
5 3 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.053%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.26%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.16%) Galera Cluster
3 3 (0.16%) Grafana
3 3 (0.16%) Nessus
3 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.16%) Terraform
3 3 (0.16%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.11%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.053%) CASB
5 1 (0.053%) Nmap
Vendors
1 520 (27.38%) Microsoft
2 396 (20.85%) ForeScout
3 15 (0.79%) Adobe
4 14 (0.74%) Apple
4 14 (0.74%) ServiceNow
4 14 (0.74%) VMware
5 13 (0.68%) Palo Alto
5 13 (0.68%) SAP
6 8 (0.42%) Tenable
7 7 (0.37%) CrowdStrike
8 6 (0.32%) Google
9 5 (0.26%) Cisco
10 4 (0.21%) Draytek
10 4 (0.21%) ESET
10 4 (0.21%) Infor
10 4 (0.21%) Mitel
10 4 (0.21%) WatchGuard
11 3 (0.16%) ConnectWise
11 3 (0.16%) PayPal
11 3 (0.16%) Qualys