Cybercrime Job Trends in the Midlands

Cybercrime (Computer Crime)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cybercrime in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybercrime over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 221
Rank change year-on-year - - +98
Permanent jobs citing Cybercrime 0 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands - - 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - £69,000
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.66%
75th Percentile - - £90,000
90th Percentile - - £90,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -19.23% -3.70%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Cybercrime 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 2,712 2,214 1,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 34.67% 34.70% 33.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,117 909 1,538
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,850 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Cybercrime
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Cybercrime job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Cybercrime
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Cybercrime.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Cybercrime