Data Security Job Trends in the Midlands

Data Security
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Data Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 156 226
Rank change year-on-year -35 +70 +12
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 61 77 101
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.46% 1.37% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 1.60% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 41 67 71
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,501
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £41,212
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.38% +18.18%
75th Percentile £66,250 £58,125 £85,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -7.14% +18.75%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Data 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,263 4,824 10,473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.79% 85.67% 79.29%
Number of salaries quoted 6,568 2,871 6,988
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Data Security job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Data Security
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Data Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Data Security

Data Security
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Security in the Midlands

Data Security
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 Data Security within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 July 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 -61 34 £62,000 +12.73% 8
East Midlands -17 27 £55,000 +54.93% 4
Data Security
England

Data Security
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 1 (1.64%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 22 (36.07%) Power Platform
2 17 (27.87%) Azure
3 14 (22.95%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (6.56%) Azure Data Factory
5 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (4.92%) AWS
6 3 (4.92%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (4.92%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.64%) Nutanix
7 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (36.07%) Power BI
2 7 (11.48%) Tableau
3 4 (6.56%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (6.56%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (3.28%) Data Lake
4 2 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (3.28%) Db2
4 2 (3.28%) Easytrieve
5 1 (1.64%) EDMS
5 1 (1.64%) MySQL
5 1 (1.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Git
General
1 29 (47.54%) Social Skills
2 12 (19.67%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (19.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (16.39%) Finance
4 8 (13.11%) Retail
5 7 (11.48%) Public Sector
6 6 (9.84%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (9.84%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (8.20%) Marketing
8 2 (3.28%) Automotive
8 2 (3.28%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (14.75%) Data Manager
1 9 (14.75%) IT Manager
2 8 (13.11%) Data Engineer
3 7 (11.48%) Data Governance Analyst
3 7 (11.48%) Data Governance Manager
3 7 (11.48%) Governance Manager
3 7 (11.48%) Lead
4 6 (9.84%) Business Intelligence Manager
4 6 (9.84%) Delivery Manager
4 6 (9.84%) Senior
4 6 (9.84%) Senior Data Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Azure Data Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Azure Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Elasticsearch Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) IT Support
5 4 (6.56%) Kafka Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Python Data Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.56%) Kafka
1 4 (6.56%) Keycloak
2 2 (3.28%) EDI
2 2 (3.28%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Product Ownership
2 6 (9.84%) Management Information System
3 5 (8.20%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (8.20%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (8.20%) Security Posture
4 4 (6.56%) Data Structures
4 4 (6.56%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.28%) Cyberattack
5 2 (3.28%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (3.28%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.64%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 11 (18.03%) Windows
2 2 (3.28%) Windows Server
2 2 (3.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (40.98%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (32.79%) Business Intelligence
3 19 (31.15%) Data Governance
4 18 (29.51%) Analytics
5 16 (26.23%) Data Protection
6 15 (24.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 14 (22.95%) AI
7 14 (22.95%) Data Management
8 13 (21.31%) Project Management
8 13 (21.31%) Roadmaps
9 10 (16.39%) Agile
9 10 (16.39%) Data Strategy
10 9 (14.75%) Business Strategy
10 9 (14.75%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (14.75%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (14.75%) Data Modelling
10 9 (14.75%) Decision-Making
11 8 (13.11%) Data Engineering
11 8 (13.11%) ETL
12 7 (11.48%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 12 (19.67%) SQL
2 6 (9.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 4 (6.56%) Go
3 4 (6.56%) Python
4 2 (3.28%) Assembly Language
4 2 (3.28%) COBOL
4 2 (3.28%) JCL
5 1 (1.64%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (9.84%) Degree
2 5 (8.20%) Security Cleared
3 4 (6.56%) Azure Certification
3 4 (6.56%) DV Cleared
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.56%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.28%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (31.15%) GDPR
2 11 (18.03%) Data Quality
3 7 (11.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 5 (8.20%) PERC
5 2 (3.28%) Accessibility
5 2 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.64%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.28%) Time Sharing Option
2 1 (1.64%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 17 (27.87%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) Databricks
3 3 (4.92%) Google
4 2 (3.28%) IBM
4 2 (3.28%) Planon
4 2 (3.28%) Salesforce