Security Advisor Jobs in the Midlands

Security Adviser
England > Midlands

The median Security Adviser salary in the Midlands is £51,400 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 251 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Advisor 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.056% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £47,940 - -
25th Percentile £48,600 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,400 - -
75th Percentile £53,241 - -
90th Percentile £53,326 - -
England median annual salary £51,400 £85,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -39.53% +47.83% +3.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,607 11,337 8,175
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 94.39% 89.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,820 8,397 4,580
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £28,738
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%

Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Security Advisor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Security Advisor in the Midlands

Security Advisor
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Advisor in the Midlands

Security Advisor
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 Security Advisor within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 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 - 4 £51,400 - 3
Security Advisor
England

Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Security Advisor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Security Advisor in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 4 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (50.00%) Legal
3 2 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (25.00%) GRC
4 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (25.00%) Organisational Learning
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) NIST
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) CESG
4 1 (25.00%) CRISC
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 1 (25.00%) Data Security
4 1 (25.00%) ISEB
4 1 (25.00%) CISSP
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management

Security Advisor Skill Set
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 (50.00%) Legal
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Internal Audit
2 3 (75.00%) Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) Data Security
4 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 1 (25.00%) Organisational Learning
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) CRISC
2 1 (25.00%) ISEB
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) NIST