Cybersecurity Engineer Job Trends in Staffordshire

Cybersecurity Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

As of 12 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in Staffordshire.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 59 49
Rank change year-on-year -11 -10 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 3 8 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.31% 1.49% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 1.63% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 0 8 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £51,251 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.58% -
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £51,251 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% -14.58% -5.28%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 832 491 433
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.04% 91.43% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 409 333 383
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,260 £25,788
25th Percentile £30,580 £32,500 £31,114
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,688 £53,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £63,500 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Cybersecurity Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Staffordshire region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) Modbus
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 3 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Red Team
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Domain Models
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Network Design
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Confluence
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Offensive Security
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (33.33%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 3 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 3 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Red Team
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Domain Models
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Network Design
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Offensive Security
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft