Cyberattack Job Trends in the West Midlands

Cyberattack
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyberattack in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyberattack 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 - 191 171
Rank change year-on-year - -20 +103
Permanent jobs citing Cyberattack 0 8 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands - 0.19% 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.52% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 6
10th Percentile - £40,500 £57,250
25th Percentile - £41,250 £58,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £42,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year - -34.12% -20.31%
75th Percentile - £55,375 £70,625
90th Percentile - £82,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £45,564 £58,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.11% -10.00% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Cyberattack 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,950 1,525 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 36.89% 36.82% 35.18%
Number of salaries quoted 678 612 1,098
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £27,350
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,004 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -6.32%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Cyberattack
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Cyberattack job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Cyberattack
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Cyberattack.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Cyberattack