Cybersecurity Specialist
England > West Midlands
The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in the West Midlands is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
191 |
231 |
207 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+40 |
-24 |
- |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands |
0.025% |
0.015% |
0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.027% |
0.016% |
0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£45,650 |
| 25th Percentile |
£81,250 |
- |
£50,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£60,000 |
£61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.50% |
-2.44% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
- |
£64,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| England median annual salary |
£78,750 |
£50,500 |
£53,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+55.94% |
-6.05% |
-31.75% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title |
3,704 |
6,205 |
3,944 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.28% |
94.91% |
90.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,080 |
3,978 |
2,964 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£28,119 |
£27,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£36,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.33% |
- |
