Cybersecurity Jobs in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 23 32
Rank change year-on-year +2 +9 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 342 500 511
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 7.66% 6.91% 7.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.40% 8.31% 7.92%
Number of salaries quoted 118 365 212
10th Percentile £22,900 £33,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £39,500 £42,500 £50,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,275 £87,500 £87,375
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Cybersecurity 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,071 6,019 6,455
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 91.18% 83.14% 96.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,681 4,532 3,272
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £30,510
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,700 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Warwickshire +2 133 £67,500 +12.50% 17
Birmingham -3 112 £60,000 +9.09% 44
Coventry +13 23 £81,500 +25.38% 15
Staffordshire +10 21 £53,688 +20.65% 35
Worcestershire +18 18 £15,000 -72.73% 10
Herefordshire +12 7 £67,500 +12.50% 3
Solihull -22 5 £52,500 -16.00% 3
Wolverhampton +17 2 £78,700 +90.79% 2
Walsall - 1 £95,000 -
Wednesbury - 1 £45,000 -
Dudley - 1 £105,000 - 1
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.34%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.58%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.88%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.75%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 73 (21.35%) Azure
2 56 (16.37%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (4.68%) AWS
4 15 (4.39%) SaaS
5 14 (4.09%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.34%) GitHub
7 8 (2.34%) GitHub Actions
7 8 (2.34%) IaaS
7 8 (2.34%) PaaS
8 7 (2.05%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.75%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.75%) Google Docs
10 5 (1.46%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.46%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.17%) GCP
12 3 (0.88%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.58%) Asana
13 2 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.58%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.06%) VoIP
1 31 (9.06%) WAN
2 30 (8.77%) LAN
3 24 (7.02%) Firewall
4 23 (6.73%) 5G
5 22 (6.43%) 3GPP
6 6 (1.75%) DNS
6 6 (1.75%) Network Security
7 5 (1.46%) DHCP
7 5 (1.46%) Internet
7 5 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (1.17%) Cisco Firepower
8 4 (1.17%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (1.17%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.17%) VPN
9 2 (0.58%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.58%) SAN
9 2 (0.58%) Skype
10 1 (0.29%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.29%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.17%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.88%) Power BI
3 1 (0.29%) Big Data
3 1 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.29%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.29%) MySQL
3 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (7.02%) JIRA
2 18 (5.26%) Selenium
3 8 (2.34%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.58%) Git
General
1 75 (21.93%) Social Skills
2 36 (10.53%) Retail
3 26 (7.60%) Telecoms
4 16 (4.68%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.39%) Law
6 14 (4.09%) Finance
7 12 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (2.92%) Public Sector
9 9 (2.63%) Automotive
9 9 (2.63%) Legal
10 6 (1.75%) Police
11 5 (1.46%) Electronics
11 5 (1.46%) Marketing
12 4 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.88%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.58%) Games
15 1 (0.29%) Banking
15 1 (0.29%) German Language
Job Titles
1 147 (42.98%) Security Engineer
2 98 (28.65%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (28.65%) Principal Security Engineer
3 68 (19.88%) Analyst
4 64 (18.71%) Security Analyst
5 59 (17.25%) Principal Security Analyst
5 59 (17.25%) Product Analyst
6 56 (16.37%) Senior
7 47 (13.74%) IT Support
8 39 (11.40%) Product Engineer
9 35 (10.23%) Lead
10 30 (8.77%) IT Support Specialist
10 30 (8.77%) Senior Security Engineer
10 30 (8.77%) Support Specialist
11 18 (5.26%) Automation Engineer
11 18 (5.26%) Validation Engineer
12 17 (4.97%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 16 (4.68%) Architect
14 12 (3.51%) Automation Specialist
14 12 (3.51%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.34%) ARM Templates
1 8 (2.34%) Azure Blueprints
2 3 (0.88%) Node.js
2 3 (0.88%) React
2 3 (0.88%) Ruby on Rails
3 2 (0.58%) .NET
3 2 (0.58%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.58%) HTML
3 2 (0.58%) Laravel
3 2 (0.58%) YAML
4 1 (0.29%) CSS
4 1 (0.29%) Flutter
4 1 (0.29%) REST
4 1 (0.29%) RESTful
4 1 (0.29%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.77%) CCTV
2 24 (7.02%) Operational Technology
3 22 (6.43%) Management Information System
4 19 (5.56%) SCADA
5 12 (3.51%) Onboarding
6 11 (3.22%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (3.22%) EPoS
7 8 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.34%) Security Posture
8 6 (1.75%) PKI
8 6 (1.75%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.17%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.88%) Cyberattack
10 3 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.88%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.58%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (0.58%) FMCG
11 2 (0.58%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 2 (0.58%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 48 (14.04%) Windows
2 37 (10.82%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.05%) Android
3 7 (2.05%) Apple iOS
3 7 (2.05%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.46%) Linux
5 2 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.29%) Unix
6 1 (0.29%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.29%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (41.23%) Risk Management
2 119 (34.80%) Project Management
3 118 (34.50%) Information Security
4 99 (28.95%) Cyber Resilience
5 98 (28.65%) Security Testing
6 53 (15.50%) Computer Science
7 41 (11.99%) Mentoring
8 35 (10.23%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (8.48%) Test Automation
10 26 (7.60%) Penetration Testing
11 24 (7.02%) Validation
12 22 (6.43%) Roadmaps
13 19 (5.56%) Customer Service
13 19 (5.56%) ITIL
14 18 (5.26%) Incident Response
14 18 (5.26%) Model Validation
15 17 (4.97%) SIEM
15 17 (4.97%) Vulnerability Management
16 15 (4.39%) Artificial Intelligence
16 15 (4.39%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.22%) Python
2 10 (2.92%) SQL
3 8 (2.34%) PowerShell
4 7 (2.05%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.17%) Java
6 3 (0.88%) Bash
6 3 (0.88%) PHP
6 3 (0.88%) Ruby
6 3 (0.88%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.58%) C#
7 2 (0.58%) C++
7 2 (0.58%) Perl
8 1 (0.29%) Dart
8 1 (0.29%) Go
Qualifications
1 197 (57.60%) Degree
2 134 (39.18%) BPSS Clearance
3 125 (36.55%) CISSP
4 121 (35.38%) CISM
5 99 (28.95%) CESG Certified Professional
6 28 (8.19%) Security Cleared
7 18 (5.26%) ISTQB
8 15 (4.39%) CISA
9 13 (3.80%) SANS
10 12 (3.51%) SC Cleared
11 11 (3.22%) GIAC
11 11 (3.22%) ISACA
12 6 (1.75%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.46%) DV Cleared
14 4 (1.17%) CompTIA Security+
15 3 (0.88%) A+ Certification
15 3 (0.88%) AWS Certification
15 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
15 3 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (38.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 113 (33.04%) NIST
3 106 (30.99%) JSP 440
4 98 (28.65%) RMADS
5 45 (13.16%) NCSC
6 14 (4.09%) GDPR
7 10 (2.92%) GRC
8 8 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.17%) Automotive SPICE
9 4 (1.17%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.88%) SLA
11 2 (0.58%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.58%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.29%) JTAG
12 1 (0.29%) PMO
12 1 (0.29%) QA
System Software
1 45 (13.16%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.92%) Docker
3 8 (2.34%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.17%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.58%) Firmware
7 1 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.92%) Ansible
1 10 (2.92%) Terraform
2 9 (2.63%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.05%) Nessus
4 4 (1.17%) FortiGate
4 4 (1.17%) Functional Safety
4 4 (1.17%) SCOM
5 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.58%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.58%) Puppet
6 2 (0.58%) SCCM
6 2 (0.58%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.58%) SCSM
7 1 (0.29%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 79 (23.10%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.09%) Apple
3 10 (2.92%) Google
4 8 (2.34%) Adobe
4 8 (2.34%) Cisco
5 6 (1.75%) Tenable
5 6 (1.75%) VMware
6 5 (1.46%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.88%) Splunk
8 2 (0.58%) ArcSight
8 2 (0.58%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (0.58%) Juniper
8 2 (0.58%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.58%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.58%) ServiceNow