Cyber Threat Job Trends in the West Midlands

Cyber Threats
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 149 242
Rank change year-on-year -43 +93 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 12 15 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.14% 0.48% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 1.12% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 7 13 8
10th Percentile £46,550 £36,900 -
25th Percentile £61,250 £50,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -17.86% +27.27%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £86,875
90th Percentile - £68,500 £117,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +8.33%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Cyber Threat 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 2,373 1,344 2,542
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 27.91% 42.84% 33.95%
Number of salaries quoted 993 675 1,693
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -11.21% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Cyber Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the West Midlands

Cyber Threat
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 Cyber Threat within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 May 2026. 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 -11 3 £65,000 +44.44%
Herefordshire -18 3 £62,500 -7.41% 1
Birmingham -12 2 - -
Worcestershire - 2 - -
Cyber Threat
England

Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (16.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Analyst
2 6 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 6 (50.00%) Security Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) IT Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) IT Manager
3 3 (25.00%) IT Security Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Security Manager
4 2 (16.67%) Digital Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Incident Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Information Security Manager
4 2 (16.67%) IT Security Manager
4 2 (16.67%) Principal Security Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Security Incident Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (8.33%) Lead
5 1 (8.33%) Senior
5 1 (8.33%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 1 (8.33%) Technical Security Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Trainee
5 1 (8.33%) Trainee Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (8.33%) CSOC
2 1 (8.33%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 5 (41.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 5 (41.67%) Information Security
3 5 (41.67%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (25.00%) Agile
4 3 (25.00%) Document Management
4 3 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 3 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (25.00%) Security Management
4 3 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
4 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (25.00%) Trend Analysis
4 3 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (16.67%) Business Transformation
5 2 (16.67%) Coaching
5 2 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) Python
2 2 (16.67%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (16.67%) SQL
3 1 (8.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) CISM
1 3 (25.00%) CISSP
2 2 (16.67%) CEH
2 2 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) CREST Certified
3 1 (8.33%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (8.33%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) CSIRT
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft