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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 187 | 239 | 255 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +16 | -50 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat | 13 | 9 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.30% | 0.12% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.96% | 0.36% | 0.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,500 | - | £44,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,688 | £58,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £70,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +27.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £96,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £118,000 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -20.00% |
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 | 1,349 | 2,508 | 2,997 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 31.08% | 33.99% | 46.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 689 | 1,706 | 977 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,250 | £32,755 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,925 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat in the West Midlands.
Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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 13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | +37 | 3 | £63,750 | -31.08% | 7 |
| Staffordshire | - | 2 | £53,688 | - | 7 |
| Warwickshire | - | 2 | £41,500 | - | 4 |
| Solihull | +12 | 1 | £50,000 | -20.00% | |
| Herefordshire | - | 1 | £67,500 | - | |
| Cyber Threat England |
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Cyber Threat
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: