Information Security Jobs in the West Midlands

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 101 67
Rank change year-on-year +41 -34 +11
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 179 171 297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.08% 2.32% 4.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.46% 2.80% 4.81%
Number of salaries quoted 49 144 175
10th Percentile £39,100 £38,987 £39,467
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,875 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,100 £97,500 £85,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Information Security 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 4,009 6,113 6,175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 91.28% 82.87% 96.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,693 4,561 3,191
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,250 £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 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the West Midlands

Information Security
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the West Midlands

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the West Midlands

Information Security
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 Information Security within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Warwickshire +36 80 £50,200 +11.56% 7
Birmingham +14 53 £57,500 -20.69% 25
Coventry +9 18 £42,143 -36.39% 3
Solihull +22 12 £55,000 - 2
Staffordshire +14 11 £53,688 +43.17% 19
Worcestershire +24 1 £47,500 -13.64% 5
Walsall +1 1 £95,000 +139.60%
Information Security
England

Information Security
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:

Applications
1 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (12.29%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 24 (13.41%) Azure
2 8 (4.47%) AWS
3 7 (3.91%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.35%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.23%) SaaS
6 3 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.12%) Asana
7 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.12%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.56%) Azure Storage
8 1 (0.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (11.17%) Firewall
2 16 (8.94%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (2.23%) Network Security
4 3 (1.68%) Internet
5 1 (0.56%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.56%) LAN
5 1 (0.56%) SSL
5 1 (0.56%) VPN
5 1 (0.56%) WAN
5 1 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.56%) Power BI
1 1 (0.56%) SQL Server
1 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.12%) JIRA
2 1 (0.56%) ERwin
General
1 35 (19.55%) Finance
2 25 (13.97%) Manufacturing
2 25 (13.97%) Retail
3 22 (12.29%) Games
3 22 (12.29%) Telecoms
4 12 (6.70%) Social Skills
5 9 (5.03%) Legal
6 4 (2.23%) Advertising
6 4 (2.23%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (1.68%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.12%) Automotive
8 2 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.12%) Police
8 2 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.56%) Law
9 1 (0.56%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 105 (58.66%) Security Engineer
2 98 (54.75%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (54.75%) Principal Security Engineer
3 62 (34.64%) Analyst
3 62 (34.64%) Security Analyst
4 59 (32.96%) Principal Security Analyst
4 59 (32.96%) Product Analyst
5 39 (21.79%) Product Engineer
6 23 (12.85%) Senior
7 11 (6.15%) Lead
8 5 (2.79%) Architect
8 5 (2.79%) Security Manager
9 4 (2.23%) Information Security Advisor
9 4 (2.23%) Security Advisor
10 3 (1.68%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 3 (1.68%) Information Manager
10 3 (1.68%) Information Security Manager
10 3 (1.68%) IT Manager
10 3 (1.68%) Project Manager
10 3 (1.68%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.68%) MACH
2 1 (0.56%) OAuth
2 1 (0.56%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (23.46%) Management Information System
2 22 (12.29%) Blockchain
2 22 (12.29%) Robotics
3 10 (5.59%) Private Cloud
4 5 (2.79%) PKI
5 4 (2.23%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (1.68%) Cyberattack
6 3 (1.68%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.12%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.12%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.56%) CESG
8 1 (0.56%) Clustering
8 1 (0.56%) IoT
8 1 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.56%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.70%) Windows
2 3 (1.68%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (67.60%) Cybersecurity
2 107 (59.78%) Risk Management
3 104 (58.10%) Project Management
4 98 (54.75%) Cyber Resilience
4 98 (54.75%) Security Testing
5 28 (15.64%) Agile
6 25 (13.97%) Change Management
7 24 (13.41%) Mentoring
8 23 (12.85%) Analytics
9 22 (12.29%) Artificial Intelligence
9 22 (12.29%) Coaching
9 22 (12.29%) Data Analytics
9 22 (12.29%) ERP
9 22 (12.29%) IT Audit
9 22 (12.29%) Robotic Process Automation
10 20 (11.17%) Creative Thinking
10 20 (11.17%) SIEM
11 17 (9.50%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (9.50%) Security Operations
12 13 (7.26%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.82%) PowerShell
2 13 (7.26%) Python
3 10 (5.59%) Bash
3 10 (5.59%) C#
4 2 (1.12%) C++
4 2 (1.12%) Java
4 2 (1.12%) Shell Script
4 2 (1.12%) SQL
5 1 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 111 (62.01%) Degree
2 108 (60.34%) CISM
2 108 (60.34%) CISSP
3 99 (55.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 99 (55.31%) CESG Certified Professional
4 24 (13.41%) ISACA
5 23 (12.85%) CISA
6 4 (2.23%) CRISC
6 4 (2.23%) SANS
7 3 (1.68%) A+ Certification
7 3 (1.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.68%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.12%) APMG
8 2 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.12%) GIAC
8 2 (1.12%) ISEB
8 2 (1.12%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.12%) PMP
8 2 (1.12%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (73.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 110 (61.45%) NIST
3 98 (54.75%) JSP 440
3 98 (54.75%) RMADS
4 23 (12.85%) ITGC
5 14 (7.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (6.70%) COBIT
7 8 (4.47%) GDPR
8 4 (2.23%) PCI DSS
9 2 (1.12%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.56%) GRC
10 1 (0.56%) NCSC
10 1 (0.56%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.56%) PMO
10 1 (0.56%) QA
10 1 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (3.91%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.56%) Firmware
2 1 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.56%) Nessus
2 1 (0.56%) QRadar
2 1 (0.56%) WSUS
Vendors
1 24 (13.41%) Microsoft
2 22 (12.29%) Oracle
2 22 (12.29%) SAP
3 2 (1.12%) VMware
4 1 (0.56%) Databricks
4 1 (0.56%) Google
4 1 (0.56%) Netskope
4 1 (0.56%) Splunk
4 1 (0.56%) Zscaler