Principal Security Engineer Jobs in the West Midlands

Principal Security Engineer
England > West Midlands

As of 12 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer salary in the West Midlands.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 257 -
Rank change year-on-year +150 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer 98 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.24% 0.014% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.47% 0.014% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - £92,500 £81,928
% change year-on-year - +12.90% -6.37%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

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.

Permanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,968 6,948 5,767
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 94.16% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,798 5,218 3,277
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,387 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.77% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,688 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Principal Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Security Engineer in the West Midlands

Principal Security Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Principal Security Engineer in the West Midlands

Principal Security Engineer
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 Principal Security Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 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 - 68 - -
Coventry - 17 - -
Birmingham +50 13 - -
Principal Security Engineer
England

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Principal Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.

1 98 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 98 (100.00%) Degree
1 98 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 98 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 98 (100.00%) RMADS
1 98 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 98 (100.00%) CISSP
1 98 (100.00%) Project Management
1 98 (100.00%) CISM
1 98 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 98 (100.00%) Information Security
1 98 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 98 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 98 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 98 (100.00%) NIST

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 98 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 98 (100.00%) Information Security
1 98 (100.00%) Project Management
1 98 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 98 (100.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 98 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 98 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 98 (100.00%) CISM
1 98 (100.00%) CISSP
1 98 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 98 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 98 (100.00%) NIST
1 98 (100.00%) RMADS