Security Specialist
England > West Midlands
The median Security Specialist salary in the West Midlands is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
174 |
218 |
201 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+44 |
-17 |
+112 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist |
1 |
8 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands |
0.029% |
0.12% |
0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.032% |
0.13% |
0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£60,375 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£60,938 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£66,250 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+24.53% |
+26.19% |
-8.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£72,500 |
£62,938 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£64,750 |
| England median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.33% |
+4.35% |
-17.86% |
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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title |
3,115 |
6,199 |
3,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.82% |
94.90% |
90.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,073 |
3,952 |
2,966 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£28,119 |
£27,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,656 |
£36,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,250 |
£65,000 |
£65,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79,750 |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.33% |
- |
