Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Static Application Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Static Application Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 192 | 238 | 269 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +31 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Static Application Security Testing | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.047% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £57,188 | £78,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £60,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -27.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £78,810 | £60,000 | £87,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.35% | -31.43% | +6.06% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands
Static Application Security Testing 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 | 4,072 | 6,020 | 6,438 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 91.16% | 83.15% | 96.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,682 | 4,530 | 3,268 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £26,250 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £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 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
Static Application Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Static Application Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Static Application Security Testing
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Static Application Security Testing in the West Midlands.
Static Application Security Testing
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: