Security Specialist Job Trends in Worcestershire

Security Specialist
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Security Specialist salary in Worcestershire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 10 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 1.50% - 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% - 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £70,000 £82,500 £66,250
% change year-on-year -15.15% +24.53% +26.19%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Worcestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title 577 192 370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.38% 95.52% 92.27%
Number of salaries quoted 510 171 264
10th Percentile £34,750 £16,250 £27,650
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £34,011 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +76.41% -31.98% +11.11%
75th Percentile £75,000 £48,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £62,500 £71,250
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Worcestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Worcestershire

Security Specialist
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 30 August 2026. 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
Malvern - 3 £70,000 -
Security Specialist
West Midlands

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire

For the 6 months to 30 August 2026, Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Worcestershire region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (70.00%) DV Cleared
2 7 (70.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) AWS
3 3 (30.00%) Azure
3 3 (30.00%) Cloud Security
3 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (30.00%) Firewall
3 3 (30.00%) GCP
3 3 (30.00%) Offensive Security
3 3 (30.00%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (30.00%) Red Team
3 3 (30.00%) Security Testing
3 3 (30.00%) Windows
4 1 (10.00%) Self-Awareness

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) AWS
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
1 3 (30.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) Firewall
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 3 (30.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (30.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (30.00%) Offensive Security
2 3 (30.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (30.00%) Red Team
2 3 (30.00%) Security Testing
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Awareness
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) DV Cleared
1 7 (70.00%) Security Cleared