Cybersecurity Jobs in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 48 50
Rank change year-on-year +16 +2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 703 560 577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.54% 6.32% 5.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.89% 6.54% 5.46%
Number of salaries quoted 533 242 314
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £41,163
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,650 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.92% +20.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £83,516
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,206 8,561 10,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 80.43% 96.55% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 7,378 4,406 6,965
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £62,238 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +10 511 £55,000 -12.00% 77
East Midlands +23 188 £42,500 -10.53% 56
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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:

Application Platforms
1 44 (6.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.98%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.57%) IIS
4 1 (0.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 53 (7.54%) Microsoft Office
2 47 (6.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (4.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.71%) CANalyzer
5 4 (0.57%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.43%) Simulink
7 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.28%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 158 (22.48%) Azure
2 147 (20.91%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (7.40%) Entra ID
4 46 (6.54%) SaaS
5 40 (5.69%) AWS
6 35 (4.98%) Power Platform
7 25 (3.56%) IaaS
8 23 (3.27%) Power Automate
8 23 (3.27%) PowerApps
9 21 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (2.84%) PaaS
11 17 (2.42%) GCP
12 13 (1.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 13 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
13 10 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
14 9 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (1.28%) GitHub
14 9 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
15 8 (1.14%) Amazon ECS
15 8 (1.14%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 113 (16.07%) Firewall
2 54 (7.68%) DNS
3 44 (6.26%) DHCP
4 42 (5.97%) WAN
5 28 (3.98%) SAN
6 26 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
7 25 (3.56%) TCP/IP
8 23 (3.27%) LAN
9 19 (2.70%) VLAN
10 18 (2.56%) SD-WAN
11 14 (1.99%) Network Security
12 13 (1.85%) VPN
13 10 (1.42%) Cisco Firepower
13 10 (1.42%) Unified Communications
14 9 (1.28%) 802.11
15 8 (1.14%) Ethernet
15 8 (1.14%) Fibre Channel
15 8 (1.14%) Wireshark
16 6 (0.85%) 5G
16 6 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.98%) Power BI
2 16 (2.28%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.00%) MySQL
6 3 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.28%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.28%) Metadata
7 2 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.14%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.14%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (1.28%) SonarQube
2 5 (0.71%) CANoe
3 4 (0.57%) JIRA
4 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.28%) Git
5 2 (0.28%) GitLab
General
1 163 (23.19%) Social Skills
2 94 (13.37%) Finance
3 60 (8.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (8.11%) Legal
5 55 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (6.83%) Telecoms
7 34 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 32 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
9 30 (4.27%) Manufacturing
10 28 (3.98%) Automotive
11 18 (2.56%) Games
11 18 (2.56%) Retail
12 16 (2.28%) Banking
13 12 (1.71%) Aerospace
14 10 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.14%) Law
16 7 (1.00%) Marketing
17 5 (0.71%) Multimedia
18 4 (0.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 92 (13.09%) Senior
2 83 (11.81%) Analyst
3 68 (9.67%) Architect
4 53 (7.54%) IT Engineer
4 53 (7.54%) Lead
5 48 (6.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 42 (5.97%) Senior Architect
7 39 (5.55%) IT Support
8 35 (4.98%) Security Analyst
9 33 (4.69%) Security Manager
10 32 (4.55%) Developer
11 31 (4.41%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 30 (4.27%) IT Manager
13 29 (4.13%) Network Engineer
14 28 (3.98%) Solutions Architect
15 26 (3.70%) Support Engineer
16 25 (3.56%) Security Engineer
16 25 (3.56%) Senior Solutions Architect
17 24 (3.41%) Security Architect
18 21 (2.99%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.99%) 802.1X
2 9 (1.28%) ARM Templates
2 9 (1.28%) Azure Blueprints
3 8 (1.14%) EDI
3 8 (1.14%) Laravel
3 8 (1.14%) Middleware
4 7 (1.00%) HTML
5 6 (0.85%) .NET
5 6 (0.85%) XML
6 4 (0.57%) JSON
6 4 (0.57%) OAuth
6 4 (0.57%) OpenID
6 4 (0.57%) REST
6 4 (0.57%) Web Services
7 3 (0.43%) jQuery
7 3 (0.43%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 2 (0.28%) CSS
8 2 (0.28%) LDAP
8 2 (0.28%) SAML
8 2 (0.28%) ServiceStack
Miscellaneous
1 91 (12.94%) Data Centre
2 86 (12.23%) Management Information System
3 50 (7.11%) Driving Licence
4 31 (4.41%) Security Operations Centre
5 28 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (3.27%) Security Posture
7 21 (2.99%) Algorithms
7 21 (2.99%) Onboarding
7 21 (2.99%) Operational Technology
8 19 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
9 17 (2.42%) SCADA
10 14 (1.99%) Freedom of Information
10 14 (1.99%) Public Cloud
10 14 (1.99%) Taxonomies
11 11 (1.56%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.42%) Cyberattack
12 10 (1.42%) Enterprise Storage
12 10 (1.42%) Private Cloud
13 9 (1.28%) Clustering
13 9 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 170 (24.18%) Windows
2 94 (13.37%) Windows Server
3 47 (6.69%) Linux
4 19 (2.70%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.71%) Ubuntu
5 12 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (1.42%) Unix
8 8 (1.14%) Solaris
9 5 (0.71%) VMS
9 5 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.57%) CentOS
10 4 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.28%) Android
12 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
2 124 (17.64%) Information Security
3 81 (11.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 76 (10.81%) Mentoring
5 71 (10.10%) Risk Management
6 69 (9.82%) Project Management
7 67 (9.53%) Incident Response
8 64 (9.10%) Decision-Making
9 60 (8.53%) Analytics
10 59 (8.39%) Disaster Recovery
10 59 (8.39%) Security Operations
11 57 (8.11%) Business Intelligence
11 57 (8.11%) ITIL
12 56 (7.97%) Agile
13 55 (7.82%) Computer Science
14 54 (7.68%) Coaching
15 47 (6.69%) Continuous Improvement
15 47 (6.69%) Data Protection
16 45 (6.40%) Presales
17 41 (5.83%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 41 (5.83%) PowerShell
2 40 (5.69%) SQL
3 14 (1.99%) Python
4 11 (1.56%) PHP
5 9 (1.28%) C
5 9 (1.28%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.14%) Rust
7 6 (0.85%) Bash
7 6 (0.85%) C#
8 5 (0.71%) Java
8 5 (0.71%) R
9 3 (0.43%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.28%) C++
10 2 (0.28%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 146 (20.77%) Degree
2 110 (15.65%) Security Cleared
3 54 (7.68%) SC Cleared
4 41 (5.83%) CISSP
5 36 (5.12%) CISM
6 32 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
7 30 (4.27%) CCNA
8 27 (3.84%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (3.56%) CCNP
10 23 (3.27%) Azure Certification
11 19 (2.70%) CISA
12 14 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.99%) OSCP
13 13 (1.85%) DV Cleared
14 12 (1.71%) AWS Certification
14 12 (1.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 12 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
14 12 (1.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 11 (1.56%) CRISC
16 9 (1.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (13.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (9.67%) GDPR
3 46 (6.54%) NIST
4 39 (5.55%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (3.98%) ISO 9001
6 27 (3.84%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 21 (2.99%) NCSC
8 18 (2.56%) GRC
9 14 (1.99%) QA
10 13 (1.85%) Def Stans
11 11 (1.56%) Data Quality
11 11 (1.56%) PCI DSS
12 9 (1.28%) Accessibility
12 9 (1.28%) ISO 26262
13 6 (0.85%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.71%) SLA
14 5 (0.71%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 3 (0.43%) Automotive SPICE
16 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 131 (18.63%) Active Directory
2 52 (7.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (6.40%) Hyper-V
4 13 (1.85%) Virtual Servers
5 10 (1.42%) RACF
6 9 (1.28%) Docker
7 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.85%) vSphere
8 4 (0.57%) pfSense
8 4 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.57%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.57%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.28%) XenApp
9 2 (0.28%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 30 (4.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (3.27%) EnCase
3 14 (1.99%) Terraform
4 10 (1.42%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.28%) Ansible
5 9 (1.28%) SCCM
5 9 (1.28%) Stealthwatch
6 8 (1.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.85%) CASB
8 5 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
8 5 (0.71%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.57%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.43%) Backup Exec
10 3 (0.43%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.43%) Nagios
11 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 252 (35.85%) Microsoft
2 89 (12.66%) VMware
3 49 (6.97%) Veeam
4 48 (6.83%) Cisco
5 38 (5.41%) Apple
6 36 (5.12%) Adobe
7 25 (3.56%) Aruba
8 21 (2.99%) Meraki
9 20 (2.84%) Dell
10 17 (2.42%) Juniper
11 15 (2.13%) HP
11 15 (2.13%) Nimble Storage
12 14 (1.99%) CyberArk
13 13 (1.85%) CrowdStrike
13 13 (1.85%) Sage
14 12 (1.71%) Fortinet
15 10 (1.42%) Acronis
16 9 (1.28%) CheckPoint
16 9 (1.28%) EqualLogic
16 9 (1.28%) Rapid7