Cybersecurity Jobs in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 33 45
Rank change year-on-year +10 +12 +1
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 504 453 440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.75% 7.25% 5.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.19% 7.49% 6.24%
Number of salaries quoted 362 197 226
10th Percentile £35,025 £37,966 £29,256
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,750 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £56,242
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +11.13% +0.86%
75th Percentile £66,250 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,750 £83,360
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,157 6,052 7,053
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.42% 96.80% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4,566 3,147 4,742
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,713 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £64,375 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 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
Birmingham +2 210 £55,000 -18.52% 33
Warwickshire +18 82 £60,000 +9.09% 13
Solihull +8 41 £62,500 -13.79% 7
Staffordshire -11 34 £44,500 +2.89% 9
Shropshire - 24 £75,000 - 1
Worcestershire -5 21 £55,000 +18.92% 2
Coventry +4 7 £65,000 - 5
Halesowen - 6 £40,000 -
Herefordshire +3 4 £60,000 -4.00% 2
Brierley Hill - 2 £33,750 -
Walsall +7 1 £42,500 - 2
Wolverhampton -10 1 £50,000 -25.93% 4
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (5.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.60%) IIS
4 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 47 (9.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (8.53%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (6.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.99%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.60%) Simulink
6 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.40%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 100 (19.84%) Azure
2 68 (13.49%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (6.35%) SaaS
4 30 (5.95%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.96%) AWS
6 24 (4.76%) Entra ID
7 22 (4.37%) IaaS
7 22 (4.37%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
9 20 (3.97%) PowerApps
10 18 (3.57%) PaaS
11 13 (2.58%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (2.38%) GCP
13 10 (1.98%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (1.59%) GitHub
15 8 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
16 6 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
17 4 (0.79%) Amazon EC2
17 4 (0.79%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 76 (15.08%) Firewall
2 36 (7.14%) WAN
3 29 (5.75%) DHCP
3 29 (5.75%) DNS
4 18 (3.57%) LAN
5 17 (3.37%) SD-WAN
6 14 (2.78%) SAN
7 12 (2.38%) Network Security
7 12 (2.38%) VPN
8 10 (1.98%) Cisco Firepower
8 10 (1.98%) Unified Communications
9 8 (1.59%) Ethernet
9 8 (1.59%) Fibre Channel
10 6 (1.19%) 5G
10 6 (1.19%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.99%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (0.79%) iSCSI
12 4 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.95%) Power BI
2 15 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.58%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.59%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.79%) MySQL
6 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.40%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.40%) Metadata
7 2 (0.40%) Tableau
8 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.59%) SonarQube
2 5 (0.99%) CANoe
3 3 (0.60%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.40%) Git
4 2 (0.40%) GitLab
4 2 (0.40%) JIRA
General
1 122 (24.21%) Social Skills
2 66 (13.10%) Finance
3 60 (11.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (10.52%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.94%) Telecoms
6 37 (7.34%) Legal
7 36 (7.14%) Public Sector
8 26 (5.16%) Manufacturing
8 26 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (3.77%) Automotive
10 14 (2.78%) Retail
11 9 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.59%) Marketing
13 7 (1.39%) Games
13 7 (1.39%) Law
14 5 (0.99%) Banking
14 5 (0.99%) Multimedia
15 4 (0.79%) Electronics
15 4 (0.79%) Police
Job Titles
1 61 (12.10%) Architect
2 58 (11.51%) Senior
3 57 (11.31%) Analyst
4 39 (7.74%) Senior Architect
5 28 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
6 26 (5.16%) Developer
7 25 (4.96%) IT Manager
7 25 (4.96%) Senior Solutions Architect
8 21 (4.17%) Security Analyst
9 20 (3.97%) Data Scientist
9 20 (3.97%) Network Engineer
9 20 (3.97%) Platform Architect
9 20 (3.97%) Power Platform Architect
9 20 (3.97%) Power Platform Developer
9 20 (3.97%) Security Manager
9 20 (3.97%) Senior Developer
10 19 (3.77%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 19 (3.77%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 19 (3.77%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
10 19 (3.77%) Senior Dynamics 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.58%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.59%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.59%) Azure Blueprints
2 8 (1.59%) EDI
3 7 (1.39%) Middleware
4 5 (0.99%) HTML
5 4 (0.79%) .NET
6 3 (0.60%) jQuery
6 3 (0.60%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 3 (0.60%) XML
7 2 (0.40%) OAuth
7 2 (0.40%) OpenID
7 2 (0.40%) REST
7 2 (0.40%) Web Services
8 1 (0.20%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.20%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.20%) Blazor
8 1 (0.20%) CSS
8 1 (0.20%) HTML5
8 1 (0.20%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 67 (13.29%) Management Information System
2 47 (9.33%) Data Centre
3 36 (7.14%) Driving Licence
4 22 (4.37%) Security Operations Centre
5 21 (4.17%) Algorithms
6 19 (3.77%) Onboarding
6 19 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (3.17%) Operational Technology
7 16 (3.17%) Security Posture
8 14 (2.78%) Freedom of Information
8 14 (2.78%) Taxonomies
9 13 (2.58%) Public Cloud
10 11 (2.18%) SCADA
11 10 (1.98%) Cloud Native
11 10 (1.98%) Private Cloud
12 9 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
13 7 (1.39%) Clustering
14 6 (1.19%) CMDB
15 5 (0.99%) Enterprise Storage
15 5 (0.99%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 89 (17.66%) Windows
2 42 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 34 (6.75%) Linux
4 17 (3.37%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.18%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.39%) Solaris
6 7 (1.39%) Unix
7 6 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.79%) CentOS
8 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.79%) VMS
8 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.40%) Android
9 2 (0.40%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (20.04%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (18.65%) Information Security
3 63 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 63 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 59 (11.71%) Project Management
5 58 (11.51%) Analytics
6 54 (10.71%) Risk Management
7 52 (10.32%) Business Intelligence
8 47 (9.33%) Computer Science
9 46 (9.13%) Incident Response
10 43 (8.53%) Data Protection
11 42 (8.33%) Presales
12 41 (8.13%) Continuous Improvement
12 41 (8.13%) Data Modelling
12 41 (8.13%) Disaster Recovery
13 40 (7.94%) Coaching
13 40 (7.94%) Data Science
14 38 (7.54%) ITIL
15 37 (7.34%) Security Operations
15 37 (7.34%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 16 (3.17%) PowerShell
2 15 (2.98%) SQL
3 9 (1.79%) C
3 9 (1.79%) Python
4 5 (0.99%) Java
4 5 (0.99%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.99%) R
5 4 (0.79%) Bash
6 3 (0.60%) C#
6 3 (0.60%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.40%) C++
7 2 (0.40%) Ladder Logic
7 2 (0.40%) PHP
Qualifications
1 129 (25.60%) Degree
2 104 (20.63%) Security Cleared
3 51 (10.12%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.36%) CISSP
5 24 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (4.56%) CISM
7 21 (4.17%) CCNA
8 18 (3.57%) Azure Certification
8 18 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (3.37%) CCNP
10 15 (2.98%) CISA
11 14 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (2.18%) AWS Certification
12 11 (2.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.18%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (1.98%) CRISC
14 9 (1.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 8 (1.59%) MCP
15 8 (1.59%) OSCP
16 7 (1.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (15.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 54 (10.71%) GDPR
3 40 (7.94%) NIST
4 38 (7.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 31 (6.15%) ISO 9001
6 30 (5.95%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 18 (3.57%) GRC
8 15 (2.98%) NCSC
9 13 (2.58%) Def Stans
9 13 (2.58%) QA
10 11 (2.18%) Data Quality
10 11 (2.18%) PCI DSS
11 9 (1.79%) ISO 26262
12 8 (1.59%) Accessibility
13 6 (1.19%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.60%) Automotive SPICE
15 3 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.60%) JSP 440
16 2 (0.40%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 75 (14.88%) Active Directory
2 29 (5.75%) Hyper-V
3 23 (4.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.18%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (1.59%) Docker
6 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (1.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.99%) vSphere
8 4 (0.79%) pfSense
8 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.79%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.79%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.20%) RACF
9 1 (0.20%) XenApp
9 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 26 (5.16%) EnCase
2 18 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.38%) Terraform
4 9 (1.79%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.59%) Ansible
5 8 (1.59%) Stealthwatch
6 6 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.19%) CASB
7 5 (0.99%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.79%) Functional Safety
8 4 (0.79%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.60%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.60%) Nagios
10 2 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 202 (40.08%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.54%) Apple
3 37 (7.34%) Adobe
3 37 (7.34%) VMware
4 31 (6.15%) Cisco
5 24 (4.76%) Aruba
6 19 (3.77%) Dell
7 17 (3.37%) Juniper
8 16 (3.17%) Veeam
9 15 (2.98%) Meraki
10 13 (2.58%) Sage
11 11 (2.18%) Fortinet
12 9 (1.79%) CheckPoint
12 9 (1.79%) EqualLogic
13 6 (1.19%) CrowdStrike
13 6 (1.19%) Sophos
14 5 (0.99%) NetApp
14 5 (0.99%) Nimble Storage
14 5 (0.99%) Ubiquiti
15 4 (0.79%) QNAP