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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 33 46
Rank change year-on-year +11 +13 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 509 477 428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.91% 7.46% 5.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.34% 7.71% 6.17%
Number of salaries quoted 370 208 215
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,037 £29,953
25th Percentile £42,500 £49,625 £41,059
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -3.93%
75th Percentile £66,250 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,625 £83,438
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 6,104 6,186 6,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.82% 96.81% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4,565 3,200 4,712
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,025 £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 9 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 9 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 +2 204 £55,000 -15.38% 33
Warwickshire +17 90 £60,000 +9.09% 10
Solihull +9 41 £62,500 -16.67% 5
Staffordshire -6 35 £44,500 +2.89% 9
Shropshire - 25 £75,000 - 2
Worcestershire -6 22 £55,000 +18.92% 1
Coventry +8 7 £65,000 +1.96% 5
Halesowen - 6 £40,000 -
Herefordshire +4 4 £60,000 -4.00% 4
Wolverhampton -10 2 £41,250 -38.89% 4
Brierley Hill - 2 £33,750 -
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 30 (5.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.34%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.59%) IIS
4 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 58 (11.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (8.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.98%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.98%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.59%) Simulink
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 100 (19.65%) Azure
2 68 (13.36%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (6.09%) SaaS
4 29 (5.70%) Power Platform
5 24 (4.72%) AWS
6 23 (4.52%) Entra ID
7 22 (4.32%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.13%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (4.13%) IaaS
9 20 (3.93%) PowerApps
10 17 (3.34%) PaaS
11 13 (2.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 11 (2.16%) Azure Sentinel
12 11 (2.16%) GCP
13 9 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (1.57%) GitHub
14 8 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
16 4 (0.79%) Amazon EC2
16 4 (0.79%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 78 (15.32%) Firewall
2 33 (6.48%) WAN
3 29 (5.70%) DHCP
3 29 (5.70%) DNS
4 16 (3.14%) LAN
4 16 (3.14%) SD-WAN
5 15 (2.95%) SAN
6 12 (2.36%) Network Security
6 12 (2.36%) VPN
7 10 (1.96%) Cisco Firepower
7 10 (1.96%) Unified Communications
8 8 (1.57%) Ethernet
8 8 (1.57%) Fibre Channel
9 6 (1.18%) 5G
9 6 (1.18%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (0.79%) iSCSI
11 4 (0.79%) SNMP
11 4 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.70%) Power BI
2 15 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (2.16%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.39%) Metadata
6 2 (0.39%) MySQL
6 2 (0.39%) Tableau
7 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.57%) SonarQube
2 5 (0.98%) CANoe
3 3 (0.59%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.39%) Git
4 2 (0.39%) GitLab
4 2 (0.39%) JIRA
General
1 132 (25.93%) Social Skills
2 64 (12.57%) Finance
3 60 (11.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (10.41%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (9.23%) Public Sector
6 39 (7.66%) Telecoms
7 35 (6.88%) Legal
8 26 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.91%) Manufacturing
10 17 (3.34%) Automotive
11 14 (2.75%) Retail
12 9 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.38%) Games
14 7 (1.38%) Law
14 7 (1.38%) Marketing
15 5 (0.98%) Multimedia
16 4 (0.79%) Banking
16 4 (0.79%) Electronics
16 4 (0.79%) Police
Job Titles
1 59 (11.59%) Architect
2 58 (11.39%) Analyst
3 55 (10.81%) Senior
4 38 (7.47%) Senior Architect
5 28 (5.50%) Solutions Architect
6 26 (5.11%) Developer
6 26 (5.11%) IT Manager
7 25 (4.91%) Senior Solutions Architect
8 22 (4.32%) Security Analyst
9 20 (3.93%) Data Scientist
9 20 (3.93%) Network Engineer
9 20 (3.93%) Platform Architect
9 20 (3.93%) Power Platform Architect
9 20 (3.93%) Power Platform Developer
9 20 (3.93%) Senior Developer
10 19 (3.73%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 19 (3.73%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 19 (3.73%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
10 19 (3.73%) Security Manager
10 19 (3.73%) Senior Dynamics 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.55%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.57%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.57%) Azure Blueprints
3 7 (1.38%) EDI
4 6 (1.18%) Middleware
5 4 (0.79%) .NET
6 3 (0.59%) HTML
6 3 (0.59%) jQuery
6 3 (0.59%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 3 (0.59%) XML
7 2 (0.39%) OAuth
7 2 (0.39%) OpenID
7 2 (0.39%) REST
7 2 (0.39%) 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 (13.16%) Management Information System
2 48 (9.43%) Driving Licence
3 45 (8.84%) Data Centre
4 22 (4.32%) Security Operations Centre
5 21 (4.13%) Algorithms
6 18 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (3.14%) Security Posture
8 15 (2.95%) Operational Technology
9 14 (2.75%) Freedom of Information
9 14 (2.75%) Taxonomies
10 13 (2.55%) Public Cloud
11 10 (1.96%) Private Cloud
11 10 (1.96%) SCADA
12 9 (1.77%) Cloud Native
12 9 (1.77%) Distributed Systems
13 7 (1.38%) Clustering
14 5 (0.98%) Client/Server
14 5 (0.98%) CMDB
14 5 (0.98%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 86 (16.90%) Windows
2 41 (8.06%) Windows Server
3 30 (5.89%) Linux
4 17 (3.34%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.96%) Ubuntu
6 6 (1.18%) Solaris
6 6 (1.18%) Unix
7 4 (0.79%) CentOS
7 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.79%) VMS
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.39%) Android
8 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (22.00%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (18.27%) Information Security
3 63 (12.38%) Mentoring
4 61 (11.98%) Decision-Making
5 59 (11.59%) Project Management
6 58 (11.39%) Incident Response
7 57 (11.20%) Analytics
8 55 (10.81%) Risk Management
9 51 (10.02%) Business Intelligence
10 48 (9.43%) Computer Science
11 44 (8.64%) Data Protection
12 41 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
12 41 (8.06%) Data Modelling
12 41 (8.06%) Disaster Recovery
13 40 (7.86%) Data Science
13 40 (7.86%) Presales
14 39 (7.66%) Coaching
15 37 (7.27%) Data Collection
15 37 (7.27%) ITIL
15 37 (7.27%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 15 (2.95%) PowerShell
2 14 (2.75%) SQL
3 9 (1.77%) Python
4 8 (1.57%) C
5 5 (0.98%) Java
5 5 (0.98%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.98%) R
6 4 (0.79%) Bash
7 3 (0.59%) C#
7 3 (0.59%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.39%) C++
8 2 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 127 (24.95%) Degree
2 113 (22.20%) Security Cleared
3 49 (9.63%) SC Cleared
4 28 (5.50%) CISSP
5 24 (4.72%) CISM
6 23 (4.52%) Cisco Certification
7 19 (3.73%) CCNA
8 18 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (3.34%) Azure Certification
9 17 (3.34%) CCNP
10 15 (2.95%) CISA
10 15 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
12 10 (1.96%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 10 (1.96%) CRISC
13 9 (1.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 8 (1.57%) MCP
14 8 (1.57%) OSCP
15 7 (1.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (17.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 54 (10.61%) GDPR
3 50 (9.82%) Cyber Essentials
4 42 (8.25%) ISO 9001
4 42 (8.25%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 40 (7.86%) NIST
6 18 (3.54%) GRC
7 15 (2.95%) NCSC
8 13 (2.55%) Def Stans
8 13 (2.55%) QA
9 11 (2.16%) Data Quality
9 11 (2.16%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.77%) ISO 26262
11 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.98%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 3 (0.59%) Automotive SPICE
14 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.59%) JSP 440
15 2 (0.39%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 75 (14.73%) Active Directory
2 29 (5.70%) Hyper-V
3 23 (4.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.16%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (1.57%) Docker
6 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.98%) 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%) XenApp
9 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 37 (7.27%) EnCase
2 18 (3.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.36%) Terraform
4 9 (1.77%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.57%) Ansible
6 7 (1.38%) Stealthwatch
7 6 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.18%) CASB
8 5 (0.98%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (0.79%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.79%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.59%) Backup Exec
11 2 (0.39%) Nagios
11 2 (0.39%) SCCM
Vendors
1 213 (41.85%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.27%) Apple
3 36 (7.07%) Adobe
4 35 (6.88%) VMware
5 30 (5.89%) Cisco
6 24 (4.72%) Aruba
7 19 (3.73%) Dell
8 17 (3.34%) Juniper
9 16 (3.14%) Veeam
10 14 (2.75%) Meraki
11 13 (2.55%) Sage
12 11 (2.16%) Fortinet
13 9 (1.77%) CheckPoint
13 9 (1.77%) EqualLogic
14 6 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
14 6 (1.18%) Sophos
15 5 (0.98%) NetApp
15 5 (0.98%) Nimble Storage
15 5 (0.98%) Ubiquiti
16 4 (0.79%) HP