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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 43 52
Rank change year-on-year +11 +9 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 708 556 578
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.40% 6.49% 5.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.78% 6.73% 5.43%
Number of salaries quoted 532 246 315
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +17.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £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
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 10,450 8,262 10,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.72% 96.48% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 7,471 4,403 6,956
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,356 £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 £62,437 £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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +7 516 £55,087 -11.86% 85
East Midlands +20 189 £42,500 -10.53% 52
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 (6.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.95%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.56%) IIS
4 1 (0.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 52 (7.34%) Microsoft Office
2 46 (6.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.56%) CANalyzer
4 4 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.28%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.28%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 160 (22.60%) Azure
2 151 (21.33%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (7.34%) Entra ID
4 46 (6.50%) SaaS
5 41 (5.79%) AWS
6 36 (5.08%) Power Platform
7 26 (3.67%) IaaS
8 24 (3.39%) PowerApps
9 23 (3.25%) Power Automate
10 21 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (2.97%) PaaS
11 18 (2.54%) GCP
12 13 (1.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 13 (1.84%) Cloud Computing
13 11 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (1.41%) GitHub
14 10 (1.41%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
16 8 (1.13%) Amazon ECS
16 8 (1.13%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 112 (15.82%) Firewall
2 55 (7.77%) DNS
3 45 (6.36%) DHCP
4 44 (6.21%) WAN
5 28 (3.95%) SAN
6 26 (3.67%) Wi-Fi
7 25 (3.53%) TCP/IP
8 24 (3.39%) LAN
9 19 (2.68%) SD-WAN
9 19 (2.68%) VLAN
10 16 (2.26%) Network Security
11 14 (1.98%) VPN
12 11 (1.55%) Cisco Firepower
13 10 (1.41%) Unified Communications
14 9 (1.27%) 802.11
15 8 (1.13%) Fibre Channel
15 8 (1.13%) Wireshark
16 6 (0.85%) 5G
16 6 (0.85%) Ethernet
16 6 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (5.08%) Power BI
2 18 (2.54%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (1.13%) MySQL
6 3 (0.42%) 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
Development Applications
1 10 (1.41%) SonarQube
2 4 (0.56%) CANoe
2 4 (0.56%) JIRA
3 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.28%) Git
4 2 (0.28%) GitLab
General
1 158 (22.32%) Social Skills
2 93 (13.14%) Finance
3 60 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (7.91%) Legal
5 48 (6.78%) Telecoms
6 35 (4.94%) Public Sector
7 33 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (3.95%) Manufacturing
9 27 (3.81%) Automotive
10 18 (2.54%) Games
10 18 (2.54%) Retail
11 16 (2.26%) Banking
12 12 (1.69%) Aerospace
13 10 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (0.99%) Law
16 6 (0.85%) Marketing
17 4 (0.56%) Multimedia
17 4 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 95 (13.42%) Senior
2 82 (11.58%) Analyst
3 68 (9.60%) Architect
4 54 (7.63%) Lead
5 52 (7.34%) IT Engineer
6 48 (6.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 45 (6.36%) Senior Architect
8 40 (5.65%) IT Support
9 35 (4.94%) Developer
10 34 (4.80%) Security Analyst
10 34 (4.80%) Security Manager
11 31 (4.38%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 31 (4.38%) IT Manager
12 28 (3.95%) Network Engineer
13 27 (3.81%) Security Architect
13 27 (3.81%) Solutions Architect
14 26 (3.67%) Security Engineer
14 26 (3.67%) Support Engineer
15 25 (3.53%) Senior Solutions Architect
16 22 (3.11%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.97%) 802.1X
2 10 (1.41%) ARM Templates
2 10 (1.41%) Azure Blueprints
3 8 (1.13%) EDI
3 8 (1.13%) HTML
3 8 (1.13%) Laravel
3 8 (1.13%) Middleware
4 6 (0.85%) .NET
4 6 (0.85%) XML
5 4 (0.56%) JSON
5 4 (0.56%) OAuth
5 4 (0.56%) OpenID
5 4 (0.56%) REST
5 4 (0.56%) Web Services
6 3 (0.42%) jQuery
6 3 (0.42%) Twitter Bootstrap
7 2 (0.28%) CSS
7 2 (0.28%) LDAP
7 2 (0.28%) SAML
7 2 (0.28%) ServiceStack
Miscellaneous
1 92 (12.99%) Data Centre
2 86 (12.15%) Management Information System
3 49 (6.92%) Driving Licence
4 30 (4.24%) Security Operations Centre
5 29 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (3.25%) Security Posture
7 22 (3.11%) Onboarding
7 22 (3.11%) Operational Technology
8 21 (2.97%) Algorithms
9 18 (2.54%) Cyber Threat
9 18 (2.54%) SCADA
10 14 (1.98%) Freedom of Information
10 14 (1.98%) Public Cloud
10 14 (1.98%) Taxonomies
11 11 (1.55%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.55%) Cyberattack
12 10 (1.41%) Enterprise Storage
12 10 (1.41%) Private Cloud
13 9 (1.27%) Clustering
13 9 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 170 (24.01%) Windows
2 95 (13.42%) Windows Server
3 47 (6.64%) Linux
4 19 (2.68%) Windows 10
5 13 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
6 12 (1.69%) Ubuntu
7 10 (1.41%) Unix
7 10 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (1.13%) Solaris
9 5 (0.71%) VMS
10 4 (0.56%) CentOS
10 4 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.56%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.28%) Android
12 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (19.63%) Problem-Solving
2 122 (17.23%) Information Security
3 81 (11.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 77 (10.88%) Mentoring
5 70 (9.89%) Project Management
6 69 (9.75%) Risk Management
7 64 (9.04%) Decision-Making
7 64 (9.04%) Incident Response
8 61 (8.62%) Analytics
9 59 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
10 58 (8.19%) Business Intelligence
10 58 (8.19%) ITIL
10 58 (8.19%) Security Operations
11 56 (7.91%) Agile
12 54 (7.63%) Coaching
13 53 (7.49%) Computer Science
14 46 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (6.50%) Data Protection
14 46 (6.50%) Presales
15 41 (5.79%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.93%) SQL
2 40 (5.65%) PowerShell
3 13 (1.84%) Python
4 12 (1.69%) PHP
5 11 (1.55%) Rust
6 9 (1.27%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.85%) Bash
7 6 (0.85%) C
7 6 (0.85%) C#
8 5 (0.71%) R
9 4 (0.56%) Java
10 3 (0.42%) C++
10 3 (0.42%) Go
10 3 (0.42%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.28%) Ladder Logic
11 2 (0.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 146 (20.62%) Degree
2 110 (15.54%) Security Cleared
3 53 (7.49%) SC Cleared
4 39 (5.51%) CISSP
5 34 (4.80%) CISM
6 32 (4.52%) Cisco Certification
7 30 (4.24%) CCNA
8 28 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
9 26 (3.67%) CCNP
10 24 (3.39%) Azure Certification
11 19 (2.68%) CISA
12 14 (1.98%) OSCP
13 13 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
13 13 (1.84%) DV Cleared
14 12 (1.69%) AWS Certification
14 12 (1.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 12 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 11 (1.55%) CRISC
16 8 (1.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (13.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (9.60%) GDPR
3 45 (6.36%) NIST
4 39 (5.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (3.81%) ISO 9001
6 26 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 22 (3.11%) NCSC
8 17 (2.40%) GRC
9 14 (1.98%) QA
10 13 (1.84%) Def Stans
11 12 (1.69%) PCI DSS
12 10 (1.41%) Data Quality
13 9 (1.27%) Accessibility
14 7 (0.99%) ISO 26262
15 6 (0.85%) NIST 800
16 5 (0.71%) SLA
16 5 (0.71%) SOC 2
17 4 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
18 3 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.42%) JSP 440
System Software
1 133 (18.79%) Active Directory
2 55 (7.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (6.36%) Hyper-V
4 13 (1.84%) Virtual Servers
5 10 (1.41%) Docker
5 10 (1.41%) RACF
6 7 (0.99%) vSphere
7 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.56%) pfSense
9 4 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.56%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.56%) VMware Server
10 3 (0.42%) XenApp
10 3 (0.42%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 29 (4.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (3.11%) EnCase
3 15 (2.12%) Terraform
4 11 (1.55%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.41%) Ansible
5 10 (1.41%) SCCM
5 10 (1.41%) Stealthwatch
6 8 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.85%) CASB
8 5 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
8 5 (0.71%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.56%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.42%) Backup Exec
10 3 (0.42%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.42%) WSUS
11 2 (0.28%) Nagios
Vendors
1 252 (35.59%) Microsoft
2 93 (13.14%) VMware
3 48 (6.78%) Cisco
3 48 (6.78%) Veeam
4 38 (5.37%) Apple
5 36 (5.08%) Adobe
6 25 (3.53%) Aruba
7 22 (3.11%) Meraki
8 20 (2.82%) Dell
9 17 (2.40%) Juniper
10 15 (2.12%) HP
10 15 (2.12%) Nimble Storage
11 14 (1.98%) CrowdStrike
11 14 (1.98%) CyberArk
12 13 (1.84%) Sage
13 11 (1.55%) Fortinet
14 10 (1.41%) Acronis
15 9 (1.27%) CheckPoint
15 9 (1.27%) EqualLogic
15 9 (1.27%) Rapid7