Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 379 | 409 | 419 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +10 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 717 | 753 | 1,449 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.77% | 0.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.74% | 0.85% | 0.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 587 | 577 | 830 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,575 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,625 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £68,515 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.43% | +5.41% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £100,000 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +9.09% | +1.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Security Engineer
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +30 | 636 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 304 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 397 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 201 |
| London | +73 | 280 | £80,000 | - | 112 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 264 | £60,000 | -8.40% | 139 |
| South East | -7 | 119 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 53 |
| North of England | +57 | 107 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 49 |
| Midlands | +1 | 70 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 32 |
| North West | -8 | 57 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 29 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 51 | £60,000 | +31.87% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +93 | 40 | £47,500 | -30.67% | 16 |
| East of England | -1 | 26 | £57,500 | +0.88% | 31 |
| South West | -44 | 23 | £45,603 | -29.84% | 22 |
| Wales | +17 | 22 | £40,500 | -19.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | -60 | 21 | £59,526 | -14.29% | 14 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 19 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 16 |
| North East | +3 | 10 | £49,455 | -5.80% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 5 | £90,000 | +60.00% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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