Security Specialist Jobs in Cambridgeshire

Security Specialist
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Security Specialist salary in Cambridgeshire is £24,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 98 - 161
Rank change year-on-year - - -47
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 0.19% - 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile £42,625 - £58,750
90th Percentile £53,800 - -
East of England median annual salary £47,500 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 1,447 1,299 2,257
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 86.89% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,116 606 973
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,500 £85,000 £78,750
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in Cambridgeshire

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in Cambridgeshire.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in Cambridgeshire

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Specialist in Cambridgeshire

Security Specialist
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Cambridge - 2 £24,000 - 1
Peterborough - 1 £57,500 -
Security Specialist
East of England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Security Specialist 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 across the Cambridgeshire region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
1 1 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
1 1 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST