Security Researcher Jobs in England

Security Researcher
UK > England

The median Security Researcher salary in England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 813 910 1127
Rank change year-on-year +97 +217 -255
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Researcher 22 15 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.026% 0.016% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.018% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 6 6 3
10th Percentile £54,375 - -
25th Percentile £59,063 - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +21.74% -67.14%
75th Percentile £72,188 £75,625 £73,125
90th Percentile £85,625 £78,125 £74,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +21.74% -67.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Researcher in England

Security Researcher
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Researcher in England.

Salary trend for Security Researcher in England

Security Researcher
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Researcher in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Researcher in England

Security Researcher
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Researcher within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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
South East +28 16 - - 3
South West -18 6 £60,000 -21.31% 2
Security Researcher
UK

Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Security Researcher 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 England region featuring Security Researcher in the job title.

1 11 (50.00%) Software Assurance
1 11 (50.00%) Application Security
2 6 (27.27%) DV Cleared
2 6 (27.27%) Security Cleared
3 5 (22.73%) C
3 5 (22.73%) Oracle
3 5 (22.73%) Offensive Security
4 3 (13.64%) IDA Disassembler
4 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.64%) Cryptography
4 3 (13.64%) Wireshark
4 3 (13.64%) Kali Linux
4 3 (13.64%) C++
5 2 (9.09%) Perl
5 2 (9.09%) Python
5 2 (9.09%) Reverse Engineering
5 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 2 (9.09%) Vulnerability Research
5 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Engagement

Security Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.64%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Application Security
1 11 (50.00%) Software Assurance
2 5 (22.73%) Offensive Security
3 3 (13.64%) Cryptography
3 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (9.09%) Reverse Engineering
4 2 (9.09%) Vulnerability Research
5 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (22.73%) C
2 3 (13.64%) C++
3 2 (9.09%) Perl
3 2 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) DV Cleared
1 6 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) Oracle