Information Security Engineer
UK
The median Information Security Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 897 | 906 | 1199 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +293 | -333 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Engineer | 17 | 58 | 36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.017% | 0.056% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.061% | 0.024% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 56 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,750 | £41,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,750 | £50,406 | £46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £75,625 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,500 | £85,000 | £76,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,500 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.63% | -6.09% | +9.52% |
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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Information Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Engineer.
Information Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Information Security Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +64 | 16 | £66,175 | +10.29% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +56 | 12 | £63,250 | +9.05% | 8 |
| London | +112 | 8 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 8 | £56,500 | +4.63% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 6 | £56,500 | +4.63% | |
| North of England | +39 | 6 | £56,500 | -5.83% | |
| South East | +15 | 2 | £54,925 | +92.72% |
Information Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Information 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 Information Security Engineer in the job title.
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Information 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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