Security Researcher
UK
The median Security Researcher salary in the UK is £60,000 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 | 892 | 949 | 1224 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +275 | -329 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Researcher | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.022% | 0.014% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.016% | 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 excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £70,000 | £58,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +19.15% | -9.62% |
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% |
Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Researcher
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Researcher.
Security Researcher
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Researcher over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Security Researcher
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Researcher 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 | +110 | 22 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 22 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 6 |
| South East | +39 | 16 | - | - | 4 |
| South West | -24 | 6 | £60,000 | -21.31% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 1 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 3 |
Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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 featuring Security Researcher in the job title.
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Security Researcher 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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