Security Engineer Jobs in Belfast

Security Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 15 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Engineer salary in Belfast.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 57 97
Rank change year-on-year +29 +40 -35
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 0.61% 0.79% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.82% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £90,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +71.43% +10.53%
75th Percentile - - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary - £90,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +71.43% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 151 485 704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.52% 95.47% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 37 249 393
10th Percentile £41,500 £30,000 £32,100
25th Percentile £47,500 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £94,250 £87,500 £68,750
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Engineer in Belfast

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Belfast.

Salary trend for Security Engineer in Belfast

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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 across the Belfast region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint