Security Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Security Engineer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 134 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | -6 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 22 | 14 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 1.50% | 0.51% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.59% | 0.54% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,486 | £35,920 | £54,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,716 | £39,335 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £73,750 | £70,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,400 | - | £77,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +25.00% | -19.98% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,382 | 2,575 | 1,858 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.40% | 94.32% | 93.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 801 | 2,103 | 1,426 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,994 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,800 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.27% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £69,914 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £84,964 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Birmingham.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 7 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 Birmingham region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: