IT Security Engineer Job Trends in Cambridge

IT Security Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median IT Security Engineer salary in Cambridge is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Engineer 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 1.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% - -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile £50,000 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 802 238 1,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 93.70% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 580 153 778
10th Percentile £33,500 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £49,966 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.53% -13.64% -2.65%
75th Percentile £78,250 £62,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,500 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £49,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.71% -2.78%

IT Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

IT Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

IT Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

IT Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 2 June 2026, IT Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring IT Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (18.18%) Firewall
1 2 (18.18%) Incident Response
1 2 (18.18%) Proactive Monitoring
1 2 (18.18%) SIEM
1 2 (18.18%) SSCP
1 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management

IT Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Firewall
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (18.18%) Incident Response
1 2 (18.18%) Proactive Monitoring
1 2 (18.18%) SIEM
1 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (18.18%) SSCP