Security Officer Job Trends in Cambridge

Security Officer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Security Officer salary in Cambridge is £190,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £185,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £190,000 - -
75th Percentile £195,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £190,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 438 528 365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.44% 95.14% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 292 309 241
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,000 £29,023
25th Percentile £34,750 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Security Officer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in Cambridge

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Security Officer 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 Security Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Security Officer 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check