Security Engineer Job Trends in Cheltenham

Security Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Security Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 2.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.49% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £75,000 - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £60,000 - £80,000
% change year-on-year - - +28.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 522 103 435
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 97.17% 97.10%
Number of salaries quoted 362 63 332
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £49,063 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £82,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cheltenham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Engineer in Cheltenham

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, 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 Cheltenham region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Cloud Security
2 10 (76.92%) Azure
2 10 (76.92%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (76.92%) SC Cleared
2 10 (76.92%) Security Cleared
3 7 (53.85%) AWS
3 7 (53.85%) GCP
4 4 (30.77%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (30.77%) Entra ID
4 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
4 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (30.77%) RBAC
4 4 (30.77%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (30.77%) Runbook
4 4 (30.77%) Security Operations
4 4 (30.77%) Threat Detection
4 4 (30.77%) Zero Trust
5 3 (23.08%) Fintech
5 3 (23.08%) SaaS

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (76.92%) Azure
1 10 (76.92%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (53.85%) AWS
2 7 (53.85%) GCP
3 4 (30.77%) Azure Sentinel
3 4 (30.77%) Entra ID
4 3 (23.08%) SaaS
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Cloud Security Posture
1 4 (30.77%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Cloud Security
2 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (30.77%) RBAC
2 4 (30.77%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (30.77%) Runbook
2 4 (30.77%) Security Operations
2 4 (30.77%) Threat Detection
2 4 (30.77%) Zero Trust
3 3 (23.08%) Fintech
Qualifications
1 10 (76.92%) SC Cleared
1 10 (76.92%) Security Cleared
2 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft