Security Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Security Engineer salary in Cheshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 88 | 93 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -7 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.27% | 0.39% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.40% | 1.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £52,750 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | £62,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -38.89% | +111.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £67,500 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74,250 | £120,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -15.38% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 552 | 1,498 | 824 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 74.80% | 96.90% | 89.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 268 | 1,124 | 482 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,503 | £25,000 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.05% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,150 | £72,500 | £88,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Cheshire.
Security Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Ellesmere Port | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
| Security Engineer North West |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 12 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 Cheshire region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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