Security Engineer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Security Engineer salary in Chester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
10 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester |
7.53% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.80% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
- |
-16.03% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title |
125 |
56 |
157 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
85.62% |
100.00% |
94.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
79 |
32 |
132 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,800 |
£31,375 |
£23,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£36,813 |
£33,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
+7.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,875 |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
£68,484 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
- |
+5.56% |
