Security Support Engineer Job Trends in Chester

Security Support Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Security Support Engineer salary in Chester is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Support Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 2.94% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £50,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 -
% change year-on-year -17.39% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chester

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 117 67 112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.03% 100.00% 96.55%
Number of salaries quoted 66 36 88
10th Percentile £35,500 £31,875 £29,400
25th Percentile £43,125 £37,500 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% +14.75%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £66,851
90th Percentile £76,750 £66,250 £72,453
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,824
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.44% +4.05%

Security Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Security Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Security Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, Security Support 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 Chester region featuring Security Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) QA
1 2 (50.00%) Siemens

Security Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) CCTV
1 2 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Siemens
Security Support Engineer jobs