Security Specialist Jobs in the East of England

Security Specialist
England > East of England

The median Security Specialist salary in the East of England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 204 242 271
Rank change year-on-year +38 +29 -90
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 12 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.20% 0.054% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.063% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 7
10th Percentile - - £59,000
25th Percentile £46,250 - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.67%
75th Percentile £63,125 - £72,500
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
England median annual salary £50,500 £66,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -23.48% +1.54% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 5,662 4,726 5,973
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 84.44% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4,320 2,343 2,900
10th Percentile £25,809 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,500 £37,250 £35,201
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £77,050
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the East of England

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the East of England.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in the East of England

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in the East of England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Specialist in the East of England

Security Specialist
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the East of England region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Hertfordshire +29 10 £60,000 - 5
Cambridgeshire - 2 £40,750 - 2
Security Specialist
England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Security Specialist 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 East of England region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Information Security
2 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (33.33%) SDLC
3 4 (33.33%) Gamification
4 3 (25.00%) Palo Alto
4 3 (25.00%) Blue Coat
4 3 (25.00%) Cryptography
4 3 (25.00%) Information Management
4 3 (25.00%) DNS
4 3 (25.00%) Cisco
4 3 (25.00%) Juniper
4 3 (25.00%) CheckPoint
4 3 (25.00%) Project Management
4 3 (25.00%) Firewall
4 3 (25.00%) Aerospace
4 3 (25.00%) Network Security
4 3 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (25.00%) Riverbed
4 3 (25.00%) Infoblox
5 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (8.33%) Internal Audit
5 1 (8.33%) Remediation Plan
5 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (8.33%) NIST
5 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
5 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) DNS
1 3 (25.00%) Firewall
1 3 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Information Security
2 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (33.33%) Gamification
3 4 (33.33%) SDLC
4 3 (25.00%) Cryptography
4 3 (25.00%) Information Management
4 3 (25.00%) Project Management
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
5 1 (8.33%) Internal Audit
5 1 (8.33%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (8.33%) NIST
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Blue Coat
1 3 (25.00%) CheckPoint
1 3 (25.00%) Cisco
1 3 (25.00%) Infoblox
1 3 (25.00%) Juniper
1 3 (25.00%) Palo Alto
1 3 (25.00%) Riverbed