Security Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Security Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
92 |
89 |
82 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
-7 |
+41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer |
13 |
7 |
26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
1.22% |
0.63% |
2.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.34% |
0.67% |
2.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
13 |
6 |
25 |
| 10th Percentile |
£44,500 |
- |
£46,306 |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£46,713 |
£56,219 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£90,000 |
£55,904 |
£69,447 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+60.99% |
-19.50% |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£66,000 |
£77,715 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£78,625 |
£96,539 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£90,000 |
£50,309 |
£59,526 |
| % change year-on-year |
+78.90% |
-15.48% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
973 |
1,043 |
1,009 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.36% |
94.22% |
96.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
464 |
409 |
814 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£35,821 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£57,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.05% |
-8.80% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£94,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-11.50% |
