Cybersecurity Engineer
UK > England
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 590 | 712 | 741 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +122 | +29 | +168 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 80 | 125 | 202 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 95 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,716 | £37,750 | £42,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £51,250 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £80,375 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £94,500 | £93,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | -17.24% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title | 43,436 | 80,761 | 84,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.49% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,713 | 60,391 | 53,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,995 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer in England.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 7 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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| South East | +91 | 23 | £55,000 | - | 24 |
| North of England | +65 | 18 | £52,500 | +22.81% | 10 |
| Midlands | +60 | 18 | £53,094 | -15.05% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 17 | £53,688 | -14.10% | 5 |
| North West | +13 | 13 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 5 |
| London | +56 | 12 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 27 |
| East of England | +33 | 6 | £42,085 | -32.66% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 4 | £37,935 | -1.47% | 4 |
| South West | - | 2 | £98,750 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £49,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £37,935 | - | 1 |
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Cybersecurity 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 England region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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