Infrastructure Security Engineer Job Trends in England
Infrastructure Security Engineer
UK > England
The median Infrastructure Security Engineer salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 668 | 609 | 657 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | +48 | -10 |
| Permanent Infrastructure Security Engineer jobs | 101 | 22 | 65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.094% | 0.050% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.055% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 22 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,031 | £45,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £61,563 | £59,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,750 | £74,750 | £118,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +4.76% | -10.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 98,487 | 39,863 | 57,878 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.98% | 91.06% | 94.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,747 | 24,591 | 32,870 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,623 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.44% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £76,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Infrastructure Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Infrastructure Security Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Infrastructure Security Engineer Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancies in England.
Infrastructure Security Engineer Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for Infrastructure Security Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Infrastructure Security Engineer Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Infrastructure Security Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | -40 | 37 | £61,250 | +33.15% | 5 |
| North of England | -51 | 21 | £40,000 | -18.99% | |
| London | -61 | 18 | £70,000 | +19.15% | 3 |
| North West | -40 | 11 | £40,000 | -20.00% | |
| South West | -66 | 11 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 10 | £60,000 | - | |
| North East | -66 | 6 | £45,000 | -7.69% | |
| Midlands | -63 | 4 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £51,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | -50 | 2 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
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Infrastructure Security Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Infrastructure Security Engineer job ads cited 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 Infrastructure Security Engineer job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 87.1% | 88 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 44.6% | 45 |
| 3 | Firewall | 36.6% | 37 |
| 4 | Azure | 30.7% | 31 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 28.7% | 29 |
| 6 | Microsoft 365 | 26.7% | 27 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 25.7% | 26 |
| 8 | Windows | 24.8% | 25 |
| 9 | SIEM | 21.8% | 22 |
| 10 | Disaster Recovery | 20.8% | 21 |
| 10 | Entra ID | 20.8% | 21 |
| 12 | Linux | 19.8% | 20 |
| 13 | AWS | 18.8% | 19 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 17.8% | 18 |
| 15 | Business Continuity | 16.8% | 17 |
| 15 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 16.8% | 17 |
| 17 | Microsoft Intune | 15.8% | 16 |
| 18 | Collaborative Working | 14.9% | 15 |
| 18 | Security Operations | 14.9% | 15 |
| 18 | VPN | 14.9% | 15 |
| 21 | Cyber Intelligence | 13.9% | 14 |
| 22 | NIST | 12.9% | 13 |
| 22 | Vulnerability Remediation | 12.9% | 13 |
| 24 | Active Directory | 11.9% | 12 |
| 24 | Cloud Security | 11.9% | 12 |
| 24 | Continuous Improvement | 11.9% | 12 |
| 24 | Incident Response | 11.9% | 12 |
| 24 | PowerShell | 11.9% | 12 |
| 24 | SC Cleared | 11.9% | 12 |
| 30 | Bash | 10.9% | 11 |
Infrastructure Security Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 17.8% | 18 |
| 1 | Network Security Engineer | 17.8% | 18 |
| 3 | Network Engineer | 15.8% | 16 |
| 4 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 13.9% | 14 |
| 5 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 11.9% | 12 |
| 5 | Senior Security Engineer | 11.9% | 12 |
| 7 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 10.9% | 11 |
| 7 | IT Security Engineer | 10.9% | 11 |
| 7 | Senior Network Security Engineer | 10.9% | 11 |
| 10 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 8.9% | 9 |
| 10 | Senior Firewall Engineer | 8.9% | 9 |
| 10 | Senior Network Engineer | 8.9% | 9 |
| 10 | SIEM Engineer | 8.9% | 9 |
| 14 | Infrastructure Services Engineer | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Microsoft 365 Engineer | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 2.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Lead Infrastructure Engineer | 1.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Lead Network Engineer | 1.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Network Systems Engineer | 1.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Senior Field Service Engineer | 1.0% | 1 |