Security Engineer
UK > England
The median Security Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 229 | 369 | 379 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +140 | +10 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 601 | 587 | 799 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.31% | 0.69% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.45% | 0.73% | 0.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 334 | 482 | 574 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £41,888 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,231 | £42,500 | £52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £59,925 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.22% | -11.22% | +1.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,625 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £59,526 | £67,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.60% | -11.16% | +3.08% |
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 | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in England.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Security 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 Security Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Midlands | +193 | 222 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 81 |
| West Midlands | +146 | 153 | £50,000 | -9.50% | 50 |
| London | +3 | 130 | £80,000 | - | 219 |
| North of England | +87 | 98 | £51,237 | -2.41% | 89 |
| South East | +84 | 95 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 132 |
| North West | +50 | 71 | £53,250 | -3.18% | 53 |
| East Midlands | +98 | 69 | £37,500 | -31.82% | 28 |
| South West | +121 | 36 | £51,058 | +23.91% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 17 | £50,000 | +19.76% | 24 |
| East of England | +46 | 15 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 52 |
| North East | +51 | 10 | £45,000 | -28.32% | 12 |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security 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 Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security 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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