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 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 272 | 361 | 394 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +33 | +44 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 567 | 631 | 710 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.17% | 0.71% | 0.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.29% | 0.75% | 0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 296 | 518 | 540 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,640 | £35,000 | £41,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,869 | £45,000 | £51,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -14.29% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £81,250 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £92,500 | £102,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £68,515 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -12.43% | +5.41% |
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 | 43,919 | 83,679 | 79,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.64% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,116 | 62,210 | 50,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,084 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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 28 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 28 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 | +165 | 220 | £49,000 | -14.78% | 80 |
| West Midlands | +141 | 149 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 57 |
| London | -4 | 129 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 258 |
| South East | +58 | 88 | £53,000 | +11.58% | 121 |
| North of England | +19 | 84 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 95 |
| East Midlands | +89 | 71 | £44,500 | -19.09% | 23 |
| North West | +14 | 69 | £55,000 | - | 63 |
| South West | +130 | 35 | £51,058 | +11.96% | 81 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 10 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 21 |
| East of England | +27 | 10 | £46,250 | -19.57% | 46 |
| North East | +43 | 5 | £57,500 | +16.27% | 11 |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 28 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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