Security Officer
UK > England
The median Security Officer salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 676 | 801 | 838 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +37 | +180 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer | 9 | 42 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.018% | 0.047% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.050% | 0.075% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,400 | £37,375 | £37,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,500 | £43,563 | £43,512 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,000 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -21.57% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £83,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,875 | £94,375 | £111,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £63,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -21.57% | +6.25% |
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 | 44,450 | 84,705 | 79,000 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.67% | 91.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,451 | 62,722 | 50,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,070 | £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 | £96,952 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Security Officer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer in England.
Security Officer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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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 Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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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| London | +106 | 3 | £70,000 | +1.82% | 12 |
| Midlands | +87 | 3 | £42,000 | +26.41% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 3 | £42,000 | +26.41% | 1 |
| South West | +95 | 2 | £53,750 | +7.50% | |
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Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Security Officer 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: