Security Officer Jobs in England

Security Officer
UK > England

The median Security Officer salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 796 868 985
Rank change year-on-year +72 +117 -255
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 41 72 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.048% 0.078% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.085% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 34 44 124
10th Percentile £37,325 £39,500 £46,325
25th Percentile £43,188 £44,688 £47,647
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £68,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +14.58% +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £83,813 £70,313
90th Percentile £80,250 £110,875 £86,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,754 84,293 127,933
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.52% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 60,385 53,462 75,679
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer in England.

Salary trend for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
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 6 May 2024. 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
South East +19 11 £48,750 -23.53% 10
South West -23 11 £50,000 +6.95% 7
London +114 10 £65,000 -22.14% 4
North of England +45 4 £40,000 -5.88% 7
Midlands +15 3 £36,300 -49.05% 4
Yorkshire +88 2 £35,000 -12.50% 1
West Midlands +26 2 £33,225 -54.17%
North West +18 1 £40,000 - 6
East of England 0 1 £40,000 - 4
North East -9 1 £80,000 +45.45%
East Midlands -13 1 £65,000 -7.14% 4
Security Officer
UK

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 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.

1 34 (82.93%) Information Security
2 28 (68.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (48.78%) CISSP
3 20 (48.78%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (46.34%) CISM
5 16 (39.02%) CISA
5 16 (39.02%) Data Protection
5 16 (39.02%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (34.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 13 (31.71%) Risk Management
8 12 (29.27%) Management Information System
9 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
10 10 (24.39%) Security Cleared
11 9 (21.95%) NCSC
11 9 (21.95%) NIST
11 9 (21.95%) GRC
12 8 (19.51%) GDPR
12 8 (19.51%) ModSecurity
12 8 (19.51%) Data Governance
12 8 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
12 8 (19.51%) SC Cleared
12 8 (19.51%) Cisco IPT
13 6 (14.63%) Risk Assessment
13 6 (14.63%) Security Management
13 6 (14.63%) Finance
13 6 (14.63%) Military
13 6 (14.63%) Firewall
13 6 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
14 5 (12.20%) Internal Audit
14 5 (12.20%) Problem-Solving

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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (9.76%) WhatsApp
2 2 (4.88%) Azure
3 1 (2.44%) AWS
3 1 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (19.51%) Cisco IPT
2 6 (14.63%) Firewall
3 4 (9.76%) Network Security
4 3 (7.32%) Wireless
5 1 (2.44%) Internet
5 1 (2.44%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Big Data
General
1 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Finance
3 6 (14.63%) Military
4 4 (9.76%) Law
5 3 (7.32%) Back Office
5 3 (7.32%) Local Government
5 3 (7.32%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.88%) Advertising
6 2 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.88%) Legal
7 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (19.51%) ModSecurity
2 2 (4.88%) EDI
2 2 (4.88%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 12 (29.27%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.76%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.32%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.32%) Security Posture
3 3 (7.32%) Virtual Team
4 2 (4.88%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.44%) NHS
5 1 (2.44%) SCADA
5 1 (2.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (82.93%) Information Security
2 16 (39.02%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (39.02%) Data Protection
3 13 (31.71%) Risk Management
4 8 (19.51%) Data Governance
5 6 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (14.63%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (14.63%) Security Management
6 5 (12.20%) Agile
6 5 (12.20%) Information Security Management
6 5 (12.20%) Internal Audit
6 5 (12.20%) ITIL
6 5 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (9.76%) Configuration Management
7 4 (9.76%) Incident Response
7 4 (9.76%) ISMS
7 4 (9.76%) IT Audit
7 4 (9.76%) Penetration Testing
7 4 (9.76%) SIEM
8 3 (7.32%) Cloud Security
Qualifications
1 20 (48.78%) CISSP
2 19 (46.34%) CISM
3 16 (39.02%) CISA
4 10 (24.39%) Security Cleared
5 8 (19.51%) SC Cleared
6 3 (7.32%) Degree
7 2 (4.88%) CASP
7 2 (4.88%) CEH
7 2 (4.88%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (4.88%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.88%) CRISC
7 2 (4.88%) DBS Check
8 1 (2.44%) GIAC
8 1 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 1 (2.44%) Master's Degree
8 1 (2.44%) OSCP
8 1 (2.44%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (68.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (48.78%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (34.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (21.95%) GRC
4 9 (21.95%) NCSC
4 9 (21.95%) NIST
5 8 (19.51%) GDPR
6 4 (9.76%) PCI DSS
6 4 (9.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (7.32%) COBIT
8 2 (4.88%) FISMA
8 2 (4.88%) GLBA
8 2 (4.88%) HIPAA
8 2 (4.88%) RMADS
8 2 (4.88%) SOC 2
9 1 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (2.44%) Dodd-Frank
9 1 (2.44%) EMIR
9 1 (2.44%) ISA99
9 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.88%) CASB
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (7.32%) Cisco
1 3 (7.32%) SolarWinds
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft