Security Specialist
UK > England
The median Security Specialist salary in England is £71,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 624 | 645 | 710 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +65 | +251 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 67 | 204 | 182 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 164 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,000 | £44,138 | £44,382 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,750 | £50,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.08% | -22.31% | -1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,813 | £62,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,125 | £76,750 | £110,125 |
| UK median annual salary | £71,000 | £50,500 | £60,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.59% | -16.87% | -6.54% |
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 | 44,937 | 87,500 | 75,698 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.77% | 94.77% | 91.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,804 | 64,159 | 49,434 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,500 | £38,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,282 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.91% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,450 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Security Specialist
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in England.
Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in England over the 6 months to 6 June 2025.
Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 6 June 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 | +92 | 26 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 50 |
| North of England | +39 | 17 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 20 |
| East of England | +26 | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 10 | £40,000 | -18.99% | 4 |
| South East | +36 | 8 | £75,000 | +48.51% | 25 |
| North West | -21 | 6 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 15 |
| South West | +105 | 2 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 8 |
| North East | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
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Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 6 June 2025, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Security Specialist 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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