Security Technician Job Trends in England

Security Technician
UK > England

The median Security Technician salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 617 689 657
Rank change year-on-year +72 -32 +338
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Technician 1 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% 0.020% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.021% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 10
10th Percentile - - £28,775
25th Percentile - £31,125 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,250 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +70.54% -37.98% +116.67%
75th Percentile - £33,375 £53,313
90th Percentile - - £54,875
UK median annual salary £55,000 £32,250 £30,000
% change year-on-year +70.54% +7.50% +25.00%

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 47,144 47,062 41,402
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 93.34% 95.03%
Number of salaries quoted 29,573 25,282 32,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,125 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Security Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Security Technician job vacancy trend in England

Security Technician
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Security Technician job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Technician job vacancies in England

Security Technician
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 Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
South East +23 1 £55,000 +70.54% 1
Security Technician
UK

Security Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Security Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Security Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Security Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity