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 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 774 866 976
Rank change year-on-year +92 +110 -262
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 40 80 154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.048% 0.084% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.092% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 33 50 122
10th Percentile £36,490 £38,161 £42,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,063 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £68,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +14.58% +15.94%
75th Percentile £67,500 £83,938 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £111,250 £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 79,522 86,974 124,954
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.61% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 59,823 54,838 76,240
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,386
25th Percentile £38,087 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +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 19 April 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 19 April 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
London +135 12 £65,000 -22.14% 6
South East +6 11 £48,750 -18.75% 9
South West -2 6 £50,000 +6.95% 4
North of England +47 5 £40,000 -5.88% 13
Midlands +16 3 £36,300 -49.05% 3
Yorkshire +91 2 £35,000 -12.50% 2
West Midlands +34 2 £33,225 -54.17% 1
North West +16 2 £40,000 - 11
East of England +15 1 £40,000 -38.46% 2
North East -7 1 £80,000 +45.45%
East Midlands -15 1 £65,000 -7.14% 2
Security Officer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 32 (80.00%) Information Security
2 26 (65.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (40.00%) CISM
4 15 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (37.50%) CISSP
5 14 (35.00%) Risk Management
5 14 (35.00%) Cybersecurity
6 13 (32.50%) Management Information System
6 13 (32.50%) Social Skills
7 12 (30.00%) CISA
7 12 (30.00%) Data Protection
8 11 (27.50%) NIST
9 10 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (22.50%) Security Management
10 9 (22.50%) GRC
11 8 (20.00%) Information Security Management
11 8 (20.00%) GDPR
11 8 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
12 7 (17.50%) Finance
12 7 (17.50%) NCSC
13 6 (15.00%) Firewall
13 6 (15.00%) Risk Assessment
13 6 (15.00%) Security Cleared
13 6 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
14 5 (12.50%) Agile
14 5 (12.50%) Law
14 5 (12.50%) ITIL
15 4 (10.00%) Service Delivery
15 4 (10.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (10.00%) Configuration Management

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 (10.00%) WhatsApp
2 1 (2.50%) Azure
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.00%) Firewall
2 4 (10.00%) Cisco IPT
2 4 (10.00%) Network Security
3 3 (7.50%) Wireless
4 1 (2.50%) Internet
4 1 (2.50%) LAN
4 1 (2.50%) SAN
4 1 (2.50%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.50%) Big Data
General
1 13 (32.50%) Social Skills
2 8 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (17.50%) Finance
4 5 (12.50%) Law
5 4 (10.00%) Military
5 4 (10.00%) Public Sector
6 3 (7.50%) Back Office
6 3 (7.50%) Local Government
7 2 (5.00%) Advertising
7 2 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (5.00%) Legal
8 1 (2.50%) Banking
8 1 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.50%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.00%) ModSecurity
2 2 (5.00%) EDI
2 2 (5.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 13 (32.50%) Management Information System
2 4 (10.00%) Security Posture
2 4 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.50%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.50%) Virtual Team
4 2 (5.00%) SCADA
4 2 (5.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.50%) Cyberattack
5 1 (2.50%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.50%) NHS
5 1 (2.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (80.00%) Information Security
2 14 (35.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (35.00%) Risk Management
3 12 (30.00%) Data Protection
4 9 (22.50%) Security Management
5 8 (20.00%) Information Security Management
6 6 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (15.00%) Risk Assessment
7 5 (12.50%) Agile
7 5 (12.50%) ITIL
8 4 (10.00%) Configuration Management
8 4 (10.00%) Data Governance
8 4 (10.00%) Incident Response
8 4 (10.00%) Internal Audit
8 4 (10.00%) ISMS
8 4 (10.00%) IT Audit
8 4 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (10.00%) Service Delivery
8 4 (10.00%) SIEM
9 3 (7.50%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.50%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 16 (40.00%) CISM
2 15 (37.50%) CISSP
3 12 (30.00%) CISA
4 6 (15.00%) Security Cleared
5 4 (10.00%) Degree
5 4 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 2 (5.00%) CASP
6 2 (5.00%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (5.00%) CRISC
6 2 (5.00%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.50%) CEH
7 1 (2.50%) GIAC
7 1 (2.50%) ISACA
7 1 (2.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (2.50%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.50%) OSCP
7 1 (2.50%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (65.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (27.50%) NIST
4 10 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (22.50%) GRC
6 8 (20.00%) GDPR
7 7 (17.50%) NCSC
8 4 (10.00%) PCI DSS
8 4 (10.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (7.50%) COBIT
10 2 (5.00%) FISMA
10 2 (5.00%) GLBA
10 2 (5.00%) HIPAA
10 2 (5.00%) ISA99
10 2 (5.00%) RMADS
10 2 (5.00%) SOC 2
11 1 (2.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (2.50%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (2.50%) EMIR
11 1 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 2 (5.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 3 (7.50%) Cisco
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (7.50%) SolarWinds