Senior Security Engineer Job Trends in England
Senior Security Engineer
UK > England
The median Senior Security Engineer salary in England is £74,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 614 | 594 | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | -8 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Engineer | 156 | 36 | 138 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.15% | 0.085% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.093% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 105 | 33 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,500 | £52,086 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £66,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.33% | -11.76% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,500 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,750 | £103,500 | £105,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £72,500 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -11.76% | +21.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 97,344 | 38,609 | 59,519 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.39% | 90.75% | 95.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,910 | 23,218 | 34,173 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,750 | £42,394 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,793 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.68% | -4.71% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £58,500 | £53,000 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -5.36% | -6.67% |
Senior Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Senior Security Engineer Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies in England.
Senior Security Engineer Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Security Engineer in England over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Senior Security Engineer Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Security Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 | -32 | 50 | £85,000 | -3.68% | 141 |
| South East | -39 | 34 | £65,000 | - | 25 |
| South West | - | 30 | £70,000 | - | 14 |
| North of England | -43 | 25 | £71,250 | +9.62% | 24 |
| North West | -26 | 14 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 14 |
| East of England | -22 | 11 | £75,000 | +28.11% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | - | 11 | £66,250 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £66,250 | - | 16 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £66,250 | - | 9 |
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Senior Security Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Senior Security Engineer 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 Senior Security Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Security | 36.5% | 57 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 35.3% | 55 |
| 3 | Firewall | 30.8% | 48 |
| 4 | Security Operations | 25.6% | 40 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 25.0% | 39 |
| 6 | AWS | 18.6% | 29 |
| 7 | Azure | 17.9% | 28 |
| 7 | Cisco | 17.9% | 28 |
| 9 | CI/CD | 17.3% | 27 |
| 9 | SIEM | 17.3% | 27 |
| 9 | Terraform | 17.3% | 27 |
| 12 | Penetration Testing | 16.7% | 26 |
| 13 | Application Security | 16.0% | 25 |
| 13 | Information Security | 16.0% | 25 |
| 15 | Infrastructure as Code | 15.4% | 24 |
| 16 | Python | 14.7% | 23 |
| 16 | Software Engineering | 14.7% | 23 |
| 18 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 14.1% | 22 |
| 18 | Network Security | 14.1% | 22 |
| 18 | Palo Alto | 14.1% | 22 |
| 21 | AI | 13.5% | 21 |
| 21 | Problem-Solving | 13.5% | 21 |
| 23 | Incident Response | 12.8% | 20 |
| 23 | Threat Detection | 12.8% | 20 |
| 23 | VPN | 12.8% | 20 |
| 26 | Microsoft | 12.2% | 19 |
| 27 | Cisco Certification | 11.5% | 18 |
| 27 | Security Architecture | 11.5% | 18 |
| 29 | Continuous Improvement | 10.9% | 17 |
| 29 | Wi-Fi | 10.9% | 17 |
Senior Security Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 26.3% | 41 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 24.4% | 38 |
| 3 | Cloud Security Engineer | 20.5% | 32 |
| 4 | Senior Systems Engineer | 17.9% | 28 |
| 5 | Senior Network Security Engineer | 15.4% | 24 |
| 6 | Senior Network Engineer | 14.1% | 22 |
| 7 | Systems Engineer | 12.2% | 19 |
| 8 | Senior Software Engineer | 11.5% | 18 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 7.7% | 12 |
| 9 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 7.7% | 12 |
| 11 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 7.1% | 11 |
| 11 | Senior Firewall Engineer | 7.1% | 11 |
| 11 | SIEM Engineer | 7.1% | 11 |
| 14 | IT Security Engineer | 6.4% | 10 |
| 14 | Senior IT Engineer | 6.4% | 10 |
| 16 | Senior Applications Engineer | 5.8% | 9 |
| 16 | Senior Platform Engineer | 5.8% | 9 |
| 18 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 3.2% | 5 |
| 18 | GCP Engineer | 3.2% | 5 |
| 18 | Senior Automation Engineer | 3.2% | 5 |