Senior Security Engineer Job Trends in England
Senior Security Engineer
UK > England
The median Senior Security Engineer salary in England is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 633 | 582 | 587 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -51 | +5 | +4 |
| Permanent Senior Security Engineer jobs | 157 | 42 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.15% | 0.091% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.10% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 108 | 37 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £60,500 | £49,672 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £67,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.12% | -2.94% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,563 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,375 | £122,000 | £109,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.15% | -2.94% | +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 adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 99,320 | 41,709 | 57,691 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.79% | 90.57% | 94.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,525 | 26,384 | 32,521 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £53,056 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.09% | -7.73% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Senior Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Security Engineer job postings 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 Senior Security Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 14 November 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 Senior Security Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -25 | 61 | £82,500 | -13.16% | 143 |
| South East | -52 | 34 | £65,000 | - | 29 |
| South West | - | 29 | £65,000 | - | 11 |
| North of England | -89 | 17 | £70,000 | -15.15% | 23 |
| North West | -64 | 15 | £70,000 | -15.15% | 9 |
| East of England | -45 | 11 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 26 |
| Midlands | -72 | 3 | £66,250 | - | 8 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 2 | £66,250 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £66,250 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | -48 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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Senior Security Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Senior Security Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Security Engineer job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 36.3% | 57 |
| 2 | Cloud Security | 35.7% | 56 |
| 3 | Firewall | 31.2% | 49 |
| 4 | Vulnerability Management | 28.7% | 45 |
| 5 | Security Operations | 26.1% | 41 |
| 6 | Azure | 19.7% | 31 |
| 7 | AWS | 19.1% | 30 |
| 8 | Information Security | 18.5% | 29 |
| 9 | AI | 17.8% | 28 |
| 9 | Application Security | 17.8% | 28 |
| 9 | CI/CD | 17.8% | 28 |
| 12 | Network Security | 17.2% | 27 |
| 12 | SIEM | 17.2% | 27 |
| 12 | Terraform | 17.2% | 27 |
| 15 | Problem-Solving | 16.6% | 26 |
| 16 | Incident Response | 15.9% | 25 |
| 16 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 15.9% | 25 |
| 16 | Penetration Testing | 15.9% | 25 |
| 16 | Python | 15.9% | 25 |
| 16 | Threat Detection | 15.9% | 25 |
| 21 | Infrastructure as Code | 15.3% | 24 |
| 21 | VPN | 15.3% | 24 |
| 23 | Cisco Certification | 14.0% | 22 |
| 23 | Microsoft | 14.0% | 22 |
| 23 | Palo Alto | 14.0% | 22 |
| 23 | Software Engineering | 14.0% | 22 |
| 27 | CISSP | 12.7% | 20 |
| 27 | Security Architecture | 12.7% | 20 |
| 29 | Cisco | 12.1% | 19 |
| 29 | Continuous Improvement | 12.1% | 19 |
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 | 30.6% | 48 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 24.2% | 38 |
| 3 | Cloud Security Engineer | 22.3% | 35 |
| 4 | Senior Network Security Engineer | 15.3% | 24 |
| 5 | Senior Network Engineer | 14.0% | 22 |
| 6 | Senior Systems Engineer | 12.1% | 19 |
| 7 | Senior Software Engineer | 11.5% | 18 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 7.6% | 12 |
| 8 | IT Security Engineer | 7.6% | 12 |
| 8 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 7.6% | 12 |
| 8 | Senior IT Engineer | 7.6% | 12 |
| 12 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 7.0% | 11 |
| 12 | Senior Firewall Engineer | 7.0% | 11 |
| 12 | SIEM Engineer | 7.0% | 11 |
| 15 | Systems Engineer | 6.4% | 10 |
| 16 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 5.7% | 9 |
| 16 | GCP Engineer | 5.7% | 9 |
| 16 | Senior Applications Engineer | 5.7% | 9 |
| 19 | Senior Platform Engineer | 3.8% | 6 |
| 20 | Senior C++ Software Engineer | 3.2% | 5 |