Senior Security Engineer Job Trends in England

Senior Security Engineer
UK > England

The median Senior Security Engineer salary in England is £76,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 596 588 589
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +247
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Engineer 38 135 105
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.088% 0.22% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.23% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32 103 91
10th Percentile £58,000 £48,062 £55,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £66,125 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £85,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% +21.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £104,250 £107,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £76,000 £83,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.71% +18.93% +7.69%

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 39,098 58,027 46,798
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.96% 95.14% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 23,995 32,974 36,179
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,516 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

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 job vacancy trend in England

Senior Security Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies 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 28 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Security Engineer in England

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 28 October 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
London -13 17 £88,250 -1.94% 19
South East +44 12 £65,000 - 10
Midlands +22 3 - - 6
East of England - 3 £85,000 - 2
West Midlands +33 2 - - 4
North of England +11 2 £65,000 +8.33% 4
North West +10 2 £65,000 +4.00% 4
East Midlands +9 1 - - 2
Senior Security Engineer
UK

Senior Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, 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.

1 22 (57.89%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (44.74%) Firewall
3 17 (44.74%) Penetration Testing
3 17 (44.74%) SIEM
4 15 (39.47%) CISSP
5 12 (31.58%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (31.58%) Network Security
5 12 (31.58%) Security Operations
6 10 (26.32%) CCNP
6 10 (26.32%) Cloud Security
6 10 (26.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (26.32%) Incident Response
6 10 (26.32%) Threat Modelling
7 9 (23.68%) AWS
7 9 (23.68%) Azure
7 9 (23.68%) CCNA
7 9 (23.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 9 (23.68%) Python
8 8 (21.05%) GCIA
8 8 (21.05%) ITIL
8 8 (21.05%) SANS
8 8 (21.05%) TCP/IP
9 7 (18.42%) Application Security
10 6 (15.79%) CI/CD
10 6 (15.79%) Data Loss Prevention
10 6 (15.79%) Degree
10 6 (15.79%) Entra ID
10 6 (15.79%) JavaScript
10 6 (15.79%) NIST

Senior Security Engineer 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (23.68%) AWS
1 9 (23.68%) Azure
2 6 (15.79%) Entra ID
3 4 (10.53%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (7.89%) Azure AKS
5 2 (5.26%) AWS CloudFormation
5 2 (5.26%) Mimecast
5 2 (5.26%) SaaS
5 2 (5.26%) Tessian
6 1 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (2.63%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (44.74%) Firewall
2 12 (31.58%) Network Security
3 8 (21.05%) TCP/IP
4 2 (5.26%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (5.26%) Modbus
4 2 (5.26%) VPN
5 1 (2.63%) HTTP
5 1 (2.63%) Intelligent Network
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) GitLab
2 1 (2.63%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.79%) Finance
3 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.89%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.63%) Automotive
5 1 (2.63%) Banking
5 1 (2.63%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.63%) Games
5 1 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.63%) Law
5 1 (2.63%) Marketing
5 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) AngularJS
1 1 (2.63%) JSON
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (2.63%) OAuth
1 1 (2.63%) OpenID
1 1 (2.63%) React
1 1 (2.63%) REST
1 1 (2.63%) SAML
1 1 (2.63%) Web Services
1 1 (2.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Security Operations Centre
2 6 (15.79%) Security Posture
3 3 (7.89%) Cloud Native
4 2 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (5.26%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (5.26%) Operational Technology
4 2 (5.26%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (5.26%) SCADA
5 1 (2.63%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.63%) CCTV
5 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.63%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (2.63%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.63%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.63%) PKI
5 1 (2.63%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.16%) Linux
1 5 (13.16%) Windows
2 2 (5.26%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.63%) Kali Linux
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (57.89%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (44.74%) Penetration Testing
2 17 (44.74%) SIEM
3 12 (31.58%) Security Operations
4 10 (26.32%) Cloud Security
4 10 (26.32%) Incident Response
4 10 (26.32%) Threat Modelling
5 8 (21.05%) ITIL
6 7 (18.42%) Application Security
7 6 (15.79%) CI/CD
7 6 (15.79%) Data Loss Prevention
7 6 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (13.16%) Information Security
8 5 (13.16%) OWASP
8 5 (13.16%) SDLC
9 4 (10.53%) DevOps
9 4 (10.53%) Mentoring
9 4 (10.53%) Secure Coding
9 4 (10.53%) Vulnerability Management
9 4 (10.53%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 9 (23.68%) Python
2 6 (15.79%) JavaScript
3 5 (13.16%) Java
4 3 (7.89%) Go
4 3 (7.89%) PowerShell
5 1 (2.63%) SQL
5 1 (2.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (39.47%) CISSP
2 12 (31.58%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (26.32%) CCNP
4 9 (23.68%) CCNA
4 9 (23.68%) CompTIA Security+
5 8 (21.05%) GCIA
5 8 (21.05%) SANS
6 6 (15.79%) Degree
7 3 (7.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (7.89%) CISM
8 2 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (5.26%) DBS Check
8 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
8 2 (5.26%) Security Cleared
9 1 (2.63%) AWS Certification
9 1 (2.63%) Azure Certification
9 1 (2.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (2.63%) MCITP
9 1 (2.63%) OSCP
9 1 (2.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (26.32%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (15.79%) NIST
4 2 (5.26%) GDPR
4 2 (5.26%) NIST 800
4 2 (5.26%) PCI DSS
4 2 (5.26%) SOC 2
5 1 (2.63%) HIPAA
5 1 (2.63%) NCSC
5 1 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (10.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (10.53%) Terraform
2 3 (7.89%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (5.26%) Kubernetes
3 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (5.26%) Progress Chef
4 1 (2.63%) Ansible
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Palo Alto
2 4 (10.53%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.89%) Cisco
4 2 (5.26%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (5.26%) Splunk
4 2 (5.26%) VMware
5 1 (2.63%) ForgeRock
5 1 (2.63%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.63%) Imperva
5 1 (2.63%) Ping Identity
5 1 (2.63%) Qualys
5 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.63%) Tenable