Senior Security Specialist Job Trends in England

Senior Security Specialist
UK > England

The median Senior Security Specialist salary in England is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 594 652 679
Rank change year-on-year +58 +27 +296
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Specialist 4 19 17
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.008% 0.039% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.042% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 1 10 15
10th Percentile - £59,888 £47,002
25th Percentile £81,250 £63,750 £47,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 - £74,375
90th Percentile - - £81,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% -20.00%

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.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 47,440 44,776 47,116
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 92.73% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 29,933 23,492 36,893
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Senior Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior Security Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Senior Security Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Specialist job vacancies in England

Senior Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Midlands - 3 £82,500 -
East Midlands - 2 - -
North West +22 1 - - 3
North of England +16 1 - - 3
West Midlands - 1 £82,500 -
Senior Security Specialist
UK

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Senior Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (25.00%) CCSK
3 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) CISM
3 1 (25.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (25.00%) GRC
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) NIST
3 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture

Senior Security Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (50.00%) Automotive
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) CCSK
1 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (25.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft