Security Engineer Job Trends in Essex

Security Engineer
East of England > Essex

The median Security Engineer salary in Essex is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 January 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £70,000 £42,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +64.71% -39.29% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 612 397 564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.07% 89.01% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 364 176 475
10th Percentile £27,000 £21,250 £26,100
25th Percentile £31,000 £29,625 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,875 £82,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -7.41%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Essex

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Essex

Security Engineer
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 25 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
Chelmsford - 1 - - 1
Harlow - 1 £40,000 - 2
Security Engineer
East of England