Security Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow
Security Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Security Engineer salary in Glasgow is £48,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 83 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -8 | -9 |
| Permanent Security Engineer jobs | 22 | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 1.38% | 0.98% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.47% | 1.06% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £50,750 | £55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £51,875 | £59,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.52% | -8.00% | -19.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,375 | £62,500 | £67,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £63,250 | £78,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £48,000 | £90,000 | £61,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.67% | +46.34% | -11.44% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title | 1,498 | 756 | 949 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.92% | 92.87% | 97.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 849 | 340 | 527 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,475 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £39,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Security Engineer Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.
Security Engineer Salary Histogram in Glasgow
Salary distribution for Security Engineer jobs in Glasgow over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
Security Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 5 November 2026, 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 Security Engineer job ads across the Glasgow region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2 | Project Delivery | 36.4% | 8 |
| 2 | Vulnerability Remediation | 36.4% | 8 |
| 4 | Azure | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | BCP | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Business Continuity | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Business Continuity Planning | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Capacity Planning | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Decision-Making | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Economics | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Firewall | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Network Architecture | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Network Security | 31.8% | 7 |
| 4 | VLAN | 31.8% | 7 |
| 15 | Cloud Security | 27.3% | 6 |
| 15 | Microsoft | 27.3% | 6 |
| 15 | Microsoft 365 | 27.3% | 6 |
| 18 | Firmware | 13.6% | 3 |
| 19 | Security Operations | 9.1% | 2 |
| 20 | Continuous Improvement | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | CrowdStrike | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Data Analysis | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Data Loss Prevention | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Degree | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Incident Response | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | NIST | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Penetration Testing | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Rapid7 | 4.5% | 1 |
| 20 | Risk Assessment | 4.5% | 1 |
Security Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 Security Engineer | 59.1% | 13 |
| 2 | Azure Security Engineer | 27.3% | 6 |
| 2 | Cloud Security Engineer | 27.3% | 6 |
| 2 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 27.3% | 6 |
| 5 | Test Engineer | 13.6% | 3 |
| 6 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 4.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Design Engineer | 4.5% | 1 |