Security Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Security Engineer salary in Glasgow is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 199 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +123 | -78 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 1.05% | 0.37% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 0.38% | 0.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £28,563 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £51,250 | £35,344 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £63,750 | £43,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +45.71% | -8.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £82,500 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £81,875 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £95,000 | £61,250 | £69,447 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.10% | -11.80% | +26.27% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title | 675 | 3,459 | 1,291 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.93% | 98.13% | 88.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 303 | 955 | 654 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.54% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Glasgow.
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: