Security Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Security Engineer salary in Glasgow is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
54 |
69 |
102 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+15 |
+33 |
+9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.29% |
0.50% |
0.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
0.52% |
0.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
4 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,375 |
£48,625 |
£44,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,938 |
£50,313 |
£46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,750 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.52% |
-4.17% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58,438 |
£66,563 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60,125 |
£67,125 |
£80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£90,000 |
£57,000 |
£59,763 |
| % change year-on-year |
+57.89% |
-4.62% |
-0.40% |
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 |
639 |
771 |
946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.55% |
96.86% |
98.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
386 |
383 |
471 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,125 |
£34,000 |
£28,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£41,125 |
£36,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£64,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£90,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
