Security Engineer
South East > Hampshire
The median Security Engineer salary in Hampshire is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 176 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | -15 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 51 | 17 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire | 2.57% | 0.44% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.72% | 0.46% | 0.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | - | £46,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,500 | £42,200 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £52,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.95% | -25.00% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £55,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £63,155 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -18.18% | -12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title | 1,875 | 3,674 | 2,817 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.60% | 94.33% | 94.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,252 | 2,865 | 2,064 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,625 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £35,750 | £37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,987 | £50,000 | £51,525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.97% | -2.96% | -1.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £74,500 | £80,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Hampshire.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.
Security Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 25 April 2025. 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 |
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| Basingstoke | +22 | 30 | £53,000 | +9.39% | 5 |
| Southampton | +38 | 6 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 4 |
| Farnborough | - | 3 | £61,000 | - | 4 |
| Portsmouth | - | 3 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
| Security Engineer South East |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 25 April 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 Hampshire region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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: