Security Officer Job Trends in Hampshire

Security Officer
South East > Hampshire

The median Security Officer salary in Hampshire is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 175
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.031% - 0.081%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% - 0.086%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £81,250 - £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - £97,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.18%
75th Percentile £83,750 - £106,250
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £68,750 - £48,774
% change year-on-year - - -18.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,036 1,481 3,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.53% 93.50% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2,164 1,121 2,729
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £26,625
25th Percentile £37,406 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Security Officer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in Hampshire

Security Officer
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 Officer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 4 April 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
Basingstoke - 1 £82,500 -
Security Officer
South East

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 4 April 2026, Security Officer job roles required 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 job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001