Security Specialist Jobs in Hampshire

Security Specialist
South East > Hampshire

The median Security Specialist salary in Hampshire is £48,924 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 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
23 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 185 154
Rank change year-on-year +63 -31 +101
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 5 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.23% 0.073% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.077% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 3
10th Percentile - - £40,500
25th Percentile £45,886 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,924 £70,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.11% +55.56% -27.42%
75th Percentile £52,034 - £49,500
90th Percentile £52,164 - £49,800
South East median annual salary £51,500 £50,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.98% -8.18% +7.84%

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 2,073 3,905 2,338
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.80% 93.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,245 2,965 1,773
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in Hampshire

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in Hampshire

Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 23 July 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
Southampton - 3 £48,924 - 2
Havant - 1 £51,500 - 1
Security Specialist
South East

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 23 July 2025, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
2 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (60.00%) Security Management
3 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Security Posture
4 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
4 2 (40.00%) Contract Management
4 2 (40.00%) Supply Chain Management
4 2 (40.00%) CISSP
4 2 (40.00%) CISA
4 2 (40.00%) CISM
4 2 (40.00%) ISMS
4 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
5 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
5 1 (20.00%) SaaS
5 1 (20.00%) SIEM
5 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (20.00%) SailPoint

Security Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (20.00%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (60.00%) Security Posture
2 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
2 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (60.00%) Security Management
3 3 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
4 2 (40.00%) Contract Management
4 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (40.00%) ISMS
4 2 (40.00%) Supply Chain Management
5 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (20.00%) Security Testing
5 1 (20.00%) SIEM
5 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CISA
1 2 (40.00%) CISM
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (20.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Okta
1 1 (20.00%) Salesforce