Security Specialist Job Trends in Hatfield

Security Specialist
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The median Security Specialist salary in Hatfield is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Hatfield 0.64% - 3.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 - £47,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hatfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hatfield. 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 Hatfield with a recognized job title 148 26 120
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 92.86% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 68 16 51
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £31,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £41,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.76% -25.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £54,475 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £81,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Hatfield

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Hatfield

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Hatfield.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Hatfield

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Security Specialist 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 Hatfield region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS