Security Specialist Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Security Specialist
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Security Specialist salary in Hertfordshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 - 67
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.12% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £65,000
East of England median annual salary £65,000 £60,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.88% -7.31% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 1,473 1,102 679
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 86.16% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 845 496 515
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +1.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £87,500 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +2.86%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Security Specialist
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Stevenage - 2 £65,000 - 1
Security Specialist
East of England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (100.00%) SAP Security
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared

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

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) SAP Security
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP