Security Specialist Job Trends in Lancashire

Security Specialist
North West > Lancashire

The median Security Specialist salary in Lancashire is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 62 44
Rank change year-on-year +3 -18 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 2 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.17% 1.13% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 1.19% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% -13.33% -
75th Percentile £48,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -41.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 939 754 457
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.08% 94.60% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 360 468 386
10th Percentile £25,250 £35,775 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -
75th Percentile £58,943 £58,943 £55,440
90th Percentile £70,300 £66,067 £70,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Lancashire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Lancashire

Security Specialist
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Preston +2 2 £47,500 -8.65%
Security Specialist
North West

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Lancashire region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (50.00%) CCSK
2 1 (50.00%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CCSK
2 1 (50.00%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) NIST 800