Security Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Security Engineer salary in Leeds is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 121 | 167 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +46 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.60% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £35,688 | £60,713 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £38,500 | £68,515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -43.81% | +27.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £52,500 | £77,542 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £68,171 | £77,715 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £52,500 | £56,500 | £69,447 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.08% | -18.64% | +32.28% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title | 734 | 2,181 | 2,786 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.62% | 96.04% | 95.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 499 | 1,582 | 1,675 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,400 | £31,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,375 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,324 | £69,914 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £84,056 | £87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.00% | -9.09% | +6.80% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Leeds.
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Security Engineer 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 Leeds region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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: