Senior Security Specialist Job Trends in Leicestershire

Senior Security Specialist
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Senior Security Specialist salary in Leicestershire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 April 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Specialist 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 894 307 761
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.51% 93.88% 92.47%
Number of salaries quoted 586 168 549
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,813 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £63,938 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year - +4.65% -14.00%

Senior Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Senior Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Senior Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Specialist job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Specialist job vacancies in Leicestershire

Senior Security Specialist
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Security Specialist within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 8 April 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
Leicester - 4 £45,000 - 2
Senior Security Specialist
East Midlands

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 8 April 2026, Senior 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 Leicestershire region featuring Senior Security Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity