Security Engineer
England > London
The median Security Engineer salary in London is £75,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 267 | 265 | 303 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +38 | +136 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 128 | 263 | 371 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.99% | 1.11% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 1.18% | 1.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 100 | 235 | 295 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,450 | £40,800 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +3.23% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £101,250 | £106,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -14.29% | +3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,624 | 22,265 | 32,087 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.18% | 94.22% | 95.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,221 | 16,628 | 23,661 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,000 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.54% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in London.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Security Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 |
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| Central London | +10 | 19 | £82,500 | +12.34% | 22 |
| South London | +2 | 5 | £50,000 | +13.64% | 7 |
| North London | -4 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| East London | - | 1 | £63,000 | - | 3 |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
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 London region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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