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 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 280 | 250 | 312 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +62 | +155 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 127 | 286 | 315 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.99% | 1.15% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 1.22% | 1.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 244 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £40,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £58,063 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £90,000 | £98,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £112,000 |
| 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 | 11,663 | 23,397 | 29,410 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.75% | 94.45% | 94.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,983 | 17,241 | 22,132 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,283 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £54,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,750 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -13.22% | +0.83% |
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 June 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 June 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 | +2 | 21 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 122 |
| South London | +7 | 7 | £50,000 | +13.64% | 9 |
| East London | - | 1 | £63,000 | - | 18 |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 16 June 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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