Security Researcher Job Trends in London

Security Researcher
England > London

The median Security Researcher salary in London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Researcher 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.016% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year +66.67% - -

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 11,061 16,390 18,473
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 95.04% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 7,230 10,053 15,089
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Security Researcher job vacancy trend in London

Security Researcher
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in London

Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Security Researcher 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 London region featuring Security Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (50.00%) Rust
1 1 (50.00%) Smart Contracts
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Solidity
1 1 (50.00%) web3js

Security Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Smart Contracts
1 1 (50.00%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Blockchain
1 1 (50.00%) Web3
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Rust
1 1 (50.00%) Solidity