IT Security Engineer Job Trends in Milton Keynes

IT Security Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median IT Security Engineer salary in Milton Keynes is £45,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.091% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 - -
75th Percentile £45,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 1,062 204 1,025
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.37% 90.67% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 732 100 681
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.68% +6.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £75,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%

IT Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

IT Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

IT Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

IT Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, IT Security Engineer 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 Milton Keynes region featuring IT Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

IT Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft