Security Engineer Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Security Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Security Engineer salary in Milton Keynes is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 34 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 1 15 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.34% 3.69% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 3.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 14 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -25.81% +40.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 260 398 529
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 98.03% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 147 286 403
10th Percentile £37,000 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,375 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,500 £80,000 £81,250
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, 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 Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared