Security Researcher Jobs in the North West

Security Researcher
England > North West

The median Security Researcher salary in the North West is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 281 - 249
Rank change year-on-year - - +84
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Security Researcher 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.026% - 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.67%
England median annual salary £100,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +66.67% -14.29% +16.67%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 6,868 8,550 5,261
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.59% 95.45% 89.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3,512 5,694 3,478
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,900 £78,446 £81,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Security Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Security Researcher in the North West

Security Researcher
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in the North West

Security Researcher
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Researcher within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester - 2 £100,000 -
Security Researcher
England

Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, Security Researcher 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 North West region featuring Security Researcher in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Security Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared