Security Engineer Jobs in Northern Ireland

Security Engineer
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 28 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Engineer salary in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 72 99
Rank change year-on-year +39 +27 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 1 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.38% 0.68% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.71% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 2
10th Percentile - £69,000 £51,875
25th Percentile - £82,500 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £90,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year - +60.00% +12.50%
75th Percentile - - £60,313
90th Percentile - - £61,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £68,515
% change year-on-year -8.33% -12.43% +5.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 227 702 823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.97% 95.64% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 56 342 449
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £69,625 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £91,041 £87,500 £68,800
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Security Engineer in Northern Ireland

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Security Engineer in Northern Ireland

Security Engineer
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
County Antrim +37 1 - - 25
Security Engineer
UK

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint