IT Security Engineer Job Trends in Nottingham

IT Security Engineer
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median IT Security Engineer salary in Nottingham is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 0.092% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £30,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Nottingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title 1,023 307 951
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 91.64% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 652 164 706
10th Percentile £28,550 £26,075 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £78,750
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -9.09%

IT Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

IT Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Nottingham

IT Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Nottingham

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in Nottingham.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in Nottingham

IT Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham

For the 6 months to 11 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 Nottingham region featuring IT Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Qualys
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Qualys