Security Specialist Job Trends in Oxford

Security Specialist
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Security Specialist salary in Oxford is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 658 194 386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.34% 87.39% 97.23%
Number of salaries quoted 458 139 252
10th Percentile £40,000 £30,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +15.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £80,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.77% +9.47% -13.64%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Oxford

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Oxford

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 18 August 2026, Security Specialist 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 Oxford region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft