Security Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Security Engineer salary in Scotland is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 150 | 263 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | -62 | -20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 13 | 26 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.44% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.40% | 0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 23 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,250 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £48,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £55,000 | £62,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.64% | -11.29% | +29.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £62,833 | £77,542 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £81,750 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £59,850 | £68,515 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.10% | -12.65% | +5.41% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,664 | 6,494 | 4,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 96.88% | 89.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,374 | 2,626 | 2,264 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £31,288 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,462 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -5.34% | +5.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,958 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Scotland.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Security Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +27 | 8 | £95,000 | +59.59% | 7 |
| Glasgow | +168 | 3 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 13 |
| Aberdeen | +28 | 1 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 6 |
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 9 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 Scotland region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: