Security Engineer Job Trends in Somerset

Security Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Security Engineer salary in Somerset is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 - 52
Rank change year-on-year - - +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.43% - 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £38,250 - £59,875
25th Percentile £39,375 - £65,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £76,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +38.64%
75th Percentile £44,375 - £87,813
90th Percentile £44,750 - £93,625
South West median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £59,763
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.34% +19.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 420 583 389
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 86.50% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 220 321 301
10th Percentile £25,710 £29,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,563 £37,099 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £46,791
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +6.86% -1.49%
75th Percentile £49,063 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £70,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £53,351
% change year-on-year -13.46% -2.53% +6.70%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Somerset

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Somerset.

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

Security Engineer
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Somerton - 1 £45,000 -
Taunton - 1 £40,000 - 2
Security Engineer
South West

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, 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 Somerset region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Biometrics
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Biometrics
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity