Security Compliance Officer Job Trends in the South East

Security Compliance Officer
England > South East

The median Security Compliance Officer salary in the South East is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 333 - 326
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Compliance Officer 1 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.005% - 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - £60,000
75th Percentile £73,750 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - £64,000
England median annual salary £72,500 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 17,750 8,076 11,933
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 89.75% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 12,613 4,436 6,692
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,924 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.42% -6.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%

Security Compliance Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Compliance Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Security Compliance Officer job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Compliance Officer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Security Compliance Officer job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Security Compliance Officer job vacancies in the South East

Security Compliance Officer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Compliance Officer within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 October 2026. 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
Oxfordshire - 1 £72,500 -
Thames Valley - 1 £72,500 -
Security Compliance Officer
England

Security Compliance Officer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 7 October 2026, Security Compliance Officer 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 South East region featuring Security Compliance Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Auditing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Security Compliance Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Auditing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans