Security Officer Jobs in Southampton

Security Officer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Security Officer salary in Southampton is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 75 99
Rank change year-on-year -2 +24 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 3 1 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 0.30% 0.14% 0.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.15% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £88,750 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 - £52,500
75th Percentile £106,250 - £70,313
90th Percentile - - £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £97,500 £82,500 £61,250
% change year-on-year +18.18% +34.69% +63.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 990 681 1,169
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.54% 92.53% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 822 540 921
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,425 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +3.96% +12.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £85,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% +10.53%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Security Officer in Southampton

Security Officer
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer in Southampton.

Salary trend for Security Officer in Southampton

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 23 June 2024, Security Officer 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 Southampton region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Law
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) ISMS

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) ISMS
3 1 (33.33%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS