Senior Security Engineer Job Trends in Staffordshire

Senior Security Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Security Engineer salary in Staffordshire.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 63 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Engineer 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.21% 0.37% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.41% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary - £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -11.98%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 825 488 431
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.03% 91.39% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 409 328 381
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,611 £25,822
25th Percentile £30,580 £32,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,704 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £63,825 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

Senior Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Senior Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Senior Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Senior Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior 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 Staffordshire region featuring Senior Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Domain Models
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

Senior Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Domain Models
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800