Security Specialist Job Trends in Swindon

Security Specialist
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Security Specialist salary in Swindon is £46,743 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
10 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon 0.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,743 - -
Wiltshire median annual salary £57,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 453 141 269
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 90.97% 93.73%
Number of salaries quoted 299 92 182
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,775
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -16.67% -11.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,625 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,000 £63,725 £72,500
Wiltshire median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% -

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Swindon

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Swindon

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Swindon.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Swindon

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 10 October 2026, Security Specialist 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 Swindon region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Anomaly Detection
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 2 (100.00%) Nmap
1 2 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 2 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Insider Threat
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Anomaly Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Nmap
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