Cryptographic Engineer
UK > UK excluding London
The median Cryptographic Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 529 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cryptography Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.003% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.003% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £152,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -67.21% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title | 30,643 | 46,509 | 30,867 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.57% | 95.41% | 95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,601 | 25,414 | 23,101 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,750 | £40,000 | £38,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £56,252 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -6.25% | - |
Cryptography Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cryptography Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Cryptography Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for Cryptography Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Cryptography Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cryptography Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| Cryptography Engineer UK |
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