Principal Security Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Principal Security Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 22 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 436 759 698
Rank change year-on-year +323 -61 +148
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer 147 12 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.38% 0.017% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.018% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary - £92,500 £81,928
% change year-on-year - +12.90% -10.22%

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 35,201 68,043 52,511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 94.85% 89.20%
Number of salaries quoted 17,750 48,018 29,945
10th Percentile £26,929 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -6.24% +6.65%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Principal Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Security Engineer in the UK excluding London

Principal Security Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Security Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Principal Security Engineer in the UK excluding London

Principal Security 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 Principal Security Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
Midlands +188 147 - -
West Midlands +158 98 - -
East Midlands - 49 - -
Principal Security Engineer
UK

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Principal Security Engineer 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 UK excluding London region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.

1 147 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 147 (100.00%) Degree
1 147 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 147 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 147 (100.00%) RMADS
1 147 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 147 (100.00%) CISSP
1 147 (100.00%) Project Management
1 147 (100.00%) CISM
1 147 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 147 (100.00%) Information Security
1 147 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 147 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 147 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 147 (100.00%) NIST

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 147 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 147 (100.00%) Information Security
1 147 (100.00%) Project Management
1 147 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 147 (100.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 147 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 147 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 147 (100.00%) CISM
1 147 (100.00%) CISSP
1 147 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 147 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 147 (100.00%) NIST
1 147 (100.00%) RMADS