Security Compliance Officer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Security Compliance Officer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Security Compliance Officer salary in the UK excluding London is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 655 - 605
Rank change year-on-year - - -41
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Compliance Officer 1 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.001% - 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% - 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £42,875
25th Percentile £71,250 - £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - £55,000
75th Percentile £73,750 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - £63,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 80,230 31,106 49,383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 89.53% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 55,581 17,332 27,492
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,250 £39,390
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -6.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.80% -0.91% -8.33%

Security Compliance Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Compliance Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Security Compliance Officer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Security Compliance Officer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Security Compliance Officer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Compliance Officer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Security Compliance Officer
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 Security Compliance Officer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 October 2026. 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 £72,500 -
Security Compliance Officer
UK

Security Compliance Officer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 7 October 2026, Security Compliance Officer 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 UK excluding London region featuring Security Compliance Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Auditing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Security Compliance Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Auditing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans