Security Officer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Officer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Security Officer salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 717 705 764
Rank change year-on-year -12 +59 -167
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 38 45 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.052% 0.077% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.086% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 30 30 90
10th Percentile £35,975 £36,425 £42,450
25th Percentile £40,625 £42,798 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -8.44% +12.50%
75th Percentile £50,949 £69,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £69,375 £77,025 £75,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +13.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 69,645 52,139 69,731
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 89.14% 95.71%
Number of salaries quoted 49,228 29,915 42,540
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Officer in the UK excluding London

Security Officer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Security Officer in the UK excluding London

Security Officer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Officer in the UK excluding London

Security 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 Officer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 May 2024. 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 West -5 12 £50,000 -1.96% 3
South East +5 11 £50,000 -21.57% 13
Scotland -53 8 £39,000 -21.91% 11
North of England +34 4 £40,000 - 3
Yorkshire +65 2 £35,000 -12.50% 1
West Midlands +13 2 £33,225 -54.17%
Midlands -11 2 £33,225 -53.37% 4
East of England +3 1 £40,000 - 4
North East - 1 £80,000 -
North West - 1 £40,000 - 2
Security Officer
UK

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 26 May 2024, Security Officer 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 Security Officer in the job title.

1 30 (78.95%) Information Security
2 27 (71.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (47.37%) Data Protection
3 18 (47.37%) CISM
3 18 (47.37%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (42.11%) CISA
5 14 (36.84%) CISSP
6 12 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (31.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 11 (28.95%) Security Cleared
8 10 (26.32%) GDPR
9 9 (23.68%) ModSecurity
9 9 (23.68%) NCSC
9 9 (23.68%) SC Cleared
9 9 (23.68%) Data Governance
9 9 (23.68%) Cisco IPT
9 9 (23.68%) Risk Management
9 9 (23.68%) Management Information System
10 7 (18.42%) Firewall
11 6 (15.79%) Military
11 6 (15.79%) Internal Audit
11 6 (15.79%) GRC
11 6 (15.79%) Incident Response
12 5 (13.16%) Social Skills
12 5 (13.16%) Agile
12 5 (13.16%) Penetration Testing
13 4 (10.53%) Network Security
13 4 (10.53%) ISMS
13 4 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
13 4 (10.53%) Finance

Security Officer 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (7.89%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.26%) WhatsApp
3 1 (2.63%) AWS
3 1 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (23.68%) Cisco IPT
2 7 (18.42%) Firewall
3 4 (10.53%) Network Security
4 3 (7.89%) Wireless
General
1 6 (15.79%) Military
2 5 (13.16%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.53%) Finance
4 3 (7.89%) Back Office
4 3 (7.89%) Local Government
5 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Law
6 1 (2.63%) Legal
6 1 (2.63%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (23.68%) ModSecurity
2 2 (5.26%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (23.68%) Management Information System
2 3 (7.89%) Onboarding
2 3 (7.89%) Security Posture
2 3 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (7.89%) Virtual Team
3 2 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (2.63%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (78.95%) Information Security
2 18 (47.37%) Data Protection
3 12 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (23.68%) Data Governance
4 9 (23.68%) Risk Management
5 6 (15.79%) Incident Response
5 6 (15.79%) Internal Audit
6 5 (13.16%) Agile
6 5 (13.16%) Penetration Testing
7 4 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (10.53%) Information Security Management
7 4 (10.53%) ISMS
7 4 (10.53%) Security Management
7 4 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (7.89%) Analytical Thinking
8 3 (7.89%) Configuration Management
8 3 (7.89%) Network Management
8 3 (7.89%) Security Operations
8 3 (7.89%) Service Delivery
8 3 (7.89%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) C
Qualifications
1 18 (47.37%) CISM
2 16 (42.11%) CISA
3 14 (36.84%) CISSP
4 11 (28.95%) Security Cleared
5 9 (23.68%) SC Cleared
6 2 (5.26%) CRISC
6 2 (5.26%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.63%) CEH
7 1 (2.63%) Degree
7 1 (2.63%) HND
7 1 (2.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (71.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (47.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (31.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 10 (26.32%) GDPR
5 9 (23.68%) NCSC
6 6 (15.79%) GRC
7 4 (10.53%) NIST
8 3 (7.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (5.26%) PCI DSS
9 2 (5.26%) RMADS
9 2 (5.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (5.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (7.89%) Cisco
1 3 (7.89%) SolarWinds