Cybersecurity Engineer
UK
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 602 | 749 | 765 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +147 | +16 | +183 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 82 | 136 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71 | 104 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,716 | £39,025 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,250 | £50,313 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £79,063 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £90,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,344 | £56,250 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.39% | +2.27% | -12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | +145 | 79 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | +200 | 68 | £54,344 | -3.39% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +173 | 37 | £55,000 | -15.29% | 54 |
| South East | +108 | 23 | £55,000 | - | 13 |
| Midlands | +67 | 18 | £53,094 | -18.32% | 10 |
| North of England | +87 | 17 | £52,500 | +22.81% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 17 | £53,688 | -17.40% | 7 |
| London | +63 | 12 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 23 |
| North West | +34 | 12 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 4 |
| East of England | +50 | 6 | £42,085 | -37.65% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 4 | £37,935 | -1.47% | 4 |
| South West | - | 2 | £98,750 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +125 | 1 | £73,500 | +54.74% | 2 |
| Wales | +38 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £49,000 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £37,935 | - | 2 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Cybersecurity 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 featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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