Cybersecurity Engineer
UK
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in the UK is £64,850 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 723 | 706 | 1078 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +372 | -227 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 119 | 182 | 197 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.23% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 103 | 158 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,713 | £51,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,850 | £63,713 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.79% | -1.98% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £80,938 | £82,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £92,875 | £88,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,309 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.53% | - | - |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 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 |
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| England | -26 | 106 | £66,250 | +5.16% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 61 | £50,309 | -8.53% | 34 |
| London | +44 | 53 | £85,000 | +23.64% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 47 | £50,309 | -12.51% | 21 |
| North of England | +14 | 18 | £50,309 | -22.60% | 9 |
| North West | -7 | 13 | £50,309 | -22.60% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 12 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 5 |
| Midlands | -38 | 12 | £57,500 | +12.20% | 8 |
| East of England | -2 | 9 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 1 |
| South East | -5 | 7 | £61,250 | +11.36% | 4 |
| Scotland | -43 | 6 | £56,404 | -24.79% | 3 |
| South West | -5 | 4 | £50,000 | -13.36% | 6 |
| Wales | +30 | 3 | £50,309 | -5.08% | 1 |
| North East | - | 3 | £50,309 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +59 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £50,309 | - | 2 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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