Cybersecurity Engineer
UK
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in the UK is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 652 | 765 | 725 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | -40 | +340 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 76 | 140 | 194 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 107 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,750 | £46,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.23% | +8.33% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £81,250 | £82,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £94,250 | £93,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.17% |
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 | 53,224 | 101,891 | 81,094 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.89% | 94.82% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,964 | 71,748 | 54,252 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,750 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
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 4 July 2025.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Top 15 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 4 July 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 | +86 | 73 | £59,000 | -9.23% | 184 |
| UK excluding London | +175 | 60 | £55,000 | - | 105 |
| South East | +79 | 26 | £59,000 | +9.77% | 46 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 24 | £80,000 | +23.22% | 80 |
| London | +63 | 14 | £87,500 | +2.94% | 90 |
| North of England | +38 | 12 | £60,000 | +27.66% | 23 |
| Midlands | +84 | 11 | £53,094 | -11.51% | 11 |
| North West | +10 | 11 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 10 | £53,688 | -10.52% | 11 |
| East of England | +29 | 6 | £42,085 | -15.83% | 9 |
| South West | +100 | 2 | £98,750 | +97.50% | 7 |
| Scotland | +90 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 1 | £52,500 | +36.36% | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £49,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 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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