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 22 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 640 | 766 | 752 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | -14 | +239 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 74 | 145 | 212 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 111 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,424 | £37,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,625 | £51,250 | £50,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,625 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,500 | £92,500 | £92,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -8.33% |
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 | 49,668 | 94,676 | 90,476 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.49% | 94.69% | 91.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,895 | 67,575 | 57,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.24% | +6.65% |
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 22 May 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 22 May 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 | +99 | 71 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 88 |
| UK excluding London | +170 | 62 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 70 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 24 | £60,000 | -7.59% | 65 |
| South East | +87 | 22 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 24 |
| Midlands | +58 | 16 | £53,688 | -10.52% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +68 | 15 | £53,688 | -10.52% | 4 |
| North of England | +48 | 14 | £55,000 | +28.65% | 17 |
| North West | -1 | 11 | £65,000 | +20.93% | 9 |
| London | +72 | 10 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 39 |
| East of England | +32 | 6 | £42,085 | -37.65% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 3 | £37,935 | -1.47% | 5 |
| South West | - | 2 | £98,750 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +123 | 1 | £73,500 | +54.74% | 9 |
| Wales | +42 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £49,000 | - | 2 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 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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