Cybersecurity Specialist
UK
The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in the UK is £50,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 782 | 891 | 1174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +109 | +283 | -292 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 119 | 68 | 50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.067% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.073% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 95 | 63 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44,024 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £55,000 | £45,607 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £58,000 | £65,689 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.93% | -11.70% | -2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,250 | £72,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,000 | £84,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,500 | £56,500 | £65,689 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.62% | -13.99% | -9.40% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,937 | 92,745 | 151,578 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,282 | 58,546 | 84,308 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| England | +145 | 117 | £50,500 | -15.83% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 97 | £50,500 | -10.62% | 5 |
| South East | +66 | 70 | £50,500 | +10.38% | |
| North of England | +64 | 22 | £60,000 | -11.76% | |
| North West | +24 | 22 | £60,000 | -11.76% | |
| London | +123 | 19 | £80,000 | +29.03% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +51 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| Scotland | -62 | 1 | - | - |
Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Cybersecurity Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Specialist 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: