Cybersecurity Specialist
UK
The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 697 | 771 | 908 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +137 | +287 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 15 | 119 | 69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.12% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.13% | 0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 95 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,050 | - | £44,118 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,500 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -12.93% | -11.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,125 | £53,250 | £72,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £67,250 | £83,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,500 | £57,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -11.79% | -12.85% |
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 | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 19 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Top 8 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 19 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 | +45 | 15 | £60,000 | +18.81% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +98 | 8 | £60,000 | +18.81% | 12 |
| London | +100 | 7 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 3 |
| North of England | +29 | 7 | £60,000 | - | 8 |
| North West | -22 | 6 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 5 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 6 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, 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:
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