Information Security Engineer
UK
The median Information Security Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 691 | 874 | 926 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +183 | +52 | +280 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Engineer | 21 | 16 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.016% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.041% | 0.017% | 0.056% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 16 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,475 | - | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,688 | £55,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £71,250 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.77% | +18.75% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90,625 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £39,500 | £56,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.09% | +4.63% | -6.09% |
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% |
Information Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Engineer.
Information Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Engineer over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Information Security Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Engineer 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 | +153 | 21 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 20 |
| London | +118 | 15 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +187 | 6 | £39,500 | -30.09% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 5 | £65,000 | +2.77% | 9 |
| South East | +99 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £39,500 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £39,500 | - |
Information Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Information Security 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 Information Security Engineer in the job title.
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Information Security 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: