Principal Security Engineer Jobs

Principal Security Engineer
UK

As of 8 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 869 929
Rank change year-on-year +305 +60 +292
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer 147 18 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.018% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.019% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £88,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £92,500 £81,928
Median % change year-on-year - +12.90% -6.37%
75th Percentile - £96,250 -
90th Percentile - - £96,542
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 48,816 93,552 93,960
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.39% 94.64% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,241 67,063 59,087
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,501 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Principal Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Security Engineer in the UK

Principal Security Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Security Engineer.

Salary trend for Principal Security Engineer in the UK

Principal Security Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
UK excluding London +315 147 - - 3
England +291 147 - - 5
Midlands +176 147 - - 1
West Midlands +140 98 - - 1
East Midlands - 49 - -

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Principal 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 Principal Security Engineer in the job title.

1 147 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 147 (100.00%) Degree
1 147 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 147 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 147 (100.00%) RMADS
1 147 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 147 (100.00%) CISSP
1 147 (100.00%) Project Management
1 147 (100.00%) CISM
1 147 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 147 (100.00%) Information Security
1 147 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 147 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 147 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 147 (100.00%) NIST

Principal 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 147 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 147 (100.00%) Information Security
1 147 (100.00%) Project Management
1 147 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 147 (100.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 147 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 147 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 147 (100.00%) CISM
1 147 (100.00%) CISSP
1 147 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 147 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 147 (100.00%) NIST
1 147 (100.00%) RMADS