Principal Security Engineer
UK
The median Principal Security Engineer salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 682 | 807 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +24 | +408 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer | 53 | 19 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.086% | 0.022% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | 0.023% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £76,589 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £103,750 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £107,500 | £81,928 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.63% | +31.21% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £111,250 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £92,839 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | £87,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.90% |
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 | 55,179 | 82,422 | 67,691 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.20% | 95.17% | 92.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,337 | 52,692 | 48,143 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,266 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,991 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
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.
Principal Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Security Engineer.
Principal 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 Principal Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 August 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 | +112 | 53 | £95,000 | -11.63% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +130 | 51 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +89 | 51 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +67 | 33 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 18 | - | - | 1 |
| London | +64 | 2 | £95,000 | -11.63% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 2 | £95,000 | -11.63% | 5 |
Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 August 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.
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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: