Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer salary in the UK is £62,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 300 | 366 | 366 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | 0 | -66 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 562 | 1,155 | 1,196 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.03% | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.08% | 0.97% | 0.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 494 | 809 | 854 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,200 | £37,885 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,313 | £50,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,539 | £97,500 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £59,526 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +19.05% | - |
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 | 51,902 | 119,603 | 122,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.53% | 95.33% | 95.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,937 | 74,977 | 83,259 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
Security Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. 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 | +67 | 487 | £61,000 | -4.31% | 287 |
| UK excluding London | +85 | 320 | £57,500 | -3.40% | 185 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 255 | £60,500 | +1.64% | 121 |
| London | +68 | 216 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 111 |
| South East | +142 | 74 | £49,000 | -21.60% | 44 |
| Midlands | +123 | 74 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 31 |
| North of England | +53 | 70 | £59,526 | - | 50 |
| West Midlands | +90 | 44 | £50,000 | -14.89% | 25 |
| Scotland | +37 | 39 | £69,447 | +13.85% | 9 |
| North West | +67 | 35 | £57,500 | -9.80% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 35 | £59,526 | +8.23% | 20 |
| East Midlands | +69 | 30 | £56,750 | +3.18% | 5 |
| East of England | +110 | 25 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 22 |
| South West | -12 | 24 | £59,526 | +19.05% | 28 |
| Wales | -4 | 9 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 7 | £68,000 | +13.33% | 1 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 November 2023, 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 Security Engineer in the job title.
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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:
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