Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer salary in the UK is £59,526 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 378 | 374 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +36 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 667 | 916 | 1,362 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.87% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.95% | 0.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 548 | 665 | 805 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £51,250 | £48,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,526 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.42% | - | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,928 | £82,068 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £59,526 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +13.38% | - |
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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 23 April 2024.
Security Engineer
Top 19 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 23 April 2024. 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 | -16 | 583 | £59,526 | -8.42% | 279 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 374 | £50,000 | -16.00% | 196 |
| Work from Home | -47 | 260 | £59,526 | -2.81% | 99 |
| London | +27 | 255 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 102 |
| South East | +1 | 121 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 40 |
| North of England | +12 | 97 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 47 |
| Midlands | 0 | 53 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 37 |
| North West | -30 | 52 | £53,750 | -10.42% | 36 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 36 | £41,750 | -36.02% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 34 | £53,000 | +13.37% | 22 |
| Scotland | -68 | 29 | £55,000 | -7.60% | 7 |
| East of England | +32 | 27 | £62,500 | +17.37% | 27 |
| South West | -48 | 22 | £41,206 | -31.32% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 19 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 15 |
| Wales | +11 | 17 | £40,500 | -26.36% | 13 |
| North East | - | 9 | £62,783 | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 4 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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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