Security Officer
UK
The median Security Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 773 | 826 | 1090 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +264 | -212 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer | 69 | 61 | 185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.076% | 0.076% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.082% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 54 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,420 | £36,625 | £40,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,625 | £79,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,875 | £110,125 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +4.76% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Security Officer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 | +48 | 60 | £50,000 | -11.23% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 55 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +56 | 34 | £50,000 | -29.82% | 4 |
| South East | +14 | 15 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 7 |
| South West | +4 | 14 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 4 |
| London | +76 | 13 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 10 | £58,500 | -8.34% | |
| Midlands | -15 | 10 | £58,500 | -8.34% | 1 |
| Scotland | -35 | 8 | £39,000 | -35.00% | |
| North of England | +7 | 7 | £46,250 | +13.50% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +52 | 3 | £34,500 | -15.34% | 1 |
| North East | - | 3 | £55,000 | - | |
| East of England | -4 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Security Officer 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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