Security Researcher
UK
The median Security Researcher salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 719 | 794 | 824 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +75 | +30 | +403 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Security Researcher | 3 | 28 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.032% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | 0.034% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -14.29% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £100,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -14.29% | +16.67% |
All DemandTrendPermanent 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 54,917 | 82,710 | 67,714 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.17% | 95.20% | 92.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,116 | 52,547 | 48,178 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,450 |
| 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 | £90,960 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Researcher
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in the UK.
Security Researcher
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +69 | 3 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +63 | 2 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
| North of England | - | 2 | £100,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 2 | £100,000 | - | |
| London | - | 1 | - | - |
Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, Security Researcher 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 Researcher in the job title.
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Security Researcher 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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