Security Specialist
UK
The median Security Specialist salary in the UK is £50,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 645 | 695 | 1059 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | +364 | -242 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 199 | 193 | 216 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.26% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 156 | 148 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £39,615 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £50,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £58,000 | £64,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.93% | -10.08% | -0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £72,625 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £111,250 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,500 | £56,250 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.22% | -10.00% | +25.00% |
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 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist.
Security Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Security Specialist
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist 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 | +54 | 189 | £50,500 | -15.50% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 160 | £50,500 | -10.22% | 15 |
| South East | +43 | 78 | £50,500 | -8.18% | 3 |
| North of England | +23 | 39 | £60,000 | -3.63% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 36 | £47,500 | -23.39% | 13 |
| East of England | +22 | 29 | £47,500 | - | 2 |
| North West | +6 | 29 | £52,500 | -8.32% | |
| London | +32 | 27 | £80,000 | - | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 8 | £63,750 | -1.92% | 4 |
| Midlands | -23 | 8 | £60,000 | +3.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 5 | £62,500 | +1.63% | 3 |
| South West | -10 | 4 | £60,000 | -32.39% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 3 | £60,000 | +23.39% | |
| Scotland | -55 | 2 | £50,000 | -13.79% | |
| North East | - | 2 | £57,500 | - | 3 |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Security Specialist 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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