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 to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 698 | 738 | 981 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +243 | -259 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 199 | 234 | 251 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 166 | 167 | 183 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £44,118 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £55,000 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.31% | +4.00% | -1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £100,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.17% | -4.17% | -4.00% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 27 April 2024.
Security Specialist
Top 13 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 27 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 | +96 | 190 | £50,500 | -23.48% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 154 | £50,500 | -12.17% | 26 |
| South East | +72 | 76 | £50,500 | +7.24% | 3 |
| North of England | +54 | 40 | £56,250 | -14.77% | 1 |
| London | +68 | 39 | £75,000 | - | 13 |
| North West | +28 | 36 | £56,250 | -14.77% | |
| Work from Home | +26 | 33 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 15 |
| East of England | +27 | 17 | £47,500 | - | 10 |
| South West | +2 | 14 | £60,000 | -52.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | -79 | 5 | £66,000 | +20.00% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 4 | £49,375 | -27.39% | 1 |
| Midlands | -3 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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