Security Specialist
UK
The median Security Specialist salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 655 | 697 | 759 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +62 | +221 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 62 | 201 | 225 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.20% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.21% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 165 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,250 | - | £44,118 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.71% | -22.31% | +1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £62,500 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £75,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -12.17% | -7.26% |
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 | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 12 May 2025.
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 12 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +14 | 59 | £68,496 | +35.63% | 103 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 37 | £60,000 | +18.81% | 74 |
| Work from Home | +139 | 34 | £72,500 | +52.63% | 49 |
| London | +98 | 22 | £75,000 | - | 31 |
| East of England | +35 | 12 | - | - | 5 |
| North of England | +34 | 11 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 32 |
| South East | +31 | 9 | £76,250 | +50.99% | 19 |
| North West | -25 | 8 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 8 |
| Scotland | +111 | 2 | £52,000 | -16.80% | 4 |
| South West | +96 | 2 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 5 |
| North East | - | 2 | £45,750 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 1 | £40,000 | -18.99% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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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