Security Specialist
UK
The median Security Specialist salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 September 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 653 | 675 | 1050 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +375 | -171 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 146 | 131 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 107 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,875 | £42,500 | £45,929 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,674 | £48,125 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £68,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -16.36% | +5.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,625 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,000 | £107,500 | £89,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.78% | +24.21% |
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 | 79,215 | 62,568 | 150,621 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.42% | 93.95% | 95.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46,097 | 45,466 | 83,767 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,750 | £44,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,299 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £97,500 | £97,290 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +7.14% |
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 9 September 2024.
Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 9 September 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 | +18 | 140 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 101 | £55,000 | - | 30 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 47 | £55,000 | - | 24 |
| London | +27 | 36 | £75,000 | -18.92% | 16 |
| North of England | +9 | 31 | £59,375 | +18.75% | 7 |
| East of England | +14 | 28 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| South East | -37 | 26 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 10 |
| North West | +8 | 20 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 6 |
| Midlands | -29 | 14 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 11 | £62,500 | +19.05% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 9 | £63,750 | +8.51% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -41 | 3 | £60,000 | +23.39% | |
| South West | -19 | 2 | £72,500 | +38.10% | 3 |
| North East | - | 2 | £57,500 | - |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 September 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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