Security Technician Job Trends

Security Technician
UK

The median Security Technician salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 644 718 669
Rank change year-on-year +74 -49 +369
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Technician 1 10 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.018% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.019% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 31
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £31,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +70.54% +7.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £33,375 £41,500
90th Percentile - - £52,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £32,250 £30,000
% change year-on-year +70.54% +7.50% +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 53,587 52,523 46,843
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 93.50% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 33,039 28,023 36,198
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,458 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,500 £52,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year -5.71% +1.94% -1.90%

Security Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Technician
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Security Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Security Technician job vacancies in the UK

Security Technician
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 24 December 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
England +72 1 £55,000 +70.54% 1
UK excluding London +49 1 £55,000 +70.54% 1
South East +23 1 £55,000 +70.54% 1

Security Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Security Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Security Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Security Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity