Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer salary in the UK is £59,526 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 385 | 387 | 414 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +27 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 669 | 894 | 1,353 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.85% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.93% | 0.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 549 | 646 | 797 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £42,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £51,313 | £48,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,526 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.42% | - | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £82,068 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,200 | £100,000 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £59,526 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +13.38% | - |
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 | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Security Engineer
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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 | +2 | 586 | £59,526 | -11.81% | 282 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 373 | £50,000 | -16.00% | 183 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 260 | £59,526 | -4.76% | 104 |
| London | +43 | 258 | £78,750 | +5.00% | 115 |
| South East | +8 | 120 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 41 |
| North of England | +23 | 98 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 41 |
| Midlands | -13 | 53 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 32 |
| North West | -24 | 53 | £53,750 | -17.31% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 36 | £41,750 | -38.15% | 3 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 34 | £53,000 | +11.58% | 22 |
| Scotland | -65 | 28 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 6 |
| East of England | +23 | 27 | £62,500 | +15.74% | 23 |
| South West | -57 | 22 | £41,206 | -31.32% | 36 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 19 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 10 |
| Wales | +18 | 17 | £40,500 | -26.36% | 10 |
| North East | - | 9 | £62,783 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 4 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Security Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer 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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