Security Officer
UK
The median Security Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 857 | 903 | 1062 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +159 | -293 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer | 47 | 90 | 167 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.087% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.050% | 0.095% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 58 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,775 | £36,275 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,875 | £42,798 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +15.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £83,684 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £111,250 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £46,348 | £56,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.88% | -17.60% | +25.00% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Security Officer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 | +55 | 41 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 31 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 36 | £50,000 | +7.88% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +66 | 21 | £50,000 | -38.46% | 7 |
| South East | +11 | 11 | £48,750 | -23.53% | 9 |
| South West | -13 | 11 | £50,000 | +6.95% | 9 |
| London | +108 | 10 | £65,000 | -22.14% | 3 |
| Scotland | -60 | 6 | £46,386 | +16.32% | 4 |
| North of England | +41 | 4 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 7 |
| Midlands | +14 | 3 | £36,300 | -49.05% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 2 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 2 | £33,225 | -54.17% | |
| North West | +7 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 6 |
| East of England | -1 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 1 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 2 |
| North East | -6 | 1 | £80,000 | +45.45% |
Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Security Officer 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: