Security Specialist Job Trends in Warrington

Security Specialist
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Security Specialist salary in Warrington is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Warrington 1.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £60,000 £46,500 -
% change year-on-year +29.03% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 108 226 123
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.10% 96.58% 87.86%
Number of salaries quoted 57 127 94
10th Percentile £28,571 £27,300 £28,075
25th Percentile £34,000 £32,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,974 £42,500 £43,800
Median % change year-on-year +8.17% -2.97% +3.06%
75th Percentile £67,500 £48,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £61,250 £72,594
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Warrington.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in Warrington

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Warrington

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Warrington.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Warrington

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 15 September 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 across the Warrington region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Splunk
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 2 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 2 (100.00%) Splunk