Security Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford
The median Security Engineer salary in Watford is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
33 |
- |
37 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford |
0.33% |
- |
0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.35% |
- |
0.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£52,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£83,750 |
- |
£53,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£87,500 |
- |
£56,250 |
| 75th Percentile |
£91,250 |
- |
£58,438 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£58,625 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£42,085 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+60.39% |
-37.65% |
+50.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
287 |
147 |
256 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.41% |
93.63% |
90.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
210 |
83 |
207 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£28,250 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£30,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
+11.11% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£66,250 |
£61,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£76,750 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
