Security Engineer Job Trends in York

Security Engineer
North Yorkshire > York

The median Security Engineer salary in York is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in York 3.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.97% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +29.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 126 206 194
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.18% 98.56% 97.00%
Number of salaries quoted 57 100 165
10th Percentile £25,375 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £69,500
North Yorkshire median annual salary £35,750 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -28.50% +5.26% -5.00%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in York

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in York

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in York

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in York.

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in York

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Security Engineer 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 across the York region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (60.00%) Azure Monitor
2 3 (60.00%) Bash
2 3 (60.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (60.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (60.00%) Identity Management
2 3 (60.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 3 (60.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (60.00%) Security Architecture
2 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 3 (60.00%) Azure Monitor
2 3 (60.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (60.00%) Identity Management
2 3 (60.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 3 (60.00%) Security Architecture
2 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Bash
1 3 (60.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft