Security Specialist Jobs in York

Security Specialist
North Yorkshire > York

As of 22 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Specialist salary in York.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 43 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in York 0.71% 0.59% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.61% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £33,750 -
North Yorkshire median annual salary - £33,750 £68,000
% change year-on-year - -50.37% -9.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 133 327 320
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 96.18% 91.95%
Number of salaries quoted 77 269 217
10th Percentile £32,300 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £34,750 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £73,750 £75,000
North Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% -

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in York

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in York

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in York

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in York.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in York

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 22 May 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 York region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
1 1 (100.00%) Fuzz Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Static Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Interactive Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Fuzz Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Interactive Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Static Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft