Security Officer Jobs in England

Security Officer
UK > England

The median Security Officer salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 811 835 1029
Rank change year-on-year +24 +194 -246
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 48 60 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.051% 0.073% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.080% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 42 44 128
10th Percentile £37,707 £37,875 £46,425
25th Percentile £43,750 £43,512 £47,647
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £68,438 £83,551 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,750 £116,500 £92,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +13.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 89,619 75,210 137,772
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 91.22% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 65,535 49,495 75,192
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,023
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,300 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.94% +0.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer in England.

Salary trend for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in England over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
South West -13 14 £50,000 +5.82% 3
London +76 12 £72,500 -13.16% 4
South East -15 12 £48,750 -17.37% 5
North of England +12 5 £46,250 +15.63% 4
West Midlands -9 4 £47,400 -34.62% 2
Midlands -28 4 £47,400 -33.47% 5
Yorkshire +63 2 £35,000 -12.50% 1
North East - 2 £66,250 - 1
East of England -18 1 £40,000 - 1
North West - 1 £40,000 - 2
Security Officer
UK

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 June 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 across the England region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 41 (85.42%) Information Security
2 36 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (54.17%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (52.08%) CISM
5 24 (50.00%) CISSP
6 22 (45.83%) CISA
7 17 (35.42%) Cybersecurity
8 16 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 15 (31.25%) Data Protection
10 14 (29.17%) Risk Management
10 14 (29.17%) GDPR
10 14 (29.17%) NIST
11 12 (25.00%) Social Skills
11 12 (25.00%) Management Information System
12 11 (22.92%) Security Cleared
13 10 (20.83%) Incident Response
13 10 (20.83%) GRC
14 9 (18.75%) NCSC
14 9 (18.75%) ModSecurity
14 9 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
14 9 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
14 9 (18.75%) PCI DSS
14 9 (18.75%) SC Cleared
14 9 (18.75%) Data Governance
14 9 (18.75%) Cisco IPT
15 7 (14.58%) Finance
15 7 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
15 7 (14.58%) Internal Audit
15 7 (14.58%) Security Posture
16 6 (12.50%) WhatsApp

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (12.50%) WhatsApp
2 3 (6.25%) Azure
3 2 (4.17%) AWS
4 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (18.75%) Cisco IPT
2 6 (12.50%) Firewall
3 4 (8.33%) Network Security
4 3 (6.25%) Wireless
General
1 12 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (14.58%) Finance
4 6 (12.50%) Military
5 5 (10.42%) Law
6 3 (6.25%) Advertising
6 3 (6.25%) Back Office
6 3 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.25%) Legal
6 3 (6.25%) Local Government
6 3 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.08%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (18.75%) ModSecurity
2 2 (4.17%) EDI
2 2 (4.17%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 7 (14.58%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 3 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.25%) Virtual Team
4 2 (4.17%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.08%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.08%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (85.42%) Information Security
2 17 (35.42%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (31.25%) Data Protection
4 14 (29.17%) Risk Management
5 10 (20.83%) Incident Response
6 9 (18.75%) Data Governance
6 9 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (14.58%) Internal Audit
8 6 (12.50%) Agile
8 6 (12.50%) Business Continuity
8 6 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
8 6 (12.50%) Information Security Management
8 6 (12.50%) ISMS
8 6 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
8 6 (12.50%) Security Management
9 5 (10.42%) IT Audit
9 5 (10.42%) Risk Assessment
9 5 (10.42%) Risk Register
9 5 (10.42%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 25 (52.08%) CISM
2 24 (50.00%) CISSP
3 22 (45.83%) CISA
4 11 (22.92%) Security Cleared
5 9 (18.75%) SC Cleared
6 3 (6.25%) CEH
6 3 (6.25%) Degree
6 3 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (4.17%) CASP
7 2 (4.17%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.17%) CRISC
7 2 (4.17%) DBS Check
7 2 (4.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (54.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 14 (29.17%) GDPR
4 14 (29.17%) NIST
5 10 (20.83%) GRC
6 9 (18.75%) NCSC
6 9 (18.75%) PCI DSS
7 6 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (6.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (6.25%) COBIT
8 3 (6.25%) FISMA
8 3 (6.25%) GLBA
8 3 (6.25%) HIPAA
8 3 (6.25%) SOC 2
9 2 (4.17%) RMADS
System Software
1 2 (4.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (6.25%) CASB
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (6.25%) Cisco
1 3 (6.25%) SolarWinds