IT Security Officer
UK
The median IT Security Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 900 | 943 | 1193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +250 | -295 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Officer | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.017% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | 0.019% | 0.023% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,840 | £40,625 | £41,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,400 | £44,063 | £56,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £46,250 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -22.92% | +26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,188 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,500 | £56,875 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £46,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -22.92% | +65.52% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
IT Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Officer.
IT Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Officer over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
IT Security Officer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 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 |
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| England | +64 | 7 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 7 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 2 |
| South West | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £33,225 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £33,225 | - | |
| Work from Home | +55 | 1 | £75,000 | - | |
| South East | -4 | 1 | £75,000 | +57.89% |
IT Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, IT 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 featuring IT Security Officer in the job title.
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IT Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: