Security Officer
UK
The median Security Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 June 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 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 853 | 846 | 1113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +267 | -306 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer | 56 | 74 | 172 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.079% | 0.100% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.087% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 55 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,680 | £39,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £83,484 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,500 | £115,000 | £86,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +7.84% |
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 | 102,593 | 85,161 | 165,180 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.87% | 91.21% | 95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,456 | 55,290 | 85,908 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,518 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +5.94% | +6.32% |
Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.
Security Officer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 |
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| England | 0 | 47 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -41 | 43 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 28 | £50,000 | -31.03% | 8 |
| South West | -21 | 14 | £50,000 | +5.82% | 3 |
| London | +65 | 12 | £72,500 | -13.16% | 4 |
| South East | -5 | 12 | £48,750 | -17.37% | 5 |
| Scotland | -50 | 8 | £39,000 | -35.00% | 8 |
| North of England | +8 | 4 | £40,000 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 4 | £47,400 | -34.62% | 2 |
| Midlands | -36 | 4 | £47,400 | -33.47% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 2 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| East of England | -19 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 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 featuring Security Officer in the job title.
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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: