Cybersecurity Engineer
UK
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 761 | 756 | 1023 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +267 | -244 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 146 | 193 | 239 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 112 | 169 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,750 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -10.20% | +16.67% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | -5 | 134 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 83 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 27 |
| London | +73 | 57 | £77,500 | +24.50% | 14 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 45 | £63,675 | +6.13% | 20 |
| South East | -4 | 26 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 4 |
| North of England | +36 | 19 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 15 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -20 | 15 | £60,000 | +23.08% | 6 |
| East of England | +6 | 14 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 2 |
| North West | -6 | 13 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 5 | £38,500 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -65 | 5 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 1 |
| Wales | +9 | 3 | £65,000 | +18.18% | |
| South West | -28 | 1 | £50,000 | -1.96% | 6 |
| North East | - | 1 | £27,500 | - | 1 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Cybersecurity Engineer 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 Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Engineer 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:
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