Security Specialist
UK
The median Security Specialist salary in the UK is £50,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 711 | 740 | 1038 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +298 | -277 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 213 | 207 | 243 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 170 | 154 | 185 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,663 | £45,000 | £41,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £60,750 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.87% | -6.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £76,875 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,250 | £107,500 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,250 | £57,500 | £64,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.61% | -10.85% | +9.67% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist.
Security Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | +54 | 205 | £50,500 | -22.31% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 162 | £50,250 | -12.61% | 26 |
| South East | +31 | 74 | £50,500 | +1.00% | 5 |
| London | +23 | 41 | £75,000 | - | 10 |
| North of England | +33 | 39 | £50,000 | -24.24% | 4 |
| North West | +10 | 35 | £50,000 | -24.24% | 3 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 33 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 24 |
| East of England | +14 | 28 | £47,500 | - | 3 |
| South West | -28 | 12 | £60,000 | -52.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -36 | 6 | £60,000 | -2.44% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 4 | £49,375 | -24.90% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Scotland | -79 | 3 | £62,500 | +7.76% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 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 featuring Security Specialist in the job title.
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Security Specialist 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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