IT Security Specialist
UK
The median IT Security Specialist salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 887 | 889 | 1242 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +353 | -292 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Specialist | 17 | 30 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.032% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | 0.036% | 0.013% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 22 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24,000 | £48,125 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £80,000 | £49,425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +61.86% | -16.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,875 | £83,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,250 | £111,250 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £50,000 | £34,875 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +43.37% | -22.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £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 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
IT Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Security Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Specialist.
IT Security Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Specialist over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
IT Security Specialist
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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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| UK excluding London | -46 | 16 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 2 |
| England | +17 | 15 | £35,000 | -56.25% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 9 | £24,000 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 3 | £52,500 | -34.38% | 1 |
| Midlands | -36 | 2 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £62,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | |
| London | +75 | 1 | £72,500 | -9.38% | |
| South East | -34 | 1 | £52,500 | +5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
IT Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, IT 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 IT Security Specialist in the job title.
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IT 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: