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 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 838 896 1075
Rank change year-on-year +58 +179 -274
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 46 79 168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.046% 0.079% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.087% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 36 55 135
10th Percentile £36,150 £37,943 £42,500
25th Percentile £41,875 £42,798 £47,573
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +13.21%
75th Percentile £57,204 £83,484 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £111,250 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £58,750
% change year-on-year +5.26% -19.15% +20.51%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
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 £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Officer in the UK

Security Officer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.

Salary trend for Security Officer in the UK

Security Officer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Officer in the UK

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 20 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
England +59 37 £50,000 -16.67% 31
UK excluding London -20 37 £50,000 +5.26% 37
Work from Home +63 22 £50,000 -31.03% 11
South East +13 11 £50,000 -21.57% 11
South West -14 11 £50,000 -1.96% 5
London +96 8 £65,000 -22.14% 7
Scotland -59 8 £39,000 -2.20% 8
North of England +29 4 £40,000 - 5
Yorkshire +74 2 £35,000 -12.50% 2
West Midlands +13 2 £33,225 -54.17%
Midlands -8 2 £33,225 -53.37% 3
North West -1 1 £40,000 - 3
East of England -6 1 £40,000 - 4
North East - 1 £80,000 -

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 May 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.

1 38 (82.61%) Information Security
2 33 (71.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (52.17%) CISM
4 21 (45.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (43.48%) CISA
6 19 (41.30%) CISSP
6 19 (41.30%) Data Protection
7 15 (32.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (30.43%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (28.26%) GDPR
10 12 (26.09%) Risk Management
11 10 (21.74%) Management Information System
11 10 (21.74%) Security Cleared
11 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
12 9 (19.57%) NIST
12 9 (19.57%) GRC
13 8 (17.39%) NCSC
13 8 (17.39%) ModSecurity
13 8 (17.39%) Internal Audit
13 8 (17.39%) SC Cleared
13 8 (17.39%) Data Governance
13 8 (17.39%) Cisco IPT
13 8 (17.39%) Firewall
14 7 (15.22%) Penetration Testing
15 6 (13.04%) SIEM
15 6 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
15 6 (13.04%) Finance
15 6 (13.04%) Military
15 6 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
15 6 (13.04%) Incident Response

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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (8.70%) Azure
1 4 (8.70%) WhatsApp
2 3 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.17%) AWS
3 1 (2.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.39%) Cisco IPT
1 8 (17.39%) Firewall
2 4 (8.70%) Network Security
3 3 (6.52%) Wireless
General
1 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (13.04%) Finance
2 6 (13.04%) Military
3 4 (8.70%) Law
4 3 (6.52%) Back Office
4 3 (6.52%) Local Government
4 3 (6.52%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.35%) Advertising
5 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.17%) Legal
6 1 (2.17%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (17.39%) ModSecurity
2 2 (4.35%) EDI
2 2 (4.35%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 10 (21.74%) Management Information System
2 5 (10.87%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.52%) Onboarding
3 3 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.52%) Virtual Team
4 2 (4.35%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.17%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (82.61%) Information Security
2 19 (41.30%) Data Protection
3 14 (30.43%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (26.09%) Risk Management
5 8 (17.39%) Data Governance
5 8 (17.39%) Internal Audit
6 7 (15.22%) Penetration Testing
7 6 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (13.04%) Incident Response
7 6 (13.04%) SIEM
8 5 (10.87%) Agile
8 5 (10.87%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (8.70%) Configuration Management
9 4 (8.70%) Information Security Management
9 4 (8.70%) ISMS
9 4 (8.70%) Risk Assessment
9 4 (8.70%) Risk Register
9 4 (8.70%) Security Management
9 4 (8.70%) Security Operations
9 4 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.17%) C
Qualifications
1 24 (52.17%) CISM
2 20 (43.48%) CISA
3 19 (41.30%) CISSP
4 10 (21.74%) Security Cleared
5 8 (17.39%) SC Cleared
6 3 (6.52%) Degree
7 2 (4.35%) CASP
7 2 (4.35%) CEH
7 2 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (4.35%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.35%) CRISC
7 2 (4.35%) DBS Check
8 1 (2.17%) HND
8 1 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (71.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (45.65%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (32.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 13 (28.26%) GDPR
5 9 (19.57%) GRC
5 9 (19.57%) NIST
6 8 (17.39%) NCSC
7 4 (8.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (8.70%) PCI DSS
7 4 (8.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (4.35%) COBIT
8 2 (4.35%) FISMA
8 2 (4.35%) GLBA
8 2 (4.35%) HIPAA
8 2 (4.35%) RMADS
8 2 (4.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) CASB
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (6.52%) Cisco
1 3 (6.52%) SolarWinds