Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 367 | 429 | 435 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +6 | -51 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 750 | 697 | 1,456 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.74% | 0.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.74% | 0.81% | 0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 611 | 558 | 826 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,425 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,625 | £51,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £69,447 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +6.84% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £102,500 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £58,000 | £57,483 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.48% | +0.90% | +4.51% |
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 | 101,543 | 85,646 | 164,275 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.91% | 91.24% | 95.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71,805 | 55,459 | 85,654 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.
Security Engineer
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | +42 | 662 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 326 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 420 | £52,500 | -9.48% | 225 |
| London | +55 | 285 | £80,000 | - | 107 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 262 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 121 |
| South East | +19 | 123 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 55 |
| North of England | +35 | 109 | £55,000 | -15.71% | 54 |
| Midlands | +6 | 81 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 44 |
| North West | -16 | 61 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 32 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 57 | £65,000 | +46.89% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +83 | 38 | £41,750 | -39.06% | 20 |
| South West | -45 | 27 | £41,206 | -41.13% | 30 |
| East of England | -11 | 26 | £57,500 | +0.88% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 24 | £54,250 | +14.21% | 28 |
| Wales | +24 | 22 | £40,500 | -19.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | -80 | 21 | £59,763 | -13.94% | 11 |
| North East | -8 | 10 | £49,455 | -5.80% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 6 | £90,000 | +60.00% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | - | - |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 2024, Security 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 Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security 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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