The median Information Security Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
634
744
698
Rank change year-on-year
+110
-46
+324
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Engineer
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
50,261
59,063
47,897
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.04%
94.04%
95.23%
Number of salaries quoted
31,429
32,705
37,339
10th Percentile
£28,250
£32,500
£31,250
25th Percentile
£36,250
£42,500
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£57,965
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-5.11%
-3.39%
-
75th Percentile
£75,000
£77,500
£80,000
90th Percentile
£92,500
£95,000
£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£47,500
£52,500
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-9.52%
-
-
Information Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Engineer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Information Security Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Information Security Engineer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Engineer over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.
Information Security Engineer Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Information Security Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Information Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Security Engineer in the job title.
Information Security Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
