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 25 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
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 858 884 1088
Rank change year-on-year +26 +204 -277
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 49 76 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.048% 0.078% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.085% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 38 54 133
10th Percentile £36,210 £38,649 £42,500
25th Percentile £42,625 £44,063 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +13.21%
75th Percentile £64,068 £83,684 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,625 £113,875 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £56,250
% change year-on-year -1.96% -9.33% +12.50%

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 96,364 89,509 157,820
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 91.47% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 68,829 56,547 84,640
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,609
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

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 25 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 25 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 +29 40 £50,000 -21.57% 31
UK excluding London -20 38 £50,000 -1.96% 40
Work from Home +36 23 £50,000 -34.43% 10
South West -18 12 £50,000 -1.96% 3
South East -2 11 £50,000 -21.57% 13
London +93 10 £65,000 -22.14% 9
Scotland -53 8 £39,000 -21.91% 12
North of England +36 4 £40,000 - 3
Yorkshire +75 2 £35,000 -12.50% 1
West Midlands +5 2 £33,225 -54.17%
Midlands -9 2 £33,225 -53.37% 4
East of England +3 1 £40,000 - 4
North East - 1 £80,000 -
North West - 1 £40,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 41 (83.67%) Information Security
2 36 (73.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (55.10%) CISM
4 23 (46.94%) CISA
5 22 (44.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (42.86%) CISSP
7 20 (40.82%) Data Protection
8 16 (32.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (32.65%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (26.53%) GDPR
9 13 (26.53%) Risk Management
10 11 (22.45%) Security Cleared
10 11 (22.45%) NIST
10 11 (22.45%) Social Skills
11 10 (20.41%) Management Information System
12 9 (18.37%) SC Cleared
12 9 (18.37%) Cisco IPT
12 9 (18.37%) GRC
12 9 (18.37%) NCSC
12 9 (18.37%) ModSecurity
12 9 (18.37%) Data Governance
13 8 (16.33%) Internal Audit
13 8 (16.33%) Firewall
14 7 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
14 7 (14.29%) SIEM
14 7 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
14 7 (14.29%) Incident Response
14 7 (14.29%) Security Posture
15 6 (12.24%) Problem-Solving

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 5 (10.20%) WhatsApp
2 4 (8.16%) Azure
3 3 (6.12%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.04%) AWS
4 1 (2.04%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (18.37%) Cisco IPT
2 8 (16.33%) Firewall
3 4 (8.16%) Network Security
4 3 (6.12%) Wireless
General
1 11 (22.45%) Social Skills
2 7 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.24%) Finance
3 6 (12.24%) Military
4 4 (8.16%) Law
5 3 (6.12%) Advertising
5 3 (6.12%) Back Office
5 3 (6.12%) Local Government
5 3 (6.12%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.04%) Legal
7 1 (2.04%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (18.37%) ModSecurity
2 2 (4.08%) EDI
2 2 (4.08%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.41%) Management Information System
2 7 (14.29%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.12%) Onboarding
3 3 (6.12%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.12%) Virtual Team
4 2 (4.08%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.04%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (83.67%) Information Security
2 20 (40.82%) Data Protection
3 16 (32.65%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (26.53%) Risk Management
5 9 (18.37%) Data Governance
6 8 (16.33%) Internal Audit
7 7 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 7 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (14.29%) SIEM
8 6 (12.24%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (10.20%) Agile
9 5 (10.20%) IT Audit
10 4 (8.16%) Configuration Management
10 4 (8.16%) Information Security Management
10 4 (8.16%) ISMS
10 4 (8.16%) Risk Assessment
10 4 (8.16%) Security Management
10 4 (8.16%) Security Operations
10 4 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.04%) C
Qualifications
1 27 (55.10%) CISM
2 23 (46.94%) CISA
3 21 (42.86%) CISSP
4 11 (22.45%) Security Cleared
5 9 (18.37%) SC Cleared
6 3 (6.12%) Degree
7 2 (4.08%) CASP
7 2 (4.08%) CEH
7 2 (4.08%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (4.08%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.08%) CRISC
7 2 (4.08%) DBS Check
8 1 (2.04%) HND
8 1 (2.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (73.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (44.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (32.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 13 (26.53%) GDPR
5 11 (22.45%) NIST
6 9 (18.37%) GRC
6 9 (18.37%) NCSC
7 5 (10.20%) PCI DSS
7 5 (10.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (8.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (6.12%) COBIT
9 3 (6.12%) FISMA
9 3 (6.12%) GLBA
9 3 (6.12%) HIPAA
10 2 (4.08%) RMADS
10 2 (4.08%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.04%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (6.12%) CASB
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (6.12%) Cisco
1 3 (6.12%) SolarWinds