Security Officer Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Officer
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Officer salary for remote or hybrid work is £50,000 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 573 593 791
Rank change year-on-year +20 +198 -228
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 29 40 110
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.082% 0.11% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.11% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23 27 93
10th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £45,500
25th Percentile - £47,649 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £72,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.03% +20.83% -4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £97,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £69,750 £117,000 £79,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +13.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 34,224 35,954 73,616
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.28% 95.93% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,903 26,270 42,683
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,875 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Officer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Officer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Officer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Officer.

Security Officer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Officer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Security Officer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 27 (93.10%) Information Security
2 25 (86.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (72.41%) CISM
4 18 (62.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (58.62%) CISA
6 14 (48.28%) CISSP
7 13 (44.83%) GDPR
8 10 (34.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (34.48%) Data Protection
8 10 (34.48%) NIST
9 8 (27.59%) Incident Response
9 8 (27.59%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (24.14%) Disaster Recovery
11 6 (20.69%) Military
11 6 (20.69%) Business Continuity
11 6 (20.69%) PCI DSS
11 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
11 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
11 6 (20.69%) Cisco IPT
11 6 (20.69%) ModSecurity
11 6 (20.69%) Data Governance
11 6 (20.69%) Risk Register
11 6 (20.69%) NCSC
11 6 (20.69%) GRC
12 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (17.24%) Internal Audit
13 4 (13.79%) Contingency Planning
13 4 (13.79%) CEH
13 4 (13.79%) Penetration Testing
13 4 (13.79%) Risk Assessment

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (10.34%) WhatsApp
2 2 (6.90%) AWS
2 2 (6.90%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (20.69%) Cisco IPT
General
1 6 (20.69%) Military
2 4 (13.79%) Finance
3 3 (10.34%) Law
3 3 (10.34%) Social Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Legal
4 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (20.69%) ModSecurity
2 2 (6.90%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Management Information System
2 3 (10.34%) Security Posture
3 2 (6.90%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (93.10%) Information Security
2 10 (34.48%) Data Protection
3 8 (27.59%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (27.59%) Incident Response
4 7 (24.14%) Disaster Recovery
5 6 (20.69%) Business Continuity
5 6 (20.69%) Data Governance
5 6 (20.69%) Risk Register
6 5 (17.24%) Internal Audit
6 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (13.79%) Contingency Planning
7 4 (13.79%) Penetration Testing
7 4 (13.79%) Risk Assessment
7 4 (13.79%) Service Management
8 3 (10.34%) Data Privacy
8 3 (10.34%) Security Architecture
8 3 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (6.90%) Identity Access Management
9 2 (6.90%) IT Audit
9 2 (6.90%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 21 (72.41%) CISM
2 17 (58.62%) CISA
3 14 (48.28%) CISSP
4 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
4 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
5 4 (13.79%) CEH
6 3 (10.34%) Degree
7 2 (6.90%) CASP
7 2 (6.90%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (6.90%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (3.45%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (86.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (62.07%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (44.83%) GDPR
4 10 (34.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 10 (34.48%) NIST
5 6 (20.69%) GRC
5 6 (20.69%) NCSC
5 6 (20.69%) PCI DSS
6 3 (10.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (10.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (10.34%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune