Security Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Security Engineer salary in Manchester is £49,254 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
129 |
197 |
200 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+68 |
+3 |
+12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer |
28 |
31 |
33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester |
1.21% |
0.51% |
0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.33% |
0.53% |
0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
24 |
30 |
26 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,500 |
£34,750 |
£54,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£36,315 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£49,254 |
£52,500 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.18% |
-19.23% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,840 |
£62,500 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£67,968 |
£77,542 |
| North West median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
-15.38% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
2,113 |
5,802 |
4,116 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.96% |
95.13% |
92.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,231 |
4,290 |
2,567 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,083 |
£40,988 |
£43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,000 |
£54,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-6.09% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£67,968 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,750 |
£80,000 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,055 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.11% |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
