Cybersecurity Engineer
UK
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 650 | 759 | 741 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +109 | -18 | +296 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 73 | 148 | 189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 112 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,750 | £45,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,188 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +8.33% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £81,250 | £83,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £94,875 | £94,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -10.20% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
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 | 50,489 | 105,891 | 83,410 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.83% | 94.82% | 91.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,690 | 74,857 | 54,406 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,754 | £38,734 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +7.00% |
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 June 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.
| 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 | +108 | 70 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 239 |
| UK excluding London | +161 | 58 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 164 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 24 | £75,000 | +15.65% | 96 |
| South East | +94 | 23 | £55,000 | +2.33% | 39 |
| London | +60 | 13 | £85,000 | +4.62% | 100 |
| Midlands | +90 | 12 | £53,688 | -10.52% | 26 |
| North of England | +59 | 12 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 43 |
| West Midlands | +72 | 11 | £53,688 | -10.52% | 18 |
| North West | +21 | 11 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 27 |
| East of England | +26 | 6 | £42,085 | -32.66% | 18 |
| South West | +118 | 2 | £98,750 | +97.50% | 11 |
| Scotland | +110 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 1 | £52,500 | +36.36% | 14 |
| Wales | +42 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £49,000 | - | 8 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 June 2025, Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity 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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