Security Specialist
UK
The median Security Specialist salary in the UK is £71,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 644 | 710 | 732 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +22 | +294 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 71 | 223 | 204 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 174 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,100 | £44,825 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £45,000 | £53,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,000 | £50,500 | £60,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.59% | -16.87% | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £62,500 | £76,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,500 | £75,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -12.17% | -10.85% |
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 | 50,366 | 104,718 | 83,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.89% | 94.79% | 91.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,574 | 73,870 | 54,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,603 | £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% | +6.47% |
Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist.
Security Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.
Security Specialist
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 | +45 | 67 | £71,750 | +42.08% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +75 | 42 | £60,000 | +18.81% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +141 | 33 | £87,500 | +84.21% | 38 |
| London | +105 | 26 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 27 |
| North of England | +52 | 17 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 14 |
| East of England | +23 | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 10 | £40,000 | -18.99% | 5 |
| South East | +21 | 8 | £75,000 | +48.51% | 21 |
| North West | -7 | 6 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 9 |
| Scotland | +115 | 2 | £52,000 | -16.80% | 2 |
| South West | +105 | 2 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | +53 | 1 | £60,000 | +4.35% |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 June 2025, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Security Specialist 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: