Security Officer Jobs in England

Security Officer
UK > England

The median Security Officer salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 806 853 1012
Rank change year-on-year +47 +159 -249
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 42 61 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.046% 0.072% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.079% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 36 45 127
10th Percentile £37,375 £38,000 £47,100
25th Percentile £43,563 £43,750 £47,647
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £94,375 £111,250 £92,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +13.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,435 76,952 135,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.31% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 63,785 50,234 75,047
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer in England.

Salary trend for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Officer in England

Security Officer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
South East -11 12 £48,750 -18.75% 6
South West -19 12 £50,000 -1.96% 5
London +97 11 £68,750 -17.65% 9
North of England +27 4 £40,000 - 4
Yorkshire +53 2 £35,000 -12.50% 1
West Midlands -10 2 £33,225 -54.17% 1
Midlands -12 2 £33,225 -53.37% 3
East of England -13 1 £40,000 - 3
North East - 1 £80,000 -
North West - 1 £40,000 - 3
Security Officer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 job ads across the England region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 35 (83.33%) Information Security
2 30 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (52.38%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (47.62%) CISM
5 19 (45.24%) CISA
5 19 (45.24%) CISSP
6 16 (38.10%) Cybersecurity
7 15 (35.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 15 (35.71%) Data Protection
8 13 (30.95%) Risk Management
9 11 (26.19%) Security Cleared
9 11 (26.19%) NIST
9 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
10 10 (23.81%) GRC
10 10 (23.81%) Management Information System
11 9 (21.43%) SC Cleared
11 9 (21.43%) Data Governance
11 9 (21.43%) Cisco IPT
11 9 (21.43%) NCSC
11 9 (21.43%) ModSecurity
11 9 (21.43%) GDPR
12 8 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
13 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
14 6 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
14 6 (14.29%) WhatsApp
14 6 (14.29%) Incident Response
14 6 (14.29%) Security Posture
14 6 (14.29%) PCI DSS
14 6 (14.29%) Firewall
14 6 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (14.29%) WhatsApp
2 2 (4.76%) Azure
3 1 (2.38%) AWS
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (21.43%) Cisco IPT
2 6 (14.29%) Firewall
3 4 (9.52%) Network Security
4 3 (7.14%) Wireless
General
1 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (14.29%) Military
4 5 (11.90%) Finance
5 4 (9.52%) Law
6 3 (7.14%) Advertising
6 3 (7.14%) Back Office
6 3 (7.14%) Local Government
6 3 (7.14%) Public Sector
7 2 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.38%) Legal
8 1 (2.38%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (21.43%) ModSecurity
2 2 (4.76%) EDI
2 2 (4.76%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Management Information System
2 6 (14.29%) Security Posture
3 3 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.14%) Virtual Team
4 2 (4.76%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.38%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (83.33%) Information Security
2 16 (38.10%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (35.71%) Data Protection
4 13 (30.95%) Risk Management
5 9 (21.43%) Data Governance
6 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 6 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (11.90%) Agile
8 5 (11.90%) Internal Audit
8 5 (11.90%) IT Audit
8 5 (11.90%) SIEM
9 4 (9.52%) Configuration Management
9 4 (9.52%) Information Security Management
9 4 (9.52%) ISMS
9 4 (9.52%) Penetration Testing
9 4 (9.52%) Risk Assessment
9 4 (9.52%) Security Management
9 4 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (7.14%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 20 (47.62%) CISM
2 19 (45.24%) CISA
2 19 (45.24%) CISSP
3 11 (26.19%) Security Cleared
4 9 (21.43%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.76%) CASP
5 2 (4.76%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (4.76%) CRISC
5 2 (4.76%) DBS Check
5 2 (4.76%) Degree
6 1 (2.38%) CEH
6 1 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (52.38%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (35.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 11 (26.19%) NIST
5 10 (23.81%) GRC
6 9 (21.43%) GDPR
6 9 (21.43%) NCSC
7 6 (14.29%) PCI DSS
7 6 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (7.14%) COBIT
8 3 (7.14%) FISMA
8 3 (7.14%) GLBA
8 3 (7.14%) HIPAA
8 3 (7.14%) SOC 2
9 2 (4.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (4.76%) RMADS
System Software
1 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) CASB
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (7.14%) Cisco
1 3 (7.14%) SolarWinds