Security Specialist
UK
The median Security Specialist salary in the UK is £50,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 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 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 711 | 743 | 988 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +245 | -259 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 200 | 218 | 241 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 163 | 155 | 182 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44,118 | £41,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £55,000 | £48,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £62,500 | £64,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.20% | -2.72% | -1.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £107,500 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,500 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.17% | -8.00% | +5.21% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
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 19 May 2024.
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 19 May 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 |
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| England | +77 | 193 | £50,500 | -22.31% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 155 | £50,500 | -12.17% | 27 |
| South East | +34 | 74 | £50,500 | +1.00% | 4 |
| North of England | +50 | 38 | £50,000 | -24.24% | 5 |
| London | +44 | 36 | £75,000 | - | 9 |
| North West | +17 | 34 | £50,000 | -24.24% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 33 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 16 |
| East of England | +24 | 26 | £47,500 | - | 5 |
| South West | -8 | 12 | £60,000 | -52.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +73 | 4 | £49,375 | -25.75% | 2 |
| Scotland | -88 | 3 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 3 |
| Midlands | -9 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, 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:
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