Security Officer
UK
The median Security Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 856 | 873 | 1093 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +220 | -297 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer | 51 | 74 | 169 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.049% | 0.078% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.051% | 0.086% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 54 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,270 | £39,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,875 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +13.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £83,684 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,875 | £113,875 | £88,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £56,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | -4.89% | +11.39% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Security Officer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +17 | 42 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 39 | £50,000 | -6.54% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 24 | £50,000 | -31.03% | 10 |
| South East | -6 | 12 | £48,750 | -18.75% | 6 |
| South West | -17 | 12 | £50,000 | -1.96% | 6 |
| London | +103 | 11 | £68,750 | -17.65% | 8 |
| Scotland | -58 | 8 | £39,000 | -35.00% | 11 |
| North of England | +27 | 4 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 2 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | -14 | 2 | £33,225 | -53.37% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 2 | £33,225 | -54.17% | 2 |
| East of England | -9 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Security Officer in the job title.
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Security Officer 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: