Salary for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security in United Kingdom during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security in United Kingdom during 2024 is USD 32,275

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Cyber Security salary lies between USD 27,375 and USD 37,273 in the United Kingdom. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Cyber Security
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United Kingdom
Salary year
2024
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 43,618
Top 25%
$ 37,273
Median
$ 32,275
Bottom 25%
$ 27,375
Bottom 10%
$ 26,250

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Cyber Security job listings are Computer Science, Compliance and Monitoring. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Computer Science | 328 jobs Compliance | 289 jobs Monitoring | 270 jobs Cloud | 238 jobs Incident response | 228 jobs Vulnerabilities | 221 jobs SIEM | 189 jobs NIST | 167 jobs SOC | 158 jobs Clearance | 155 jobs CISSP | 150 jobs Firewalls | 147 jobs Linux | 144 jobs Risk management | 139 jobs Windows | 138 jobs Governance | 127 jobs Risk assessment | 119 jobs Automation | 119 jobs Python | 114 jobs Threat intelligence | 113 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Cyber Security job listings are Career development, Team events and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 376 jobs Team events | 219 jobs Flex hours | 209 jobs Health care | 198 jobs Competitive pay | 156 jobs Startup environment | 105 jobs Flex vacation | 86 jobs Insurance | 83 jobs Equity / stock options | 79 jobs Salary bonus | 74 jobs Parental leave | 60 jobs Wellness | 59 jobs 401(k) matching | 56 jobs Medical leave | 53 jobs Fitness / gym | 30 jobs Relocation support | 27 jobs Conferences | 14 jobs Home office stipend | 13 jobs Gear | 11 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 9 jobs

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