Security Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025
💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025 is USD 87,657
✏️ This salary info is based on 112 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 69,620 and USD 113,924 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
- Security Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 112
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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 Security Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Engineer job listings are Cloud, Compliance and Vulnerabilities. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Cloud | 6529 jobs Compliance | 5046 jobs Vulnerabilities | 4165 jobs Python | 4095 jobs Computer Science | 4029 jobs Automation | 3901 jobs AWS | 3857 jobs Monitoring | 3374 jobs Incident response | 3196 jobs CISSP | 3088 jobs Azure | 3061 jobs Scripting | 2946 jobs Firewalls | 2609 jobs NIST | 2595 jobs SIEM | 2381 jobs Network security | 2381 jobs Application security | 2319 jobs Linux | 2159 jobs GCP | 2075 jobs Privacy | 1909 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 5754 jobs Health care | 4379 jobs Flex hours | 2564 jobs Team events | 2512 jobs Competitive pay | 2466 jobs Equity / stock options | 2434 jobs Insurance | 2238 jobs Flex vacation | 1986 jobs Salary bonus | 1741 jobs Startup environment | 1630 jobs Parental leave | 1567 jobs Medical leave | 1559 jobs 401(k) matching | 1379 jobs Wellness | 1197 jobs Relocation support | 467 jobs Transparency | 334 jobs Fitness / gym | 322 jobs Conferences | 322 jobs Home office stipend | 319 jobs Flexible spending account | 312 jobsRelated salaries
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