Security Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025

💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025 is USD 88,607

✏️ This salary info is based on 96 individual salaries reported during 2025

Salary details

The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 71,772 and USD 115,189 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: 96

Top 10%: $ 162,025

Top 25%: $ 115,189

Median: $ 88,607

Bottom 25%: $ 71,772

Bottom 10%: $ 57,721

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.

Last updated: June 29, 2025

Salary trend

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:

Top 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:

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