Security Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 3,434 open Security jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 790 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, ai and cybersecurity.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £55,155 | £75,000 | £95,000 | 146 |
| GBP | day | £575 | £650 | £750 | 21 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 30%
- ai 18%
- cybersecurity 14%
- aws 13%
- automation 13%
- iso-27001 11%
- cloud-security 11%
- azure 11%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 630 · 18%
- Remote 209 · 6%
- Onsite 118 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 318 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 595
- Lead 289
- C-level 116
- Principal 93
- Junior 49
- Intern 42
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 489
- 501-1000 employees 166
- 51-200 employees 63
- 11-50 employees 20
- 201-500 employees 14
- 1-10 employees 1
Head of Security Architecture
Leads security architecture for a UK insurer, defining Zero Trust and Secure by Design standards to protect customers and systems while aligning with business goals and enterprise tech estates.
Sector Associate – AI & Cyber Security
Support BSI's AI and Cyber Security sector through research, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement and programme coordination, translating complex technical and regulatory developments into clear insights.
GRC Manager - 6 month FTC
Leads Trayport’s security governance, risk and compliance program, maintaining ISO27001 certification and advising executives on risk posture and regulatory alignment.
Senior Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps Engineer
Senior Application Security/DevSecOps Engineer embedding security into the SDLC for a health research charity, using Azure, KQL, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and security-as-code.
Cyber Security Engineer - MS Sentinel, Defender, SSO, PKI, SC-100/200, CISSP
Hands-on Cyber Security Engineer at a global law firm, owning security controls, incident response, threat monitoring, and vulnerability management across Windows Server and Azure infrastructure using MS Sentinel and MS Defender.
Senior Security Engineer
Senior Security Engineer on a 2.4-month contract implementing and managing Palo Alto Networks XSIAM for a government client's Security Operations function, focusing on threat detection, automation, and incident response.
AI Security Architect
6-month AI Security Architect contract designing security frameworks, controls, and governance for safe AI/GenAI/LLM deployment at a health research charity, with hybrid/remote work from London.
Security Operations Analyst- UK
Monitor and respond to cybersecurity threats by triaging alerts, analyzing EDR telemetry, and investigating malware or suspicious activity across Windows, Linux, and MacOS environments.
Cloud Security Engineer
The Cloud Security Engineer will design, build, and maintain secure cloud-native solutions for Security Operations Centre (SOC) capabilities using AWS, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps practices. The role involves implementing security monitoring, threat detection, and automated response across cloud environments.
Cyber Security Engineer
Hands-on operational cyber security role focused on investigating incidents and working daily with Microsoft O365 Defender, Entra ID, Intune, and Rapid7 SIEM to protect the organisation from cyber threats.