Security Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 3,436 open Security jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 794 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 632 · 18%
- Remote 211 · 6%
- Onsite 119 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 318 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 592
- Lead 291
- C-level 117
- Principal 93
- Junior 49
- Intern 41
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 489
- 501-1000 employees 167
- 51-200 employees 63
- 11-50 employees 20
- 201-500 employees 14
- 1-10 employees 1
Head of IT Security
Head of IT Security leading information security and cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management using frameworks like ISO27001 and NIST.
Cyber Security Engineer
A 24-month contract Cyber Security Engineer based fully onsite in Stevenage, responsible for maintaining and optimising SOC toolsets, tuning alerts, managing cyber security appliance integrations, and scripting playbooks using PowerShell and Python.
Cyber Security Analyst
Cyber Security Analyst responsible for security monitoring, incident response, and security assessments using Microsoft 365 security stack, SIEM, and vulnerability management tools within a regulated environment.
Cyber Security Engineer
Threat Detection Engineer role in Central London focused on Microsoft security stack—Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID, and Purview—using KQL for detection in Azure and Kubernetes environments.
Lead Engineer — Application Security
Lead Engineer in Application Security at Klarna, focusing on preventing security flaws in fintech software by reviewing architecture, threat modeling, and building security tooling. Works cross-functionally to embed secure practices into engineering processes.