Security Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 3,610 open Security jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 853 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 | £54,000 | £75,000 | £95,000 | 145 |
| GBP | day | £575 | £650 | £750 | 21 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 31%
- ai 20%
- cybersecurity 15%
- automation 14%
- aws 14%
- iso-27001 12%
- cloud-security 12%
- azure 12%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 686 · 19%
- Remote 254 · 7%
- Onsite 126 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 343 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 603
- Lead 297
- C-level 121
- Principal 112
- Intern 45
- Junior 45
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 509
- 501-1000 employees 183
- 51-200 employees 65
- 11-50 employees 20
- 201-500 employees 14
- 1-10 employees 1
Security Operations Team Lead
Lead a cybersecurity team in Glasgow to proactively detect threats, manage incidents, and enforce security policies using tools like Palo Alto, Cortex XDR, and Azure/AWS.
Information Security Analyst
Own and tune Fuse Energy’s security detection stack, automate triage, and lead incident response across AWS, endpoints, and data centres to protect a fast-growing renewable-energy startup.
Cyber Security Consultant
Provide cyber security consultancy to Aerospace, Defence and CNI/OT clients, conducting risk assessments, security governance, and deploying controls to protect critical infrastructure.
Amazon Application Security Engineer
Secure AWS cloud services and applications by conducting penetration tests, reviewing code, and building security automation to protect customers at massive scale.
Manager, Security Automation
Lead a team building and running security automation for a global financial markets infrastructure firm, using SOAR, Python, cloud platforms, and AI to streamline alert triage and incident response.
Cloud Security Engineer
Hands-on Cloud Security Engineer role securing Azure environments with Entra ID, PIM/PAM, and Microsoft security tools, while working directly with clients and the Architecture team.
Lead Security Engineer
Lead a new security engineering function for a cloud-first ecommerce business, building asset visibility, zero-trust access, and automated identity lifecycle from the ground up across GCP and AWS.
Senior Security Engineer (IT/OT)
Senior engineer securing corporate IT and industrial OT systems for a growing retailer, designing architectures, segmentation, and identity controls while mentoring teams.
Director of Security & Compliance
Lead security, compliance, and AI governance for a high-growth organisation, driving ISO 27001 certification, risk frameworks, and DevSecOps while managing a 24/7 outsourced SOC.
Cyber Security Consultant
Advises healthcare clients on cybersecurity strategy, risk assessments, and security controls using frameworks like NIST and ISO27001.
SC Cleared - Cyber Security Architect - Inside ir35
Design and implement Zero Trust and identity security controls for a UK government digital-services migration from legacy hosting to modern cloud platforms.
Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst
Senior role analyzing cyber threats targeting live entertainment, ticketing, and e-commerce; researching threat actors, malware, phishing, and ransomware to produce actionable intelligence for security teams.
Infrastructure Security Engineer
Onsite Infrastructure Security Engineer maintains VMware, Proxmox, and Windows Server environments, hardens systems to CIS benchmarks, and deploys SIEM/antivirus for secure customer deployments in the UK.