Security Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 3,589 open Security jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 850 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 | 144 |
| GBP | day | £575 | £650 | £750 | 21 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 32%
- ai 20%
- cybersecurity 15%
- automation 14%
- aws 14%
- iso-27001 12%
- cloud-security 12%
- azure 12%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 700 · 20%
- Remote 252 · 7%
- Onsite 125 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 340 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 596
- Lead 300
- C-level 124
- Principal 110
- Intern 45
- Junior 39
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 506
- 501-1000 employees 183
- 51-200 employees 62
- 11-50 employees 19
- 201-500 employees 14
- 1-10 employees 1
Network Security Support Engineer
Provide advanced triage and incident response for network and security issues, troubleshoot SD-WAN, firewalls, and routing, and mentor junior engineers in a hybrid London role.
IT/OT Penetration Tester
Perform IT/OT penetration tests, write reports, and mentor junior testers for clients across sectors. Use tools like OSCP/CREST to assess mobile, cloud, and operational technology systems.
Product Security Engineer
Build and implement security controls across cloud, applications, and autonomous hardware systems for an Arctic-focused startup, assessing risks and ensuring secure-by-design practices in high-stakes environments.
Information Security Manager
Own Tempcover’s security strategy, build policies and controls, and protect systems with cloud-native tooling and AI-driven risk management in a fast-growing InsurTech.
Security Engineer – Cloud Migration to AWS
Designs and automates AWS security controls for a large-scale cloud migration, focusing on Terraform/CloudFormation, Python automation, and compliance (CIS/NIST/ISO).
Senior Incident Response Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud
Lead cybersecurity incident response engagements, analyze cloud/endpoint/network evidence, and develop tools to investigate breaches and attacker tactics for global clients.
DevSecOps Architect
Design and lead a secure, scalable DevSecOps ecosystem for cloud-native software delivery, integrating CI/CD, Kubernetes, IaC, and security tools in a public-sector environment.