Security system installers and repairers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£37,991
Understanding Security system installers and repairers pay in the UK
The typical security system installers and repairers in the UK earns a median salary of £37,991 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £40,349. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical security system installers and repairers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: security system installers and repairers pay ranges from £26,634 in Yorkshire and the Humber up to £47,280 in London, a difference of £20,646 (78%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see security system installers and repairers pay in London or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for security system installers and repairers at £47,280 — 24% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £26,634.
UK median £37,991
| Region | Median payUK median £37,991 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £47,280 | £47,280 | £54,396 | +24% |
| North West | £41,597 | £41,597 | £47,987 | +9% |
| East of England | £39,859 | £39,859 | £40,773 | +5% |
| East Midlands | £35,503 | £35,503 | £39,182 | -7% |
| West Midlands | £35,154 | £35,154 | £33,795 | -7% |
| Wales | £35,144 | £35,144 | £35,463 | -7% |
| North East | £33,106 | £33,106 | £34,405 | -13% |
| Scotland | £32,590 | £32,590 | £32,917 | -14% |
| South West | £31,652 | £31,652 | £36,058 | -17% |
| South East | £28,500 | £28,500 | £27,977 | -25% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £26,634 | £26,634 | £32,522 | -30% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £47,280 | £47,280Mean £54,396 | +24% |
| North West £41,597 | £41,597Mean £47,987 | +9% |
| East of England £39,859 | £39,859Mean £40,773 | +5% |
| East Midlands £35,503 | £35,503Mean £39,182 | -7% |
| West Midlands £35,154 | £35,154Mean £33,795 | -7% |
| Wales £35,144 | £35,144Mean £35,463 | -7% |
| North East £33,106 | £33,106Mean £34,405 | -13% |
| Scotland £32,590 | £32,590Mean £32,917 | -14% |
| South West £31,652 | £31,652Mean £36,058 | -17% |
| South East £28,500 | £28,500Mean £27,977 | -25% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £26,634 | £26,634Mean £32,522 | -30% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£37,991); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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