IT Role Rank Poland
#10 by score · #6 editorially · Security

Security Engineer (incl. cloud security)

Tier 1 · AI-era winnersAI risk: lowMixed30 offers on SOLID.Jobs

AI widens the attack surface; a chronic shortage of people

Overall scoreDerived
7.26/ 10
#10 of 73 by score with the default weights. #6 in the editorial ranking.
  • Salary 30% × 4.91.46
  • AI resistance 35% × 9.03.15
  • Demand 20% × 9.01.80
  • Remote work 10% × 7.00.70
  • Low stress 5% × 3.00.15

Salary, k PLN per month

Mixed
0510152025303540Estimate≈18–33Market B2B17.5–26.1 · 18 offers · SOLID.JobsMarket employment17.5–22.5 · 11 offers · SOLID.JobsReport B2B22.3–31.9 · No Fluff Jobs

estimate MID → SENIORmarket (SOLID.Jobs): middle half of offersreport (No Fluff Jobs H1 2026): mid → senior, B2B range mediansmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)

Range MID → SENIOR
≈18–33
Range midpoint
≈25.5
Junior Derived
≈12.8
Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
≈17.3
Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
≈20.9

NOTE: this is NOT a junior salary! The bottom of the range = MID level (or just promoted from junior). The top of the range = an experienced SENIOR. Staff/principal/architect levels can earn above it.

Easiest transitions

Estimate
DevSecOpsCloud Security ArchitectCISO (eventually)

2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)

Key certifications

Estimate
Security+AZ-500/SC-100docelowo OSCP

Scores 1–10

Estimate
  • AI resistance9/10
    10 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
  • Demand9/10
    10 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
  • Remote work7/10
    10 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
  • Stress7/10
    10 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
  • Entry barrier7/10
    10 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
  • Prestige8/10
    10 = elite reputation in the industry, 1 = underrated role; a subjective view of the title among engineers - informational, not part of the Score formula

The market in job ads

From job ads SOLID.Jobs · 13/11/2026
30offers · 11 employers
21.4kB2B median · 17.5–26.1k
22.5kemployment median · 11 offers
47%remote · 53% hybrid

Most common stack

  • NIS2
  • Cybersecurity
  • Information security
  • Microsoft 365 security
  • RODO
  • Checo Point Maestro
  • F5
  • Linux
  • CI/CD
  • ISO 27001
  • Network Security
  • Risk Assessment

requirednice to have% of this role's offers

Experience level

Junior 0%Regular 30%Senior 70%

3525 Q14225 Q21525 Q31125 Q41426 Q15126 Q24526 Q3826 Q4
Offers per quarter in Security · hollow dot = quarter in progress

Matching: 28 by title, 2 by category. Pay is the midpoint of each offer's range in PLN per month (B2B net, employment gross); the median and the band holding the middle half of offers are shown.

Salaries in job-board reports

From reports

No Fluff Jobs: „Kariera w IT 2026”data for H1 2026

Report category: Security.

LevelB2B netEmployment, gross
Junior–11.7–15.2
Mid22.3–26.615.9–23
Senior26.6–31.920.2–25.3

Thousands of PLN a month: the median lower and upper bounds of the ranges in job ads. A dash means the report gives no amount because there were too few ads. Source: page 25 of the report.

No Fluff Jobs: „Rynek pracy IT w Polsce 2025/2026”data for 2025

Report category: Security.

LevelB2B netEmployment, gross
Overall25–29.417–23
Junior9.1–14.28–10
Mid20.2–24.314–17
Senior25.2–30.220–28

Thousands of PLN a month: the median lower and upper bounds of the ranges in job ads. Year-on-year change of the overall upper median: B2B +5.0%, employment +4.5%. Source: pages 27 and 32 of the report.

Reports are shown on their own, with a link and page number. They are not averaged with SOLID.Jobs data because they measure something else: the report gives the median lower and upper bounds, SOLID.Jobs the median of the range midpoints.