Salary insights

Salary at Meritus Talent in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 8 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median143 047 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less

Average124 011 £Arithmetic mean of all offers

Lower quartile70 200 £25% of offers pay less

Upper quartile143 047 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

49 802 £163 444 £

Lower quartile70 200 £

Median143 047 £

Upper quartile143 047 £

What the numbers mean

Half of all offers fall between 70 200 £ and 143 047 £.
Every fourth offer pays more than 143 047 £.
The upper quartile is 104% above the lower one.
The average (124 011 £) is 13% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
The sample is small (8 offers), so treat the numbers as a rough guide.

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Vacancies with salary

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Meritus Talent Stevenage · 27 Aug 2026

Cyber Security Engineer

153 952 – 179 614 £

MERITUS are recruiting for a Cyber Security Engineer to join our client on an initial 24 month contract to support defence programmes as they hit their critical stages. CYBER SECURITY ENGIN…

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Meritus Talent Stevenage · 5 days ago

IT Software Asset Manager (SNOW)

117 000 – 126 750 £

MERITUS are recruiting for an IT Software Asset Manager to join our client in the sovereign defence space to work on SNOW software management. YOU MUST HAVE DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE WITH SNO…

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Meritus Talent Bristol · 5 days ago

Mechanical Design Engineer

78 000 – 97 500 £

MERITUS are recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our client within the sovereign defence industry on an initial 6 month contract from their site in Bristol. MECHANICAL DESIGN…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (143 047 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (124 011 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 70 200 £ to 143 047 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 70 200 £ and a quarter above 143 047 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 8 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 143 047 £ is the market level, above 143 047 £ is the strong quarter, below 70 200 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.