Security Engineer Jobs in Guildford

Security Engineer
Surrey > Guildford

The median Security Engineer salary in Guildford is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 44 -
Rank change year-on-year +30 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 6 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 5.66% 1.13% -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.06% 1.22% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £43,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +23.68% - -
75th Percentile £63,750 £51,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -20.00% +6.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Guildford with a recognized job title 99 328 379
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 92.39% 97.68%
Number of salaries quoted 84 304 247
10th Percentile £31,500 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £37,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,790 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.45% -17.39% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,125 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £70,000 £77,500
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +8.11%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Guildford.

Job vacancy trend for Security Engineer in Guildford

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Guildford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer in Guildford.

Salary trend for Security Engineer in Guildford

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Guildford region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) WAN
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco
1 3 (50.00%) CCNP
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (50.00%) PMI
1 3 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (50.00%) Juniper
1 3 (50.00%) MPLS
1 3 (50.00%) BGP
1 3 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
1 3 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 3 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 3 (50.00%) Network Security
1 3 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (50.00%) FortiGate
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Security Patching
1 3 (50.00%) Ticket Management
1 3 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 3 (50.00%) GDPR
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 3 (50.00%) Security Posture

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) BGP
1 3 (50.00%) MPLS
1 3 (50.00%) Network Security
1 3 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 3 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) PMI
1 3 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
1 3 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 3 (50.00%) Security Patching
1 3 (50.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CCNP
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
1 3 (50.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (50.00%) GDPR
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco
1 3 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 3 (50.00%) Juniper