Security Engineer Jobs in Hampshire

Security Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Security Engineer salary in Hampshire is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 April 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 176 161
Rank change year-on-year +105 -15 +50
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 51 17 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 2.57% 0.44% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.72% 0.46% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 45 13 16
10th Percentile £46,250 - £46,875
25th Percentile £51,500 £42,200 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £52,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -25.00% +12.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £55,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £63,155 -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,875 3,674 2,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 94.33% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,252 2,865 2,064
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,625 £28,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,987 £50,000 £51,525
Median % change year-on-year +9.97% -2.96% -1.86%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £74,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Engineer in Hampshire

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for Security Engineer in Hampshire

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Engineer in Hampshire

Security Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 25 April 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Basingstoke +22 30 £53,000 +9.39% 5
Southampton +38 6 £70,000 +12.00% 4
Farnborough - 3 £61,000 - 4
Portsmouth - 3 £67,500 - 2
Security Engineer
South East

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 Hampshire region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 38 (74.51%) Security Cleared
2 36 (70.59%) DV Cleared
3 34 (66.67%) Firewall
4 29 (56.86%) Cisco
5 27 (52.94%) SC Cleared
6 26 (50.98%) Network Security
6 26 (50.98%) Fortinet
6 26 (50.98%) OSPF
6 26 (50.98%) BGP
6 26 (50.98%) EIGRP
7 12 (23.53%) C++
8 11 (21.57%) Python
9 10 (19.61%) Degree
9 10 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (19.61%) Cloud Security
10 9 (17.65%) FortiGate
10 9 (17.65%) Juniper
11 8 (15.69%) Red Hat
11 8 (15.69%) Microsoft
11 8 (15.69%) JavaScript
11 8 (15.69%) SQL
11 8 (15.69%) Linux
11 8 (15.69%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (15.69%) Software Engineering
11 8 (15.69%) Django
11 8 (15.69%) Azure
11 8 (15.69%) Jenkins
11 8 (15.69%) Robot Framework
11 8 (15.69%) React
11 8 (15.69%) GitLab

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (15.69%) Azure
2 7 (13.73%) AWS
2 7 (13.73%) Azure Sentinel
3 4 (7.84%) IaaS
3 4 (7.84%) PaaS
3 4 (7.84%) SaaS
4 3 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (5.88%) Azure Key Vault
4 3 (5.88%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 34 (66.67%) Firewall
2 26 (50.98%) BGP
2 26 (50.98%) EIGRP
2 26 (50.98%) Network Security
2 26 (50.98%) OSPF
3 4 (7.84%) HTTP
3 4 (7.84%) HTTPS
3 4 (7.84%) TCP/IP
4 3 (5.88%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (5.88%) DMVPN
4 3 (5.88%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (15.69%) GitLab
1 8 (15.69%) Jenkins
1 8 (15.69%) Robot Framework
General
1 8 (15.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (11.76%) Social Skills
3 3 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.92%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (15.69%) Django
1 8 (15.69%) React
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.80%) Security Posture
2 4 (7.84%) Mobile App
2 4 (7.84%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.92%) Cloud Security Posture
4 1 (1.96%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (15.69%) Linux
1 8 (15.69%) Rocky
2 4 (7.84%) Android
2 4 (7.84%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (19.61%) Cloud Security
1 10 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (15.69%) Software Engineering
3 7 (13.73%) Computer Science
4 6 (11.76%) DevOps
4 6 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (7.84%) Application Security
5 4 (7.84%) Cryptography
5 4 (7.84%) Incident Response
5 4 (7.84%) Key Management
5 4 (7.84%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (7.84%) Reverse Engineering
5 4 (7.84%) Root Cause Analysis
5 4 (7.84%) Time Management
6 3 (5.88%) Containerisation
6 3 (5.88%) Data Protection
6 3 (5.88%) Deployment Automation
6 3 (5.88%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (5.88%) Network Virtualisation
6 3 (5.88%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 12 (23.53%) C++
2 11 (21.57%) Python
3 8 (15.69%) JavaScript
3 8 (15.69%) SQL
4 7 (13.73%) PowerShell
5 4 (7.84%) C
5 4 (7.84%) Java
5 4 (7.84%) Kotlin
5 4 (7.84%) Objective-C
6 3 (5.88%) Bash
6 3 (5.88%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 38 (74.51%) Security Cleared
2 36 (70.59%) DV Cleared
3 27 (52.94%) SC Cleared
4 10 (19.61%) Degree
5 6 (11.76%) CEH
5 6 (11.76%) CISSP
6 4 (7.84%) Azure Certification
6 4 (7.84%) Master's Degree
7 3 (5.88%) AWS Certification
7 3 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (5.88%) CISM
7 3 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (5.88%) OSCP
8 2 (3.92%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (1.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.73%) GDPR
1 7 (13.73%) HIPAA
2 4 (7.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (7.84%) NIST
3 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (1.96%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 9 (17.65%) FortiGate
2 3 (5.88%) QRadar
Vendors
1 29 (56.86%) Cisco
2 26 (50.98%) Fortinet
3 9 (17.65%) Juniper
4 8 (15.69%) Microsoft
4 8 (15.69%) Red Hat
5 3 (5.88%) Palo Alto
5 3 (5.88%) Splunk