Cybersecurity Engineer
England > London
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 391 | 447 | 519 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +72 | +292 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 12 | 54 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.093% | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.24% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 47 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £49,000 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £58,125 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £75,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +20.00% | -21.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,625 | £90,000 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £99,000 | £97,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | -20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,677 | 22,261 | 33,396 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.14% | 94.13% | 95.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,473 | 16,753 | 24,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,150 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer in London.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer in London over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 7 May 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 |
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| Central London | +32 | 1 | £80,000 | +1.59% | 3 |
| South London | +8 | 1 | £50,000 | +13.64% | |
| Cybersecurity Engineer England |
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Cybersecurity 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 London region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: