Security Engineer Job Trends in London

Security Engineer
England > London

The median Security Engineer salary in London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 269 236 249
Rank change year-on-year -33 +13 +183
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 131 248 283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.10% 1.29% 1.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 1.35% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 99 182 240
10th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £53,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £67,500 £62,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £82,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.15% +3.13% +10.34%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £96,500 £100,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% -7.69% -

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 10,896 18,397 20,897
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 95.40% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7,112 11,621 17,265
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year - -0.68% +4.29%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Engineer in London

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in London

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer in London over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Engineer in London

Security 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 Security Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Central London +11 19 £77,500 -8.82% 15
South London - 6 £50,000 - 3
East London - 1 £63,000 - 4
Security Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 September 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 London region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 55 (41.98%) Azure
2 49 (37.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (35.11%) Cybersecurity
4 39 (29.77%) Social Skills
5 38 (29.01%) CI/CD
6 37 (28.24%) Vulnerability Management
7 36 (27.48%) PowerShell
7 36 (27.48%) Microsoft
8 35 (26.72%) Finance
8 35 (26.72%) Cloud Security
9 34 (25.95%) NIST
9 34 (25.95%) DevOps
10 31 (23.66%) Firewall
11 30 (22.90%) SIEM
11 30 (22.90%) Degree
11 30 (22.90%) AWS
12 29 (22.14%) Python
13 28 (21.37%) Threat Modelling
13 28 (21.37%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 26 (19.85%) Security Posture
14 26 (19.85%) Incident Response
15 24 (18.32%) Application Security
15 24 (18.32%) DevSecOps
16 23 (17.56%) Windows
16 23 (17.56%) Information Security
17 22 (16.79%) Agile
17 22 (16.79%) Penetration Testing
17 22 (16.79%) Network Security
18 21 (16.03%) CISSP
19 20 (15.27%) Security Testing

Security 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (6.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (4.58%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.76%) Apache
3 1 (0.76%) nginx
Applications
1 2 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.76%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.76%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.53%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 55 (41.98%) Azure
2 30 (22.90%) AWS
3 17 (12.98%) PaaS
4 16 (12.21%) Entra ID
5 13 (9.92%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (9.16%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (6.11%) GCP
8 7 (5.34%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (4.58%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (3.82%) Slack
11 4 (3.05%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (3.05%) Cloudflare
11 4 (3.05%) Mimecast
12 3 (2.29%) Azure AKS
12 3 (2.29%) IBM Cloud
13 2 (1.53%) Amazon ECS
13 2 (1.53%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 2 (1.53%) Amazon Macie
13 2 (1.53%) AWS KMS
13 2 (1.53%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 31 (23.66%) Firewall
2 22 (16.79%) Network Security
3 13 (9.92%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (5.34%) DNS
4 7 (5.34%) VPN
5 3 (2.29%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.29%) WAN
6 2 (1.53%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (1.53%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (1.53%) HTTPS
6 2 (1.53%) LAN
6 2 (1.53%) SSL
7 1 (0.76%) DMARC
7 1 (0.76%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.76%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.76%) NAS
7 1 (0.76%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (0.76%) SAN
7 1 (0.76%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.76%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.53%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.76%) FileMaker
2 1 (0.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (5.34%) JIRA
2 3 (2.29%) Burp Suite
2 3 (2.29%) Git
2 3 (2.29%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.76%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.76%) GitLab
General
1 39 (29.77%) Social Skills
2 35 (26.72%) Finance
3 13 (9.92%) Law
4 11 (8.40%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (7.63%) Banking
6 9 (6.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (6.11%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (6.11%) Legal
8 7 (5.34%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (5.34%) Telecoms
9 5 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (3.05%) Marketing
11 2 (1.53%) Games
11 2 (1.53%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.53%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.53%) Retail
12 1 (0.76%) Electronics
12 1 (0.76%) Mandarin Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.21%) YAML
2 3 (2.29%) OAuth
3 2 (1.53%) AWS CDK
3 2 (1.53%) Kafka
3 2 (1.53%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (1.53%) SAML
4 1 (0.76%) .NET
4 1 (0.76%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.76%) Django
4 1 (0.76%) JDBC
4 1 (0.76%) JSON
4 1 (0.76%) LDAP
4 1 (0.76%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.76%) OpenID
4 1 (0.76%) SOAP
4 1 (0.76%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 26 (19.85%) Security Posture
2 16 (12.21%) CCTV
3 14 (10.69%) Management Information System
4 11 (8.40%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (7.63%) Cloud Native
6 7 (5.34%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 6 (4.58%) Cloud Security Posture
7 6 (4.58%) PKI
8 5 (3.82%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (3.05%) Mobile App
10 3 (2.29%) Algorithms
10 3 (2.29%) Data Centre
10 3 (2.29%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (2.29%) Public Cloud
10 3 (2.29%) Virtual Team
11 2 (1.53%) Client/Server
11 2 (1.53%) Driving Licence
11 2 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
12 1 (0.76%) Online Games
12 1 (0.76%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.56%) Windows
2 14 (10.69%) Linux
3 7 (5.34%) Windows Server
4 3 (2.29%) VMS
5 1 (0.76%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.76%) Unix
5 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (35.11%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (29.01%) CI/CD
3 37 (28.24%) Vulnerability Management
4 35 (26.72%) Cloud Security
5 34 (25.95%) DevOps
6 30 (22.90%) SIEM
7 28 (21.37%) Threat Modelling
7 28 (21.37%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 26 (19.85%) Incident Response
9 24 (18.32%) Application Security
9 24 (18.32%) DevSecOps
10 23 (17.56%) Information Security
11 22 (16.79%) Agile
11 22 (16.79%) Penetration Testing
12 20 (15.27%) Mentoring
12 20 (15.27%) SDLC
12 20 (15.27%) Security Testing
12 20 (15.27%) Test Automation
13 19 (14.50%) OWASP
13 19 (14.50%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 36 (27.48%) PowerShell
2 29 (22.14%) Python
3 13 (9.92%) Go
4 11 (8.40%) Bash
5 10 (7.63%) Java
6 6 (4.58%) JavaScript
7 5 (3.82%) SQL
8 2 (1.53%) Bicep
8 2 (1.53%) Perl
9 1 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 30 (22.90%) Degree
2 21 (16.03%) CISSP
3 15 (11.45%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (9.16%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (9.16%) Master's Degree
5 11 (8.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (6.87%) CISM
7 7 (5.34%) CCSP
8 5 (3.82%) CCNP
9 4 (3.05%) CCNA
9 4 (3.05%) CCSK
9 4 (3.05%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (2.29%) City & Guilds
10 3 (2.29%) GCIH
10 3 (2.29%) GSEC
10 3 (2.29%) OSCP
10 3 (2.29%) Security Cleared
11 2 (1.53%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.53%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.53%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (37.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (25.95%) NIST
3 16 (12.21%) GDPR
4 15 (11.45%) NCSC
5 6 (4.58%) Accessibility
6 5 (3.82%) SOC 2
7 3 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (2.29%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.76%) GRC
9 1 (0.76%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.76%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.76%) PSD2
System Software
1 12 (9.16%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.82%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.29%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.53%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 2 (1.53%) Firmware
5 2 (1.53%) pfSense
5 2 (1.53%) Squid
5 2 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (11.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.87%) Terraform
3 8 (6.11%) Kubernetes
3 8 (6.11%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (3.05%) CASB
5 3 (2.29%) Nessus
5 3 (2.29%) Nmap
6 2 (1.53%) Ansible
6 2 (1.53%) Cisco CUCM
6 2 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (1.53%) Mesos
6 2 (1.53%) SCCM
6 2 (1.53%) VxRail
7 1 (0.76%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.76%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.76%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (27.48%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.16%) VMware
3 10 (7.63%) Cisco
4 7 (5.34%) ServiceNow
5 6 (4.58%) Splunk
5 6 (4.58%) Tenable
6 5 (3.82%) CheckPoint
6 5 (3.82%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (3.82%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.82%) Zscaler
7 4 (3.05%) Fortinet
7 4 (3.05%) Okta
7 4 (3.05%) Sophos
8 3 (2.29%) Dell
8 3 (2.29%) Google
8 3 (2.29%) IBM
8 3 (2.29%) Rapid7
8 3 (2.29%) Symantec
9 2 (1.53%) Imperva
9 2 (1.53%) Qualys