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 29 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 224 255 253
Rank change year-on-year +31 -2 +76
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 159 200 216
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.21% 1.15% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.33% 1.21% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 119 136 184
10th Percentile £42,000 £46,713 £53,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £58,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +6.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -4.92% -4.31%

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 11,942 16,474 17,704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.56% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 7,747 10,025 14,453
10th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Security Engineer job vacancy trend 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 29 November 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 29 November 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 +36 40 £67,500 -25.00% 13
West London 0 3 £50,000 -39.39% 5
East London - 3 £40,000 - 5
Security Engineer
England

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 63 (39.62%) Azure
1 63 (39.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (32.08%) Cybersecurity
3 49 (30.82%) Degree
3 49 (30.82%) Microsoft
4 45 (28.30%) Vulnerability Management
5 44 (27.67%) NIST
6 43 (27.04%) Incident Response
7 42 (26.42%) PowerShell
8 40 (25.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 38 (23.90%) CISSP
10 37 (23.27%) CI/CD
10 37 (23.27%) Information Security
11 36 (22.64%) Python
12 35 (22.01%) AWS
12 35 (22.01%) Cloud Security
12 35 (22.01%) DevOps
13 33 (20.75%) Firewall
13 33 (20.75%) SIEM
14 32 (20.13%) Windows
15 27 (16.98%) Network Security
15 27 (16.98%) Threat Modelling
16 26 (16.35%) Application Security
16 26 (16.35%) OWASP
17 24 (15.09%) Computer Science
18 23 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
18 23 (14.47%) SDLC
18 23 (14.47%) Security Operations
18 23 (14.47%) Security Testing
19 22 (13.84%) Computer Science Degree

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 9 (5.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.40%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.63%) Apache
3 1 (0.63%) Apache Pulsar
3 1 (0.63%) nginx
Applications
1 4 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.63%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 63 (39.62%) Azure
2 35 (22.01%) AWS
3 23 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (13.21%) Entra ID
5 19 (11.95%) PaaS
6 17 (10.69%) GCP
7 15 (9.43%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (6.29%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (5.03%) SaaS
9 8 (5.03%) Slack
10 6 (3.77%) Mimecast
11 4 (2.52%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (2.52%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (2.52%) Cloudflare
11 4 (2.52%) GitHub
11 4 (2.52%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (2.52%) Tessian
12 3 (1.89%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (1.89%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (1.89%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 33 (20.75%) Firewall
2 27 (16.98%) Network Security
3 15 (9.43%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (6.29%) VPN
5 8 (5.03%) DNS
5 8 (5.03%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.52%) WAN
7 3 (1.89%) HTTP
7 3 (1.89%) LAN
8 2 (1.26%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (1.26%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (1.26%) HTTPS
8 2 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.63%) AMQP
9 1 (0.63%) DHCP
9 1 (0.63%) DMZ
9 1 (0.63%) Ethernet VPN
9 1 (0.63%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.63%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (1.89%) Redis
1 3 (1.89%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.26%) Power BI
2 2 (1.26%) Tableau
3 1 (0.63%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 11 (6.92%) JIRA
2 4 (2.52%) TeamCity
3 3 (1.89%) Burp Suite
3 3 (1.89%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.63%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.63%) Git
4 1 (0.63%) GitLab
4 1 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.63%) Snyk
General
1 39 (24.53%) Finance
2 37 (23.27%) Social Skills
3 16 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (8.18%) Telecoms
5 12 (7.55%) Law
5 12 (7.55%) Legal
6 11 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (6.29%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (5.66%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (5.66%) Retail
9 8 (5.03%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (4.40%) Banking
11 5 (3.14%) Financial Institution
11 5 (3.14%) Public Sector
12 4 (2.52%) Back Office
13 1 (0.63%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.06%) YAML
2 10 (6.29%) OAuth
3 6 (3.77%) OAuth2
4 4 (2.52%) Kafka
4 4 (2.52%) RESTful
4 4 (2.52%) SAML
5 3 (1.89%) JWT
5 3 (1.89%) OpenTelemetry
6 2 (1.26%) Android NDK
6 2 (1.26%) AWS CDK
6 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (1.26%) REST
6 2 (1.26%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.63%) Django
7 1 (0.63%) JDBC
7 1 (0.63%) LDAP
7 1 (0.63%) Node.js
7 1 (0.63%) OpenID
7 1 (0.63%) SOAP
7 1 (0.63%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 32 (20.13%) Security Posture
2 19 (11.95%) Management Information System
3 13 (8.18%) CCTV
4 11 (6.92%) Cloud Native
5 8 (5.03%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (3.14%) Blog
6 5 (3.14%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 4 (2.52%) Cloud Security Posture
7 4 (2.52%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (2.52%) Hedge funds
8 3 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.89%) PKI
9 2 (1.26%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.26%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.26%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.63%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.63%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (20.13%) Windows
2 15 (9.43%) Linux
3 9 (5.66%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.14%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.89%) Android
5 3 (1.89%) Unix
6 2 (1.26%) VMS
7 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.63%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (32.08%) Cybersecurity
2 45 (28.30%) Vulnerability Management
3 43 (27.04%) Incident Response
4 40 (25.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 37 (23.27%) CI/CD
5 37 (23.27%) Information Security
6 35 (22.01%) Cloud Security
6 35 (22.01%) DevOps
7 33 (20.75%) SIEM
8 27 (16.98%) Threat Modelling
9 26 (16.35%) Application Security
9 26 (16.35%) OWASP
10 24 (15.09%) Computer Science
11 23 (14.47%) SDLC
11 23 (14.47%) Security Operations
11 23 (14.47%) Security Testing
12 22 (13.84%) Security Architecture
13 21 (13.21%) DevSecOps
13 21 (13.21%) Mentoring
14 20 (12.58%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 42 (26.42%) PowerShell
2 36 (22.64%) Python
3 19 (11.95%) Bash
4 18 (11.32%) Go
5 7 (4.40%) SQL
6 6 (3.77%) JavaScript
7 5 (3.14%) Java
8 4 (2.52%) C++
9 2 (1.26%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.26%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.63%) Perl
10 1 (0.63%) Scala
Qualifications
1 49 (30.82%) Degree
2 38 (23.90%) CISSP
3 22 (13.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (10.06%) Master's Degree
5 11 (6.92%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (6.92%) CISM
6 10 (6.29%) CEH
6 10 (6.29%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (4.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (3.14%) AWS Certification
8 5 (3.14%) CCNP
9 4 (2.52%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.52%) CCNA
9 4 (2.52%) CCSP
9 4 (2.52%) CISA
9 4 (2.52%) OSCP
9 4 (2.52%) Security Cleared
10 3 (1.89%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (1.89%) GSEC
10 3 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (39.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (27.67%) NIST
3 17 (10.69%) NCSC
4 13 (8.18%) GDPR
5 8 (5.03%) Accessibility
5 8 (5.03%) SOC 2
6 6 (3.77%) PCI DSS
7 5 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (3.14%) GRC
7 5 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (1.89%) JSP 440
10 2 (1.26%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (1.26%) ISO 22301
10 2 (1.26%) QA
11 1 (0.63%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.63%) PSD2
11 1 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (10.06%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.03%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (4.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.26%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 2 (1.26%) Firmware
4 2 (1.26%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.26%) pfSense
4 2 (1.26%) Squid
4 2 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.63%) Docker
5 1 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.63%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (8.18%) Terraform
2 12 (7.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (6.29%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (5.66%) Kubernetes
5 4 (2.52%) Cilium
6 3 (1.89%) Ansible
6 3 (1.89%) Grafana
6 3 (1.89%) Nmap
6 3 (1.89%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.26%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (1.26%) SCCM
7 2 (1.26%) VxRail
8 1 (0.63%) CASB
8 1 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.63%) Nessus
8 1 (0.63%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.63%) QRadar
8 1 (0.63%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.63%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 49 (30.82%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.18%) VMware
3 10 (6.29%) ServiceNow
3 10 (6.29%) Tenable
4 8 (5.03%) Cisco
4 8 (5.03%) CrowdStrike
4 8 (5.03%) Palo Alto
5 7 (4.40%) Rapid7
6 6 (3.77%) CheckPoint
7 5 (3.14%) Google
7 5 (3.14%) iManage
7 5 (3.14%) Okta
7 5 (3.14%) Splunk
8 4 (2.52%) CyberArk
8 4 (2.52%) Fortinet
8 4 (2.52%) Qualys
8 4 (2.52%) Sophos
9 3 (1.89%) Dell
9 3 (1.89%) Foundry
9 3 (1.89%) Palantir