Security Engineer Job Trends in London

Security Engineer
England > London

The median Security Engineer salary in London is £76,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 July 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 257 240
Rank change year-on-year +61 -17 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 251 138 273
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.12% 1.12% 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 1.22% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 196 104 216
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,150 £40,000
25th Percentile £49,250 £57,500 £64,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,188 £91,435
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £59,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year +5.93% -6.02% -10.31%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 20,920 11,327 20,470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.93% 91.69% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 14,442 7,350 14,738
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 22 July 2026.

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 22 July 2026. 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 +19 42 £73,750 -13.24% 20
West London - 17 £35,000 - 6
South London +11 8 £52,500 +5.00% 11
East London -1 7 £82,500 +30.95% 4
Security Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 22 July 2026, 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.

1 121 (48.21%) Cloud Security
2 97 (38.65%) Azure
3 92 (36.65%) Cybersecurity
4 89 (35.46%) AWS
5 64 (25.50%) Python
6 62 (24.70%) Terraform
7 60 (23.90%) CI/CD
7 60 (23.90%) Microsoft
8 58 (23.11%) Incident Response
9 57 (22.71%) Security Architecture
10 56 (22.31%) Information Security
10 56 (22.31%) Infrastructure as Code
11 46 (18.33%) Network Security
12 45 (17.93%) Security Operations
13 41 (16.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 40 (15.94%) Firewall
14 40 (15.94%) SIEM
15 39 (15.54%) AI
16 38 (15.14%) Microsoft 365
16 38 (15.14%) Software Engineering
17 37 (14.74%) CISSP
17 37 (14.74%) Degree
18 36 (14.34%) DevOps
18 36 (14.34%) Problem-Solving
19 35 (13.94%) PowerShell
20 34 (13.55%) DevSecOps
20 34 (13.55%) NIST
20 34 (13.55%) Zero Trust
21 30 (11.95%) Vulnerability Management
22 27 (10.76%) GCP

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 3 (1.20%) Apache
1 3 (1.20%) Apache Spark
1 3 (1.20%) Jupyter
1 3 (1.20%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 97 (38.65%) Azure
2 89 (35.46%) AWS
3 38 (15.14%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (10.76%) GCP
5 24 (9.56%) GitHub
6 21 (8.37%) Entra ID
7 19 (7.57%) Azure Sentinel
8 17 (6.77%) GitHub Actions
9 13 (5.18%) Amazon S3
10 12 (4.78%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (4.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 10 (3.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 10 (3.98%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (3.98%) OCI
12 8 (3.19%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (3.19%) Amazon ELB
12 8 (3.19%) AWS CloudTrail
12 8 (3.19%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (3.19%) Mimecast
12 8 (3.19%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (18.33%) Network Security
2 40 (15.94%) Firewall
3 19 (7.57%) VPN
4 9 (3.59%) BGP
5 7 (2.79%) Cisco ISE
6 6 (2.39%) OSPF
6 6 (2.39%) VLAN
7 4 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (1.20%) BIG-IP
8 3 (1.20%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (1.20%) Cisco Firepower
8 3 (1.20%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (1.20%) EIGRP
8 3 (1.20%) IPv4
8 3 (1.20%) MPLS
8 3 (1.20%) Multicast
8 3 (1.20%) NX-OS
8 3 (1.20%) Wireless
8 3 (1.20%) Wireless Security
9 2 (0.80%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.19%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (1.20%) Airbyte
2 3 (1.20%) NoSQL
2 3 (1.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (6.77%) GitLab
2 13 (5.18%) TeamCity
3 4 (1.59%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.80%) Git
5 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.40%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.40%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.40%) Selenium
General
1 43 (17.13%) Social Skills
2 42 (16.73%) Finance
3 25 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (7.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (7.57%) Banking
6 17 (6.77%) Retail
7 13 (5.18%) Law
8 11 (4.38%) Legal
9 7 (2.79%) Cyber-Physical System
10 6 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.99%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.20%) Digital Health
12 3 (1.20%) Digital Healthcare
13 2 (0.80%) Advertising
13 2 (0.80%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.40%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.40%) Games
14 1 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.59%) eBPF
2 7 (2.79%) Node.js
3 6 (2.39%) OAuth
4 4 (1.59%) OpenID
5 3 (1.20%) Apache NiFi
5 3 (1.20%) Middleware
5 3 (1.20%) RESTful
5 3 (1.20%) SAML
6 2 (0.80%) JSON
6 2 (0.80%) REST
7 1 (0.40%) Django
7 1 (0.40%) JWT
7 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.40%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 43 (17.13%) Security Posture
2 39 (15.54%) Cloud Native
3 20 (7.97%) PKI
4 18 (7.17%) Management Information System
5 16 (6.37%) CCTV
5 16 (6.37%) Cloud Security Posture
6 10 (3.98%) Operational Technology
7 8 (3.19%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.79%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.79%) Blog
8 7 (2.79%) Hedge funds
8 7 (2.79%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.59%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.20%) NHS
10 3 (1.20%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.80%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.37%) Windows
2 8 (3.19%) Linux
3 4 (1.59%) Mac OS
3 4 (1.59%) Unix
4 2 (0.80%) Android
4 2 (0.80%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (48.21%) Cloud Security
2 92 (36.65%) Cybersecurity
3 60 (23.90%) CI/CD
4 58 (23.11%) Incident Response
5 57 (22.71%) Security Architecture
6 56 (22.31%) Information Security
6 56 (22.31%) Infrastructure as Code
7 45 (17.93%) Security Operations
8 40 (15.94%) SIEM
9 39 (15.54%) AI
10 38 (15.14%) Software Engineering
11 36 (14.34%) DevOps
11 36 (14.34%) Problem-Solving
12 34 (13.55%) DevSecOps
12 34 (13.55%) Zero Trust
13 30 (11.95%) Vulnerability Management
14 25 (9.96%) Data Loss Prevention
15 24 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
15 24 (9.56%) Threat Modelling
15 24 (9.56%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 64 (25.50%) Python
2 35 (13.94%) PowerShell
3 23 (9.16%) Bash
4 15 (5.98%) Go
5 8 (3.19%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (2.39%) Java
6 6 (2.39%) SQL
7 3 (1.20%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.20%) Scala
8 2 (0.80%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.80%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.40%) Bicep
9 1 (0.40%) C
9 1 (0.40%) C#
9 1 (0.40%) C++
9 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (14.74%) CISSP
1 37 (14.74%) Degree
2 21 (8.37%) AWS Certification
2 21 (8.37%) Security Cleared
3 16 (6.37%) CEH
3 16 (6.37%) Master's Degree
4 12 (4.78%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (4.38%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.98%) SC Cleared
7 8 (3.19%) DBS Check
8 7 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.39%) CISM
10 5 (1.99%) CCNA
10 5 (1.99%) CCNP
10 5 (1.99%) CompTIA CySA+
10 5 (1.99%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.59%) Azure Certification
11 4 (1.59%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (16.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (13.55%) NIST
3 16 (6.37%) SOC 2
4 15 (5.98%) GRC
5 10 (3.98%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (2.79%) Accessibility
8 6 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (2.39%) GDPR
9 3 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.20%) QA
10 2 (0.80%) NCSC
11 1 (0.40%) COBIT
11 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 4 (1.59%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.40%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 62 (24.70%) Terraform
2 25 (9.96%) Kubernetes
3 15 (5.98%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (5.58%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (5.18%) Cilium
6 8 (3.19%) QRadar
7 6 (2.39%) Ansible
8 5 (1.99%) Grafana
8 5 (1.99%) Prometheus
9 4 (1.59%) HP Fortify
9 4 (1.59%) SCCM
10 3 (1.20%) Kibana
11 1 (0.40%) CASB
11 1 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 60 (23.90%) Microsoft
2 26 (10.36%) Palo Alto
3 23 (9.16%) CrowdStrike
4 18 (7.17%) Cisco
5 14 (5.58%) CyberArk
6 13 (5.18%) iManage
7 12 (4.78%) Qualys
7 12 (4.78%) Rapid7
8 10 (3.98%) Oracle
9 8 (3.19%) Google
9 8 (3.19%) Thales
10 7 (2.79%) ServiceNow
10 7 (2.79%) Sophos
10 7 (2.79%) Splunk
11 6 (2.39%) Meraki
12 5 (1.99%) Tenable
13 4 (1.59%) Arista
14 3 (1.20%) CheckPoint
14 3 (1.20%) F5
15 2 (0.80%) Intel