Security Engineer Job Trends in London

Security Engineer
England > London

The median Security Engineer salary in London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 263 248
Rank change year-on-year +63 -15 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 245 128 286
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.14% 1.05% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 1.16% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 191 97 244
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £58,125 £56,250 £58,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.61% -6.67% -14.29%

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 19,843 11,048 23,209
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 90.62% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,691 6,978 17,261
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,350 £37,283
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £92,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,239 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.45% +9.52% -12.86%

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 17 June 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 17 June 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 +20 47 £73,750 -10.61% 18
West London - 12 £35,000 - 4
East London -3 6 £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 17 June 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.

1 125 (51.02%) Cloud Security
2 101 (41.22%) Azure
3 98 (40.00%) AWS
4 96 (39.18%) Cybersecurity
5 69 (28.16%) Python
6 62 (25.31%) Terraform
7 60 (24.49%) CI/CD
7 60 (24.49%) Security Architecture
8 59 (24.08%) Incident Response
9 57 (23.27%) Infrastructure as Code
10 55 (22.45%) Information Security
10 55 (22.45%) Microsoft
11 42 (17.14%) Network Security
12 41 (16.73%) CISSP
13 39 (15.92%) DevOps
13 39 (15.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 39 (15.92%) Microsoft 365
13 39 (15.92%) Security Operations
14 37 (15.10%) Firewall
14 37 (15.10%) NIST
14 37 (15.10%) Software Engineering
15 36 (14.69%) AI
15 36 (14.69%) Degree
16 35 (14.29%) DevSecOps
16 35 (14.29%) SIEM
17 34 (13.88%) Zero Trust
18 32 (13.06%) PowerShell
19 31 (12.65%) GCP
20 29 (11.84%) Problem-Solving
20 29 (11.84%) Vulnerability Scanning

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 (1.22%) Apache
1 3 (1.22%) Apache Spark
1 3 (1.22%) Jupyter
1 3 (1.22%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 101 (41.22%) Azure
2 98 (40.00%) AWS
3 39 (15.92%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (12.65%) GCP
5 24 (9.80%) GitHub
6 18 (7.35%) Azure Sentinel
6 18 (7.35%) Entra ID
7 17 (6.94%) GitHub Actions
8 15 (6.12%) AWS CloudFormation
8 15 (6.12%) SaaS
9 11 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (4.49%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 9 (3.67%) Amazon S3
11 8 (3.27%) Mimecast
12 7 (2.86%) IaaS
12 7 (2.86%) PaaS
13 6 (2.45%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 6 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (2.04%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (2.04%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 42 (17.14%) Network Security
2 37 (15.10%) Firewall
3 17 (6.94%) VPN
4 9 (3.67%) BGP
5 8 (3.27%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (2.86%) OSPF
6 7 (2.86%) VLAN
7 4 (1.63%) BIG-IP
7 4 (1.63%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (1.63%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (1.63%) EIGRP
7 4 (1.63%) IPv4
7 4 (1.63%) MPLS
7 4 (1.63%) Multicast
7 4 (1.63%) NX-OS
7 4 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (1.22%) Cisco Firepower
8 3 (1.22%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.22%) Wireless
8 3 (1.22%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.45%) Tableau
2 4 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (1.22%) Airbyte
3 3 (1.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 21 (8.57%) GitLab
2 13 (5.31%) TeamCity
3 4 (1.63%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.82%) Git
5 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.41%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.41%) Selenium
General
1 43 (17.55%) Social Skills
2 42 (17.14%) Finance
3 23 (9.39%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (6.94%) Banking
6 16 (6.53%) Retail
7 12 (4.90%) Legal
8 10 (4.08%) Law
9 7 (2.86%) Cyber-Physical System
10 5 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.04%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.82%) Advertising
12 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.41%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.41%) Digital Healthcare
12 1 (0.41%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.41%) Games
12 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.67%) eBPF
2 8 (3.27%) Node.js
3 6 (2.45%) OAuth
4 4 (1.63%) OpenID
5 3 (1.22%) Apache NiFi
5 3 (1.22%) REST
5 3 (1.22%) RESTful
5 3 (1.22%) SAML
6 2 (0.82%) JSON
6 2 (0.82%) Middleware
7 1 (0.41%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.41%) Django
7 1 (0.41%) JWT
7 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.41%) NestJS
7 1 (0.41%) Next.js
7 1 (0.41%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 46 (18.78%) Security Posture
2 40 (16.33%) Cloud Native
3 22 (8.98%) Management Information System
4 18 (7.35%) Cloud Security Posture
5 17 (6.94%) PKI
6 13 (5.31%) Hedge funds
7 10 (4.08%) Operational Technology
8 9 (3.67%) CCTV
9 7 (2.86%) AI Agents
9 7 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (2.45%) Blog
11 5 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
13 3 (1.22%) Data Centre
13 3 (1.22%) Product Ownership
13 3 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
13 3 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
14 2 (0.82%) Cyberattack
14 2 (0.82%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 18 (7.35%) Windows
2 10 (4.08%) Linux
3 9 (3.67%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.86%) Unix
5 3 (1.22%) Android
6 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (51.02%) Cloud Security
2 96 (39.18%) Cybersecurity
3 60 (24.49%) CI/CD
3 60 (24.49%) Security Architecture
4 59 (24.08%) Incident Response
5 57 (23.27%) Infrastructure as Code
6 55 (22.45%) Information Security
7 39 (15.92%) DevOps
7 39 (15.92%) Security Operations
8 37 (15.10%) Software Engineering
9 36 (14.69%) AI
10 35 (14.29%) DevSecOps
10 35 (14.29%) SIEM
11 34 (13.88%) Zero Trust
12 29 (11.84%) Problem-Solving
12 29 (11.84%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 25 (10.20%) Computer Science
13 25 (10.20%) Cryptography
14 24 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (9.39%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (28.16%) Python
2 32 (13.06%) PowerShell
3 25 (10.20%) Bash
4 14 (5.71%) Go
5 9 (3.67%) SQL
6 6 (2.45%) Java
6 6 (2.45%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (1.22%) C++
7 3 (1.22%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.22%) Scala
8 2 (0.82%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.82%) Search Processing Language
8 2 (0.82%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.41%) Bicep
9 1 (0.41%) C
9 1 (0.41%) C#
Qualifications
1 41 (16.73%) CISSP
2 36 (14.69%) Degree
3 19 (7.76%) Security Cleared
4 17 (6.94%) AWS Certification
5 16 (6.53%) CEH
6 12 (4.90%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (4.90%) Master's Degree
7 10 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (4.08%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.67%) SC Cleared
9 8 (3.27%) CompTIA CySA+
9 8 (3.27%) DBS Check
10 7 (2.86%) CCSK
11 6 (2.45%) CISA
12 5 (2.04%) CCNA
12 5 (2.04%) CCNP
12 5 (2.04%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (1.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (1.63%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (15.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (15.10%) NIST
3 15 (6.12%) GRC
4 14 (5.71%) SOC 2
5 10 (4.08%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (2.86%) Accessibility
8 6 (2.45%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (2.04%) GDPR
10 3 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (1.22%) QA
11 2 (0.82%) COBIT
11 2 (0.82%) NCSC
12 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 5 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 62 (25.31%) Terraform
2 22 (8.98%) Kubernetes
3 13 (5.31%) Cilium
4 11 (4.49%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (3.67%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (2.45%) QRadar
7 5 (2.04%) Ansible
7 5 (2.04%) Grafana
7 5 (2.04%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.63%) HP Fortify
9 3 (1.22%) Kibana
10 2 (0.82%) SCCM
11 1 (0.41%) CASB
11 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 55 (22.45%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.39%) CrowdStrike
2 23 (9.39%) Palo Alto
3 18 (7.35%) Cisco
4 13 (5.31%) Google
4 13 (5.31%) iManage
5 12 (4.90%) CyberArk
5 12 (4.90%) Rapid7
6 9 (3.67%) Qualys
7 8 (3.27%) Thales
8 7 (2.86%) Meraki
9 5 (2.04%) Oracle
9 5 (2.04%) ServiceNow
9 5 (2.04%) Sophos
9 5 (2.04%) Splunk
10 4 (1.63%) CheckPoint
10 4 (1.63%) F5
11 3 (1.22%) Apple
11 3 (1.22%) Arista
11 3 (1.22%) Tenable