Security Engineer Jobs in London

The median annual salary for a Security Engineer was £55,000 in advertised job vacancies in London during the 3 months to 25 June 2017.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Security Engineer England / London
Location	3 months to 25 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	386	326	438
Rank change year-on-year	-60	+112
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer	237	350	252
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in London	0.65%	0.89%	0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.69%	0.92%	0.59%
Number of salaries quoted	189	311	229
Median salary	£55,000	£55,000	£55,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£29,700	£45,000	£35,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£80,000	£72,500	£72,100
UK excluding London median salary	£47,500	£47,500	£45,000
% change year-on-year	-	+5.55%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in permanent job vacancies advertised in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

IT Job Roles London
Permanent job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	34435	37857	42919
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London	94.83%	95.92%	95.87%
Number of salaries quoted	27911	32929	36278
Median salary	£57,500	£55,000	£55,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+4.54%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£32,500	£32,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£82,500	£80,000	£80,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+2.40%	+3.75%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in London that featured Security Engineer in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for Security Engineer in London

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Engineer in London.

Salary trend for Security Engineer in London

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Security Engineer in London over the 3 months to 25 June 2017.

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 3 months to 25 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
City of London	+14	37	£50,000	-9.09%	1
Hackney	-	5	£25,500	-
Canary Wharf	-8	3	£75,000	+50.00%
Mitcham	-	2	£45,000	-
Kingston Upon Thames	+15	1	£72,500	+93.33%
West End of London	+3	1	£60,000	+20.00%	1
Southwark	-	1	£28,500	-
Bromley	-	1	-	-
Croydon	-	1	£62,500	-
Security Engineer England

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

For the 6 months to 25 June 2017, Security Engineer job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the London region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1	312 (58.87%)	Firewall
2	252 (47.55%)	Network Security
3	244 (46.04%)	Cisco
4	180 (33.96%)	CheckPoint
5	166 (31.32%)	Cisco Certification
6	161 (30.38%)	Linux
7	158 (29.81%)	Information Security
8	150 (28.30%)	Cisco ASA
8	150 (28.30%)	Palo Alto
9	131 (24.72%)	SIEM
9	131 (24.72%)	Windows
10	128 (24.15%)	CCNP
11	125 (23.58%)	Finance
12	121 (22.83%)	Cybersecurity
13	118 (22.26%)	Juniper

14	109 (20.57%)	CISSP
15	107 (20.19%)	F5
16	95 (17.92%)	Vulnerability Management
17	89 (16.79%)	Python
18	86 (16.23%)	Wireless
18	86 (16.23%)	Security Operations
19	77 (14.53%)	ITIL
19	77 (14.53%)	WAN
20	74 (13.96%)	CISM
21	72 (13.58%)	VPN
22	69 (13.02%)	Fortinet
23	68 (12.83%)	Splunk
24	67 (12.64%)	TCP/IP
25	65 (12.26%)	LAN
26	64 (12.08%)	Degree

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	19 (3.58%)	IIS
2	18 (3.40%)	Apache
3	17 (3.21%)	Tomcat
3	17 (3.21%)	WebLogic
4	9 (1.70%)	MS Exchange
5	7 (1.32%)	Elasticsearch
6	5 (0.94%)	OpenStack
7	3 (0.57%)	SharePoint
8	2 (0.38%)	Apache Pig
8	2 (0.38%)	Apache Spark
8	2 (0.38%)	Drupal
8	2 (0.38%)	Exchange Server 2013
8	2 (0.38%)	WordPress
9	1 (0.19%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
9	1 (0.19%)	Skype for Business

Applications
1	2 (0.38%)	Spreadsheet

Business Applications
1	4 (0.75%)	SAP Oil and Gas

Cloud Services
1	36 (6.79%)	Amazon AWS
2	20 (3.77%)	Microsoft Azure
3	11 (2.08%)	Cloud Computing
4	8 (1.51%)	IaaS
5	6 (1.13%)	AWS CloudFormation
6	4 (0.75%)	Office 365
7	3 (0.57%)	Amazon EC2
7	3 (0.57%)	Amazon S3
7	3 (0.57%)	Google Cloud Platform
7	3 (0.57%)	PaaS
7	3 (0.57%)	Route 53
7	3 (0.57%)	SaaS
7	3 (0.57%)	Virtual Private Cloud
8	2 (0.38%)	GitHub
9	1 (0.19%)	Amazon CloudWatch
9	1 (0.19%)	AWS CloudTrail

Communications & Networking
1	312 (58.87%)	Firewall
2	252 (47.55%)	Network Security
3	150 (28.30%)	Cisco ASA
4	86 (16.23%)	Wireless
5	77 (14.53%)	WAN
6	72 (13.58%)	VPN
7	67 (12.64%)	TCP/IP
8	65 (12.26%)	LAN
9	57 (10.75%)	BGP
10	55 (10.38%)	OSPF
11	49 (9.25%)	Cisco Wireless
12	45 (8.49%)	Internet
13	43 (8.11%)	DNS
14	38 (7.17%)	Intrusion Detection
15	35 (6.60%)	Cisco IOS
15	35 (6.60%)	Cisco Nexus
16	34 (6.42%)	SSL
17	33 (6.23%)	VLAN
18	28 (5.28%)	Cisco ISE
19	26 (4.91%)	MPLS

Database & Business Intelligence
1	18 (3.40%)	SQL Server
2	9 (1.70%)	Big Data
3	5 (0.94%)	Couchbase
3	5 (0.94%)	InfluxDB
3	5 (0.94%)	Neo4j
4	3 (0.57%)	Cognos Impromptu
4	3 (0.57%)	Hadoop
4	3 (0.57%)	MongoDB
4	3 (0.57%)	PostgreSQL
4	3 (0.57%)	Redis
5	2 (0.38%)	Apache Hive
5	2 (0.38%)	Blockchain
5	2 (0.38%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	6 (1.13%)	Jenkins
2	1 (0.19%)	Burp Suite
2	1 (0.19%)	Metasploit
2	1 (0.19%)	Paros
2	1 (0.19%)	Sonatype Nexus
2	1 (0.19%)	WebScarab

General
1	125 (23.58%)	Finance
2	59 (11.13%)	Banking
3	19 (3.58%)	Marketing
4	15 (2.83%)	Telecoms
5	9 (1.70%)	Legal
6	6 (1.13%)	Games
7	5 (0.94%)	Advertising
7	5 (0.94%)	Law
7	5 (0.94%)	Online Betting
8	4 (0.75%)	Electronics
8	4 (0.75%)	Manufacturing
9	3 (0.57%)	Financial Institution
10	2 (0.38%)	Publishing
11	1 (0.19%)	Digital Economy
11	1 (0.19%)	Investment Banking
11	1 (0.19%)	Retail

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	13 (2.45%)	SailPoint
2	12 (2.26%)	802.1X
3	11 (2.08%)	Regular Expression
3	11 (2.08%)	Web Services
4	7 (1.32%)	Elastic Stack
5	6 (1.13%)	Node.js
6	3 (0.57%)	CSS
7	2 (0.38%)	.NET
7	2 (0.38%)	boto
7	2 (0.38%)	HTML
8	1 (0.19%)	CGI
8	1 (0.19%)	jQuery
8	1 (0.19%)	SAML
8	1 (0.19%)	XML

Miscellaneous
1	45 (8.49%)	Data Centre
2	34 (6.42%)	Computer Science
3	30 (5.66%)	Management Information System
4	28 (5.28%)	Security Operations Centre
5	19 (3.58%)	Analytical Skills
6	16 (3.02%)	Greenfield Project
7	15 (2.83%)	Data Protection Act
7	15 (2.83%)	Fintech
7	15 (2.83%)	PKI
8	13 (2.45%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
9	11 (2.08%)	Clustering
10	8 (1.51%)	Cyberthreat
10	8 (1.51%)	Linux Command Line
11	7 (1.32%)	Cybercrime
12	6 (1.13%)	CCTV
12	6 (1.13%)	Mobile App
13	5 (0.94%)	Enterprise Cloud
14	4 (0.75%)	Cyber Defence
14	4 (0.75%)	Embedded Systems
14	4 (0.75%)	Enterprise Software

Operating Systems
1	161 (30.38%)	Linux
2	131 (24.72%)	Windows
3	45 (8.49%)	Windows Server
4	43 (8.11%)	CentOS
5	36 (6.79%)	Unix
6	22 (4.15%)	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7	18 (3.40%)	Ubuntu
8	17 (3.21%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	11 (2.08%)	Windows Server 2008
9	11 (2.08%)	Windows Server 2012
10	10 (1.89%)	Android
10	10 (1.89%)	Apple iOS
11	6 (1.13%)	Debian
11	6 (1.13%)	Mac OS X
12	5 (0.94%)	Kali Linux
13	1 (0.19%)	FreeBSD
13	1 (0.19%)	HPUX
13	1 (0.19%)	Solaris
13	1 (0.19%)	VMS

Processes & Methodologies
1	158 (29.81%)	Information Security
2	131 (24.72%)	SIEM
3	121 (22.83%)	Cybersecurity
4	95 (17.92%)	Vulnerability Management
5	86 (16.23%)	Security Operations
6	77 (14.53%)	ITIL
7	60 (11.32%)	Penetration Testing
8	54 (10.19%)	Security Monitoring
9	43 (8.11%)	Vulnerability Scanning
10	38 (7.17%)	Load Balancing
11	36 (6.79%)	Security Architecture
12	32 (6.04%)	Identity Access Management
13	28 (5.28%)	Presales
14	27 (5.09%)	Agile Software Development
14	27 (5.09%)	Change Control
14	27 (5.09%)	Data Loss Prevention
14	27 (5.09%)	Identity Management
14	27 (5.09%)	Kalman Filter
14	27 (5.09%)	Security Management
15	26 (4.91%)	Incident Management

Programming Languages
1	89 (16.79%)	Python
2	58 (10.94%)	Perl
3	34 (6.42%)	Java
3	34 (6.42%)	Ruby
4	20 (3.77%)	SQL
5	19 (3.58%)	Bash Shell
6	17 (3.21%)	PHP
7	15 (2.83%)	C
7	15 (2.83%)	C++
7	15 (2.83%)	PowerShell
8	13 (2.45%)	Korn
9	11 (2.08%)	JavaScript
10	10 (1.89%)	Bourne shell
10	10 (1.89%)	C#
11	8 (1.51%)	Go
12	3 (0.57%)	Apple Swift
12	3 (0.57%)	C-shell
13	2 (0.38%)	Scala
14	1 (0.19%)	AWK
14	1 (0.19%)	sed

Qualifications
1	166 (31.32%)	Cisco Certification
2	128 (24.15%)	CCNP
3	109 (20.57%)	CISSP
4	74 (13.96%)	CISM
5	64 (12.08%)	Degree
6	46 (8.68%)	CCNA
7	41 (7.74%)	CISA
8	35 (6.60%)	GIAC
9	23 (4.34%)	CCSE
10	20 (3.77%)	CCSA
10	20 (3.77%)	CCSP
10	20 (3.77%)	CEH
10	20 (3.77%)	Computer Science Degree
11	19 (3.58%)	CCIE
12	18 (3.40%)	CompTIA Security+
12	18 (3.40%)	Security+ Certification
13	16 (3.02%)	JNCIS
14	14 (2.64%)	GSEC
15	12 (2.26%)	Security Cleared
16	11 (2.08%)	Check Point Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	57 (10.75%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	39 (7.36%)	ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3	29 (5.47%)	PCI DSS
4	19 (3.58%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
5	18 (3.40%)	QA
6	6 (1.13%)	GDPR
6	6 (1.13%)	SLA
7	2 (0.38%)	COBIT
7	2 (0.38%)	GCP
7	2 (0.38%)	HMG Security Policy Framework
7	2 (0.38%)	ISO/IEC 20000
8	1 (0.19%)	Cyber Essentials
8	1 (0.19%)	FISMA
8	1 (0.19%)	NIST 800

System Software
1	56 (10.57%)	Active Directory
2	22 (4.15%)	iptables
3	16 (3.02%)	Snort
4	13 (2.45%)	Docker
5	10 (1.89%)	Firmware
5	10 (1.89%)	ProxySG
6	9 (1.70%)	VMware Infrastructure
6	9 (1.70%)	vSphere
7	7 (1.32%)	Hyper-V
7	7 (1.32%)	pfSense
7	7 (1.32%)	Virtual Machines
8	4 (0.75%)	VMware ESXi
9	2 (0.38%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
9	2 (0.38%)	Virtual Servers
9	2 (0.38%)	XenApp

Systems Management
1	51 (9.62%)	FortiGate
2	31 (5.85%)	Nessus
3	23 (4.34%)	McAfee ePO
4	22 (4.15%)	SELinux
5	15 (2.83%)	Ansible
5	15 (2.83%)	Puppet
6	14 (2.64%)	Kubernetes
7	13 (2.45%)	PowerBroker
8	9 (1.70%)	Norton AntiVirus
9	8 (1.51%)	SCCM
10	7 (1.32%)	Kibana
10	7 (1.32%)	logstash
10	7 (1.32%)	Opscode Chef
11	6 (1.13%)	CSIRT
12	5 (0.94%)	Nagios
12	5 (0.94%)	QRadar
12	5 (0.94%)	Symantec Endpoint Protection
13	4 (0.75%)	Mesos
13	4 (0.75%)	OSSEC
13	4 (0.75%)	RSA enVision

Vendors
1	244 (46.04%)	Cisco
2	180 (33.96%)	CheckPoint
3	150 (28.30%)	Palo Alto
4	118 (22.26%)	Juniper
5	107 (20.19%)	F5
6	69 (13.02%)	Fortinet
7	68 (12.83%)	Splunk
8	52 (9.81%)	McAfee
9	49 (9.25%)	Red Hat
10	47 (8.87%)	Aruba
11	45 (8.49%)	Extreme Networks
12	42 (7.92%)	SonicWALL
13	41 (7.74%)	WatchGuard
14	39 (7.36%)	Microsoft
15	31 (5.85%)	Riverbed
16	29 (5.47%)	Blue Coat
16	29 (5.47%)	Qualys
17	28 (5.28%)	ArcSight
18	27 (5.09%)	CyberArk
18	27 (5.09%)	VMware