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 11 June 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 272 250
Rank change year-on-year +78 -22 +73
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 245 122 285
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.15% 1.00% 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.25% 1.10% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 190 93 245
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £61,563 £57,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £61,875 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -8.33% -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 19,657 11,054 23,043
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 90.50% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,535 6,940 17,131
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
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 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.74% +9.52% -12.87%

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 11 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 11 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 +24 46 £75,000 -11.76% 16
West London - 12 £35,000 - 5
East London -2 6 £82,500 +30.95% 5
Security Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 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.

1 126 (51.43%) Cloud Security
2 101 (41.22%) Azure
3 99 (40.41%) AWS
4 95 (38.78%) Cybersecurity
5 71 (28.98%) Python
6 62 (25.31%) Terraform
7 61 (24.90%) Security Architecture
8 60 (24.49%) Incident Response
9 59 (24.08%) CI/CD
9 59 (24.08%) Information Security
9 59 (24.08%) Infrastructure as Code
10 54 (22.04%) Microsoft
11 43 (17.55%) CISSP
12 40 (16.33%) DevOps
12 40 (16.33%) Network Security
13 39 (15.92%) AI
13 39 (15.92%) Degree
13 39 (15.92%) NIST
14 38 (15.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 38 (15.51%) Microsoft 365
15 36 (14.69%) DevSecOps
15 36 (14.69%) Security Operations
16 35 (14.29%) Firewall
16 35 (14.29%) SIEM
16 35 (14.29%) Software Engineering
16 35 (14.29%) Zero Trust
17 32 (13.06%) GCP
17 32 (13.06%) PowerShell
18 30 (12.24%) Vulnerability Scanning
19 29 (11.84%) Problem-Solving

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
2 1 (0.41%) Apache Pulsar
Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 101 (41.22%) Azure
2 99 (40.41%) AWS
3 38 (15.51%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (13.06%) GCP
5 22 (8.98%) GitHub
6 17 (6.94%) Azure Sentinel
6 17 (6.94%) Entra ID
7 16 (6.53%) AWS CloudFormation
7 16 (6.53%) SaaS
8 15 (6.12%) GitHub Actions
9 12 (4.90%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 11 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (3.67%) Amazon S3
12 8 (3.27%) IaaS
12 8 (3.27%) Mimecast
12 8 (3.27%) PaaS
13 6 (2.45%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 5 (2.04%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (2.04%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (2.04%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 40 (16.33%) Network Security
2 35 (14.29%) Firewall
3 15 (6.12%) 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 7 (2.86%) Tableau
2 4 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (1.22%) Airbyte
3 3 (1.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (8.98%) GitLab
2 12 (4.90%) TeamCity
3 3 (1.22%) 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%) Finance
2 42 (17.14%) Social Skills
3 24 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (7.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (6.53%) Banking
6 15 (6.12%) Retail
7 13 (5.31%) 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 4 (1.63%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.82%) Advertising
13 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.41%) Digital Health
13 1 (0.41%) Digital Healthcare
13 1 (0.41%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.41%) Games
13 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.27%) eBPF
1 8 (3.27%) Node.js
2 7 (2.86%) OAuth
3 5 (2.04%) RESTful
4 4 (1.63%) OpenID
4 4 (1.63%) REST
5 3 (1.22%) Apache NiFi
5 3 (1.22%) SAML
6 2 (0.82%) JSON
6 2 (0.82%) Middleware
7 1 (0.41%) Android NDK
7 1 (0.41%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.41%) Django
7 1 (0.41%) gRPC
7 1 (0.41%) JWT
7 1 (0.41%) Kafka
7 1 (0.41%) NestJS
7 1 (0.41%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.41%) Playwright
7 1 (0.41%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 48 (19.59%) Security Posture
2 39 (15.92%) Cloud Native
3 24 (9.80%) Management Information System
4 19 (7.76%) Cloud Security Posture
5 15 (6.12%) Hedge funds
5 15 (6.12%) PKI
6 12 (4.90%) CCTV
7 10 (4.08%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.86%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.45%) Blog
10 5 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 4 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (1.22%) Data Centre
12 3 (1.22%) Product Ownership
12 3 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
13 2 (0.82%) Cyberattack
13 2 (0.82%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.76%) Windows
2 11 (4.49%) Linux
3 10 (4.08%) Mac OS
4 8 (3.27%) Unix
5 5 (2.04%) Android
6 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (51.43%) Cloud Security
2 95 (38.78%) Cybersecurity
3 61 (24.90%) Security Architecture
4 60 (24.49%) Incident Response
5 59 (24.08%) CI/CD
5 59 (24.08%) Information Security
5 59 (24.08%) Infrastructure as Code
6 40 (16.33%) DevOps
7 39 (15.92%) AI
8 36 (14.69%) DevSecOps
8 36 (14.69%) Security Operations
9 35 (14.29%) SIEM
9 35 (14.29%) Software Engineering
9 35 (14.29%) Zero Trust
10 30 (12.24%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 29 (11.84%) Problem-Solving
12 27 (11.02%) Computer Science
13 25 (10.20%) Cryptography
14 24 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
14 24 (9.80%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 71 (28.98%) Python
2 32 (13.06%) PowerShell
3 26 (10.61%) Bash
4 14 (5.71%) Go
5 10 (4.08%) SQL
6 6 (2.45%) Java
6 6 (2.45%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (2.04%) C++
8 3 (1.22%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.22%) Scala
9 2 (0.82%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.82%) Search Processing Language
9 2 (0.82%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.41%) Bicep
10 1 (0.41%) C
10 1 (0.41%) C#
10 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 43 (17.55%) CISSP
2 39 (15.92%) Degree
3 20 (8.16%) Security Cleared
4 16 (6.53%) AWS Certification
4 16 (6.53%) CEH
5 13 (5.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (5.31%) Master's Degree
6 12 (4.90%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (4.49%) DV Cleared
8 10 (4.08%) SC Cleared
9 9 (3.67%) CompTIA CySA+
10 8 (3.27%) CCSK
10 8 (3.27%) CISA
10 8 (3.27%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.04%) CCNA
11 5 (2.04%) CCNP
11 5 (2.04%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (1.63%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (15.92%) NIST
2 38 (15.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (5.71%) GRC
4 12 (4.90%) SOC 2
5 10 (4.08%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (2.86%) Accessibility
7 7 (2.86%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (2.04%) GDPR
10 4 (1.63%) QA
11 3 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.82%) COBIT
12 2 (0.82%) NCSC
13 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 5 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.82%) Docker
3 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 62 (25.31%) Terraform
2 22 (8.98%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.90%) Cilium
4 9 (3.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (3.67%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.45%) QRadar
6 5 (2.04%) Ansible
6 5 (2.04%) Grafana
6 5 (2.04%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.63%) HP Fortify
8 3 (1.22%) Kibana
9 1 (0.41%) CASB
9 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 54 (22.04%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.39%) CrowdStrike
3 22 (8.98%) Palo Alto
4 18 (7.35%) Cisco
5 15 (6.12%) Google
6 13 (5.31%) iManage
7 12 (4.90%) CyberArk
7 12 (4.90%) Rapid7
8 8 (3.27%) Qualys
8 8 (3.27%) Thales
9 7 (2.86%) Meraki
10 5 (2.04%) Oracle
10 5 (2.04%) ServiceNow
10 5 (2.04%) Sophos
11 4 (1.63%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.63%) F5
11 4 (1.63%) Splunk
12 3 (1.22%) Apple
12 3 (1.22%) Arista
13 2 (0.82%) Darktrace