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 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 256 249
Rank change year-on-year +69 -7 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 242 129 281
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.15% 1.07% 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.25% 1.19% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 188 98 243
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,350 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,875 £56,563 £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 £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 19,396 10,841 22,604
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 90.16% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 13,250 6,866 16,894
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £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 £99,853 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -13.32%

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 4 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 4 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 +19 45 £77,500 -6.06% 17
West London - 12 £35,000 - 6
East London -3 5 £70,000 +11.11% 2
Security Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 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.

1 122 (50.41%) Cloud Security
2 99 (40.91%) Azure
3 98 (40.50%) AWS
4 94 (38.84%) Cybersecurity
5 71 (29.34%) Python
6 61 (25.21%) Terraform
7 60 (24.79%) Security Architecture
8 58 (23.97%) CI/CD
8 58 (23.97%) Incident Response
8 58 (23.97%) Information Security
8 58 (23.97%) Infrastructure as Code
9 53 (21.90%) Microsoft
10 42 (17.36%) CISSP
11 40 (16.53%) DevOps
12 39 (16.12%) Degree
13 38 (15.70%) Microsoft 365
14 37 (15.29%) AI
14 37 (15.29%) Network Security
14 37 (15.29%) NIST
15 35 (14.46%) DevSecOps
15 35 (14.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 35 (14.46%) Software Engineering
16 34 (14.05%) Security Operations
16 34 (14.05%) Zero Trust
17 33 (13.64%) SIEM
18 32 (13.22%) Firewall
18 32 (13.22%) GCP
18 32 (13.22%) PowerShell
19 30 (12.40%) Vulnerability Scanning
20 27 (11.16%) Computer Science

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 (1.24%) Apache
1 3 (1.24%) Apache Spark
1 3 (1.24%) Jupyter
1 3 (1.24%) 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 99 (40.91%) Azure
2 98 (40.50%) AWS
3 38 (15.70%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (13.22%) GCP
5 22 (9.09%) GitHub
6 17 (7.02%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (6.61%) AWS CloudFormation
7 16 (6.61%) Entra ID
7 16 (6.61%) SaaS
8 15 (6.20%) GitHub Actions
9 12 (4.96%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 11 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (3.72%) Amazon S3
12 8 (3.31%) IaaS
12 8 (3.31%) PaaS
13 7 (2.89%) Mimecast
14 6 (2.48%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 5 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
15 5 (2.07%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (2.07%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 37 (15.29%) Network Security
2 32 (13.22%) Firewall
3 13 (5.37%) VPN
4 7 (2.89%) BGP
5 6 (2.48%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (2.07%) OSPF
6 5 (2.07%) VLAN
7 3 (1.24%) BIG-IP
7 3 (1.24%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (1.24%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (1.24%) EIGRP
7 3 (1.24%) IPv4
7 3 (1.24%) MPLS
7 3 (1.24%) Multicast
7 3 (1.24%) NX-OS
7 3 (1.24%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.24%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.24%) Wireless
7 3 (1.24%) Wireless Security
8 2 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.89%) Tableau
2 4 (1.65%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (1.24%) Airbyte
3 3 (1.24%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (9.09%) GitLab
2 12 (4.96%) TeamCity
3 3 (1.24%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.83%) 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 41 (16.94%) Social Skills
2 40 (16.53%) Finance
3 23 (9.50%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (6.20%) Banking
5 15 (6.20%) Retail
6 12 (4.96%) Legal
7 9 (3.72%) Law
8 7 (2.89%) Cyber-Physical System
9 5 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.07%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.07%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.83%) Advertising
11 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.41%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.41%) Games
11 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.31%) eBPF
1 8 (3.31%) Node.js
2 7 (2.89%) OAuth
3 5 (2.07%) RESTful
4 4 (1.65%) OpenID
4 4 (1.65%) REST
5 3 (1.24%) Apache NiFi
5 3 (1.24%) SAML
6 2 (0.83%) JSON
6 2 (0.83%) Middleware
7 1 (0.41%) Android NDK
7 1 (0.41%) Django
7 1 (0.41%) gRPC
7 1 (0.41%) JWT
7 1 (0.41%) Kafka
7 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.41%) NestJS
7 1 (0.41%) Next.js
7 1 (0.41%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.41%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 45 (18.60%) Security Posture
2 39 (16.12%) Cloud Native
3 23 (9.50%) Management Information System
4 18 (7.44%) Cloud Security Posture
5 15 (6.20%) Hedge funds
5 15 (6.20%) PKI
6 14 (5.79%) CCTV
7 10 (4.13%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.89%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.89%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.48%) Blog
10 5 (2.07%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.24%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.24%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
11 3 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.83%) Cyberattack
12 2 (0.83%) Data Centre
12 2 (0.83%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.85%) Windows
2 11 (4.55%) Linux
3 10 (4.13%) Mac OS
4 8 (3.31%) Unix
5 6 (2.48%) Android
6 2 (0.83%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.83%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (50.41%) Cloud Security
2 94 (38.84%) Cybersecurity
3 60 (24.79%) Security Architecture
4 58 (23.97%) CI/CD
4 58 (23.97%) Incident Response
4 58 (23.97%) Information Security
4 58 (23.97%) Infrastructure as Code
5 40 (16.53%) DevOps
6 37 (15.29%) AI
7 35 (14.46%) DevSecOps
7 35 (14.46%) Software Engineering
8 34 (14.05%) Security Operations
8 34 (14.05%) Zero Trust
9 33 (13.64%) SIEM
10 30 (12.40%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 27 (11.16%) Computer Science
11 27 (11.16%) Problem-Solving
12 25 (10.33%) Cryptography
13 23 (9.50%) Continuous Improvement
13 23 (9.50%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 71 (29.34%) Python
2 32 (13.22%) PowerShell
3 26 (10.74%) Bash
4 14 (5.79%) Go
5 10 (4.13%) SQL
6 6 (2.48%) Java
6 6 (2.48%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (2.07%) C++
8 3 (1.24%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.24%) Scala
9 2 (0.83%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.83%) Search Processing Language
9 2 (0.83%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.41%) Bicep
10 1 (0.41%) C
10 1 (0.41%) C#
10 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 42 (17.36%) CISSP
2 39 (16.12%) Degree
3 20 (8.26%) Security Cleared
4 16 (6.61%) AWS Certification
5 15 (6.20%) CEH
6 13 (5.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (5.37%) Master's Degree
7 11 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (4.55%) DV Cleared
8 10 (4.13%) SC Cleared
9 9 (3.72%) CompTIA CySA+
10 8 (3.31%) CCSK
10 8 (3.31%) CISA
10 8 (3.31%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.07%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (1.65%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.65%) CCNA
12 4 (1.65%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (15.29%) NIST
2 35 (14.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (5.79%) GRC
4 12 (4.96%) SOC 2
5 8 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 8 (3.31%) PCI DSS
6 7 (2.89%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.89%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.65%) GDPR
9 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.24%) QA
10 2 (0.83%) COBIT
10 2 (0.83%) NCSC
11 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 5 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.83%) Docker
3 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 61 (25.21%) Terraform
2 21 (8.68%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.96%) Cilium
4 9 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (3.31%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (2.48%) QRadar
7 5 (2.07%) Ansible
7 5 (2.07%) Grafana
7 5 (2.07%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.65%) HP Fortify
9 3 (1.24%) Kibana
10 1 (0.41%) CASB
10 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 53 (21.90%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.09%) CrowdStrike
3 19 (7.85%) Palo Alto
4 15 (6.20%) Cisco
4 15 (6.20%) Google
5 13 (5.37%) iManage
6 12 (4.96%) CyberArk
6 12 (4.96%) Rapid7
7 8 (3.31%) Thales
8 7 (2.89%) Qualys
9 6 (2.48%) Meraki
10 5 (2.07%) Oracle
10 5 (2.07%) ServiceNow
10 5 (2.07%) Sophos
11 3 (1.24%) Apple
11 3 (1.24%) CheckPoint
11 3 (1.24%) F5
11 3 (1.24%) Splunk
12 2 (0.83%) Arista
12 2 (0.83%) Intel