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 8 May 2026.

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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 267 263
Rank change year-on-year +83 -4 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 247 130 262
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.21% 1.03% 1.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 1.14% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 198 103 235
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £40,800
25th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £56,763
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.54%
75th Percentile £93,688 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -13.60%

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 18,717 11,422 21,977
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.87% 90.21% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 12,631 7,373 16,681
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 +39 57 £75,000 -9.09% 27
West London - 13 £35,000 - 4
East London - 6 £40,000 - 5
Security Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 May 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.

1 116 (46.96%) Cloud Security
2 98 (39.68%) Azure
2 98 (39.68%) Cybersecurity
3 87 (35.22%) AWS
4 69 (27.94%) Information Security
5 67 (27.13%) Python
6 59 (23.89%) Incident Response
6 59 (23.89%) Security Architecture
7 54 (21.86%) Microsoft
8 53 (21.46%) Infrastructure as Code
9 52 (21.05%) Terraform
10 50 (20.24%) CISSP
11 45 (18.22%) CI/CD
11 45 (18.22%) Microsoft 365
12 42 (17.00%) AI
12 42 (17.00%) Degree
13 36 (14.57%) SIEM
14 35 (14.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 35 (14.17%) NIST
15 33 (13.36%) GCP
15 33 (13.36%) Network Security
15 33 (13.36%) PowerShell
16 32 (12.96%) Computer Science
16 32 (12.96%) DevOps
16 32 (12.96%) DevSecOps
16 32 (12.96%) Zero Trust
17 31 (12.55%) Firewall
17 31 (12.55%) Vulnerability Scanning
18 28 (11.34%) Security Operations
19 26 (10.53%) Data Loss Prevention

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 2 (0.81%) Apache Pulsar
Applications
1 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 98 (39.68%) Azure
2 87 (35.22%) AWS
3 45 (18.22%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (13.36%) GCP
5 19 (7.69%) SaaS
6 18 (7.29%) AWS CloudFormation
7 16 (6.48%) Entra ID
8 15 (6.07%) GitHub
9 14 (5.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 13 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (4.45%) IaaS
11 11 (4.45%) PaaS
12 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (3.24%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (2.83%) Mimecast
15 4 (1.62%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 4 (1.62%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.62%) OCI
16 3 (1.21%) Amazon EKS
16 3 (1.21%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 33 (13.36%) Network Security
2 31 (12.55%) Firewall
3 11 (4.45%) VPN
4 6 (2.43%) Cisco ISE
5 5 (2.02%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.62%) BGP
7 3 (1.21%) BIG-IP
7 3 (1.21%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (1.21%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (1.21%) EIGRP
7 3 (1.21%) IPv4
7 3 (1.21%) MPLS
7 3 (1.21%) Multicast
7 3 (1.21%) NX-OS
7 3 (1.21%) OSPF
7 3 (1.21%) VLAN
7 3 (1.21%) Wireless
7 3 (1.21%) Wireless Security
8 2 (0.81%) DNS
8 2 (0.81%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.64%) Tableau
2 3 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.40%) Power BI
3 1 (0.40%) Redis
Development Applications
1 21 (8.50%) GitLab
2 8 (3.24%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.81%) Git
4 1 (0.40%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.40%) Selenium
General
1 46 (18.62%) Finance
2 34 (13.77%) Social Skills
3 23 (9.31%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (6.48%) Legal
5 14 (5.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (4.86%) Law
7 11 (4.45%) Banking
7 11 (4.45%) Retail
8 10 (4.05%) Telecoms
9 9 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.83%) Cyber-Physical System
11 2 (0.81%) Advertising
11 2 (0.81%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.40%) Back Office
12 1 (0.40%) Games
12 1 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.40%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.24%) OAuth
2 7 (2.83%) REST
2 7 (2.83%) RESTful
3 6 (2.43%) Node.js
4 4 (1.62%) OpenID
5 3 (1.21%) Android NDK
5 3 (1.21%) eBPF
5 3 (1.21%) Kafka
5 3 (1.21%) NestJS
5 3 (1.21%) OAuth2
5 3 (1.21%) SAML
5 3 (1.21%) WebSockets
6 2 (0.81%) gRPC
6 2 (0.81%) JWT
7 1 (0.40%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.40%) Middleware
7 1 (0.40%) Next.js
7 1 (0.40%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.40%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 45 (18.22%) Security Posture
2 28 (11.34%) Cloud Native
3 26 (10.53%) Management Information System
4 21 (8.50%) CCTV
5 20 (8.10%) Hedge funds
6 15 (6.07%) Cloud Security Posture
7 10 (4.05%) Operational Technology
8 8 (3.24%) PKI
9 7 (2.83%) AI Agents
9 7 (2.83%) Blog
9 7 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (2.43%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.21%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.21%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
12 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.81%) Onboarding
12 2 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
13 1 (0.40%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.50%) Windows
2 13 (5.26%) Linux
3 12 (4.86%) Mac OS
4 11 (4.45%) Unix
5 7 (2.83%) Android
6 3 (1.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (46.96%) Cloud Security
2 98 (39.68%) Cybersecurity
3 69 (27.94%) Information Security
4 59 (23.89%) Incident Response
4 59 (23.89%) Security Architecture
5 53 (21.46%) Infrastructure as Code
6 45 (18.22%) CI/CD
7 42 (17.00%) AI
8 36 (14.57%) SIEM
9 32 (12.96%) Computer Science
9 32 (12.96%) DevOps
9 32 (12.96%) DevSecOps
9 32 (12.96%) Zero Trust
10 31 (12.55%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 28 (11.34%) Security Operations
12 26 (10.53%) Data Loss Prevention
13 24 (9.72%) Software Engineering
14 23 (9.31%) Cryptography
14 23 (9.31%) Threat Modelling
15 22 (8.91%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 67 (27.13%) Python
2 33 (13.36%) PowerShell
3 25 (10.12%) Bash
4 12 (4.86%) Go
5 9 (3.64%) SQL
6 8 (3.24%) C++
7 3 (1.21%) Java
7 3 (1.21%) Kotlin
7 3 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.81%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.40%) Bicep
9 1 (0.40%) C
9 1 (0.40%) C#
9 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 50 (20.24%) CISSP
2 42 (17.00%) Degree
3 19 (7.69%) CEH
4 18 (7.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (6.07%) Security Cleared
6 14 (5.67%) Master's Degree
7 11 (4.45%) AWS Certification
7 11 (4.45%) CCSK
7 11 (4.45%) CISA
8 10 (4.05%) CompTIA CySA+
9 9 (3.64%) SC Cleared
10 8 (3.24%) DBS Check
11 7 (2.83%) DV Cleared
12 5 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.21%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.81%) Azure Certification
14 2 (0.81%) CCNP
14 2 (0.81%) CISM
15 1 (0.40%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (14.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 35 (14.17%) NIST
2 13 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 10 (4.05%) GRC
4 9 (3.64%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (3.24%) PCI DSS
5 8 (3.24%) SOC 2
6 7 (2.83%) Accessibility
7 6 (2.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.21%) GDPR
8 3 (1.21%) QA
9 2 (0.81%) COBIT
10 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.40%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (2.43%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.21%) Docker
Systems Management
1 52 (21.05%) Terraform
2 18 (7.29%) Kubernetes
3 8 (3.24%) Cilium
4 7 (2.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.02%) QRadar
6 4 (1.62%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.81%) Grafana
7 2 (0.81%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.40%) Ansible
8 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 54 (21.86%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.31%) CrowdStrike
3 20 (8.10%) Google
3 20 (8.10%) Palo Alto
4 18 (7.29%) iManage
5 15 (6.07%) CyberArk
5 15 (6.07%) Rapid7
6 13 (5.26%) Cisco
7 10 (4.05%) Thales
8 7 (2.83%) Qualys
9 6 (2.43%) Meraki
10 4 (1.62%) Oracle
10 4 (1.62%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.62%) Sophos
11 3 (1.21%) CheckPoint
11 3 (1.21%) F5
12 2 (0.81%) Apple
12 2 (0.81%) Ericsson
12 2 (0.81%) Intel
12 2 (0.81%) Nokia