Security Engineer Job Trends in London

Security Engineer
England > London

The median Security Engineer salary in London is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 261 239
Rank change year-on-year +65 -22 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 269 128 241
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.12% 1.06% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.21% 1.16% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 215 98 191
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £55,250 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +3.13%
75th Percentile £88,125 £90,000 £91,995
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £59,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% -0.83% -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 22,299 11,068 18,547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 91.64% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 15,263 7,179 12,605
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £71,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +2.11% -2.07%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 22 August 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 22 August 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 +27 39 £72,500 -9.38% 16
West London - 19 £35,000 - 9
South London +10 13 £60,000 +20.00% 10
East London -1 10 £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 22 August 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.

1 107 (39.78%) Cloud Security
2 96 (35.69%) Cybersecurity
3 87 (32.34%) Azure
4 81 (30.11%) AWS
5 64 (23.79%) Microsoft
6 56 (20.82%) Incident Response
7 53 (19.70%) CI/CD
7 53 (19.70%) Python
8 52 (19.33%) Security Architecture
8 52 (19.33%) Security Operations
9 51 (18.96%) Terraform
10 50 (18.59%) Infrastructure as Code
11 47 (17.47%) Information Security
12 45 (16.73%) Network Security
13 44 (16.36%) Firewall
13 44 (16.36%) SIEM
14 39 (14.50%) AI
15 38 (14.13%) Software Engineering
16 37 (13.75%) Degree
16 37 (13.75%) Microsoft 365
17 35 (13.01%) CISSP
17 35 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
18 34 (12.64%) DevSecOps
18 34 (12.64%) PowerShell
19 33 (12.27%) Palo Alto
20 32 (11.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
21 31 (11.52%) Vulnerability Management
22 30 (11.15%) DevOps
23 28 (10.41%) Data Loss Prevention
23 28 (10.41%) Zero Trust

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 (1.12%) Apache
1 3 (1.12%) Apache Spark
1 3 (1.12%) Jupyter
1 3 (1.12%) SAS
2 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.37%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 87 (32.34%) Azure
2 81 (30.11%) AWS
3 37 (13.75%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (10.04%) Entra ID
5 21 (7.81%) GitHub
6 19 (7.06%) GCP
7 16 (5.95%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (5.58%) Azure Sentinel
9 14 (5.20%) Amazon S3
10 13 (4.83%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (4.46%) Mimecast
12 11 (4.09%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 11 (4.09%) OCI
13 9 (3.35%) Amazon EC2
13 9 (3.35%) Amazon ELB
13 9 (3.35%) AWS CloudTrail
13 9 (3.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 8 (2.97%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (2.23%) SaaS
16 5 (1.86%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 45 (16.73%) Network Security
2 44 (16.36%) Firewall
3 24 (8.92%) VPN
4 9 (3.35%) BGP
5 7 (2.60%) Cisco ISE
6 6 (2.23%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (2.23%) DNS
6 6 (2.23%) OSPF
6 6 (2.23%) VLAN
7 3 (1.12%) BIG-IP
7 3 (1.12%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (1.12%) EIGRP
7 3 (1.12%) HTTP
7 3 (1.12%) Internet
7 3 (1.12%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (1.12%) IPv4
7 3 (1.12%) MPLS
7 3 (1.12%) Multicast
7 3 (1.12%) NX-OS
7 3 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.35%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (1.12%) Airbyte
2 3 (1.12%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 13 (4.83%) GitLab
2 9 (3.35%) TeamCity
3 6 (2.23%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.86%) Burp Suite
5 4 (1.49%) Git
6 3 (1.12%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.37%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.37%) IDA Disassembler
7 1 (0.37%) JIRA
7 1 (0.37%) Selenium
7 1 (0.37%) Snyk
General
1 44 (16.36%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.50%) Finance
3 23 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (7.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (6.32%) Banking
6 14 (5.20%) Law
6 14 (5.20%) Retail
7 13 (4.83%) Legal
8 7 (2.60%) Cyber-Physical System
8 7 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.60%) Public Sector
9 3 (1.12%) Digital Health
9 3 (1.12%) Digital Healthcare
9 3 (1.12%) Financial Institution
9 3 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.74%) Advertising
10 2 (0.74%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.74%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (18.96%) Terraform
2 9 (3.35%) eBPF
2 9 (3.35%) OAuth
3 7 (2.60%) Node.js
3 7 (2.60%) OpenID
4 5 (1.86%) SAML
5 3 (1.12%) Apache NiFi
5 3 (1.12%) JWT
5 3 (1.12%) Middleware
5 3 (1.12%) RESTful
6 2 (0.74%) JSON
6 2 (0.74%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.74%) REST
7 1 (0.37%) .NET
7 1 (0.37%) Django
7 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.37%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 38 (14.13%) Cloud Native
2 35 (13.01%) Security Posture
3 29 (10.78%) CCTV
4 16 (5.95%) PKI
5 14 (5.20%) Management Information System
6 11 (4.09%) Cloud Security Posture
6 11 (4.09%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (4.09%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.60%) AI Agents
7 7 (2.60%) Blog
7 7 (2.60%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 4 (1.49%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.12%) Driving Licence
11 3 (1.12%) NHS
11 3 (1.12%) Product Ownership
11 3 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.20%) Windows
2 9 (3.35%) Linux
3 3 (1.12%) Kali Linux
4 2 (0.74%) Android
4 2 (0.74%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.37%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (39.78%) Cloud Security
2 96 (35.69%) Cybersecurity
3 56 (20.82%) Incident Response
4 53 (19.70%) CI/CD
5 52 (19.33%) Security Architecture
5 52 (19.33%) Security Operations
6 50 (18.59%) Infrastructure as Code
7 47 (17.47%) Information Security
8 44 (16.36%) SIEM
9 39 (14.50%) AI
10 38 (14.13%) Software Engineering
11 35 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
12 34 (12.64%) DevSecOps
13 31 (11.52%) Vulnerability Management
14 30 (11.15%) DevOps
15 28 (10.41%) Data Loss Prevention
15 28 (10.41%) Zero Trust
16 26 (9.67%) SDLC
16 26 (9.67%) Threat Modelling
17 22 (8.18%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 53 (19.70%) Python
2 34 (12.64%) PowerShell
3 21 (7.81%) Bash
4 18 (6.69%) Go
5 10 (3.72%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (2.60%) Java
7 4 (1.49%) SQL
8 3 (1.12%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.12%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.12%) Scala
9 2 (0.74%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.37%) C
10 1 (0.37%) C#
10 1 (0.37%) C++
10 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (13.75%) Degree
2 35 (13.01%) CISSP
3 24 (8.92%) Security Cleared
4 18 (6.69%) AWS Certification
5 17 (6.32%) CEH
5 17 (6.32%) Master's Degree
6 14 (5.20%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (4.83%) DV Cleared
8 11 (4.09%) SC Cleared
9 8 (2.97%) CISM
9 8 (2.97%) DBS Check
9 8 (2.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.23%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (1.86%) CCNA
11 5 (1.86%) CCNP
11 5 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.49%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.49%) CCSP
13 3 (1.12%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (9.67%) NIST
3 12 (4.46%) SOC 2
4 10 (3.72%) GRC
5 8 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 7 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (2.60%) PCI DSS
7 6 (2.23%) Accessibility
7 6 (2.23%) GDPR
8 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.12%) QA
9 2 (0.74%) NCSC
System Software
1 8 (2.97%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.74%) Docker
2 2 (0.74%) ProxySG
3 1 (0.37%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (9.29%) Kubernetes
2 21 (7.81%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (5.95%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (3.35%) Cilium
5 8 (2.97%) QRadar
6 7 (2.60%) Grafana
6 7 (2.60%) Prometheus
7 6 (2.23%) Ansible
8 4 (1.49%) SCCM
9 3 (1.12%) Kibana
9 3 (1.12%) Nessus
9 3 (1.12%) Nmap
10 2 (0.74%) Argo
10 2 (0.74%) Istio
10 2 (0.74%) linkerd
11 1 (0.37%) CASB
11 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 64 (23.79%) Microsoft
2 33 (12.27%) Palo Alto
3 26 (9.67%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (8.18%) Cisco
5 16 (5.95%) CyberArk
6 15 (5.58%) Rapid7
7 13 (4.83%) iManage
8 11 (4.09%) Oracle
8 11 (4.09%) Qualys
9 8 (2.97%) Splunk
9 8 (2.97%) Tenable
9 8 (2.97%) Thales
10 7 (2.60%) ServiceNow
10 7 (2.60%) Sophos
11 6 (2.23%) Arista
11 6 (2.23%) Meraki
12 4 (1.49%) Netskope
13 3 (1.12%) Google
13 3 (1.12%) Okta
13 3 (1.12%) Zscaler