Principal Security Engineer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Principal Security Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer salary in Portsmouth.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Hampshire median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 471 249 577
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.54% 94.32% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 332 125 495
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £44,438 £37,574 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.86% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -6.98%

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Principal 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 Portsmouth region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST