Principal Security Engineer
England > South East
The median Principal Security Engineer salary in the South East is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 281 | - | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.007% | - | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | - | 0.020% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £80,000 | - | £92,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.90% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title | 13,637 | 5,845 | 15,244 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.49% | 83.67% | 93.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,981 | 3,669 | 11,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £27,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £39,750 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +11.11% | -11.33% |
Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Principal Security Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for Principal Security Engineer job vacancies in the South East.
Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 27 April 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 South East region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
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