Secure Coding Job Trends in the South East

Secure Code Development
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Secure Coding skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 241 362
Rank change year-on-year -32 +121 +16
Permanent jobs citing Secure Coding 26 42 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.18% 0.54% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.59% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 21 15 19
10th Percentile £48,750 - £57,500
25th Percentile £49,168 £52,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -24.14% -12.12%
75th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £62,000 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £71,991
% change year-on-year - -16.66% -8.58%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Secure Coding falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,406 7,115 14,345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.08% 90.68% 82.85%
Number of salaries quoted 7,157 3,334 10,061
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,375 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -12.00%

Secure Coding
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Secure Coding relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Secure Coding job vacancy trend in the South East

Secure Coding
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Secure Coding.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Secure Coding

Secure Coding
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Secure Coding in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Secure Coding in the South East

Secure Coding
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Secure Coding within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 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
Hampshire -31 11 £57,500 - 3
Thames Valley +10 7 £49,536 -9.94% 10
Buckinghamshire -4 5 £49,536 - 3
Kent -29 4 - -
Surrey -30 4 £62,500 -
Berkshire +13 2 £57,500 - 4
Secure Coding
England

Secure Coding
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:

Business Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 7 (26.92%) Azure
1 7 (26.92%) Azure Functions
1 7 (26.92%) Azure Monitor
1 7 (26.92%) Serverless
2 5 (19.23%) AWS
3 4 (15.38%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (34.62%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (26.92%) SQL Server
3 2 (7.69%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (38.46%) Git
2 1 (3.85%) GitLab
2 1 (3.85%) Jenkins
General
1 15 (57.69%) Social Skills
2 6 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (46.15%) Developer
2 10 (38.46%) Software Developer
3 6 (23.08%) .NET Developer
3 6 (23.08%) .NET Software Developer
3 6 (23.08%) Software Engineer
4 5 (19.23%) Architect
4 5 (19.23%) Azure Developer
4 5 (19.23%) Security Architect
5 4 (15.38%) Lead
5 4 (15.38%) Lead Architect
5 4 (15.38%) Lead Security Architect
6 2 (7.69%) Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) Application Security Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) Security Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) Security Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) C# .NET Developer
7 1 (3.85%) C# Developer
7 1 (3.85%) C# Software Developer
7 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 1 (3.85%) Principal Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (46.15%) .NET
2 4 (15.38%) Lightning Web Components
2 4 (15.38%) Visualforce
3 2 (7.69%) Next.js
3 2 (7.69%) React
4 1 (3.85%) CSS
4 1 (3.85%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (26.92%) Cloud Native
2 4 (15.38%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (7.69%) Distributed Systems
3 2 (7.69%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.69%) Linux
1 2 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (57.69%) Problem-Solving
1 15 (57.69%) Software Engineering
2 14 (53.85%) CI/CD
3 13 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (42.31%) SDLC
5 10 (38.46%) Software Testing
6 9 (34.62%) Agile
6 9 (34.62%) Computer Science
7 7 (26.92%) API Management
7 7 (26.92%) Cloud Security
7 7 (26.92%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (23.08%) AI
8 6 (23.08%) Clean Code
8 6 (23.08%) Coaching
8 6 (23.08%) Continuous Integration
8 6 (23.08%) DevOps
9 5 (19.23%) Test Automation
10 4 (15.38%) Open Source
10 4 (15.38%) OWASP
10 4 (15.38%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 16 (61.54%) Python
2 10 (38.46%) C#
3 7 (26.92%) SQL
4 6 (23.08%) Java
5 4 (15.38%) Apex Code
5 4 (15.38%) Ruby
6 3 (11.54%) C
6 3 (11.54%) Go
7 2 (7.69%) C++
7 2 (7.69%) JavaScript
7 2 (7.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (50.00%) Degree
2 7 (26.92%) Azure Certification
2 7 (26.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (23.08%) DV Cleared
3 6 (23.08%) Security Cleared
4 4 (15.38%) CISSP
4 4 (15.38%) CRISC
4 4 (15.38%) ISACA
5 2 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.85%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (30.77%) QA
2 7 (26.92%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (11.54%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.85%) Argo
1 1 (3.85%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
1 7 (26.92%) Oracle
2 4 (15.38%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.85%) Xamarin