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 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 302 | 283 | 287 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +4 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Secure Coding | 40 | 5 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.20% | 0.056% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.28% | 0.063% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 3 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £55,750 | £65,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,167 | £64,375 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £82,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.79% | +13.79% | -19.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £91,875 | £90,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | £95,250 | £92,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £75,000 | £73,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +2.04% | -5.16% |
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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 14,182 | 7,900 | 9,361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 72.43% | 88.21% | 81.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,976 | 4,300 | 4,992 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £32,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -0.83% |
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 Salary Trend in the South East
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 19 October 2026.
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 19 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | -1 | 16 | £79,750 | +59.50% | 12 |
| Hampshire | -39 | 14 | £57,500 | -30.30% | 3 |
| Berkshire | - | 8 | £97,500 | - | 6 |
| Surrey | - | 6 | £62,500 | - | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | -2 | 5 | £49,536 | -0.93% | 2 |
| East Sussex | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Isle of Wight | - | 1 | £54,500 | - | |
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Secure Coding Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 62.5% | 25 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 60.0% | 24 |
| 3 | Agile | 40.0% | 16 |
| 3 | Test Automation | 40.0% | 16 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 35.0% | 14 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 32.5% | 13 |
| 7 | DevSecOps | 30.0% | 12 |
| 8 | SDLC | 27.5% | 11 |
| 9 | AI | 25.0% | 10 |
| 9 | DevOps | 25.0% | 10 |
| 9 | Microservices | 25.0% | 10 |
| 12 | Code Quality | 22.5% | 9 |
| 12 | Computer Science | 22.5% | 9 |
| 12 | Continuous Integration | 22.5% | 9 |
| 12 | Technical Leadership | 22.5% | 9 |
| 16 | Decision-Making | 20.0% | 8 |
| 17 | API Management | 15.0% | 6 |
| 17 | Cloud Security | 15.0% | 6 |
| 19 | Application Security | 12.5% | 5 |
| 19 | Change Control | 12.5% | 5 |