Sophos Job Trends in the South East
Sophos
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of Sophos products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Sophos over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Sophos PLC.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 318 | 259 | 316 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | +57 | -39 |
| Permanent jobs citing Sophos | 27 | 31 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.14% | 0.35% | 0.095% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.60% | 0.84% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 30 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,050 | £28,250 | £31,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,625 | £32,000 | £31,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,000 | £36,000 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | +12.50% | -18.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £38,750 | £32,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,250 | £43,675 | £33,225 |
| England median annual salary | £40,200 | £35,000 | £34,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.86% | +2.94% | -20.00% |
All Vendors
South East
Sophos falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South East.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 4,487 | 3,701 | 3,935 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 23.01% | 41.36% | 33.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,178 | 1,894 | 1,970 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £27,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | -19.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.84% | -11.30% | - |
Sophos Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Sophos relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Sophos Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Sophos.
Sophos Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Sophos in the South East over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Sophos 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 Sophos within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | -26 | 10 | £36,750 | -3.29% | |
| Hampshire | - | 10 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| Berkshire | -4 | 5 | £26,500 | -29.33% | |
| Thames Valley | -38 | 5 | £26,500 | -29.33% | 34 |
| Kent | -21 | 1 | £45,000 | +32.35% | 1 |
| Sussex | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
| Sophos England |
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Sophos 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.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 96.3% | 26 |
| 2 | VMware | 59.3% | 16 |
| 3 | Cisco | 48.1% | 13 |
| 4 | Meraki | 37.0% | 10 |
| 5 | Citrix | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Fortinet | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Palo Alto | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Symantec | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Ubiquiti | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Veeam | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | WatchGuard | 11.1% | 3 |
| 12 | Barracuda Networks | 7.4% | 2 |
| 12 | LogicMonitor | 7.4% | 2 |
| 14 | Datto | 3.7% | 1 |