Cybersecurity Job Trends in Surrey

Cybersecurity
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 13 38
Rank change year-on-year +2 +25 -2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 197 116 113
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 8.55% 9.86% 5.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.42% 11.12% 6.89%
Number of salaries quoted 108 75 54
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,938 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,152 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £59,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -0.75%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Surrey

Cybersecurity 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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,725 1,043 1,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 74.90% 88.62% 86.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,277 701 913
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £29,800
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Surrey

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Surrey over the 6 months to 3 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Surrey

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 3 September 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
Guildford -7 51 £63,857 +96.48% 36
Epsom +16 34 £67,500 +3.85% 1
Camberley +10 19 £52,500 +16.67% 3
Redhill +12 13 £45,000 +12.50% 8
Reigate - 7 £40,000 -
Horley - 7 £45,000 - 1
Leatherhead - 7 £92,500 - 13
Caterham +1 3 £32,500 -20.73%
Tadworth +1 3 £105,000 -
Warlingham -1 3 £32,500 -20.73%
Farnham - 2 £53,381 -
Sunbury-on-Thames -3 1 - - 2
Egham - 1 £50,000 - 2
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.54%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.78%) Azure
2 17 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.09%) AWS
4 8 (4.06%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.55%) SaaS
6 3 (1.52%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.52%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.02%) GitHub
7 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.51%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 52 (26.40%) Firewall
2 45 (22.84%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (19.80%) Cisco Nexus
4 33 (16.75%) LAN
4 33 (16.75%) WAN
5 24 (12.18%) Internet
6 11 (5.58%) Network Security
7 5 (2.54%) Wireless
8 4 (2.03%) NGFW
9 2 (1.02%) Broadband
9 2 (1.02%) DHCP
9 2 (1.02%) DNS
9 2 (1.02%) VPN
10 1 (0.51%) LTE
10 1 (0.51%) SSH
10 1 (0.51%) SSL
10 1 (0.51%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.51%) VLAN
10 1 (0.51%) VoIP
10 1 (0.51%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.02%) MongoDB
1 2 (1.02%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.03%) JIRA
General
1 50 (25.38%) Social Skills
2 18 (9.14%) Legal
3 17 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.61%) Finance
4 15 (7.61%) Public Sector
5 13 (6.60%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (5.08%) Police
7 8 (4.06%) Aerospace
8 5 (2.54%) Advertising
8 5 (2.54%) Italian Language
8 5 (2.54%) Japanese Language
8 5 (2.54%) Marketing
9 4 (2.03%) Retail
10 3 (1.52%) Electronics
10 3 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.51%) Law
11 1 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (30.46%) Senior
2 53 (26.90%) Analyst
3 45 (22.84%) Security Analyst
4 39 (19.80%) Senior Analyst
5 37 (18.78%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 34 (17.26%) Security Engineer
7 33 (16.75%) Network Analyst
7 33 (16.75%) Senior Network Analyst
7 33 (16.75%) Senior Security Analyst
8 32 (16.24%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 28 (14.21%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
10 27 (13.71%) Network Security Analyst
11 19 (9.64%) Consultant
12 18 (9.14%) Senior Security Engineer
13 16 (8.12%) Network Engineer
13 16 (8.12%) Network Security Engineer
13 16 (8.12%) Senior Network Engineer
13 16 (8.12%) Senior Network Security Engineer
14 14 (7.11%) IT Manager
15 11 (5.58%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.51%) HTML
1 1 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.14%) Security Posture
2 12 (6.09%) Cyber Threat
3 10 (5.08%) Cyberattack
3 10 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (4.06%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (3.05%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (2.03%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.03%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.52%) Blog
8 3 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.52%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.52%) PKI
8 3 (1.52%) Podcast
9 2 (1.02%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.02%) Device Driver
9 2 (1.02%) FPGA
9 2 (1.02%) NHS
9 2 (1.02%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.02%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.09%) Windows
1 12 (6.09%) Windows Server
2 7 (3.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (30.46%) Vulnerability Management
2 46 (23.35%) SIEM
3 41 (20.81%) Security Operations
4 40 (20.30%) Penetration Testing
5 39 (19.80%) Data Security
6 38 (19.29%) Incident Management
7 37 (18.78%) Business Continuity
7 37 (18.78%) Network Load Balancing
8 30 (15.23%) Disaster Recovery
9 29 (14.72%) Threat Detection
10 25 (12.69%) Information Security
11 24 (12.18%) Problem-Solving
12 23 (11.68%) BCP
13 22 (11.17%) AI
13 22 (11.17%) Business Continuity Planning
13 22 (11.17%) Mentoring
14 20 (10.15%) Incident Response
15 15 (7.61%) Continuous Improvement
15 15 (7.61%) Digital Engineering
15 15 (7.61%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.57%) Python
2 6 (3.05%) C++
3 5 (2.54%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.03%) Go
5 3 (1.52%) C
5 3 (1.52%) Java
6 2 (1.02%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.51%) Bash
7 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.51%) Perl
7 1 (0.51%) Rust
7 1 (0.51%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (9.64%) CISSP
2 18 (9.14%) Azure Certification
3 17 (8.63%) CEH
3 17 (8.63%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (8.12%) Security Cleared
5 14 (7.11%) SC Cleared
6 13 (6.60%) CISM
7 10 (5.08%) CompTIA CySA+
8 9 (4.57%) Degree
9 7 (3.55%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (3.05%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (2.54%) AWS Certification
11 5 (2.54%) CISA
11 5 (2.54%) CRISC
11 5 (2.54%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.54%) GIAC
11 5 (2.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.52%) CCNA
12 3 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (10.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (7.61%) NIST
3 13 (6.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (4.06%) GDPR
5 6 (3.05%) GRC
6 3 (1.52%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.52%) SLA
6 3 (1.52%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.02%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (1.02%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.02%) QA
8 1 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.51%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.51%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.51%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.51%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (4.06%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.03%) Docker
4 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (1.52%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.51%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (3.55%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (1.52%) SCCM
4 1 (0.51%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 47 (23.86%) Qualys
2 45 (22.84%) Microsoft
3 43 (21.83%) Cisco
4 42 (21.32%) Palo Alto
5 40 (20.30%) Aruba
6 18 (9.14%) ForeScout
7 8 (4.06%) Splunk
8 6 (3.05%) VMware
9 4 (2.03%) New Relic
9 4 (2.03%) SolarWinds
9 4 (2.03%) Zerto
10 2 (1.02%) Broadcom
10 2 (1.02%) Juniper
10 2 (1.02%) OneTrust
10 2 (1.02%) SAP
11 1 (0.51%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.51%) Thales