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 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 12 42
Rank change year-on-year +1 +30 -10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 194 120 116
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 8.52% 10.08% 5.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.57% 11.34% 6.63%
Number of salaries quoted 102 79 64
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £40,313 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,303 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% +5.77% -11.11%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £60,063
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -0.09%

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 1,677 1,058 1,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 73.65% 88.83% 86.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,236 695 1,027
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £25,900
25th Percentile £41,564 £35,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £95,625 £85,000 £84,250
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 19 August 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 19 August 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 53 £59,490 +83.05% 20
Epsom +20 34 £67,500 +3.85% 1
Redhill +12 13 £45,000 +12.50% 5
Camberley +7 13 £55,000 +22.22% 10
Leatherhead - 8 £92,500 - 13
Reigate - 7 £40,000 - 2
Horley - 7 £45,000 - 1
Caterham +1 3 £32,500 -20.73% 1
Tadworth +1 3 £105,000 -
Warlingham -1 3 £32,500 -20.73%
Farnham - 2 £53,381 -
Egham -4 1 £50,000 +53.85% 2
Sunbury-on-Thames -7 1 - -
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 4 (2.06%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 40 (20.62%) Azure
2 15 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.19%) AWS
4 8 (4.12%) SaaS
5 7 (3.61%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.03%) GitHub
6 2 (1.03%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.03%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 52 (26.80%) Firewall
2 43 (22.16%) Wi-Fi
3 37 (19.07%) Cisco Nexus
4 31 (15.98%) LAN
4 31 (15.98%) WAN
5 22 (11.34%) Internet
6 11 (5.67%) Network Security
7 5 (2.58%) Wireless
8 4 (2.06%) NGFW
9 2 (1.03%) Broadband
9 2 (1.03%) DHCP
9 2 (1.03%) DNS
9 2 (1.03%) VPN
10 1 (0.52%) LTE
10 1 (0.52%) SSH
10 1 (0.52%) SSL
10 1 (0.52%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.52%) VLAN
10 1 (0.52%) VoIP
10 1 (0.52%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.03%) MongoDB
1 2 (1.03%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.06%) JIRA
General
1 57 (29.38%) Social Skills
2 18 (9.28%) Legal
3 17 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.73%) Finance
5 13 (6.70%) Influencing Skills
6 12 (6.19%) Public Sector
7 10 (5.15%) Police
8 8 (4.12%) Aerospace
9 6 (3.09%) Marketing
10 5 (2.58%) Advertising
10 5 (2.58%) Italian Language
10 5 (2.58%) Japanese Language
11 4 (2.06%) Retail
12 3 (1.55%) Electronics
12 3 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.52%) Law
13 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 58 (29.90%) Senior
2 55 (28.35%) Analyst
3 47 (24.23%) Security Analyst
4 39 (20.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 39 (20.10%) Senior Analyst
5 33 (17.01%) Network Analyst
5 33 (17.01%) Senior Network Analyst
5 33 (17.01%) Senior Security Analyst
6 29 (14.95%) Security Engineer
7 28 (14.43%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
8 27 (13.92%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 27 (13.92%) Network Security Analyst
9 16 (8.25%) Consultant
9 16 (8.25%) Senior Security Engineer
10 14 (7.22%) IT Manager
10 14 (7.22%) Network Engineer
10 14 (7.22%) Network Security Engineer
10 14 (7.22%) Senior Network Engineer
10 14 (7.22%) Senior Network Security Engineer
11 12 (6.19%) Ethical Hacker
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.52%) HTML
1 1 (0.52%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.28%) Security Posture
2 14 (7.22%) Cyber Threat
3 13 (6.70%) Cyberattack
4 10 (5.15%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.09%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.58%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (2.58%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.06%) Blog
7 4 (2.06%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (2.06%) Podcast
8 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.55%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.55%) PKI
9 2 (1.03%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.03%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.03%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.03%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.03%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.03%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.19%) Windows
1 12 (6.19%) Windows Server
2 7 (3.61%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (29.90%) Vulnerability Management
2 43 (22.16%) SIEM
3 40 (20.62%) Penetration Testing
4 38 (19.59%) Data Security
4 38 (19.59%) Security Operations
5 36 (18.56%) Incident Management
6 35 (18.04%) Business Continuity
6 35 (18.04%) Network Load Balancing
7 30 (15.46%) Disaster Recovery
8 27 (13.92%) Information Security
8 27 (13.92%) Threat Detection
9 24 (12.37%) Mentoring
10 23 (11.86%) AI
10 23 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
11 21 (10.82%) BCP
11 21 (10.82%) Incident Response
12 20 (10.31%) Business Continuity Planning
13 15 (7.73%) Continuous Improvement
13 15 (7.73%) Digital Engineering
13 15 (7.73%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.64%) Python
2 6 (3.09%) C++
3 5 (2.58%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.06%) Go
5 3 (1.55%) C
5 3 (1.55%) Java
6 2 (1.03%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.52%) Bash
7 1 (0.52%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.52%) Perl
7 1 (0.52%) Rust
7 1 (0.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 23 (11.86%) Azure Certification
2 20 (10.31%) CEH
3 19 (9.79%) CISSP
3 19 (9.79%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (8.25%) Security Cleared
5 14 (7.22%) SC Cleared
6 13 (6.70%) CISM
7 12 (6.19%) CompTIA CySA+
8 9 (4.64%) Degree
9 7 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (3.09%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (2.58%) AWS Certification
11 5 (2.58%) CISA
11 5 (2.58%) CRISC
11 5 (2.58%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.58%) GIAC
11 5 (2.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (1.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.55%) CCNA
12 3 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (11.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (7.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (7.22%) NIST
3 10 (5.15%) GDPR
4 6 (3.09%) GRC
5 4 (2.06%) Accessibility
5 4 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.55%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.55%) SLA
6 3 (1.55%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (1.03%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.03%) QA
8 1 (0.52%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.52%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.52%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.52%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (4.12%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.06%) Docker
4 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (1.55%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (3.61%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (1.55%) SCCM
4 1 (0.52%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 48 (24.74%) Microsoft
2 45 (23.20%) Qualys
3 41 (21.13%) Cisco
4 40 (20.62%) Palo Alto
5 38 (19.59%) Aruba
6 23 (11.86%) ForeScout
7 8 (4.12%) Splunk
8 6 (3.09%) VMware
9 4 (2.06%) New Relic
9 4 (2.06%) SolarWinds
9 4 (2.06%) Zerto
10 2 (1.03%) Broadcom
10 2 (1.03%) Juniper
10 2 (1.03%) OneTrust
10 2 (1.03%) SAP
11 1 (0.52%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.52%) Thales