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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 13 43
Rank change year-on-year +2 +30 -11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 195 119 116
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 8.55% 9.97% 5.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.50% 11.24% 6.72%
Number of salaries quoted 104 77 62
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £40,938 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,152 £55,000 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +8.37% -13.25%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £59,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,750
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 1,695 1,059 1,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 74.28% 88.69% 86.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,250 703 997
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £36,250
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 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,000 £83,750
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 25 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 25 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 -8 51 £59,490 +83.05% 25
Epsom +15 34 £67,500 +3.85%
Camberley +10 16 £55,000 +22.22% 3
Redhill +10 13 £45,000 +12.50% 3
Leatherhead - 8 £92,500 - 7
Reigate - 7 £40,000 - 1
Horley - 7 £45,000 -
Caterham +1 3 £32,500 -20.73%
Tadworth +1 3 £105,000 -
Warlingham -1 3 £32,500 -20.73%
Farnham - 2 £53,381 -
Egham -4 1 £50,000 +53.85% 1
Sunbury-on-Thames -5 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 (2.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 38 (19.49%) Azure
2 15 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.15%) AWS
4 8 (4.10%) SaaS
5 7 (3.59%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.54%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.54%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.03%) GitHub
8 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 53 (27.18%) Firewall
2 44 (22.56%) Wi-Fi
3 38 (19.49%) Cisco Nexus
4 32 (16.41%) LAN
4 32 (16.41%) WAN
5 23 (11.79%) Internet
6 11 (5.64%) Network Security
7 5 (2.56%) Wireless
8 4 (2.05%) NGFW
9 2 (1.03%) Broadband
9 2 (1.03%) DHCP
9 2 (1.03%) DNS
9 2 (1.03%) 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 (1.03%) MongoDB
1 2 (1.03%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.05%) JIRA
General
1 55 (28.21%) Social Skills
2 18 (9.23%) Legal
3 17 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.69%) Finance
5 13 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
6 12 (6.15%) Public Sector
7 10 (5.13%) Police
8 8 (4.10%) Aerospace
9 6 (3.08%) Marketing
10 5 (2.56%) Advertising
10 5 (2.56%) Italian Language
10 5 (2.56%) Japanese Language
11 4 (2.05%) Retail
12 3 (1.54%) Electronics
12 3 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.51%) Law
13 1 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 59 (30.26%) Senior
2 54 (27.69%) Analyst
3 46 (23.59%) Security Analyst
4 39 (20.00%) Senior Analyst
5 38 (19.49%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 33 (16.92%) Network Analyst
6 33 (16.92%) Senior Network Analyst
6 33 (16.92%) Senior Security Analyst
7 32 (16.41%) Security Engineer
8 30 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 28 (14.36%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
10 27 (13.85%) Network Security Analyst
11 17 (8.72%) Senior Security Engineer
12 16 (8.21%) Consultant
13 15 (7.69%) Network Engineer
13 15 (7.69%) Network Security Engineer
13 15 (7.69%) Senior Network Engineer
13 15 (7.69%) Senior Network Security Engineer
14 14 (7.18%) IT Manager
15 11 (5.64%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.51%) HTML
1 1 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.23%) Security Posture
2 14 (7.18%) Cyber Threat
3 12 (6.15%) Cyberattack
4 10 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.08%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (3.08%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (2.05%) Blog
7 4 (2.05%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.05%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (2.05%) Podcast
8 3 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.54%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.54%) 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 (6.15%) Windows
1 12 (6.15%) Windows Server
2 7 (3.59%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (30.26%) Vulnerability Management
2 44 (22.56%) SIEM
3 41 (21.03%) Penetration Testing
4 39 (20.00%) Security Operations
5 38 (19.49%) Data Security
6 37 (18.97%) Incident Management
7 36 (18.46%) Business Continuity
7 36 (18.46%) Network Load Balancing
8 31 (15.90%) Disaster Recovery
9 28 (14.36%) Threat Detection
10 27 (13.85%) Information Security
11 23 (11.79%) AI
11 23 (11.79%) Mentoring
11 23 (11.79%) Problem-Solving
12 22 (11.28%) BCP
13 21 (10.77%) Business Continuity Planning
13 21 (10.77%) Incident Response
14 15 (7.69%) Digital Engineering
14 15 (7.69%) Service Delivery
15 14 (7.18%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.62%) Python
2 6 (3.08%) C++
3 5 (2.56%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.05%) Go
5 3 (1.54%) C
5 3 (1.54%) Java
6 2 (1.03%) 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 21 (10.77%) Azure Certification
2 19 (9.74%) CEH
2 19 (9.74%) CISSP
3 18 (9.23%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (8.21%) Security Cleared
5 14 (7.18%) SC Cleared
6 13 (6.67%) CISM
7 11 (5.64%) CompTIA CySA+
8 9 (4.62%) Degree
9 7 (3.59%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (2.56%) AWS Certification
11 5 (2.56%) CISA
11 5 (2.56%) CRISC
11 5 (2.56%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.56%) GIAC
11 5 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.54%) CCNA
12 3 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (11.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (7.18%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (7.18%) NIST
3 10 (5.13%) GDPR
4 6 (3.08%) GRC
5 4 (2.05%) Accessibility
5 4 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.54%) SLA
6 3 (1.54%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (1.03%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.03%) QA
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 (4.10%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.05%) Docker
4 3 (1.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (1.54%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.51%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (3.59%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (1.54%) SCCM
4 1 (0.51%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 46 (23.59%) Microsoft
1 46 (23.59%) Qualys
2 42 (21.54%) Cisco
3 41 (21.03%) Palo Alto
4 39 (20.00%) Aruba
5 21 (10.77%) ForeScout
6 8 (4.10%) Splunk
7 6 (3.08%) VMware
8 4 (2.05%) New Relic
8 4 (2.05%) SolarWinds
8 4 (2.05%) Zerto
9 2 (1.03%) Broadcom
9 2 (1.03%) Juniper
9 2 (1.03%) OneTrust
9 2 (1.03%) SAP
10 1 (0.51%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.51%) Thales