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 6 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 13 42
Rank change year-on-year +3 +29 -9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 203 114 108
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 8.70% 9.68% 5.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.61% 10.90% 6.69%
Number of salaries quoted 111 72 47
10th Percentile £35,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year - +13.40% -18.14%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £59,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £74,200
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -1.40%

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 1,749 1,046 1,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 74.94% 88.79% 86.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,297 698 874
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £50,436
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -5.82% -12.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £68,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £53,050
% change year-on-year +10.00% -5.75% -3.55%

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 6 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 6 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 -6 54 £59,490 +83.05% 28
Epsom +15 34 £67,500 +3.85% 1
Camberley +10 19 £52,500 +16.67% 2
Redhill +12 14 £45,000 +12.50% 5
Leatherhead - 8 £92,500 - 5
Reigate - 7 £40,000 -
Horley - 7 £45,000 - 1
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 6 (2.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.49%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.23%) Azure
2 20 (9.85%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (5.91%) AWS
4 8 (3.94%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.45%) SaaS
6 3 (1.48%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.48%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.99%) GitHub
7 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.49%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.49%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 53 (26.11%) Firewall
2 46 (22.66%) Wi-Fi
3 40 (19.70%) Cisco Nexus
4 34 (16.75%) LAN
4 34 (16.75%) WAN
5 25 (12.32%) Internet
6 11 (5.42%) Network Security
7 5 (2.46%) DHCP
7 5 (2.46%) DNS
7 5 (2.46%) Wireless
8 4 (1.97%) NGFW
9 2 (0.99%) Broadband
9 2 (0.99%) VPN
10 1 (0.49%) LTE
10 1 (0.49%) SSH
10 1 (0.49%) SSL
10 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.49%) VLAN
10 1 (0.49%) VoIP
10 1 (0.49%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.99%) MongoDB
1 2 (0.99%) NoSQL
1 2 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.97%) JIRA
General
1 53 (26.11%) Social Skills
2 18 (8.87%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (8.87%) Legal
3 16 (7.88%) Finance
4 15 (7.39%) Public Sector
5 13 (6.40%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (4.93%) Police
7 8 (3.94%) Aerospace
8 6 (2.96%) Advertising
9 5 (2.46%) Italian Language
9 5 (2.46%) Japanese Language
9 5 (2.46%) Marketing
10 4 (1.97%) Retail
11 3 (1.48%) Electronics
11 3 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.49%) Law
12 1 (0.49%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (30.05%) Senior
2 54 (26.60%) Analyst
3 46 (22.66%) Security Analyst
4 39 (19.21%) Senior Analyst
5 38 (18.72%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 35 (17.24%) Security Engineer
7 33 (16.26%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 33 (16.26%) Network Analyst
7 33 (16.26%) Senior Network Analyst
7 33 (16.26%) Senior Security Analyst
8 28 (13.79%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
9 27 (13.30%) Network Security Analyst
10 19 (9.36%) Consultant
10 19 (9.36%) Senior Security Engineer
11 17 (8.37%) Network Engineer
11 17 (8.37%) Network Security Engineer
11 17 (8.37%) Senior Network Engineer
11 17 (8.37%) Senior Network Security Engineer
12 15 (7.39%) IT Manager
13 11 (5.42%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.49%) HTML
1 1 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.87%) Security Posture
2 12 (5.91%) Cyber Threat
3 10 (4.93%) Cyberattack
3 10 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (3.94%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.45%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.46%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (2.46%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.97%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.48%) Blog
8 3 (1.48%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.48%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.48%) PKI
8 3 (1.48%) Podcast
9 2 (0.99%) Device Driver
9 2 (0.99%) FPGA
9 2 (0.99%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.99%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.39%) Windows
2 12 (5.91%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.93%) Linux
4 3 (1.48%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (30.54%) Vulnerability Management
2 47 (23.15%) SIEM
3 43 (21.18%) Security Operations
4 41 (20.20%) Penetration Testing
5 40 (19.70%) Data Security
6 39 (19.21%) Business Continuity
6 39 (19.21%) Incident Management
7 38 (18.72%) Network Load Balancing
8 31 (15.27%) Disaster Recovery
9 30 (14.78%) Threat Detection
10 26 (12.81%) Information Security
11 25 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
12 24 (11.82%) BCP
13 23 (11.33%) Business Continuity Planning
14 22 (10.84%) AI
14 22 (10.84%) Mentoring
15 20 (9.85%) Incident Response
16 16 (7.88%) Risk Management
16 16 (7.88%) Service Delivery
17 15 (7.39%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.43%) Python
2 6 (2.96%) C++
3 5 (2.46%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.97%) Go
5 3 (1.48%) C
5 3 (1.48%) Java
6 2 (0.99%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.49%) Bash
7 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.49%) Perl
7 1 (0.49%) Rust
7 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (9.85%) CISSP
2 18 (8.87%) Azure Certification
3 17 (8.37%) CEH
3 17 (8.37%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (7.88%) Security Cleared
5 14 (6.90%) CISM
5 14 (6.90%) SC Cleared
6 10 (4.93%) CompTIA CySA+
6 10 (4.93%) Degree
7 7 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.96%) CISA
8 6 (2.96%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.96%) CRISC
8 6 (2.96%) DBS Check
9 5 (2.46%) AWS Certification
9 5 (2.46%) GIAC
9 5 (2.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (1.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.48%) CCNA
10 3 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (10.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (7.88%) NIST
3 13 (6.40%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (4.43%) GDPR
5 7 (3.45%) GRC
6 3 (1.48%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.48%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.48%) QA
6 3 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.48%) SLA
6 3 (1.48%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (0.99%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.49%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 31000
8 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.49%) NIST 800
System Software
1 11 (5.42%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.97%) Docker
4 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.99%) vSphere
6 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (3.45%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (1.48%) SCCM
4 1 (0.49%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 49 (24.14%) Microsoft
2 48 (23.65%) Qualys
3 47 (23.15%) Cisco
4 43 (21.18%) Palo Alto
5 41 (20.20%) Aruba
6 18 (8.87%) ForeScout
7 9 (4.43%) VMware
8 8 (3.94%) Splunk
9 4 (1.97%) New Relic
9 4 (1.97%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.97%) Zerto
10 3 (1.48%) Meraki
10 3 (1.48%) Sophos
11 2 (0.99%) Broadcom
11 2 (0.99%) Juniper
11 2 (0.99%) OneTrust
11 2 (0.99%) SAP
12 1 (0.49%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.49%) Thales