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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 27 43
Rank change year-on-year +23 +16 +35
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 391 78 80
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 21.66% 7.11% 5.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 26.82% 7.59% 5.71%
Number of salaries quoted 37 39 74
10th Percentile £27,420 £33,000 £41,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% -20.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £48,500 £59,125 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.97% +18.25% -13.18%

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 1,458 1,028 1,402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 80.78% 93.71% 88.68%
Number of salaries quoted 875 460 978
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,450 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

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 16 February 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 16 February 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 +1 19 £56,750 +3.18% 1
Cobham - 14 - -
Warlingham -2 12 - -
Sunbury-on-Thames - 10 - - 1
Reigate - 10 £57,500 - 1
Epsom +29 8 £61,250 +45.83% 5
Banstead 0 8 - -
Egham - 8 - -
Whyteleafe +3 7 - -
Redhill +1 7 - - 1
Caterham 0 7 - - 1
Thames Ditton -1 7 - -
Staines - 7 - -
Godstone - 7 - -
Chertsey - 7 - -
Betchworth - 7 - -
Addlestone - 7 - -
Tadworth - 7 - -
East Molesey 0 6 - -
Weybridge 0 6 - -
Esher -1 6 - -
Oxted - 6 - - 1
Shepperton - 6 - -
Leatherhead - 6 - - 2
Walton-on-Thames - 6 - -
Horley -1 4 £38,000 -55.29%
Woking +3 3 £100,000 - 3
Camberley -5 2 £30,000 -25.00% 5
Farnham - 1 £47,500 -
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 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.26%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.28%) Shopify
2 4 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 327 (83.63%) Cloud Computing
2 27 (6.91%) Azure
3 8 (2.05%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.79%) AWS
5 5 (1.28%) SaaS
6 3 (0.77%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.51%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 328 (83.89%) Internet
2 7 (1.79%) Firewall
3 3 (0.77%) LAN
3 3 (0.77%) Network Security
3 3 (0.77%) SD-WAN
3 3 (0.77%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.77%) VoIP
3 3 (0.77%) VPN
3 3 (0.77%) WAN
3 3 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.51%) Broadband
5 1 (0.26%) GPRS
5 1 (0.26%) LTE
5 1 (0.26%) Modbus
5 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.26%) JIRA
General
1 369 (94.37%) Social Skills
2 327 (83.63%) Banking
2 327 (83.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 13 (3.32%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (2.56%) Marketing
5 6 (1.53%) Finance
5 6 (1.53%) Telecoms
6 5 (1.28%) Health Technology
7 2 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 270 (69.05%) Lecturer
2 14 (3.58%) Analyst
3 12 (3.07%) Security Analyst
4 10 (2.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 9 (2.30%) Junior
5 9 (2.30%) Junior Analyst
5 9 (2.30%) Junior Security Analyst
6 6 (1.53%) Coordinator
7 5 (1.28%) Account Manager
7 5 (1.28%) E-Commerce Manager
7 5 (1.28%) IT Support
7 5 (1.28%) Security Manager
8 3 (0.77%) Consultant
8 3 (0.77%) Ethical Hacker
8 3 (0.77%) Head of IT
8 3 (0.77%) Head of Operations
8 3 (0.77%) Infrastructure Consultant
8 3 (0.77%) IT Consultant
8 3 (0.77%) Presales Consultant
8 3 (0.77%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.51%) GraphQL
1 2 (0.51%) LDAP
1 2 (0.51%) OAuth
1 2 (0.51%) OpenID
1 2 (0.51%) REST
1 2 (0.51%) SAML
1 2 (0.51%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 329 (84.14%) IoT
2 10 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (1.28%) Cyberattack
3 5 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.02%) Management Information System
5 3 (0.77%) Data Centre
5 3 (0.77%) Operational Technology
5 3 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (0.51%) Blog
6 2 (0.51%) Podcast
6 2 (0.51%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.26%) 3D Printing
7 1 (0.26%) NB-IoT
7 1 (0.26%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (84.91%) User Experience
1 332 (84.91%) Web Development
2 329 (84.14%) AI
3 327 (83.63%) Machine Learning
4 20 (5.12%) Mentoring
5 11 (2.81%) Incident Response
5 11 (2.81%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (2.56%) B2B
6 10 (2.56%) Business Continuity
7 8 (2.05%) Analytics
7 8 (2.05%) Computer Science
7 8 (2.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (2.05%) Disaster Recovery
7 8 (2.05%) Service Delivery
8 7 (1.79%) ERP
8 7 (1.79%) SEO
9 6 (1.53%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (1.28%) Commercial Awareness
10 5 (1.28%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 5 (1.28%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.28%) SQL
2 3 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
2 3 (0.77%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.51%) Bash
3 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 339 (86.70%) Degree
2 330 (84.40%) Master's Degree
3 327 (83.63%) PhD
3 327 (83.63%) Postgraduate
4 15 (3.84%) Azure Certification
5 12 (3.07%) CompTIA Security+
6 9 (2.30%) CompTIA CySA+
7 7 (1.79%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.02%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 3 (0.77%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.77%) CCNP
10 3 (0.77%) CEH
10 3 (0.77%) CREST Certified
10 3 (0.77%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.77%) PMP
11 2 (0.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (0.51%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (2.56%) NIST
3 9 (2.30%) GDPR
4 7 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.51%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.51%) GRC
6 2 (0.51%) NCSC
6 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (0.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.77%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 26 (6.65%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.07%) ForeScout
3 4 (1.02%) Cisco
4 1 (0.26%) CheckPoint
4 1 (0.26%) LogRhythm
4 1 (0.26%) Palo Alto
4 1 (0.26%) Splunk
4 1 (0.26%) Tenable