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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 14 42
Rank change year-on-year +3 +28 -7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 194 118 115
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 8.57% 9.90% 5.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.55% 11.14% 6.63%
Number of salaries quoted 102 76 62
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,303 £55,000 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% +8.37% -13.25%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,838 £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 1,680 1,059 1,735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 74.17% 88.84% 86.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,235 696 1,014
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £26,825
25th Percentile £41,375 £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 £66,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £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 22 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 22 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 52 £59,490 +83.05% 13
Epsom +16 34 £67,500 +3.85% 1
Camberley +9 14 £55,000 +22.22% 1
Redhill +11 13 £45,000 +12.50% 5
Leatherhead - 8 £92,500 - 3
Reigate - 7 £40,000 - 1
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% 1
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 39 (20.10%) 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 53 (27.32%) Firewall
2 44 (22.68%) Wi-Fi
3 38 (19.59%) Cisco Nexus
4 32 (16.49%) LAN
4 32 (16.49%) WAN
5 23 (11.86%) 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 56 (28.87%) 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 59 (30.41%) 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 31 (15.98%) Security Engineer
7 29 (14.95%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 28 (14.43%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
9 27 (13.92%) Network Security Analyst
10 17 (8.76%) Senior Security Engineer
11 16 (8.25%) Consultant
12 15 (7.73%) Network Engineer
12 15 (7.73%) Network Security Engineer
12 15 (7.73%) Senior Network Engineer
12 15 (7.73%) Senior Network Security Engineer
13 14 (7.22%) IT Manager
14 11 (5.67%) Junior
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 12 (6.19%) 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 59 (30.41%) Vulnerability Management
2 44 (22.68%) SIEM
3 41 (21.13%) Penetration Testing
4 39 (20.10%) Security Operations
5 38 (19.59%) Data Security
6 37 (19.07%) Incident Management
7 36 (18.56%) Business Continuity
7 36 (18.56%) Network Load Balancing
8 31 (15.98%) Disaster Recovery
9 28 (14.43%) Threat Detection
10 27 (13.92%) Information Security
11 24 (12.37%) Mentoring
12 23 (11.86%) AI
12 23 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
13 22 (11.34%) BCP
14 21 (10.82%) Business Continuity Planning
14 21 (10.82%) Incident Response
15 15 (7.73%) Digital Engineering
15 15 (7.73%) Service Delivery
16 14 (7.22%) Risk Management
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 22 (11.34%) Azure Certification
2 19 (9.79%) CEH
2 19 (9.79%) CISSP
2 19 (9.79%) CompTIA Security+
3 16 (8.25%) Security Cleared
4 14 (7.22%) SC Cleared
5 13 (6.70%) CISM
6 12 (6.19%) CompTIA CySA+
7 9 (4.64%) Degree
8 7 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (3.09%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (2.58%) AWS Certification
10 5 (2.58%) CISA
10 5 (2.58%) CRISC
10 5 (2.58%) DBS Check
10 5 (2.58%) GIAC
10 5 (2.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 3 (1.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.55%) CCNA
11 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 46 (23.71%) Microsoft
1 46 (23.71%) Qualys
2 42 (21.65%) Cisco
3 41 (21.13%) Palo Alto
4 39 (20.10%) Aruba
5 22 (11.34%) ForeScout
6 8 (4.12%) Splunk
7 6 (3.09%) VMware
8 4 (2.06%) New Relic
8 4 (2.06%) SolarWinds
8 4 (2.06%) Zerto
9 2 (1.03%) Broadcom
9 2 (1.03%) Juniper
9 2 (1.03%) OneTrust
9 2 (1.03%) SAP
10 1 (0.52%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.52%) Thales