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 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 13 42
Rank change year-on-year -2 +29 +1
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 151 108 137
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 7.48% 10.68% 5.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.37% 11.63% 5.99%
Number of salaries quoted 80 72 97
10th Percentile £36,125 £31,250 £39,750
25th Percentile £39,730 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £57,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year - -4.85% -4.45%

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 1,456 929 2,287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 72.11% 91.89% 86.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,080 570 1,461
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,675 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,125 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% +1.20% -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 23 June 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 23 June 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 -13 40 £55,995 +72.29% 4
Epsom +24 26 £67,500 +60.71% 6
Horley - 11 £40,000 - 1
Redhill +9 7 £45,000 +12.50% 1
Leatherhead - 6 £92,500 - 1
Tadworth +3 3 £105,000 -
Egham -2 3 £72,500 +123.08%
Reigate - 3 £57,500 - 5
Farnham - 2 £53,381 -
Sunbury-on-Thames -3 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 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.65%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 47 (31.13%) Azure
2 16 (10.60%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (6.62%) SaaS
4 6 (3.97%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.65%) AWS
6 2 (1.32%) GitHub
6 2 (1.32%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.66%) GCP
7 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 39 (25.83%) Firewall
2 28 (18.54%) Wi-Fi
3 22 (14.57%) Cisco Nexus
4 20 (13.25%) LAN
4 20 (13.25%) WAN
5 12 (7.95%) Internet
6 6 (3.97%) Network Security
7 4 (2.65%) Broadband
7 4 (2.65%) NGFW
7 4 (2.65%) Wireless
8 2 (1.32%) DHCP
8 2 (1.32%) DNS
8 2 (1.32%) VPN
9 1 (0.66%) SSH
9 1 (0.66%) SSL
9 1 (0.66%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.32%) JIRA
General
1 52 (34.44%) Social Skills
2 16 (10.60%) Finance
3 11 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (6.62%) Marketing
5 9 (5.96%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (4.64%) Aerospace
7 6 (3.97%) Legal
8 4 (2.65%) Italian Language
8 4 (2.65%) Japanese Language
9 3 (1.99%) Advertising
9 3 (1.99%) Retail
10 2 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.32%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.32%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.66%) Law
11 1 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (32.45%) Analyst
2 45 (29.80%) Security Analyst
3 41 (27.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 40 (26.49%) Senior
5 31 (20.53%) Senior Analyst
6 29 (19.21%) Senior Security Analyst
7 27 (17.88%) Network Analyst
7 27 (17.88%) Senior Network Analyst
8 25 (16.56%) Network Security Analyst
8 25 (16.56%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
9 16 (10.60%) Junior
9 16 (10.60%) Junior Analyst
9 16 (10.60%) Junior Security Analyst
10 15 (9.93%) Ethical Hacker
10 15 (9.93%) Security Engineer
11 10 (6.62%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 9 (5.96%) SIEM Analyst
13 8 (5.30%) Firewall Analyst
13 8 (5.30%) Senior Firewall Analyst
13 8 (5.30%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.32%) GraphQL
1 2 (1.32%) LDAP
1 2 (1.32%) OAuth
1 2 (1.32%) OpenID
1 2 (1.32%) REST
1 2 (1.32%) SAML
1 2 (1.32%) SOAP
2 1 (0.66%) HTML
2 1 (0.66%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.92%) Cyberattack
2 13 (8.61%) Cyber Threat
3 12 (7.95%) Security Posture
4 9 (5.96%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.97%) Blog
5 6 (3.97%) Podcast
6 5 (3.31%) Data Centre
7 4 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.32%) NHS
9 2 (1.32%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.32%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.66%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.66%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.97%) Windows
1 6 (3.97%) Windows Server
2 2 (1.32%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (22.52%) Vulnerability Management
2 28 (18.54%) Penetration Testing
3 26 (17.22%) Data Security
4 25 (16.56%) Business Continuity
4 25 (16.56%) SIEM
5 23 (15.23%) Mentoring
6 21 (13.91%) Incident Management
6 21 (13.91%) Security Operations
7 20 (13.25%) Disaster Recovery
7 20 (13.25%) Network Load Balancing
8 19 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (11.26%) Incident Response
10 15 (9.93%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (9.93%) Ethical Hacking
11 12 (7.95%) AI
11 12 (7.95%) Information Security
12 11 (7.28%) BCP
12 11 (7.28%) Threat Detection
13 10 (6.62%) Business Continuity Planning
13 10 (6.62%) Contract Negotiation
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.30%) Python
2 6 (3.97%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.99%) Bash
3 3 (1.99%) C++
4 2 (1.32%) Go
4 2 (1.32%) Java
4 2 (1.32%) SQL
4 2 (1.32%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.66%) C
5 1 (0.66%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.66%) Rust
5 1 (0.66%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (20.53%) Azure Certification
2 19 (12.58%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (11.26%) CEH
4 16 (10.60%) CompTIA CySA+
5 8 (5.30%) CISSP
5 8 (5.30%) Degree
6 6 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (3.31%) CISM
8 4 (2.65%) A+ Certification
8 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (2.65%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.99%) CCNA
9 3 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.99%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.99%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.99%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.32%) CISA
10 2 (1.32%) CRISC
10 2 (1.32%) GIAC
11 1 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.27%) GDPR
1 14 (9.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (7.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (5.30%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (4.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (3.97%) Accessibility
5 6 (3.97%) NIST
6 3 (1.99%) GRC
6 3 (1.99%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.32%) NCSC
7 2 (1.32%) QA
7 2 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.66%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.66%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.66%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.66%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.66%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.66%) SLA
8 1 (0.66%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (4.64%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.32%) Docker
4 1 (0.66%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.32%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.66%) CASB
2 1 (0.66%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.66%) Terraform
Vendors
1 54 (35.76%) Microsoft
2 31 (20.53%) ForeScout
3 27 (17.88%) Qualys
4 26 (17.22%) Palo Alto
5 25 (16.56%) Cisco
6 23 (15.23%) Aruba
7 3 (1.99%) Splunk
7 3 (1.99%) VMware
8 2 (1.32%) Broadcom
8 2 (1.32%) New Relic
8 2 (1.32%) OneTrust
8 2 (1.32%) SAP
8 2 (1.32%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.32%) Zerto
9 1 (0.66%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.66%) Juniper
9 1 (0.66%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.66%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.66%) Tenable
9 1 (0.66%) Thales