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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 16 39
Rank change year-on-year +9 +23 +16
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 214 97 138
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 10.42% 9.71% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.30% 10.55% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 62 66 98
10th Percentile £30,950 £31,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £61,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 1,497 919 2,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 72.92% 91.99% 88.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,009 514 1,404
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,575 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,250 £77,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 30 May 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 30 May 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 38 £61,673 +23.35% 2
Horley - 11 £40,000 -
Epsom +15 8 £65,000 +54.76% 8
Leatherhead - 6 £83,750 - 2
Egham -1 5 £72,500 +123.08% 1
Cobham - 5 - -
Sunbury-on-Thames 0 4 - -
Warlingham -2 4 - -
Reigate - 4 £57,500 - 1
Caterham +7 3 - -
Redhill +2 3 £82,500 +106.25% 1
Tadworth +2 3 £105,000 - 1
Staines -6 3 - -
Chertsey - 3 - - 1
Banstead 0 2 - -
East Molesey 0 2 - -
Thames Ditton 0 2 - -
Whyteleafe 0 2 - -
Shepperton -1 2 - -
Esher -1 2 - -
Weybridge -6 2 - - 2
Walton-on-Thames - 2 - -
Farnham - 2 £53,381 -
Oxted - 2 - -
Betchworth - 2 - -
Camberley -2 1 £30,000 -33.33% 2
Addlestone - 1 - -
Godstone - 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 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.87%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 102 (47.66%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (21.50%) Azure
3 13 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (4.21%) SaaS
5 5 (2.34%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.40%) AWS
7 2 (0.93%) GitHub
7 2 (0.93%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.47%) GCP
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 106 (49.53%) Internet
2 17 (7.94%) Firewall
3 7 (3.27%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (2.80%) Cisco Nexus
4 6 (2.80%) LAN
4 6 (2.80%) WAN
5 4 (1.87%) Broadband
6 2 (0.93%) DHCP
6 2 (0.93%) DNS
6 2 (0.93%) Network Security
6 2 (0.93%) NGFW
6 2 (0.93%) VPN
7 1 (0.47%) SSH
7 1 (0.47%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.93%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.47%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.47%) JIRA
General
1 154 (71.96%) Social Skills
2 103 (48.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 102 (47.66%) Banking
4 14 (6.54%) Finance
5 9 (4.21%) Marketing
5 9 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (3.27%) Aerospace
7 6 (2.80%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.34%) Legal
9 4 (1.87%) Italian Language
9 4 (1.87%) Japanese Language
10 2 (0.93%) Advertising
10 2 (0.93%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.47%) Law
11 1 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.47%) Retail
Job Titles
1 86 (40.19%) Lecturer
2 28 (13.08%) Analyst
3 25 (11.68%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 25 (11.68%) Security Analyst
4 18 (8.41%) Junior
4 18 (8.41%) Junior Analyst
4 18 (8.41%) Junior Security Analyst
5 15 (7.01%) Ethical Hacker
6 12 (5.61%) Senior
7 11 (5.14%) Security Engineer
8 8 (3.74%) Security Manager
9 7 (3.27%) Senior Analyst
9 7 (3.27%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
9 7 (3.27%) Senior Security Analyst
10 6 (2.80%) Coordinator
10 6 (2.80%) Network Analyst
10 6 (2.80%) Network Security Analyst
10 6 (2.80%) Senior Network Analyst
11 5 (2.34%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 5 (2.34%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.93%) GraphQL
1 2 (0.93%) LDAP
1 2 (0.93%) OAuth
1 2 (0.93%) OpenID
1 2 (0.93%) REST
1 2 (0.93%) SAML
1 2 (0.93%) SOAP
2 1 (0.47%) HTML
2 1 (0.47%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 102 (47.66%) IoT
2 18 (8.41%) Cyberattack
3 12 (5.61%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (3.74%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.74%) Security Posture
5 6 (2.80%) Blog
5 6 (2.80%) Podcast
6 4 (1.87%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.93%) NHS
8 2 (0.93%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.93%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.47%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.47%) PKI
9 1 (0.47%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.87%) Windows
1 4 (1.87%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.47%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (52.34%) AI
2 102 (47.66%) Machine Learning
2 102 (47.66%) User Experience
2 102 (47.66%) Web Development
3 22 (10.28%) Mentoring
4 15 (7.01%) Ethical Hacking
5 14 (6.54%) Business Continuity
5 14 (6.54%) Incident Response
6 12 (5.61%) Disaster Recovery
6 12 (5.61%) Penetration Testing
6 12 (5.61%) Vulnerability Management
7 11 (5.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (5.14%) Information Security
8 10 (4.67%) Data Security
8 10 (4.67%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (4.67%) SIEM
9 9 (4.21%) Contract Negotiation
9 9 (4.21%) Security Operations
10 8 (3.74%) Actionable Insight
10 8 (3.74%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.34%) PowerShell
1 5 (2.34%) Python
2 3 (1.40%) Bash
3 2 (0.93%) Go
3 2 (0.93%) SQL
3 2 (0.93%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.47%) C
4 1 (0.47%) C++
4 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.47%) Rust
4 1 (0.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 110 (51.40%) Degree
2 102 (47.66%) Master's Degree
2 102 (47.66%) PhD
2 102 (47.66%) Postgraduate
3 33 (15.42%) Azure Certification
4 19 (8.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 18 (8.41%) CompTIA CySA+
6 16 (7.48%) CEH
7 6 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.34%) CISSP
9 4 (1.87%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.87%) CISM
9 4 (1.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (1.87%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.40%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.40%) Security Cleared
11 2 (0.93%) CISA
11 2 (0.93%) CRISC
11 2 (0.93%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.47%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.07%) GDPR
1 13 (6.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (4.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.74%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (3.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (2.80%) Accessibility
6 5 (2.34%) NIST
7 3 (1.40%) GRC
7 3 (1.40%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.93%) NCSC
8 2 (0.93%) QA
9 1 (0.47%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.47%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.47%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.47%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.47%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.47%) SLA
9 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (2.80%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.93%) Docker
3 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.47%) CASB
1 1 (0.47%) CSIRT
1 1 (0.47%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (24.77%) Microsoft
2 33 (15.42%) ForeScout
3 8 (3.74%) Cisco
4 7 (3.27%) Palo Alto
4 7 (3.27%) Qualys
5 6 (2.80%) Aruba
6 2 (0.93%) OneTrust
6 2 (0.93%) SAP
6 2 (0.93%) Splunk
7 1 (0.47%) Broadcom
7 1 (0.47%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.47%) Juniper
7 1 (0.47%) LogRhythm
7 1 (0.47%) New Relic
7 1 (0.47%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.47%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.47%) Tenable
7 1 (0.47%) Thales
7 1 (0.47%) VMware
7 1 (0.47%) Zerto