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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 17 39
Rank change year-on-year +10 +22 +26
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 205 100 137
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 10.06% 9.92% 5.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.92% 10.87% 6.34%
Number of salaries quoted 56 71 96
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £44,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,303 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,350
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.11% -6.64%

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 1,473 920 2,162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 72.28% 91.27% 89.86%
Number of salaries quoted 991 510 1,377
10th Percentile £31,510 £30,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,563 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,766 £53,086 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.93% +6.17% -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £77,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -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 15 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 15 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 -7 41 £61,673 +12.13% 4
Horley - 11 £40,000 -
Leatherhead - 5 £75,000 - 2
Cobham - 5 - -
Epsom +13 4 £57,500 +36.90% 4
Sunbury-on-Thames 0 4 - -
Egham -1 4 £72,500 +123.08% 2
Warlingham -2 4 - -
Reigate - 4 £57,500 -
Caterham +8 3 - -
Redhill +3 3 £82,500 +106.25%
Tadworth +3 3 £105,000 -
Staines -4 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 - - 3
Walton-on-Thames - 2 - -
Farnham - 2 £53,381 -
Oxted - 2 - -
Betchworth - 2 - -
Camberley -2 1 £30,000 -33.33% 4
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:

Applications
1 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.95%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 102 (49.76%) Cloud Computing
2 47 (22.93%) Azure
3 12 (5.85%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (4.39%) SaaS
5 5 (2.44%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.98%) GitHub
6 2 (0.98%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.49%) AWS
7 1 (0.49%) GCP
7 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 102 (49.76%) Internet
2 10 (4.88%) Firewall
3 4 (1.95%) Broadband
4 2 (0.98%) DHCP
4 2 (0.98%) DNS
4 2 (0.98%) VPN
5 1 (0.49%) Network Security
5 1 (0.49%) SSH
5 1 (0.49%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.98%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
General
1 157 (76.59%) Social Skills
2 103 (50.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 102 (49.76%) Banking
4 14 (6.83%) Finance
5 8 (3.90%) Marketing
5 8 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (3.41%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.95%) Italian Language
8 4 (1.95%) Japanese Language
8 4 (1.95%) Legal
9 2 (0.98%) Advertising
9 2 (0.98%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.49%) Law
10 1 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 86 (41.95%) Lecturer
2 24 (11.71%) Analyst
3 21 (10.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 21 (10.24%) Junior
3 21 (10.24%) Junior Analyst
3 21 (10.24%) Junior Security Analyst
3 21 (10.24%) Security Analyst
4 15 (7.32%) Ethical Hacker
5 9 (4.39%) Security Engineer
6 7 (3.41%) Security Manager
7 6 (2.93%) Coordinator
8 5 (2.44%) Risk Manager
8 5 (2.44%) Systems Engineer
9 4 (1.95%) 1st Line Support
9 4 (1.95%) IT Support
10 3 (1.46%) Cloud Consultant
10 3 (1.46%) Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
10 3 (1.46%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 3 (1.46%) IT Consultant
10 3 (1.46%) IT Sales Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.98%) GraphQL
1 2 (0.98%) LDAP
1 2 (0.98%) OAuth
1 2 (0.98%) OpenID
1 2 (0.98%) REST
1 2 (0.98%) SAML
1 2 (0.98%) SOAP
2 1 (0.49%) HTML
2 1 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 102 (49.76%) IoT
2 18 (8.78%) Cyberattack
3 11 (5.37%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (3.41%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.93%) Blog
5 6 (2.93%) Podcast
6 4 (1.95%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.46%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.98%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.98%) NHS
8 2 (0.98%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.49%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.49%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.46%) Windows
1 3 (1.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (53.66%) AI
2 102 (49.76%) Machine Learning
2 102 (49.76%) User Experience
2 102 (49.76%) Web Development
3 25 (12.20%) Mentoring
4 15 (7.32%) Ethical Hacking
5 13 (6.34%) Incident Response
6 10 (4.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (4.39%) Contract Negotiation
7 9 (4.39%) Information Security
8 8 (3.90%) Actionable Insight
8 8 (3.90%) B2B
8 8 (3.90%) Business Continuity
8 8 (3.90%) Disaster Recovery
8 8 (3.90%) Service Delivery
9 7 (3.41%) Penetration Testing
9 7 (3.41%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (3.41%) Roadmaps
10 6 (2.93%) Cloud Security
10 6 (2.93%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.95%) PowerShell
1 4 (1.95%) Python
2 3 (1.46%) Bash
3 2 (0.98%) Go
3 2 (0.98%) SQL
3 2 (0.98%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.49%) C
4 1 (0.49%) C++
4 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.49%) Rust
4 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 109 (53.17%) Degree
2 102 (49.76%) Master's Degree
2 102 (49.76%) PhD
2 102 (49.76%) Postgraduate
3 36 (17.56%) Azure Certification
4 21 (10.24%) CompTIA CySA+
4 21 (10.24%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (7.32%) CEH
6 6 (2.93%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.95%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.95%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (1.95%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.46%) CISM
8 3 (1.46%) CISSP
8 3 (1.46%) SC Cleared
8 3 (1.46%) Security Cleared
9 2 (0.98%) CISA
9 2 (0.98%) CRISC
9 2 (0.98%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.34%) GDPR
2 11 (5.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (4.39%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (3.90%) Actionable Recommendations
5 7 (3.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.93%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.95%) NIST
8 3 (1.46%) GRC
8 3 (1.46%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.98%) NCSC
9 2 (0.98%) QA
10 1 (0.49%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.49%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.49%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.49%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.49%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.49%) SLA
10 1 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (2.44%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.98%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) CASB
1 1 (0.49%) CSIRT
1 1 (0.49%) Terraform
Vendors
1 54 (26.34%) Microsoft
2 36 (17.56%) ForeScout
3 2 (0.98%) Cisco
3 2 (0.98%) OneTrust
3 2 (0.98%) SAP
4 1 (0.49%) CheckPoint
4 1 (0.49%) Juniper
4 1 (0.49%) LogRhythm
4 1 (0.49%) Palo Alto
4 1 (0.49%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.49%) Splunk
4 1 (0.49%) Tenable
4 1 (0.49%) Thales