Security Engineer Job Trends in Tower Hamlets

Security Engineer
East London > Tower Hamlets

The median Security Engineer salary in Tower Hamlets is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tower Hamlets 21.74% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 45.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
East London median annual salary £82,500 £63,000 -
% change year-on-year +30.95% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tower Hamlets

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tower Hamlets. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Tower Hamlets with a recognized job title 11 23 28
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 47.83% 82.14% 90.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3 14 26
10th Percentile £62,000 £47,750 -
25th Percentile £65,000 £59,688 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £92,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.32% +60.87% +4.55%
75th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £90,438
90th Percentile £94,000 £115,000 £150,000
East London median annual salary £50,000 £83,000 £48,036
% change year-on-year -39.76% +72.79% -3.93%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tower Hamlets

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tower Hamlets.

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Tower Hamlets

Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Tower Hamlets

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Tower Hamlets.

Salary distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Tower Hamlets

Security Engineer
Job Locations in Tower Hamlets

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Tower Hamlets region over the 6 months to 21 July 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
Canary Wharf - 5 £70,000 - 1
Security Engineer
East London

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tower Hamlets

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Tower Hamlets region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Application Security
2 4 (80.00%) CISM
2 4 (80.00%) CISSP
2 4 (80.00%) Cloud Security
2 4 (80.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
2 4 (80.00%) Penetration Testing
2 4 (80.00%) SDLC
2 4 (80.00%) Security Architecture
2 4 (80.00%) Static Application Security Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Business Continuity
3 3 (60.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Containerisation
5 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
5 1 (20.00%) Information Management
5 1 (20.00%) Microservices
5 1 (20.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 1 (20.00%) RESTful
5 1 (20.00%) Security Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (20.00%) Threat Modelling

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tower Hamlets 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Application Security
2 4 (80.00%) Cloud Security
2 4 (80.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
2 4 (80.00%) Penetration Testing
2 4 (80.00%) SDLC
2 4 (80.00%) Security Architecture
2 4 (80.00%) Static Application Security Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Business Continuity
3 3 (60.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) Information Management
5 1 (20.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 1 (20.00%) Security Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) CISM
1 4 (80.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification