Cybersecurity Engineer Job Trends
Cybersecurity Engineer
UK
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 586 | 625 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +39 | -48 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 226 | 64 | 123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.15% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 166 | 57 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,939 | £50,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £46,713 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +18.18% | -15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £83,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £93,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £50,309 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +19.26% | -16.15% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,575 | 43,887 | 66,229 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 89.81% | 95.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,795 | 25,885 | 37,895 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.25% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
Cybersecurity Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Engineer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Cybersecurity Engineer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Cybersecurity Engineer Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -13 | 216 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 165 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 158 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 114 |
| Work from Home | -29 | 73 | £73,500 | +13.08% | 82 |
| Midlands | +16 | 70 | £65,000 | +21.07% | 17 |
| London | -37 | 65 | £77,250 | -11.21% | 70 |
| East Midlands | - | 50 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| South East | -31 | 46 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 19 |
| North of England | -53 | 25 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 29 |
| West Midlands | -22 | 20 | £70,000 | +30.38% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | - | 12 | £55,000 | - | 8 |
| North West | -47 | 10 | £56,000 | -13.85% | 19 |
| East of England | -39 | 8 | £80,000 | +18.96% | 8 |
| Scotland | +12 | 4 | £35,000 | -39.13% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -75 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| North East | - | 3 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | -85 | 1 | £40,000 | -29.02% | 8 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, Cybersecurity 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 featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 226 |
| 2 | Azure | 38.9% | 88 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 30.5% | 69 |
| 4 | SIEM | 27.9% | 63 |
| 5 | Security Operations | 25.2% | 57 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 23.5% | 53 |
| 7 | AI | 22.1% | 50 |
| 8 | Cloud Security | 19.5% | 44 |
| 8 | Incident Response | 19.5% | 44 |
| 10 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 18.6% | 42 |
| 11 | Python | 18.1% | 41 |
| 12 | Entra ID | 17.3% | 39 |
| 12 | Firewall | 17.3% | 39 |
| 12 | Threat Detection | 17.3% | 39 |
| 15 | NIST | 15.9% | 36 |
| 16 | DevOps | 15.0% | 34 |
| 17 | CISSP | 14.2% | 32 |
| 18 | Software Engineering | 13.7% | 31 |
| 19 | Microsoft 365 | 13.3% | 30 |
| 20 | Azure Sentinel | 12.8% | 29 |
| 21 | CrowdStrike | 11.5% | 26 |
| 21 | Degree | 11.5% | 26 |
| 21 | Problem-Solving | 11.5% | 26 |
| 24 | AWS | 11.1% | 25 |
| 24 | Data Loss Prevention | 11.1% | 25 |
| 26 | Penetration Testing | 10.6% | 24 |
| 26 | Security Architecture | 10.6% | 24 |
| 28 | Business Continuity | 10.2% | 23 |
| 28 | CompTIA Security+ | 10.2% | 23 |
| 28 | Microsoft Purview | 10.2% | 23 |
Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Engineer | 81.4% | 184 |
| 2 | Senior Security Engineer | 16.8% | 38 |
| 3 | Network Security Engineer | 9.3% | 21 |
| 4 | Senior Network Security Engineer | 8.4% | 19 |
| 5 | DevOps Engineer | 7.5% | 17 |
| 5 | Senior Network Engineer | 7.5% | 17 |
| 7 | Software Engineer | 7.1% | 16 |
| 8 | Security Support Engineer | 6.6% | 15 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 6.2% | 14 |
| 9 | Technical Support Engineer | 6.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Cloud Engineer | 5.8% | 13 |
| 12 | Firmware Engineer | 5.3% | 12 |
| 12 | Product Engineer | 5.3% | 12 |
| 12 | SIEM Engineer | 5.3% | 12 |
| 15 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 4.9% | 11 |
| 15 | Senior Firewall Engineer | 4.9% | 11 |
| 15 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.9% | 11 |
| 18 | Azure Engineer | 4.4% | 10 |
| 18 | Embedded Engineer | 4.4% | 10 |
| 20 | Azure Security Engineer | 4.0% | 9 |