Hybrid/Remote Security Engineer Job Trends

Security Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £69,384 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 276 262
Rank change year-on-year -32 -14 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 94 204 263
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 1.03% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 1.06% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 77 163 228
10th Percentile £47,899 £42,500 £38,431
25th Percentile £53,750 £47,106 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £60,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.64% -0.83% +1.64%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £59,250 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -1.25% -4.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 15,030 19,200 21,229
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 96.66% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,036 11,975 17,333
10th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,265 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -4.00% +1.08%
75th Percentile £77,063 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Engineer job vacancies

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Security Engineer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 53 (56.38%) Azure
2 47 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (39.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (37.23%) Cloud Security
4 35 (37.23%) SIEM
5 34 (36.17%) Security Operations
6 32 (34.04%) Firewall
7 30 (31.91%) CISSP
7 30 (31.91%) Microsoft
8 28 (29.79%) AWS
8 28 (29.79%) Incident Response
8 28 (29.79%) Network Security
9 27 (28.72%) Information Security
9 27 (28.72%) NIST
10 21 (22.34%) Cisco Certification
11 19 (20.21%) PowerShell
12 18 (19.15%) Vulnerability Management
13 17 (18.09%) Degree
14 16 (17.02%) Azure Sentinel
14 16 (17.02%) DevSecOps
14 16 (17.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 16 (17.02%) Security Architecture
15 15 (15.96%) CI/CD
15 15 (15.96%) GDPR
15 15 (15.96%) OWASP
16 14 (14.89%) CISM
16 14 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
16 14 (14.89%) DevOps
16 14 (14.89%) Python
16 14 (14.89%) Windows

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (1.06%) Apache
1 1 (1.06%) Confluence
1 1 (1.06%) nginx
Applications
1 1 (1.06%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 53 (56.38%) Azure
2 28 (29.79%) AWS
3 16 (17.02%) Azure Sentinel
4 13 (13.83%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (11.70%) Entra ID
5 11 (11.70%) GCP
6 9 (9.57%) SaaS
7 6 (6.38%) PaaS
8 5 (5.32%) Azure Key Vault
9 4 (4.26%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (4.26%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (4.26%) Cloudflare
9 4 (4.26%) GitHub
9 4 (4.26%) Mimecast
10 3 (3.19%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (3.19%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (2.13%) Azure API Management
11 2 (2.13%) dbt
11 2 (2.13%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 32 (34.04%) Firewall
2 28 (29.79%) Network Security
3 13 (13.83%) Intrusion Detection
4 12 (12.77%) VPN
5 11 (11.70%) TCP/IP
6 4 (4.26%) HTTP
7 3 (3.19%) DNS
8 2 (2.13%) Modbus
9 1 (1.06%) HTTPS
9 1 (1.06%) NAS
9 1 (1.06%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (1.06%) SAN
9 1 (1.06%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (2.13%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (3.19%) Burp Suite
1 3 (3.19%) Metasploit
1 3 (3.19%) Snyk
1 3 (3.19%) TeamCity
2 2 (2.13%) GitLab
3 1 (1.06%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.06%) JIRA
General
1 20 (21.28%) Finance
1 20 (21.28%) Social Skills
2 11 (11.70%) Telecoms
3 7 (7.45%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (6.38%) Legal
5 4 (4.26%) Banking
5 4 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (4.26%) Financial Institution
6 3 (3.19%) Back Office
6 3 (3.19%) Law
6 3 (3.19%) Public Sector
6 3 (3.19%) Retail
7 2 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.06%) Games
8 1 (1.06%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.06%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.06%) Marketing
8 1 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.38%) React
1 6 (6.38%) Spring Boot
2 5 (5.32%) OAuth
3 3 (3.19%) SAML
3 3 (3.19%) YAML
4 2 (2.13%) .NET
4 2 (2.13%) Django
4 2 (2.13%) JWT
4 2 (2.13%) Kafka
4 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (2.13%) OAuth2
4 2 (2.13%) OpenID
4 2 (2.13%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (1.06%) Android NDK
5 1 (1.06%) JSON
5 1 (1.06%) RESTful
5 1 (1.06%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 15 (15.96%) Security Posture
2 12 (12.77%) Cyber Threat
2 12 (12.77%) Security Operations Centre
3 10 (10.64%) Cloud Native
3 10 (10.64%) Cloud Security Posture
4 5 (5.32%) Management Information System
5 4 (4.26%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 4 (4.26%) Driving Licence
6 3 (3.19%) Blog
7 2 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.13%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (2.13%) Operational Technology
7 2 (2.13%) Public Cloud
7 2 (2.13%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.06%) AI Agents
8 1 (1.06%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (1.06%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (14.89%) Windows
2 11 (11.70%) Linux
3 2 (2.13%) VMS
4 1 (1.06%) Android
4 1 (1.06%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.06%) Unix
4 1 (1.06%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (37.23%) Cloud Security
2 35 (37.23%) SIEM
3 34 (36.17%) Security Operations
4 28 (29.79%) Incident Response
5 27 (28.72%) Information Security
6 18 (19.15%) Vulnerability Management
7 16 (17.02%) DevSecOps
7 16 (17.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 16 (17.02%) Security Architecture
8 15 (15.96%) CI/CD
8 15 (15.96%) OWASP
9 14 (14.89%) DevOps
10 13 (13.83%) Application Security
10 13 (13.83%) Penetration Testing
11 11 (11.70%) Identity Access Management
11 11 (11.70%) Security Testing
11 11 (11.70%) Threat Modelling
12 10 (10.64%) ITIL
12 10 (10.64%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 19 (20.21%) PowerShell
2 14 (14.89%) Python
3 8 (8.51%) Bash
4 7 (7.45%) Go
4 7 (7.45%) Java
4 7 (7.45%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (4.26%) SQL
6 2 (2.13%) Bicep
6 2 (2.13%) C++
6 2 (2.13%) Groovy
7 1 (1.06%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.06%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 30 (31.91%) CISSP
2 21 (22.34%) Cisco Certification
3 17 (18.09%) Degree
4 14 (14.89%) CISM
5 13 (13.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 12 (12.77%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (8.51%) AWS Certification
7 8 (8.51%) CCNA
7 8 (8.51%) CCNP
7 8 (8.51%) GCIA
7 8 (8.51%) SANS
7 8 (8.51%) Security Cleared
8 6 (6.38%) Azure Certification
8 6 (6.38%) CCSP
9 5 (5.32%) SC Cleared
10 3 (3.19%) CEH
10 3 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (3.19%) GCIH
10 3 (3.19%) GSEC
11 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (39.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (28.72%) NIST
3 15 (15.96%) GDPR
4 14 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (11.70%) NCSC
6 8 (8.51%) GRC
6 8 (8.51%) SOC 2
7 6 (6.38%) PCI DSS
8 4 (4.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (1.06%) COBIT
9 1 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (1.06%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.06%) QA
System Software
1 8 (8.51%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (8.51%) Terraform
2 7 (7.45%) Kubernetes
3 4 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (4.26%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (3.19%) Ansible
4 3 (3.19%) Cilium
4 3 (3.19%) Nmap
5 2 (2.13%) Grafana
5 2 (2.13%) Prometheus
6 1 (1.06%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 30 (31.91%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.32%) Rapid7
3 4 (4.26%) Qualys
4 3 (3.19%) Checkmarx
4 3 (3.19%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (3.19%) Palo Alto
4 3 (3.19%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.19%) Tenable
5 2 (2.13%) Cisco
5 2 (2.13%) Exabeam
5 2 (2.13%) Meraki
5 2 (2.13%) Splunk
5 2 (2.13%) VMware
6 1 (1.06%) Apple
6 1 (1.06%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.06%) Barracuda Networks
6 1 (1.06%) Google
6 1 (1.06%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.06%) Sophos
6 1 (1.06%) WatchGuard