Security Specialist Job Trends in Canary Wharf

Security Specialist
Tower Hamlets > Canary Wharf

The median Security Specialist salary in Canary Wharf is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 October 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Canary Wharf 20.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 20.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - -
75th Percentile £107,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median annual salary £105,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Canary Wharf

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Canary Wharf. 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 Canary Wharf with a recognized job title 5 9 19
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 90.48%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 18
10th Percentile £83,000 £63,325 £43,050
25th Percentile £102,500 £67,563 £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 £78,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +46.50% +49.52% -27.59%
75th Percentile - £88,438 £57,500
90th Percentile - £111,500 £86,250
Tower Hamlets median annual salary £110,000 £68,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year +61.76% +161.54% -64.14%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Canary Wharf

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Canary Wharf.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Canary Wharf

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Canary Wharf

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Canary Wharf.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Canary Wharf

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf

For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, Security Specialist 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 Canary Wharf region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Taxonomies
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) RSA Archer
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 2
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 1
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf 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 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 1
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) RSA Archer