Information Security Job Trends in Central London

Information Security (InfoSec)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Information Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 65 56
Rank change year-on-year -6 -9 +35
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 71 129 137
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 3.01% 3.96% 4.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.40% 4.14% 4.67%
Number of salaries quoted 37 79 128
10th Percentile £48,350 £46,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £60,125 £60,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -6.45%
75th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £93,125
90th Percentile £98,500 £115,500 £99,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £74,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +1.35% -1.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Information Security 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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,088 3,113 2,935
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 88.62% 95.64% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,564 1,930 2,611
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,650 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £74,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -1.33% - -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Information Security job vacancy trend in Central London

Information Security
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Information Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Information Security

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Central London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
City of London +4 66 £75,000 +3.45% 44
City of Westminster +36 6 - - 1
Information Security
London

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 7 (9.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (8.45%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (7.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (5.63%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (5.63%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.63%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.41%) Magento
1 1 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (29.58%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (18.31%) Azure
3 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Purview
4 4 (5.63%) Entra ID
4 4 (5.63%) GCP
4 4 (5.63%) OneDrive
5 3 (4.23%) AWS
5 3 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.82%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (2.82%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.82%) Tessian
7 1 (1.41%) IaaS
7 1 (1.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (25.35%) Firewall
2 11 (15.49%) Network Security
3 7 (9.86%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (5.63%) VPN
5 3 (4.23%) DNS
6 2 (2.82%) DKIM
6 2 (2.82%) DMARC
6 2 (2.82%) SD-WAN
6 2 (2.82%) WAN
7 1 (1.41%) BGP
7 1 (1.41%) NAS
7 1 (1.41%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.41%) OSPF
7 1 (1.41%) SAN
7 1 (1.41%) Spanning Tree
7 1 (1.41%) SSH
7 1 (1.41%) VLAN
7 1 (1.41%) VSAN
7 1 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.45%) Tableau
2 1 (1.41%) Metadata
2 1 (1.41%) MS Access
2 1 (1.41%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.41%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.41%) JIRA
General
1 32 (45.07%) Social Skills
2 31 (43.66%) Finance
3 17 (23.94%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (16.90%) Legal
5 9 (12.68%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (11.27%) Law
7 6 (8.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (7.04%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (5.63%) Dutch Language
9 4 (5.63%) French Language
9 4 (5.63%) German Language
9 4 (5.63%) Spanish Language
10 3 (4.23%) Banking
10 3 (4.23%) Financial Institution
11 2 (2.82%) Back Office
11 2 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (2.82%) Retail
12 1 (1.41%) Investment Banking
12 1 (1.41%) Local Government
12 1 (1.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 12 (16.90%) Senior
2 11 (15.49%) Security Engineer
3 9 (12.68%) Lead
4 7 (9.86%) Analyst
4 7 (9.86%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 5 (7.04%) CISSP Engineer
5 5 (7.04%) Consultant
5 5 (7.04%) PowerShell Engineer
5 5 (7.04%) Python Engineer
5 5 (7.04%) Risk Manager
5 5 (7.04%) Security Manager
5 5 (7.04%) Security Specialist
5 5 (7.04%) Senior Manager
6 4 (5.63%) Deskside Support
6 4 (5.63%) Information Manager
6 4 (5.63%) Information Security Consultant
6 4 (5.63%) Information Security Manager
6 4 (5.63%) Service Manager
6 4 (5.63%) Support Engineer
6 4 (5.63%) Technology Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 21 (29.58%) Management Information System
2 7 (9.86%) Security Posture
2 7 (9.86%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (7.04%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (7.04%) Hedge funds
3 5 (7.04%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (5.63%) Algorithms
5 3 (4.23%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (4.23%) CMDB
5 3 (4.23%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.23%) Data Centre
5 3 (4.23%) Virtual Team
6 2 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.82%) PKI
7 1 (1.41%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.41%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.41%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 16 (22.54%) Windows
2 9 (12.68%) Linux
3 5 (7.04%) Mac OS
4 4 (5.63%) Windows 10
5 3 (4.23%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.41%) Unix
6 1 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (42.25%) Risk Management
2 25 (35.21%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (32.39%) Incident Response
4 21 (29.58%) SIEM
5 15 (21.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (21.13%) Security Operations
6 13 (18.31%) ITIL
7 12 (16.90%) Data Protection
8 11 (15.49%) Data Loss Prevention
9 10 (14.08%) Cloud Security
9 10 (14.08%) Technology Strategy
10 9 (12.68%) Mentoring
10 9 (12.68%) Regulatory Compliance
11 8 (11.27%) Coaching
11 8 (11.27%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (11.27%) Project Delivery
11 8 (11.27%) Roadmaps
12 7 (9.86%) Creative Thinking
12 7 (9.86%) Decision-Making
12 7 (9.86%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 9 (12.68%) Python
2 7 (9.86%) PowerShell
3 6 (8.45%) SQL
4 1 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 36 (50.70%) CISSP
2 21 (29.58%) CISM
3 12 (16.90%) CISA
4 11 (15.49%) CRISC
4 11 (15.49%) Degree
5 9 (12.68%) CEH
6 7 (9.86%) CompTIA CySA+
7 5 (7.04%) A+ Certification
7 5 (7.04%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (5.63%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (5.63%) Master's Degree
8 4 (5.63%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (5.63%) PMI Certification
8 4 (5.63%) PMP
9 3 (4.23%) CCNA
9 3 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (4.23%) GSEC
9 3 (4.23%) Novell Certification
10 2 (2.82%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (50.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (32.39%) NIST
3 14 (19.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (15.49%) GDPR
5 8 (11.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (8.45%) GRC
6 6 (8.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (7.04%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (7.04%) Data Quality
8 3 (4.23%) PCI DSS
9 2 (2.82%) ISO 9001
9 2 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (2.82%) ITGC
10 1 (1.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (1.41%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.41%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.41%) QA
10 1 (1.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (1.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (9.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.41%) Docker
2 1 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (5.63%) Kubernetes
1 4 (5.63%) SCCM
2 3 (4.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 3 (4.23%) CSIRT
3 2 (2.82%) ArcSight ESM
3 2 (2.82%) QRadar
4 1 (1.41%) Ansible
4 1 (1.41%) Nessus
4 1 (1.41%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (50.70%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.86%) Google
3 4 (5.63%) Adobe
3 4 (5.63%) Bloomberg
3 4 (5.63%) FactSet
3 4 (5.63%) HP
3 4 (5.63%) Rapid7
3 4 (5.63%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.63%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.23%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (4.23%) CyberArk
4 3 (4.23%) iManage
4 3 (4.23%) Palo Alto
4 3 (4.23%) Thales
5 2 (2.82%) ArcSight
5 2 (2.82%) LogLogic
5 2 (2.82%) McAfee
5 2 (2.82%) Splunk
5 2 (2.82%) VMware
6 1 (1.41%) Juniper