Information Security Jobs in Central London

Information Security (InfoSec)
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 60 76 92
Rank change year-on-year +16 +16 +1
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 157 201 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 4.17% 3.76% 3.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.50% 3.96% 3.52%
Number of salaries quoted 142 178 233
10th Percentile £47,400 £46,425 £48,750
25th Percentile £60,313 £60,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +18.52% +8.00%
75th Percentile £97,188 £100,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £112,500 £110,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - +7.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,486 5,076 7,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 92.54% 94.86% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,738 4,217 6,351
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% +7.14% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Central London.

Salary trend for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Central London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

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 25 April 2024. 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 +21 138 £73,000 -8.75% 11
City of Westminster - 2 £67,500 -
Kensington and Chelsea - 2 £35,000 -
West End of London +10 1 £85,000 -0.58%
Lambeth - 1 - -
Information Security
London

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 22 (14.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.27%) CMS
2 2 (1.27%) Confluence
2 2 (1.27%) Drupal
2 2 (1.27%) WordPress
3 1 (0.64%) IIS
3 1 (0.64%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.64%) Site Server
Applications
1 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.27%) Farmplan
1 2 (1.27%) KEYPrime
Cloud Services
1 54 (34.39%) Azure
2 47 (29.94%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (14.01%) Entra ID
4 13 (8.28%) AWS
5 11 (7.01%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (7.01%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (5.10%) Azure Sentinel
6 8 (5.10%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (2.55%) Rubrik
7 4 (2.55%) WhatsApp
8 3 (1.91%) SaaS
8 3 (1.91%) Serverless
9 1 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.64%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.64%) Dropbox
9 1 (0.64%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.64%) IaaS
9 1 (0.64%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.64%) PaaS
9 1 (0.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 22 (14.01%) Firewall
2 14 (8.92%) TCP/IP
3 10 (6.37%) Network Security
4 9 (5.73%) WAN
5 8 (5.10%) LAN
6 7 (4.46%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.18%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (3.18%) IPsec
7 5 (3.18%) SSL
8 3 (1.91%) DNS
8 3 (1.91%) VPN
9 1 (0.64%) DHCP
9 1 (0.64%) DKIM
9 1 (0.64%) DMARC
9 1 (0.64%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.64%) Wireless
9 1 (0.64%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.46%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.64%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.64%) Power BI
3 1 (0.64%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.64%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (12.74%) JIRA
2 6 (3.82%) Burp Suite
2 6 (3.82%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.27%) GitLab
General
1 60 (38.22%) Social Skills
2 45 (28.66%) Finance
3 25 (15.92%) Law
4 24 (15.29%) Legal
5 22 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (3.18%) Advertising
8 3 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.91%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.91%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.27%) Banking
9 2 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.64%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.64%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 48 (30.57%) Analyst
2 34 (21.66%) Security Analyst
3 30 (19.11%) Security Manager
4 28 (17.83%) Senior
5 23 (14.65%) Information Manager
5 23 (14.65%) Information Security Manager
6 22 (14.01%) Lead
7 17 (10.83%) Information Analyst
7 17 (10.83%) Information Security Analyst
8 14 (8.92%) Senior Analyst
9 12 (7.64%) Security Engineer
10 10 (6.37%) IT Manager
11 9 (5.73%) Senior Security Analyst
12 7 (4.46%) Architect
12 7 (4.46%) Infrastructure Manager
12 7 (4.46%) IT Analyst
12 7 (4.46%) IT Security Manager
12 7 (4.46%) Risk Analyst
12 7 (4.46%) Security Architect
13 6 (3.82%) Cybersecurity Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.10%) REST
2 2 (1.27%) GraphQL
2 2 (1.27%) Next.js
2 2 (1.27%) Node.js
2 2 (1.27%) React
2 2 (1.27%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.64%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 28 (17.83%) Security Posture
2 27 (17.20%) Management Information System
3 18 (11.46%) Clustering
4 9 (5.73%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (5.10%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (4.46%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.91%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.91%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 3 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.27%) CESG
8 2 (1.27%) Insider Threat
8 2 (1.27%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.64%) Anti-Spyware
9 1 (0.64%) CCTV
9 1 (0.64%) CESG CLAS
9 1 (0.64%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.64%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.64%) SCADA
9 1 (0.64%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 37 (23.57%) Windows
2 25 (15.92%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.46%) Android
3 7 (4.46%) Apple iOS
4 6 (3.82%) Linux
4 6 (3.82%) Windows 10
5 5 (3.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.64%) CentOS
6 1 (0.64%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (33.76%) Risk Management
2 48 (30.57%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (24.20%) Incident Response
4 30 (19.11%) Security Architecture
5 27 (17.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 27 (17.20%) Roadmaps
6 23 (14.65%) Information Security Management
6 23 (14.65%) ITIL
6 23 (14.65%) Security Management
7 20 (12.74%) Computer Science
7 20 (12.74%) Vulnerability Management
8 19 (12.10%) Key Management
8 19 (12.10%) Performance Management
9 18 (11.46%) Backlog Management
9 18 (11.46%) Data Loss Prevention
9 18 (11.46%) DevOps
9 18 (11.46%) Resource Management
9 18 (11.46%) Systems Engineering
9 18 (11.46%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 17 (10.83%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 30 (19.11%) PowerShell
2 12 (7.64%) Python
3 9 (5.73%) SQL
4 4 (2.55%) Bash
5 2 (1.27%) PHP
5 2 (1.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (38.85%) CISSP
2 37 (23.57%) Degree
3 32 (20.38%) CISA
3 32 (20.38%) CISM
4 19 (12.10%) CEH
5 15 (9.55%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (9.55%) Master's Degree
6 13 (8.28%) CompTIA CySA+
7 11 (7.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 11 (7.01%) CCSP
7 11 (7.01%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (7.01%) CRISC
8 10 (6.37%) ISACA
9 9 (5.73%) Security Cleared
9 9 (5.73%) SSCP
10 8 (5.10%) SANS
11 7 (4.46%) SC Cleared
12 6 (3.82%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (3.18%) GIAC
13 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (39.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (17.83%) NIST
3 17 (10.83%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (10.83%) GRC
4 13 (8.28%) PCI DSS
5 12 (7.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (3.82%) NCSC
7 5 (3.18%) GDPR
8 4 (2.55%) COBIT
8 4 (2.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (1.27%) FISMA
10 2 (1.27%) GLBA
10 2 (1.27%) HIPAA
10 2 (1.27%) ISO 22301
10 2 (1.27%) ISO 9001
10 2 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.27%) SLA
11 1 (0.64%) Basel II
11 1 (0.64%) PMO
System Software
1 28 (17.83%) Active Directory
2 18 (11.46%) VMware ESXi
3 7 (4.46%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (3.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (1.91%) Docker
6 1 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (16.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (12.10%) Single Sign-On
3 18 (11.46%) Microsoft Clustering
3 18 (11.46%) vCenter Server
4 13 (8.28%) Nmap
5 3 (1.91%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.91%) Terraform
6 2 (1.27%) CASB
6 2 (1.27%) SCCM
7 1 (0.64%) Ansible
7 1 (0.64%) Packer
7 1 (0.64%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 27 (17.20%) Microsoft
2 23 (14.65%) VMware
3 18 (11.46%) Commvault
3 18 (11.46%) ServiceNow
3 18 (11.46%) Sun
4 9 (5.73%) Rapid7
5 8 (5.10%) Qualys
5 8 (5.10%) Splunk
6 7 (4.46%) Thycotic
7 5 (3.18%) Cisco
8 4 (2.55%) Canon
8 4 (2.55%) Citrix
8 4 (2.55%) HP
8 4 (2.55%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.91%) iManage
9 3 (1.91%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.27%) CyberArk
10 2 (1.27%) LogRhythm
10 2 (1.27%) Oracle
10 2 (1.27%) Xero