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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 70 59
Rank change year-on-year -7 -11 +19
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 70 123 126
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 2.74% 3.83% 4.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.13% 3.99% 4.37%
Number of salaries quoted 35 75 118
10th Percentile £47,650 £47,700 £50,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £58,960 £60,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% - -4.61%
75th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £99,000 £115,000 £97,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

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 2,233 3,083 2,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 87.26% 95.89% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,643 1,839 2,542
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £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 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

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 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 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
City of London -6 63 £77,500 +6.90% 25
City of Westminster +30 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 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (8.57%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (5.71%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.71%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.43%) Magento
1 1 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 23 (32.86%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (18.57%) Azure
3 5 (7.14%) Microsoft Purview
4 4 (5.71%) Entra ID
4 4 (5.71%) GCP
4 4 (5.71%) OneDrive
5 3 (4.29%) AWS
5 3 (4.29%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.86%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (2.86%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.86%) Tessian
7 1 (1.43%) IaaS
7 1 (1.43%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (24.29%) Firewall
2 10 (14.29%) Network Security
3 7 (10.00%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (5.71%) VPN
5 3 (4.29%) DNS
6 2 (2.86%) DKIM
6 2 (2.86%) DMARC
6 2 (2.86%) SD-WAN
6 2 (2.86%) WAN
7 1 (1.43%) NAS
7 1 (1.43%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.43%) SAN
7 1 (1.43%) SSH
7 1 (1.43%) VLAN
7 1 (1.43%) VSAN
7 1 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.43%) Tableau
2 1 (1.43%) Metadata
2 1 (1.43%) MS Access
2 1 (1.43%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.43%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.43%) JIRA
General
1 34 (48.57%) Social Skills
2 33 (47.14%) Finance
3 19 (27.14%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (20.00%) Legal
5 8 (11.43%) Law
5 8 (11.43%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (5.71%) Banking
8 4 (5.71%) Dutch Language
8 4 (5.71%) French Language
8 4 (5.71%) German Language
8 4 (5.71%) Spanish Language
9 3 (4.29%) Financial Institution
10 2 (2.86%) Back Office
10 2 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (2.86%) Retail
11 1 (1.43%) Investment Banking
11 1 (1.43%) Local Government
11 1 (1.43%) Police
Job Titles
1 13 (18.57%) Security Engineer
2 12 (17.14%) Senior
3 9 (12.86%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 8 (11.43%) Lead
5 7 (10.00%) CISSP Engineer
5 7 (10.00%) PowerShell Engineer
5 7 (10.00%) Python Engineer
6 6 (8.57%) Analyst
7 5 (7.14%) Consultant
7 5 (7.14%) Risk Manager
7 5 (7.14%) Security Specialist
7 5 (7.14%) Senior Manager
8 4 (5.71%) Deskside Support
8 4 (5.71%) Deskside Support Engineer
8 4 (5.71%) Desktop Support
8 4 (5.71%) Information Security Consultant
8 4 (5.71%) Security Consultant
8 4 (5.71%) Security Manager
8 4 (5.71%) Service Manager
8 4 (5.71%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (30.00%) Management Information System
2 7 (10.00%) Hedge funds
2 7 (10.00%) Security Posture
2 7 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (5.71%) Algorithms
4 4 (5.71%) Security Operations Centre
5 3 (4.29%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (4.29%) CMDB
5 3 (4.29%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.29%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.86%) PKI
6 2 (2.86%) Virtual Team
7 1 (1.43%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.43%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.43%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.43%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 19 (27.14%) Windows
2 11 (15.71%) Linux
3 7 (10.00%) Mac OS
4 4 (5.71%) Windows 10
4 4 (5.71%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.43%) Unix
5 1 (1.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (44.29%) Risk Management
2 27 (38.57%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (32.86%) Incident Response
4 21 (30.00%) SIEM
5 14 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (20.00%) Security Operations
6 12 (17.14%) Data Loss Prevention
6 12 (17.14%) Data Protection
6 12 (17.14%) ITIL
7 10 (14.29%) Technology Strategy
8 9 (12.86%) Cloud Security
8 9 (12.86%) Mentoring
8 9 (12.86%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (12.86%) Regulatory Compliance
9 8 (11.43%) Coaching
9 8 (11.43%) Roadmaps
10 7 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
10 7 (10.00%) Decision-Making
10 7 (10.00%) Project Delivery
10 7 (10.00%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 11 (15.71%) Python
2 9 (12.86%) PowerShell
3 8 (11.43%) SQL
4 1 (1.43%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 37 (52.86%) CISSP
2 21 (30.00%) CISM
3 15 (21.43%) CISA
4 11 (15.71%) Degree
5 10 (14.29%) CRISC
6 9 (12.86%) CompTIA CySA+
7 8 (11.43%) CEH
8 6 (8.57%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (8.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (7.14%) A+ Certification
10 4 (5.71%) CCNA
10 4 (5.71%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (5.71%) Master's Degree
10 4 (5.71%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (5.71%) PMI Certification
10 4 (5.71%) PMP
11 3 (4.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (4.29%) CCSP
11 3 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (4.29%) Novell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (54.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (32.86%) NIST
3 14 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (15.71%) GDPR
5 8 (11.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (10.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (8.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (7.14%) Data Quality
8 5 (7.14%) GRC
9 2 (2.86%) HIPAA
9 2 (2.86%) ISO 9001
9 2 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (2.86%) ITGC
9 2 (2.86%) PCI DSS
9 2 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (1.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (1.43%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.43%) QA
10 1 (1.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (10.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.43%) Docker
3 1 (1.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (5.71%) Kubernetes
1 4 (5.71%) SCCM
2 3 (4.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 3 (4.29%) CSIRT
3 2 (2.86%) ArcSight ESM
3 2 (2.86%) QRadar
4 1 (1.43%) Ansible
4 1 (1.43%) Nessus
4 1 (1.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (55.71%) Microsoft
2 9 (12.86%) Google
3 4 (5.71%) Adobe
3 4 (5.71%) Bloomberg
3 4 (5.71%) FactSet
3 4 (5.71%) HP
3 4 (5.71%) Rapid7
3 4 (5.71%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.71%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.29%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (4.29%) CyberArk
4 3 (4.29%) iManage
4 3 (4.29%) Palo Alto
4 3 (4.29%) Thales
4 3 (4.29%) VMware
5 2 (2.86%) ArcSight
5 2 (2.86%) LogLogic
5 2 (2.86%) McAfee
5 2 (2.86%) Splunk
6 1 (1.43%) Aruba