PKI Job Trends in Central London

Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI)
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PKI in permanent job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited PKI over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 169 170
Rank change year-on-year +34 +1 +77
Permanent jobs citing PKI 9 12 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.35% 0.38% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.02% 0.89% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 8
10th Percentile £59,750 - £63,900
25th Percentile £72,500 £111,250 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £120,000 £76,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.42% +56.86% +39.09%
75th Percentile £90,000 £128,750 £83,125
90th Percentile £105,000 £132,500 £98,500
London median annual salary £90,000 £96,250 £90,000
% change year-on-year -6.49% +6.94% +38.46%

All Generic Skills
Central London

PKI falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 881 1,343 1,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 34.74% 42.15% 34.86%
Number of salaries quoted 672 743 932
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £96,938
90th Percentile £120,000 £116,000 £122,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £79,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +1.27% +1.94%

PKI
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

PKI job vacancy trend in Central London

PKI
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing PKI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing PKI

PKI
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PKI in Central London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for PKI in Central London

PKI
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 PKI within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 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 +23 9 £77,500 -35.42% 3
PKI
London

PKI
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 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (66.67%) Entra ID
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (55.56%) Azure
3 4 (44.44%) OpenShift
4 2 (22.22%) Mimecast
4 2 (22.22%) Tessian
5 1 (11.11%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) Firewall
2 4 (44.44%) LAN
2 4 (44.44%) Network Security
2 4 (44.44%) VoIP
2 4 (44.44%) WAN
3 2 (22.22%) DKIM
3 2 (22.22%) DMARC
3 2 (22.22%) VPN
4 1 (11.11%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) GitLab
General
1 5 (55.56%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Senior
2 2 (22.22%) Administrator
2 2 (22.22%) Systems Administrator
2 2 (22.22%) Wintel Administrator
2 2 (22.22%) Wintel Systems Administrator
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Information Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Information Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Security Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Security Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Security Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Information Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Information Security Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Security Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Windows
2 4 (44.44%) Linux
2 4 (44.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Identity Access Management
2 5 (55.56%) DevSecOps
2 5 (55.56%) Roadmaps
3 4 (44.44%) Application Packaging
3 4 (44.44%) Infrastructure as Code
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
3 4 (44.44%) Knowledge Transfer
3 4 (44.44%) Service Delivery
3 4 (44.44%) Strategic Planning
3 4 (44.44%) Technology Roadmap
3 4 (44.44%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (22.22%) Agile
4 2 (22.22%) Change Management
4 2 (22.22%) Identity Management
4 2 (22.22%) Information Security
4 2 (22.22%) Information Security Management
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
4 2 (22.22%) Security Management
4 2 (22.22%) SIEM
4 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
2 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CISM
1 2 (22.22%) CISSP
1 2 (22.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (22.22%) GDPR
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
1 4 (44.44%) Virtual Desktop
1 4 (44.44%) XenApp
1 4 (44.44%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (44.44%) SCCM
1 4 (44.44%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (11.11%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Citrix
3 1 (11.11%) ForgeRock