Information Security Consultant Job Trends in the City of London

Information Security Consultant
Central London > City of London

The median Information Security Consultant salary in the City of London is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 168 -
Rank change year-on-year +46 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Consultant 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.19% 0.037% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.040% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £72,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £77,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £47,500 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -36.67% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,969 2,502 2,730
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.22% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,493 1,660 2,447
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,125 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Information Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Information Security Consultant job vacancy trend in the City of London

Information Security Consultant
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Consultant job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Consultant job vacancies in the City of London

Information Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Information Security Consultant 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 City of London region featuring Information Security Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (50.00%) NIST
3 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification
3 1 (25.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (25.00%) CCSP
3 1 (25.00%) CISA
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) CISM
3 1 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) ISMS
3 1 (25.00%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) SSCP
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Information Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (25.00%) ISMS
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CCSP
2 1 (25.00%) CISA
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (25.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (25.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR