Information Security Job Trends in the City of London

Information Security (InfoSec)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of 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 61 65 58
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 +39
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 66 112 125
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 3.15% 4.13% 4.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.59% 4.32% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 37 69 116
10th Percentile £48,350 £46,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -4.61%
75th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £90,313
90th Percentile £98,500 £117,750 £97,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -6.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,837 2,590 2,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 87.64% 95.47% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 1,691 2,434
10th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £40,750
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
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Information Security job vacancy trend in the City of London

Information Security
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Information Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Information Security

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the City of London

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

Salary histogram for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (9.09%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.52%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (7.58%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (7.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (6.06%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.06%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Magento
1 1 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 16 (24.24%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (19.70%) Azure
3 5 (7.58%) Microsoft Purview
4 4 (6.06%) Entra ID
4 4 (6.06%) GCP
4 4 (6.06%) OneDrive
5 3 (4.55%) AWS
5 3 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (3.03%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (3.03%) Mimecast
6 2 (3.03%) Tessian
7 1 (1.52%) IaaS
7 1 (1.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (27.27%) Firewall
2 11 (16.67%) Network Security
3 7 (10.61%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (6.06%) VPN
5 3 (4.55%) DNS
6 2 (3.03%) DKIM
6 2 (3.03%) DMARC
6 2 (3.03%) SD-WAN
6 2 (3.03%) WAN
7 1 (1.52%) BGP
7 1 (1.52%) NAS
7 1 (1.52%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.52%) OSPF
7 1 (1.52%) SAN
7 1 (1.52%) Spanning Tree
7 1 (1.52%) SSH
7 1 (1.52%) VLAN
7 1 (1.52%) VSAN
7 1 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.52%) Metadata
1 1 (1.52%) MS Access
1 1 (1.52%) SAP HANA
1 1 (1.52%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.52%) JIRA
General
1 27 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 26 (39.39%) Finance
3 12 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (13.64%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (12.12%) Law
6 7 (10.61%) Legal
7 6 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (7.58%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (6.06%) Dutch Language
9 4 (6.06%) French Language
9 4 (6.06%) German Language
9 4 (6.06%) Spanish Language
10 3 (4.55%) Banking
10 3 (4.55%) Financial Institution
11 2 (3.03%) Back Office
11 2 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (3.03%) Retail
12 1 (1.52%) Investment Banking
12 1 (1.52%) Local Government
12 1 (1.52%) Police
Job Titles
1 12 (18.18%) Senior
2 9 (13.64%) Lead
3 7 (10.61%) Analyst
4 6 (9.09%) Security Engineer
5 5 (7.58%) Consultant
5 5 (7.58%) Risk Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Security Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Security Specialist
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Deskside Engineer
6 4 (6.06%) Deskside Support
6 4 (6.06%) Deskside Support Engineer
6 4 (6.06%) Desktop Support
6 4 (6.06%) Information Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Information Security Consultant
6 4 (6.06%) Information Security Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Security Consultant
6 4 (6.06%) Senior Risk Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Service Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (24.24%) Management Information System
2 7 (10.61%) Security Posture
2 7 (10.61%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (7.58%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (7.58%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (6.06%) Algorithms
5 3 (4.55%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (4.55%) CMDB
5 3 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.55%) Data Centre
5 3 (4.55%) Virtual Team
6 2 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (3.03%) PKI
7 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.52%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.52%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 11 (16.67%) Windows
2 4 (6.06%) Linux
2 4 (6.06%) Windows 10
3 3 (4.55%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.52%) Unix
4 1 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (37.88%) Risk Management
2 21 (31.82%) SIEM
3 20 (30.30%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (27.27%) Incident Response
5 15 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (22.73%) Security Operations
6 13 (19.70%) ITIL
7 12 (18.18%) Data Protection
8 11 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
9 10 (15.15%) Cloud Security
9 10 (15.15%) Technology Strategy
10 9 (13.64%) Mentoring
10 9 (13.64%) Regulatory Compliance
11 8 (12.12%) Coaching
11 8 (12.12%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (12.12%) Project Delivery
11 8 (12.12%) Roadmaps
12 7 (10.61%) Creative Thinking
12 7 (10.61%) Decision-Making
12 7 (10.61%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.06%) Python
2 2 (3.03%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (46.97%) CISSP
2 21 (31.82%) CISM
3 11 (16.67%) CRISC
3 11 (16.67%) Degree
4 9 (13.64%) CEH
5 7 (10.61%) CISA
6 5 (7.58%) A+ Certification
6 5 (7.58%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (7.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (6.06%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (6.06%) Master's Degree
7 4 (6.06%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (6.06%) PMI Certification
7 4 (6.06%) PMP
8 3 (4.55%) CCNA
8 3 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (4.55%) GSEC
8 3 (4.55%) Novell Certification
9 2 (3.03%) CCNP
9 2 (3.03%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (46.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (27.27%) NIST
3 14 (21.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (16.67%) GDPR
5 8 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (9.09%) GRC
6 6 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (7.58%) Data Quality
8 3 (4.55%) PCI DSS
9 2 (3.03%) ISO 9001
9 2 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (3.03%) ITGC
10 1 (1.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (1.52%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.52%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.52%) QA
10 1 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (1.52%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (10.61%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.52%) Docker
2 1 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (6.06%) Kubernetes
1 4 (6.06%) SCCM
2 3 (4.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 3 (4.55%) CSIRT
3 2 (3.03%) ArcSight ESM
3 2 (3.03%) QRadar
4 1 (1.52%) Ansible
4 1 (1.52%) Nessus
4 1 (1.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (46.97%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.06%) Adobe
2 4 (6.06%) Bloomberg
2 4 (6.06%) FactSet
2 4 (6.06%) HP
2 4 (6.06%) Rapid7
2 4 (6.06%) Salesforce
2 4 (6.06%) ServiceNow
3 3 (4.55%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (4.55%) CyberArk
3 3 (4.55%) iManage
3 3 (4.55%) Palo Alto
3 3 (4.55%) Thales
4 2 (3.03%) ArcSight
4 2 (3.03%) Google
4 2 (3.03%) LogLogic
4 2 (3.03%) McAfee
4 2 (3.03%) Splunk
4 2 (3.03%) VMware
5 1 (1.52%) Juniper