Information Security Jobs in the City of London

Information Security (InfoSec)
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 63 87 94
Rank change year-on-year +24 +7 -5
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 138 166 226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 4.09% 3.47% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.43% 3.65% 3.37%
Number of salaries quoted 125 144 198
10th Percentile £47,850 £46,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £80,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +23.08% -3.70%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £88,438
90th Percentile £104,000 £110,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £67,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +19.40% +7.20%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,113 4,553 6,716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.37% 95.19% 95.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,482 3,824 5,611
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £45,222
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the City of London.

Salary trend for Information Security in the City of London

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 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 (15.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.45%) CMS
2 2 (1.45%) Confluence
2 2 (1.45%) Drupal
2 2 (1.45%) WordPress
3 1 (0.72%) IIS
3 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.72%) Site Server
Applications
1 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.45%) Farmplan
1 2 (1.45%) KEYPrime
Cloud Services
1 43 (31.16%) Azure
2 36 (26.09%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (15.22%) Entra ID
4 13 (9.42%) AWS
5 11 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (7.97%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (5.80%) Azure Sentinel
6 8 (5.80%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (2.90%) Rubrik
7 4 (2.90%) WhatsApp
8 3 (2.17%) SaaS
8 3 (2.17%) Serverless
9 1 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.72%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.72%) Dropbox
9 1 (0.72%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.72%) IaaS
9 1 (0.72%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.72%) PaaS
9 1 (0.72%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 21 (15.22%) Firewall
2 14 (10.14%) TCP/IP
3 10 (7.25%) Network Security
4 9 (6.52%) WAN
5 8 (5.80%) LAN
6 7 (5.07%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.62%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (3.62%) IPsec
7 5 (3.62%) SSL
8 3 (2.17%) DNS
8 3 (2.17%) VPN
9 1 (0.72%) DHCP
9 1 (0.72%) DKIM
9 1 (0.72%) DMARC
9 1 (0.72%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.72%) Wireless
9 1 (0.72%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.07%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.72%) Power BI
3 1 (0.72%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (14.49%) JIRA
2 6 (4.35%) Burp Suite
2 6 (4.35%) Metasploit
3 3 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.45%) GitLab
General
1 60 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 44 (31.88%) Finance
3 22 (15.94%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (8.70%) Law
4 12 (8.70%) Legal
5 6 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (3.62%) Advertising
7 3 (2.17%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.45%) Banking
8 2 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.45%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.72%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.72%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 43 (31.16%) Analyst
2 31 (22.46%) Security Analyst
3 27 (19.57%) Senior
4 24 (17.39%) Security Manager
5 17 (12.32%) Information Manager
5 17 (12.32%) Information Security Manager
5 17 (12.32%) Lead
6 15 (10.87%) Information Analyst
6 15 (10.87%) Information Security Analyst
7 14 (10.14%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (8.70%) Security Engineer
9 9 (6.52%) Senior Security Analyst
10 8 (5.80%) IT Manager
11 7 (5.07%) Architect
11 7 (5.07%) Infrastructure Manager
11 7 (5.07%) IT Analyst
11 7 (5.07%) IT Security Manager
11 7 (5.07%) Security Architect
12 6 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 6 (4.35%) Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.80%) REST
2 2 (1.45%) GraphQL
2 2 (1.45%) Next.js
2 2 (1.45%) Node.js
2 2 (1.45%) React
2 2 (1.45%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 28 (20.29%) Security Posture
2 24 (17.39%) Management Information System
3 18 (13.04%) Clustering
4 9 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (5.80%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (5.07%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (2.17%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.45%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.72%) Anti-Spyware
9 1 (0.72%) CESG
9 1 (0.72%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.72%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.72%) IoT
9 1 (0.72%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.72%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.72%) SCADA
9 1 (0.72%) Social Media
9 1 (0.72%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 37 (26.81%) Windows
2 25 (18.12%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.07%) Android
3 7 (5.07%) Apple iOS
4 6 (4.35%) Linux
4 6 (4.35%) Windows 10
5 5 (3.62%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.72%) CentOS
6 1 (0.72%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (34.06%) Risk Management
2 46 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (21.74%) Incident Response
3 30 (21.74%) Security Architecture
4 27 (19.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 26 (18.84%) Roadmaps
6 22 (15.94%) Information Security Management
6 22 (15.94%) Security Management
7 21 (15.22%) ITIL
8 20 (14.49%) Computer Science
9 19 (13.77%) Performance Management
9 19 (13.77%) Vulnerability Management
10 18 (13.04%) Backlog Management
10 18 (13.04%) Data Loss Prevention
10 18 (13.04%) DevOps
10 18 (13.04%) Resource Management
10 18 (13.04%) Systems Engineering
11 16 (11.59%) SIEM
12 14 (10.14%) Benchmarking
12 14 (10.14%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 30 (21.74%) PowerShell
2 12 (8.70%) Python
3 9 (6.52%) SQL
4 4 (2.90%) Bash
5 2 (1.45%) PHP
5 2 (1.45%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 50 (36.23%) CISSP
2 36 (26.09%) Degree
3 30 (21.74%) CISM
4 22 (15.94%) CISA
5 15 (10.87%) Master's Degree
6 11 (7.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 11 (7.97%) CCSP
6 11 (7.97%) CEH
6 11 (7.97%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (7.25%) CRISC
8 9 (6.52%) ISACA
8 9 (6.52%) SSCP
9 8 (5.80%) SANS
9 8 (5.80%) Security Cleared
10 7 (5.07%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (5.07%) SC Cleared
11 6 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (3.62%) CompTIA CySA+
12 5 (3.62%) MCSA
12 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (34.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (18.84%) NIST
3 14 (10.14%) GRC
4 13 (9.42%) PCI DSS
5 6 (4.35%) NCSC
6 5 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (3.62%) GDPR
7 4 (2.90%) COBIT
8 3 (2.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (1.45%) FISMA
9 2 (1.45%) GLBA
9 2 (1.45%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.45%) ISO 22301
9 2 (1.45%) ISO 9001
9 2 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.72%) Basel II
10 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.72%) EMIR
10 1 (0.72%) MiFID
System Software
1 28 (20.29%) Active Directory
2 18 (13.04%) VMware ESXi
3 7 (5.07%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (3.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 26 (18.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (13.77%) Single Sign-On
3 18 (13.04%) Microsoft Clustering
3 18 (13.04%) vCenter Server
4 13 (9.42%) Nmap
5 3 (2.17%) Kubernetes
5 3 (2.17%) Terraform
6 2 (1.45%) CASB
6 2 (1.45%) SCCM
7 1 (0.72%) Ansible
7 1 (0.72%) Packer
7 1 (0.72%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 27 (19.57%) Microsoft
2 23 (16.67%) VMware
3 18 (13.04%) Commvault
3 18 (13.04%) ServiceNow
3 18 (13.04%) Sun
4 9 (6.52%) Rapid7
5 8 (5.80%) Qualys
5 8 (5.80%) Splunk
6 7 (5.07%) Thycotic
7 5 (3.62%) Cisco
8 4 (2.90%) Canon
8 4 (2.90%) Citrix
8 4 (2.90%) HP
8 4 (2.90%) SolarWinds
9 3 (2.17%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.45%) CyberArk
10 2 (1.45%) iManage
10 2 (1.45%) LogRhythm
10 2 (1.45%) Sage
10 2 (1.45%) Xero