Information Security Jobs in the City of London

Information Security (InfoSec)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 57 78
Rank change year-on-year -25 +21 +20
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 60 144 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.92% 4.30% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.04% 4.68% 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 37 129 147
10th Percentile £44,590 £47,200 £46,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £60,000 £52,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% +23.08%
75th Percentile £85,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £106,250 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £79,842 £80,000
% change year-on-year -18.59% -0.20% +19.40%

All Process and 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 1,974 3,080 4,410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 96.01% 92.02% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,490 2,434 3,685
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £43,162
25th Percentile £53,859 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £96,188 £97,500
90th Percentile £122,500 £113,750 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

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 9 May 2025.

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 3 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (20.00%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 15 (25.00%) Azure
2 8 (13.33%) AWS
3 5 (8.33%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (8.33%) GCP
3 5 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (3.33%) OneDrive
5 2 (3.33%) PaaS
5 2 (3.33%) Power Platform
5 2 (3.33%) SaaS
6 1 (1.67%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.33%) Firewall
2 6 (10.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (10.00%) TCP/IP
3 5 (8.33%) IPsec
3 5 (8.33%) SSL
4 4 (6.67%) DNS
5 2 (3.33%) VPN
6 1 (1.67%) LAN
6 1 (1.67%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.67%) Relational Database
General
1 23 (38.33%) Finance
2 19 (31.67%) Social Skills
3 13 (21.67%) Retail
4 12 (20.00%) Games
4 12 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 12 (20.00%) Telecoms
5 11 (18.33%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (6.67%) Legal
8 1 (1.67%) Banking
8 1 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.67%) Front Office
8 1 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 20 (33.33%) Senior
2 13 (21.67%) Analyst
3 11 (18.33%) Security Manager
4 7 (11.67%) Lead
4 7 (11.67%) Security Analyst
5 5 (8.33%) SOC Engineer
6 4 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 4 (6.67%) Incident Engineer
6 4 (6.67%) Information Manager
6 4 (6.67%) Information Security Manager
7 3 (5.00%) Data Analyst
7 3 (5.00%) Governance Analyst
7 3 (5.00%) IT Manager
7 3 (5.00%) IT Security Manager
7 3 (5.00%) Risk Manager
7 3 (5.00%) Security Engineer
8 2 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 2 (3.33%) DevSecOps Engineer
8 2 (3.33%) Help Desk Analyst
8 2 (3.33%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.00%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 21 (35.00%) Management Information System
2 12 (20.00%) Blockchain
2 12 (20.00%) Robotics
3 6 (10.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (10.00%) Security Posture
3 6 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (6.67%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (5.00%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (5.00%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (1.67%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.67%) Derivative
7 1 (1.67%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (1.67%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (1.67%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 1 (1.67%) Interest Rate Derivative
7 1 (1.67%) Swaptions
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.67%) Linux
1 1 (1.67%) Mac OS
1 1 (1.67%) Unix
1 1 (1.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 19 (31.67%) Analytics
4 18 (30.00%) Mentoring
5 17 (28.33%) Coaching
6 15 (25.00%) Agile
6 15 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (23.33%) Artificial Intelligence
7 14 (23.33%) Change Management
7 14 (23.33%) Creative Thinking
7 14 (23.33%) Security Operations
8 13 (21.67%) Data Analytics
8 13 (21.67%) IT Audit
8 13 (21.67%) SIEM
9 12 (20.00%) ERP
9 12 (20.00%) Robotic Process Automation
10 11 (18.33%) Incident Response
11 10 (16.67%) Decision-Making
11 10 (16.67%) ITIL
12 9 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.00%) Python
2 2 (3.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.67%) Bash
3 1 (1.67%) C++
3 1 (1.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 17 (28.33%) CISA
2 13 (21.67%) CISSP
3 12 (20.00%) ISACA
4 10 (16.67%) Degree
5 9 (15.00%) CISM
6 8 (13.33%) GIAC
7 6 (10.00%) CRISC
8 5 (8.33%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (8.33%) MCSA
8 5 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (6.67%) Security Cleared
10 3 (5.00%) CESG Certified Professional
10 3 (5.00%) CISMP
10 3 (5.00%) DV Cleared
11 2 (3.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (3.33%) SSCP
12 1 (1.67%) CEH
12 1 (1.67%) PMI Certification
12 1 (1.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (31.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (20.00%) ITGC
2 12 (20.00%) NIST
3 6 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (8.33%) GDPR
4 5 (8.33%) NCSC
5 4 (6.67%) COBIT
6 3 (5.00%) Data Quality
6 3 (5.00%) GRC
7 2 (3.33%) NIST 800
7 2 (3.33%) PCI DSS
7 2 (3.33%) SLA
7 2 (3.33%) SOC 2
8 1 (1.67%) PMO
Systems Management
1 4 (6.67%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.67%) CASB
Vendors
1 16 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 12 (20.00%) Oracle
2 12 (20.00%) SAP
3 3 (5.00%) Duck Creek
4 2 (3.33%) Apple
5 1 (1.67%) Checkmarx
5 1 (1.67%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.67%) Juniper
5 1 (1.67%) Murex