IT Security Engineer Job Trends in the City of London

IT Security Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median IT Security Engineer salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 - 166
Rank change year-on-year - - +123
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Engineer 2 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.12% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £78,750 - £55,500
25th Percentile £80,625 - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.57%
75th Percentile £88,125 - £75,000
90th Percentile £89,250 - £83,250
Central London median annual salary £55,000 - £72,500
% change year-on-year - - +3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,517 2,565 2,921
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 93.10% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,196 1,702 2,625
10th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.01%

IT Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

IT Security Engineer job vacancy trend in the City of London

IT Security Engineer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Engineer job vacancies in the City of London

IT Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, IT Security Engineer 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 IT Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
2 1 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) CCNP
2 1 (50.00%) CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Encryption
2 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) GSEC
2 1 (50.00%) HIPAA
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) MCITP

IT Security Engineer 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Encryption
2 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) CCNP
2 1 (50.00%) CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) GSEC
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (50.00%) MCITP
2 1 (50.00%) MCSA
2 1 (50.00%) MCSE
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) VMware