PCI QSA Job Trends in the City of London

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 169 -
Rank change year-on-year +41 - -
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.062% 0.036% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.21% 0.12% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £106,500 £66,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £113,000 £67,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +67.41% - -
75th Percentile £119,500 £68,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £113,000 £67,500 -
% change year-on-year +67.41% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 477 840 730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 29.46% 30.60% 23.92%
Number of salaries quoted 367 464 622
10th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £39,085
25th Percentile £49,250 £55,000 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +11.54% -7.14%
75th Percentile £86,250 £92,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £119,250 £120,000
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -7.14%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

PCI QSA job vacancy trend in the City of London

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PCI QSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PCI QSA

PCI QSA
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 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Associate Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS