Security Advisor Job Trends in the City of London

Security Adviser
Central London > City of London

The median Security Adviser salary in the City of London is £51,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 167 -
Rank change year-on-year +39 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Advisor 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.061% 0.071% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.076% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £78,675 -
25th Percentile £49,750 £79,313 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £85,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -39.94% - -
75th Percentile £53,250 £92,938 -
90th Percentile - £94,025 -
Central London median annual salary £51,500 £85,750 -
% change year-on-year -39.94% - -

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 1,539 2,639 3,058
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 94.01% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,251 1,749 2,734
10th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £74,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% +2.07% -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -

Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Security Advisor job vacancy trend in the City of London

Security Advisor
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, Security Advisor 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 Security Advisor in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Advisor 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST