Security Officer Job Trends in the City of London

Security Officer
Central London > City of London

The median Security Officer salary in the City of London is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 - 164
Rank change year-on-year - - +80
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.13% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £34,200 - £104,500
25th Percentile £43,500 - £111,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 - £127,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +126.67%
75th Percentile £74,500 - £143,750
90th Percentile £83,800 - £150,500
Central London median annual salary £59,000 - £127,500
% change year-on-year - - +82.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,173 2,445 2,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 92.09% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,587 2,388
10th Percentile £40,532 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% - -1.33%
75th Percentile £99,375 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Security Officer
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

Security Officer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Officer in the City of London

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) CISA
2 2 (66.67%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (33.33%) CCNA
3 1 (33.33%) CCNP
3 1 (33.33%) CCSP
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Encryption
3 1 (33.33%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) HIPAA
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (33.33%) MCITP
3 1 (33.33%) MCSA
3 1 (33.33%) MCSE
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft

Security Officer 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 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Law
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Encryption
3 1 (33.33%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) SIEM
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISA
1 2 (66.67%) CISM
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) CCNP
2 1 (33.33%) CCSP
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (33.33%) MCITP
2 1 (33.33%) MCSA
2 1 (33.33%) MCSE
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) HIPAA
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) VMware