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 £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 166 164
Rank change year-on-year +37 -2 +93
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 2 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.095% 0.037% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.040% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £104,500
25th Percentile - £102,500 £111,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £110,000 £127,500
Median % change year-on-year -74.55% -13.73% +82.14%
75th Percentile - £117,500 £143,750
90th Percentile - - £150,500
Central London median annual salary £28,000 £110,000 £127,500
% change year-on-year -74.55% -13.73% +75.86%

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 1,978 2,500 2,707
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 92.22% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,496 1,655 2,429
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,600 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

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 Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 1 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 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NIST

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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISA
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST