Security Specialist Jobs in the City of London

Security Specialist
Central London > City of London

As of 22 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Specialist salary in the City of London.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 175 224
Rank change year-on-year +34 +49 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 2 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.052% 0.060% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.063% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 10
10th Percentile - - £61,750
25th Percentile - - £62,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £68,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% -9.33%
75th Percentile - - £79,375
90th Percentile - - £94,750
Central London median annual salary - £71,250 £68,000
% change year-on-year - +4.78% -9.33%

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 1,805 3,197 4,421
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.04% 96.09% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,370 2,522 3,703
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £73,480
% change year-on-year - -1.33% +1.35%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the City of London

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the City of London.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in the City of London

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) PaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) PaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft