Senior Information Security Officer Job Trends in the City of London

Senior Information Security Officer
Central London > City of London

The median Senior Information Security Officer salary in the City of London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Information Security Officer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.044% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
Central London median annual salary £90,000 - -

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 2,153 2,430 2,713
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 92.08% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,610 1,575 2,417
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% -1.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Senior Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Senior Information Security Officer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior Information Security Officer
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Senior Information 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 Senior Information Security Officer in the job title.

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

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