SANS Job Trends in East London

SANS Institute
London > East London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in East London with a requirement for SANS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing SANS 28 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East London 10.73% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 35.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 28 0 0
10th Percentile £85,875 - -
25th Percentile £86,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 - -
75th Percentile £122,500 - -
90th Percentile £128,750 - -
London median annual salary £112,500 £100,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +37.93% -26.58%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East London

SANS falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in East London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 79 136 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East London 30.27% 52.71% 21.43%
Number of salaries quoted 48 20 33
10th Percentile £30,250 £30,425 £28,200
25th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +61.90% -
75th Percentile £122,500 £100,000 £62,500
90th Percentile - £100,750 £79,500
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% -

SANS
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SANS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in East London.

SANS job vacancy trend in East London

SANS
Salary Trend in East London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East London citing SANS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East London citing SANS

SANS
Salary Histogram in East London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SANS in East London over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.

Salary histogram for SANS in East London

SANS
Job Locations in East London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SANS within the East London region over the 6 months to 15 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Docklands, London - 28 £115,000 -
SANS
London

SANS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East 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 19 (67.86%) CHAP
2 2 (7.14%) Firewall
General
1 26 (92.86%) Finance
2 21 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 19 (67.86%) Banking
3 19 (67.86%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 19 (67.86%) Auditor
1 19 (67.86%) Internal Auditor
1 19 (67.86%) Security Auditor
2 4 (14.29%) Lead
3 3 (10.71%) Information Manager
3 3 (10.71%) Information Risk Manager
3 3 (10.71%) Risk Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 19 (67.86%) Management Information System
2 8 (28.57%) Blockchain
3 2 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (7.14%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) Information Security
1 28 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 23 (82.14%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (75.00%) Incident Response
3 21 (75.00%) Validation
4 19 (67.86%) Agile
4 19 (67.86%) Analytics
4 19 (67.86%) Data Analytics
4 19 (67.86%) Data Protection
4 19 (67.86%) Internal Audit
4 19 (67.86%) PRINCE2
4 19 (67.86%) Project Management
4 19 (67.86%) Risk Assessment
4 19 (67.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 19 (67.86%) Test Strategy
4 19 (67.86%) Threat Management
4 19 (67.86%) Vulnerability Management
5 11 (39.29%) Coaching
5 11 (39.29%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (39.29%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 28 (100.00%) CISSP
2 26 (92.86%) CISA
2 26 (92.86%) CISM
3 19 (67.86%) CGEIT
3 19 (67.86%) FFIEC
4 7 (25.00%) ISACA
5 4 (14.29%) CRISC
6 2 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (7.14%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (92.86%) NIST
2 19 (67.86%) COBIT
2 19 (67.86%) GDPR
3 7 (25.00%) GRC
3 7 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (25.00%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 9 (32.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (25.00%) RSA Archer
3 2 (7.14%) Computer Incident Response Team