Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
England > London
The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) salary in London is £96,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 403 | 487 | 538 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +51 | +378 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.015% | 0.005% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | 0.005% | 0.019% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £141,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £86,450 | - | £154,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £96,900 | - | £177,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +18.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £107,350 | - | £199,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £211,750 |
| England median annual salary | £96,900 | £86,250 | £120,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.35% | -28.13% | -11.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,939 | 19,767 | 25,687 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.92% | 94.73% | 95.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,342 | 13,792 | 20,491 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,682 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £117,500 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Chief Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Chief Information Security Officer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer in London.
Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 29 July 2025, Chief Information Security Officer 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 London region featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.
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Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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: