Information Security Governance Job Trends in London

Information Security Governance
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Information Security Governance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 412 433
Rank change year-on-year +51 +21 +223
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Governance 13 18 19
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.093% 0.12% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.12% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 12
10th Percentile £54,650 £62,500 £59,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £63,125 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £68,910 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.09% -13.86% +10.34%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,125 £82,500
90th Percentile £113,000 £80,375 -
England median annual salary £75,000 £68,910 £80,000
% change year-on-year +8.84% -13.86% +10.34%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Information Security Governance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,269 14,580 16,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.64% 94.60% 92.41%
Number of salaries quoted 7,845 8,006 13,563
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,400 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £121,250 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Information Security Governance
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security Governance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Information Security Governance job vacancy trend in London

Information Security Governance
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Information Security Governance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Information Security Governance

Information Security Governance
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Governance in London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Governance in London

Information Security Governance
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Governance within the London region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Central London +38 3 £80,000 +8.47%
Information Security Governance
England

Information Security Governance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (7.69%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Firewall
1 1 (7.69%) Network Security
1 1 (7.69%) VPN
General
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Banking
4 1 (7.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Lead
2 4 (30.77%) Senior
3 3 (23.08%) Consultant
4 2 (15.38%) Information Assurance Specialist
4 2 (15.38%) Information Security Specialist
4 2 (15.38%) Information Specialist
4 2 (15.38%) Security Specialist
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 1 (7.69%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.69%) Head of Security
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Management Information System
2 2 (15.38%) Virtual Team
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (7.69%) Enterprise Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Information Security
2 9 (69.23%) Risk Management
3 4 (30.77%) Data Governance
3 4 (30.77%) Data Loss Prevention
3 4 (30.77%) Data Privacy
3 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Information Management
4 3 (23.08%) Internal Audit
4 3 (23.08%) ISMS
4 3 (23.08%) Performance Monitoring
5 2 (15.38%) Attestation
5 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (15.38%) IT Governance
5 2 (15.38%) ITIL
5 2 (15.38%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (15.38%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) CISSP
2 6 (46.15%) CRISC
3 5 (38.46%) CISM
4 4 (30.77%) CISA
5 3 (23.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (7.69%) Degree
6 1 (7.69%) ISACA
6 1 (7.69%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (76.92%) NIST
3 8 (61.54%) GRC
4 7 (53.85%) GDPR
5 3 (23.08%) ISO 22301
5 3 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 3 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 3 (23.08%) NIST 800
6 2 (15.38%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 1 (7.69%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Darktrace
2 1 (7.69%) Juniper