Information Security Specialist
England > London
The median Information Security Specialist salary in London is £83,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 389 | 509 | 587 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +78 | +298 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.062% | 0.020% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.068% | 0.022% | 0.041% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £78,125 | - | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £79,063 | £74,000 | £55,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £83,750 | £80,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.69% | +18.52% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £89,063 | £92,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,375 | £92,300 | £108,250 |
| England median annual salary | £77,500 | £63,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.02% | -3.08% | +8.33% |
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 | 11,699 | 23,209 | 29,031 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.08% | 94.42% | 94.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,054 | 17,075 | 21,891 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £54,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | +0.00% |
Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Information Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Information Security Specialist
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Specialist in London.
Information Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the London region over the 6 months to 26 June 2025. 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 |
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| Central London | +25 | 2 | £80,000 | -5.88% | |
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Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, Information 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 London region featuring Information Security Specialist in the job title.
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Information Security Specialist 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: