Information Security Jobs in London

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 91 77
Rank change year-on-year -14 -14 +81
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 387 774 1,320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.03% 3.22% 4.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.15% 3.57% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 250 635 954
10th Percentile £50,804 £45,000 £41,269
25th Percentile £62,500 £58,250 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £94,375 £91,250 £91,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £102,570 £110,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Information Security 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 12,300 21,691 30,657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 96.24% 90.27% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,989 15,892 22,392
10th Percentile £41,750 £37,500 £42,750
25th Percentile £55,500 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £123,750 £115,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in London

Information Security
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in London.

Salary trend for Information Security in London

Information Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in London

Information Security
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 within the London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Central London -43 63 £57,670 -27.91% 53
West London +18 21 £62,745 +14.08% 6
East London -17 6 £87,500 +42.86% 10
South London -3 3 - - 2
Information Security
England

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.78%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) Drupal
4 1 (0.26%) IIS
4 1 (0.26%) nginx
Applications
1 12 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.03%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (3.10%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (1.03%) Adobe Campaign
2 4 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.78%) Relativity
4 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 85 (21.96%) Azure
2 45 (11.63%) AWS
3 34 (8.79%) GCP
4 28 (7.24%) SaaS
5 25 (6.46%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (4.65%) Power Platform
7 14 (3.62%) Microsoft Purview
8 13 (3.36%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.58%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (2.58%) Entra ID
9 10 (2.58%) GitHub
10 8 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (2.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 8 (2.07%) IaaS
10 8 (2.07%) PaaS
11 7 (1.81%) Serverless
12 4 (1.03%) Amazon Bedrock
12 4 (1.03%) Contentful
12 4 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.78%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 70 (18.09%) Firewall
2 52 (13.44%) Network Security
3 19 (4.91%) VPN
4 13 (3.36%) DNS
4 13 (3.36%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (3.36%) TCP/IP
5 11 (2.84%) HTTP
6 7 (1.81%) BGP
6 7 (1.81%) OSPF
6 7 (1.81%) Spanning Tree
6 7 (1.81%) Wireshark
7 6 (1.55%) SMTP
8 5 (1.29%) IPsec
8 5 (1.29%) SSL
9 4 (1.03%) LAN
10 2 (0.52%) DKIM
10 2 (0.52%) DMARC
10 2 (0.52%) VoIP
10 2 (0.52%) WAN
10 2 (0.52%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.88%) Power BI
2 7 (1.81%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.03%) Metadata
4 3 (0.78%) EDRMS
4 3 (0.78%) MySQL
4 3 (0.78%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.52%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.26%) Looker
6 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (1.81%) Burp Suite
1 7 (1.81%) JIRA
2 4 (1.03%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.78%) Git
3 3 (0.78%) PowerBuilder
4 1 (0.26%) GitLab
General
1 137 (35.40%) Finance
2 131 (33.85%) Social Skills
3 68 (17.57%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (14.99%) Legal
5 39 (10.08%) Law
6 34 (8.79%) Retail
7 31 (8.01%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 27 (6.98%) Banking
10 24 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (5.94%) Organisational Skills
12 21 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (5.43%) Manufacturing
13 19 (4.91%) Marketing
14 17 (4.39%) Games
15 11 (2.84%) Public Sector
16 9 (2.33%) German Language
17 7 (1.81%) Front Office
17 7 (1.81%) Mandarin Language
17 7 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 74 (19.12%) Analyst
2 72 (18.60%) Senior
3 48 (12.40%) Lead
4 45 (11.63%) Security Analyst
5 39 (10.08%) Security Manager
6 37 (9.56%) Architect
7 34 (8.79%) Security Engineer
8 25 (6.46%) Information Analyst
8 25 (6.46%) Information Security Analyst
9 23 (5.94%) Information Manager
9 23 (5.94%) Information Security Manager
10 22 (5.68%) IT Manager
11 18 (4.65%) Senior Manager
12 14 (3.62%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 14 (3.62%) Security Specialist
12 14 (3.62%) Software Engineer
13 13 (3.36%) Information Security Engineer
13 13 (3.36%) Risk Manager
13 13 (3.36%) Security Architect
13 13 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.36%) SailPoint
2 12 (3.10%) REST
3 11 (2.84%) SOAP
4 9 (2.33%) Middleware
5 8 (2.07%) ADO
5 8 (2.07%) MERN Stack
5 8 (2.07%) WebSockets
6 7 (1.81%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.29%) EDI
7 5 (1.29%) GraphQL
7 5 (1.29%) React
7 5 (1.29%) SLSA
8 4 (1.03%) .NET
8 4 (1.03%) LangChain
9 3 (0.78%) CSS
9 3 (0.78%) HTML
9 3 (0.78%) RESTful
9 3 (0.78%) Spring
10 2 (0.52%) OAuth
10 2 (0.52%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 124 (32.04%) Management Information System
2 80 (20.67%) Security Posture
3 21 (5.43%) Cyber Threat
4 15 (3.88%) Cyber Defence
5 14 (3.62%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.62%) Virtual Team
6 13 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.10%) Blockchain
7 12 (3.10%) Robotics
8 11 (2.84%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (2.58%) Cloud Security Posture
10 9 (2.33%) Data Structures
10 9 (2.33%) PKI
11 7 (1.81%) Fixed Income
11 7 (1.81%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.55%) Marketing Technology
12 6 (1.55%) Taxonomies
13 5 (1.29%) Algorithms
13 5 (1.29%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.24%) Windows
2 13 (3.36%) Linux
3 5 (1.29%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.03%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.03%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.52%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.26%) Debian
7 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (46.77%) Cybersecurity
2 141 (36.43%) Risk Management
3 101 (26.10%) Incident Response
4 99 (25.58%) Problem-Solving
5 80 (20.67%) SIEM
6 73 (18.86%) Vulnerability Management
7 65 (16.80%) Security Operations
8 64 (16.54%) Data Protection
9 62 (16.02%) Agile
10 56 (14.47%) Continuous Improvement
11 51 (13.18%) Mentoring
12 49 (12.66%) Data Loss Prevention
12 49 (12.66%) Security Management
13 47 (12.14%) Stakeholder Management
14 42 (10.85%) Analytics
14 42 (10.85%) Computer Science
15 40 (10.34%) Decision-Making
15 40 (10.34%) Identity Access Management
16 38 (9.82%) Security Architecture
17 37 (9.56%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (8.79%) Python
2 28 (7.24%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.07%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.81%) Java
5 6 (1.55%) Bash
5 6 (1.55%) C++
6 5 (1.29%) C#
6 5 (1.29%) SQL
7 4 (1.03%) C
8 2 (0.52%) Bicep
8 2 (0.52%) Ruby
9 1 (0.26%) Perl
9 1 (0.26%) Scala
9 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 116 (29.97%) Degree
2 99 (25.58%) CISSP
3 67 (17.31%) CISM
4 49 (12.66%) CRISC
5 31 (8.01%) CISA
6 27 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (6.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 25 (6.46%) Security Cleared
8 23 (5.94%) Master's Degree
9 19 (4.91%) GCIH
10 17 (4.39%) OSCP
11 16 (4.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 16 (4.13%) CCSP
11 16 (4.13%) GCIA
11 16 (4.13%) SC Cleared
12 15 (3.88%) ISACA
13 13 (3.36%) CompTIA Security+
13 13 (3.36%) DV Cleared
14 10 (2.58%) GIAC
14 10 (2.58%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (31.78%) NIST
2 115 (29.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (16.54%) GDPR
4 43 (11.11%) GRC
5 36 (9.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 34 (8.79%) PCI DSS
7 22 (5.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 18 (4.65%) SOC 2
9 16 (4.13%) NIST 800
10 14 (3.62%) COBIT
11 13 (3.36%) ITGC
12 12 (3.10%) Data Quality
13 11 (2.84%) NCSC
13 11 (2.84%) QA
14 8 (2.07%) HIPAA
15 7 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 6 (1.55%) SOC 1
17 4 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 3 (0.78%) Accessibility
19 2 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 20 (5.17%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.29%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.07%) CSIRT
2 8 (2.07%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.07%) Terraform
3 7 (1.81%) CASB
3 7 (1.81%) RSA Archer
4 6 (1.55%) SCCM
5 5 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.78%) Ansible
6 3 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.78%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.78%) Puppet
7 2 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.26%) Grafana
8 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.26%) WMI
Vendors
1 73 (18.86%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.65%) Google
2 18 (4.65%) SAP
3 14 (3.62%) Cisco
4 12 (3.10%) Oracle
5 10 (2.58%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.33%) Juniper
6 9 (2.33%) VMware
7 8 (2.07%) Databricks
8 7 (1.81%) Citrix
8 7 (1.81%) CrowdStrike
8 7 (1.81%) Okta
8 7 (1.81%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.55%) Splunk
10 5 (1.29%) Tanium
10 5 (1.29%) Zscaler
11 4 (1.03%) OneTrust
11 4 (1.03%) OpenAI
11 4 (1.03%) Optimizely
11 4 (1.03%) YouTube