Information Security Job Trends in London

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Information Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 81 82
Rank change year-on-year +13 +1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 529 586 753
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.55% 3.84% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.09% 4.04% 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 252 320 644
10th Percentile £51,250 £53,700 £47,500
25th Percentile £62,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £74,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.73% -1.33% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £126,875 £120,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -3.85%

All Process & 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 12,948 14,497 19,582
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 86.86% 95.10% 91.87%
Number of salaries quoted 8,287 7,819 15,803
10th Percentile £36,750 £43,250 £39,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,001 £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +9.82% -10.40%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Information Security job vacancy trend in London

Information Security
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Information Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Information Security

Information Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in London over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

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 3 February 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 -2 73 £72,500 +0.14% 26
East London +5 24 £97,500 - 7
West London -5 23 £67,500 +17.05% 7
South London +12 8 £36,500 -44.49% 1
Information Security
England

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.27%) SAS
4 10 (1.89%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.32%) Confluence
6 5 (0.95%) Apache Pulsar
7 2 (0.38%) MTS
8 1 (0.19%) Apache
8 1 (0.19%) CMS
8 1 (0.19%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (8.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (6.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 32 (6.05%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.89%) SPSS
5 9 (1.70%) Adobe Premiere
5 9 (1.70%) Photoshop
6 8 (1.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (1.70%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.38%) Relativity
3 1 (0.19%) Magento
3 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 89 (16.82%) Azure
2 65 (12.29%) AWS
3 48 (9.07%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (8.51%) GCP
5 35 (6.62%) SaaS
6 28 (5.29%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.54%) Power Platform
8 13 (2.46%) IaaS
9 12 (2.27%) Nutanix
9 12 (2.27%) PaaS
10 11 (2.08%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (1.89%) Amazon EMR
11 10 (1.89%) Dropbox
11 10 (1.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 9 (1.70%) OneDrive
13 8 (1.51%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 5 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
17 3 (0.57%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.75%) Firewall
2 19 (3.59%) Network Security
3 18 (3.40%) CHAP
4 12 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
4 12 (2.27%) VPN
4 12 (2.27%) WAN
5 11 (2.08%) SD-WAN
6 9 (1.70%) Cisco IOS
6 9 (1.70%) WAAS
7 6 (1.13%) ATM
7 6 (1.13%) RTP
8 5 (0.95%) DNS
8 5 (0.95%) SAN
9 4 (0.76%) Broadband
9 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.76%) VSAN
9 4 (0.76%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.57%) HTTP
11 2 (0.38%) AMQP
11 2 (0.38%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.54%) Big Data
1 24 (4.54%) Power BI
1 24 (4.54%) Tableau
2 14 (2.65%) Relational Database
3 13 (2.46%) NoSQL
3 13 (2.46%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (2.27%) Hadoop
4 12 (2.27%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.89%) Apache Cassandra
5 10 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.89%) DataStage
5 10 (1.89%) DynamoDB
5 10 (1.89%) EDRMS
5 10 (1.89%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.89%) MySQL
5 10 (1.89%) Neo4j
5 10 (1.89%) Pentaho
5 10 (1.89%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.57%) Metadata
6 3 (0.57%) Redis
Development Applications
1 5 (0.95%) JIRA
2 4 (0.76%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.57%) Git
3 3 (0.57%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.38%) Snyk
5 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
General
1 271 (51.23%) Finance
2 247 (46.69%) Social Skills
3 158 (29.87%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (18.53%) Legal
5 84 (15.88%) Financial Institution
6 77 (14.56%) Banking
7 61 (11.53%) Law
8 56 (10.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (8.70%) Marketing
10 45 (8.51%) Retail
11 34 (6.43%) Digital Economy
12 29 (5.48%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (3.97%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (2.84%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.65%) Back Office
16 12 (2.27%) Public Sector
17 10 (1.89%) Billing
18 9 (1.70%) Dutch Language
18 9 (1.70%) French Language
18 9 (1.70%) German Language
Job Titles
1 78 (14.74%) Senior
2 55 (10.40%) Lead
3 53 (10.02%) Analyst
4 49 (9.26%) Security Engineer
5 36 (6.81%) Security Analyst
6 34 (6.43%) Security Manager
7 29 (5.48%) Consultant
8 22 (4.16%) Information Analyst
9 20 (3.78%) Risk Manager
10 19 (3.59%) Python Engineer
11 18 (3.40%) Auditor
11 18 (3.40%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 18 (3.40%) Information Security Analyst
11 18 (3.40%) Security Auditor
12 17 (3.21%) Head of Security
12 17 (3.21%) Information Manager
12 17 (3.21%) Internal Auditor
12 17 (3.21%) Product Management Director
13 16 (3.02%) Information Security Manager
13 16 (3.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.65%) OAuth
2 10 (1.89%) OAuth2
3 9 (1.70%) Kafka
4 6 (1.13%) REST
4 6 (1.13%) RESTful
5 5 (0.95%) gRPC
6 4 (0.76%) EDI
6 4 (0.76%) OpenID
6 4 (0.76%) SAML
7 3 (0.57%) JWT
7 3 (0.57%) Middleware
7 3 (0.57%) Node.js
7 3 (0.57%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.38%) PySpark
9 1 (0.19%) FIDO
9 1 (0.19%) LDAP
9 1 (0.19%) NetworkX
9 1 (0.19%) Pandas
9 1 (0.19%) scikit-learn
9 1 (0.19%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 122 (23.06%) Management Information System
2 59 (11.15%) Security Posture
3 53 (10.02%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (7.56%) Onboarding
5 27 (5.10%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.59%) Distributed Systems
7 18 (3.40%) Hedge funds
8 17 (3.21%) Cyber Threat
9 13 (2.46%) CMDB
9 13 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (2.08%) Algorithms
10 11 (2.08%) Cloud Native
10 11 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.89%) Blockchain
11 10 (1.89%) Cybercrime
11 10 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
12 8 (1.51%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.32%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 64 (12.10%) Windows
2 27 (5.10%) Linux
3 14 (2.65%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.46%) Android
5 12 (2.27%) Unix
6 10 (1.89%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.51%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.76%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.19%) AIX
10 1 (0.19%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (36.48%) Risk Management
2 174 (32.89%) Cybersecurity
3 124 (23.44%) Incident Response
4 107 (20.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (19.66%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (18.15%) Roadmaps
7 82 (15.50%) Analytics
8 80 (15.12%) Computer Science
9 77 (14.56%) Agile
10 74 (13.99%) Project Management
11 72 (13.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 71 (13.42%) Product Management
13 68 (12.85%) Data Protection
14 64 (12.10%) Decision-Making
14 64 (12.10%) SIEM
15 61 (11.53%) Vulnerability Management
16 60 (11.34%) Business Intelligence
16 60 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
17 52 (9.83%) Mentoring
18 50 (9.45%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 56 (10.59%) Python
2 40 (7.56%) PowerShell
3 30 (5.67%) SQL
4 15 (2.84%) Bash
4 15 (2.84%) Go
5 14 (2.65%) Java
6 3 (0.57%) C++
6 3 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.38%) Bicep
7 2 (0.38%) R
8 1 (0.19%) C
8 1 (0.19%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 201 (38.00%) CISSP
2 169 (31.95%) Degree
3 128 (24.20%) CISM
4 94 (17.77%) CISA
5 52 (9.83%) CRISC
6 51 (9.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (6.24%) Master's Degree
7 33 (6.24%) SANS
8 22 (4.16%) Cisco Certification
8 22 (4.16%) CompTIA Security+
8 22 (4.16%) FFIEC
9 20 (3.78%) Security Cleared
10 19 (3.59%) CGEIT
11 18 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (3.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 15 (2.84%) CEH
13 15 (2.84%) CompTIA CySA+
13 15 (2.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 14 (2.65%) GIAC
15 13 (2.46%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 181 (34.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 131 (24.76%) NIST
3 79 (14.93%) GDPR
4 65 (12.29%) GRC
5 42 (7.94%) Cyber Essentials
6 30 (5.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 28 (5.29%) COBIT
8 26 (4.91%) PCI DSS
9 22 (4.16%) NIST 800
10 19 (3.59%) SOC 2
11 18 (3.40%) SLA
12 17 (3.21%) Data Quality
13 12 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 12 (2.27%) QA
14 11 (2.08%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (1.51%) ISAE 3402
15 8 (1.51%) ITGC
16 7 (1.32%) ISO 9001
17 5 (0.95%) ISO 22301
18 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 28 (5.29%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.13%) Docker
4 5 (0.95%) Firmware
4 5 (0.95%) vSphere
5 4 (0.76%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (4.35%) SCCM
2 21 (3.97%) Kubernetes
3 19 (3.59%) Terraform
4 15 (2.84%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (2.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 13 (2.46%) RSA Archer
7 9 (1.70%) CASB
8 8 (1.51%) EnCase
8 8 (1.51%) FTK
9 7 (1.32%) QRadar
9 7 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.76%) Nmap
11 3 (0.57%) ArcSight ESM
11 3 (0.57%) Grafana
11 3 (0.57%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.57%) VxRail
12 2 (0.38%) Ansible
12 2 (0.38%) Computer Incident Response Team
13 1 (0.19%) CSIRT
13 1 (0.19%) Nessus
Vendors
1 98 (18.53%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.16%) Google
3 17 (3.21%) Foundry
4 15 (2.84%) Adobe
4 15 (2.84%) Cisco
5 14 (2.65%) VMware
6 11 (2.08%) Oracle
7 10 (1.89%) Informatica
7 10 (1.89%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.89%) Splunk
7 10 (1.89%) Talend
8 8 (1.51%) Cellebrite
9 7 (1.32%) Rapid7
10 6 (1.13%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.13%) Qualys
10 6 (1.13%) VocaLink
11 5 (0.95%) Commvault
11 5 (0.95%) Nokia
11 5 (0.95%) ServiceNow