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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 83 83
Rank change year-on-year +14 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 533 581 746
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.53% 3.81% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.07% 4.00% 3.84%
Number of salaries quoted 256 323 639
10th Percentile £51,250 £53,350 £47,400
25th Percentile £62,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,750 £74,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.42% -1.33% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £90,625 £90,000
90th Percentile £126,875 £120,000 £103,000
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 13,099 14,514 19,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 86.78% 95.19% 91.85%
Number of salaries quoted 8,431 7,916 15,669
10th Percentile £36,750 £43,250 £39,450
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,094 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,205 £55,440
% change year-on-year -11.58% +12.20% -11.30%

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 6 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 6 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 -10 72 £71,250 -1.59% 34
East London +5 25 £90,000 - 7
West London -4 23 £67,500 +17.05% 6
South London +17 8 £36,500 -44.49% 4
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 (3.19%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.25%) SAS
4 10 (1.88%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.31%) Confluence
6 5 (0.94%) 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 44 (8.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (6.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 32 (6.00%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.88%) SPSS
5 9 (1.69%) Adobe Premiere
5 9 (1.69%) Photoshop
6 8 (1.50%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (1.69%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.38%) Relativity
3 1 (0.19%) Magento
3 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 89 (16.70%) Azure
2 65 (12.20%) AWS
3 49 (9.19%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (8.44%) GCP
5 35 (6.57%) SaaS
6 28 (5.25%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.50%) Power Platform
8 13 (2.44%) IaaS
9 12 (2.25%) Microsoft Purview
9 12 (2.25%) Nutanix
9 12 (2.25%) PaaS
10 10 (1.88%) Amazon EMR
10 10 (1.88%) Dropbox
10 10 (1.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 9 (1.69%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.50%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (1.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 5 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
16 3 (0.56%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 40 (7.50%) Firewall
2 19 (3.56%) CHAP
3 18 (3.38%) Network Security
4 12 (2.25%) WAN
5 11 (2.06%) Intrusion Detection
5 11 (2.06%) SD-WAN
5 11 (2.06%) VPN
6 9 (1.69%) Cisco IOS
6 9 (1.69%) WAAS
7 6 (1.13%) ATM
7 6 (1.13%) RTP
8 5 (0.94%) DNS
8 5 (0.94%) SAN
9 4 (0.75%) Broadband
9 4 (0.75%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.75%) VSAN
10 3 (0.56%) HTTP
10 3 (0.56%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.38%) AMQP
11 2 (0.38%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.50%) Big Data
1 24 (4.50%) Power BI
2 23 (4.32%) Tableau
3 14 (2.63%) Relational Database
4 13 (2.44%) NoSQL
4 13 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (2.25%) Hadoop
5 12 (2.25%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.88%) Apache Cassandra
6 10 (1.88%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.88%) DataStage
6 10 (1.88%) DynamoDB
6 10 (1.88%) EDRMS
6 10 (1.88%) MongoDB
6 10 (1.88%) MySQL
6 10 (1.88%) Neo4j
6 10 (1.88%) Pentaho
6 10 (1.88%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.56%) Metadata
7 3 (0.56%) Redis
Development Applications
1 5 (0.94%) JIRA
2 4 (0.75%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.56%) Git
3 3 (0.56%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.38%) Snyk
5 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
General
1 275 (51.59%) Finance
2 249 (46.72%) Social Skills
3 157 (29.46%) Analytical Skills
4 99 (18.57%) Legal
5 85 (15.95%) Financial Institution
6 79 (14.82%) Banking
7 63 (11.82%) Law
8 56 (10.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 47 (8.82%) Marketing
10 46 (8.63%) Retail
11 34 (6.38%) Digital Economy
12 28 (5.25%) Influencing Skills
13 22 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (3.00%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.63%) Back Office
16 12 (2.25%) Public Sector
17 10 (1.88%) Billing
18 9 (1.69%) Dutch Language
18 9 (1.69%) French Language
18 9 (1.69%) German Language
Job Titles
1 78 (14.63%) Senior
2 55 (10.32%) Lead
3 52 (9.76%) Analyst
4 48 (9.01%) Security Engineer
5 36 (6.75%) Security Analyst
6 34 (6.38%) Security Manager
7 29 (5.44%) Consultant
8 22 (4.13%) Risk Manager
9 20 (3.75%) Information Analyst
10 19 (3.56%) Auditor
10 19 (3.56%) Python Engineer
10 19 (3.56%) Security Auditor
11 18 (3.38%) Head of Security
11 18 (3.38%) Internal Auditor
12 17 (3.19%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 17 (3.19%) Information Manager
12 17 (3.19%) Information Security Analyst
12 17 (3.19%) Product Management Director
13 16 (3.00%) Information Security Manager
13 16 (3.00%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.63%) OAuth
2 10 (1.88%) OAuth2
3 9 (1.69%) Kafka
4 6 (1.13%) REST
4 6 (1.13%) RESTful
5 5 (0.94%) gRPC
6 4 (0.75%) EDI
6 4 (0.75%) OpenID
6 4 (0.75%) SAML
7 3 (0.56%) JWT
7 3 (0.56%) Middleware
7 3 (0.56%) Node.js
7 3 (0.56%) 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
1 124 (23.26%) Management Information System
2 59 (11.07%) Security Posture
3 53 (9.94%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (8.07%) Onboarding
5 27 (5.07%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.56%) Distributed Systems
7 18 (3.38%) Hedge funds
8 17 (3.19%) Cyber Threat
9 13 (2.44%) CMDB
9 13 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (2.06%) Algorithms
10 11 (2.06%) Blockchain
10 11 (2.06%) Cloud Native
11 10 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.88%) Cybercrime
11 10 (1.88%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.88%) Security Operations Centre
12 8 (1.50%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.31%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 63 (11.82%) Windows
2 26 (4.88%) Linux
3 14 (2.63%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.44%) Android
5 12 (2.25%) Unix
6 10 (1.88%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.50%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.75%) 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
1 194 (36.40%) Risk Management
2 174 (32.65%) Cybersecurity
3 124 (23.26%) Incident Response
4 105 (19.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (18.01%) Roadmaps
7 82 (15.38%) Analytics
8 80 (15.01%) Computer Science
9 77 (14.45%) Agile
10 76 (14.26%) Project Management
11 73 (13.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 71 (13.32%) Product Management
13 68 (12.76%) Data Protection
14 63 (11.82%) Decision-Making
14 63 (11.82%) SIEM
15 61 (11.44%) Business Intelligence
15 61 (11.44%) Vulnerability Management
16 59 (11.07%) Stakeholder Management
17 51 (9.57%) Mentoring
18 50 (9.38%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 56 (10.51%) Python
2 40 (7.50%) PowerShell
3 30 (5.63%) SQL
4 15 (2.81%) Bash
4 15 (2.81%) Go
5 14 (2.63%) Java
6 3 (0.56%) C++
6 3 (0.56%) 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 (37.71%) CISSP
2 168 (31.52%) Degree
3 127 (23.83%) CISM
4 95 (17.82%) CISA
5 51 (9.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 51 (9.57%) CRISC
6 34 (6.38%) SANS
7 33 (6.19%) Master's Degree
8 23 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
8 23 (4.32%) FFIEC
9 22 (4.13%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (3.75%) CGEIT
10 20 (3.75%) Security Cleared
11 18 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (3.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 16 (3.00%) CompTIA CySA+
14 15 (2.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 14 (2.63%) CEH
16 13 (2.44%) GIAC
16 13 (2.44%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (34.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 131 (24.58%) NIST
3 81 (15.20%) GDPR
4 66 (12.38%) GRC
5 41 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (5.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 28 (5.25%) COBIT
8 27 (5.07%) PCI DSS
9 22 (4.13%) NIST 800
10 19 (3.56%) SOC 2
11 18 (3.38%) SLA
12 16 (3.00%) Data Quality
13 12 (2.25%) QA
14 11 (2.06%) Actionable Recommendations
14 11 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 8 (1.50%) ISAE 3402
16 7 (1.31%) ISO 9001
16 7 (1.31%) ITGC
17 5 (0.94%) ISO 22301
18 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 28 (5.25%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.13%) Docker
4 5 (0.94%) Firmware
4 5 (0.94%) vSphere
5 4 (0.75%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (4.32%) SCCM
2 21 (3.94%) Kubernetes
3 19 (3.56%) Terraform
4 15 (2.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (2.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 13 (2.44%) RSA Archer
7 9 (1.69%) CASB
8 8 (1.50%) EnCase
8 8 (1.50%) FTK
9 7 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (1.13%) QRadar
11 4 (0.75%) Nmap
12 3 (0.56%) ArcSight ESM
12 3 (0.56%) Grafana
12 3 (0.56%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.56%) VxRail
13 2 (0.38%) Ansible
13 2 (0.38%) Computer Incident Response Team
14 1 (0.19%) CSIRT
14 1 (0.19%) Nessus
Vendors
1 100 (18.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.13%) Google
3 17 (3.19%) Foundry
4 15 (2.81%) Adobe
4 15 (2.81%) Cisco
5 14 (2.63%) VMware
6 11 (2.06%) Oracle
7 10 (1.88%) Informatica
7 10 (1.88%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.88%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.88%) Talend
8 9 (1.69%) Splunk
9 8 (1.50%) Cellebrite
10 7 (1.31%) Rapid7
11 6 (1.13%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.13%) Qualys
11 6 (1.13%) VocaLink
12 5 (0.94%) Commvault
12 5 (0.94%) Nokia
12 5 (0.94%) ServiceNow