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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 84 79
Rank change year-on-year +16 -5 +2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 556 552 766
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.46% 3.80% 3.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.02% 3.97% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 274 307 647
10th Percentile £51,250 £51,700 £47,000
25th Percentile £62,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -3.33% +3.24%
75th Percentile £97,500 £90,625 £92,500
90th Percentile £126,875 £120,000 £101,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £61,206
% change year-on-year - +6.20% -5.84%

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 13,824 13,919 19,566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 86.01% 95.81% 91.89%
Number of salaries quoted 8,922 7,771 15,698
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,881 £39,231
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -12.00%

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 28 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 28 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 76 £72,500 +9.43% 19
East London +6 27 £90,000 +190.32% 7
West London -19 23 £67,500 +17.05% 4
South London +17 8 £36,500 -43.85% 2
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 18 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.16%) SAS
4 7 (1.26%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.08%) Confluence
6 5 (0.90%) Apache Pulsar
7 2 (0.36%) MTS
8 1 (0.18%) Apache
8 1 (0.18%) CMS
8 1 (0.18%) nginx
8 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (7.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (6.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 32 (5.76%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.80%) SPSS
5 9 (1.62%) Adobe Premiere
5 9 (1.62%) Photoshop
6 8 (1.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (1.62%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.36%) Relativity
3 1 (0.18%) Magento
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 95 (17.09%) Azure
2 70 (12.59%) AWS
3 55 (9.89%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (8.99%) GCP
5 44 (7.91%) SaaS
6 30 (5.40%) Entra ID
7 22 (3.96%) Power Platform
8 16 (2.88%) IaaS
9 15 (2.70%) PaaS
10 14 (2.52%) Microsoft Purview
11 13 (2.34%) Nutanix
12 12 (2.16%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 10 (1.80%) Dropbox
13 10 (1.80%) OneDrive
14 8 (1.44%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (1.26%) Amazon EMR
15 7 (1.26%) GitHub
16 6 (1.08%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 6 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
17 5 (0.90%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 43 (7.73%) Firewall
2 23 (4.14%) Network Security
3 22 (3.96%) CHAP
4 14 (2.52%) Intrusion Detection
5 12 (2.16%) WAN
6 11 (1.98%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.62%) Cisco IOS
7 9 (1.62%) WAAS
8 7 (1.26%) VPN
9 6 (1.08%) ATM
9 6 (1.08%) RTP
9 6 (1.08%) SAN
10 5 (0.90%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.90%) VSAN
11 3 (0.54%) Broadband
11 3 (0.54%) DNS
11 3 (0.54%) HTTPS
12 2 (0.36%) DKIM
12 2 (0.36%) DMARC
12 2 (0.36%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.78%) Big Data
1 21 (3.78%) Power BI
1 21 (3.78%) Tableau
2 11 (1.98%) Relational Database
3 10 (1.80%) EDRMS
3 10 (1.80%) NoSQL
3 10 (1.80%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.62%) Hadoop
5 8 (1.44%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.26%) Apache Cassandra
6 7 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.26%) DataStage
6 7 (1.26%) DynamoDB
6 7 (1.26%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.26%) MySQL
6 7 (1.26%) Neo4j
6 7 (1.26%) Pentaho
6 7 (1.26%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.54%) Redis
8 2 (0.36%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 4 (0.72%) JIRA
1 4 (0.72%) TeamCity
2 3 (0.54%) Git
3 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.18%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.18%) Snyk
General
1 286 (51.44%) Finance
2 249 (44.78%) Social Skills
3 146 (26.26%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (17.99%) Legal
5 99 (17.81%) Banking
6 86 (15.47%) Financial Institution
7 67 (12.05%) Law
8 64 (11.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 61 (10.97%) Retail
10 48 (8.63%) Marketing
11 28 (5.04%) Digital Economy
12 23 (4.14%) Influencing Skills
13 20 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (3.24%) Telecoms
15 16 (2.88%) Back Office
16 12 (2.16%) Local Government
17 11 (1.98%) Public Sector
18 9 (1.62%) Billing
18 9 (1.62%) Dutch Language
18 9 (1.62%) French Language
Job Titles
1 83 (14.93%) Senior
2 63 (11.33%) Lead
3 53 (9.53%) Security Engineer
4 49 (8.81%) Analyst
5 42 (7.55%) Security Manager
6 33 (5.94%) Security Analyst
7 31 (5.58%) Consultant
8 22 (3.96%) Auditor
8 22 (3.96%) Python Engineer
8 22 (3.96%) Risk Manager
9 21 (3.78%) Security Auditor
10 20 (3.60%) Information Manager
10 20 (3.60%) Internal Auditor
10 20 (3.60%) Senior Manager
11 19 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 19 (3.42%) Head of Security
11 19 (3.42%) Information Security Manager
12 17 (3.06%) Cloud Engineer
13 16 (2.88%) Information Analyst
13 16 (2.88%) Product Management Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.52%) OAuth
2 9 (1.62%) Kafka
2 9 (1.62%) OAuth2
3 6 (1.08%) REST
3 6 (1.08%) RESTful
4 5 (0.90%) gRPC
4 5 (0.90%) SAML
5 4 (0.72%) EDI
5 4 (0.72%) Middleware
5 4 (0.72%) OpenID
6 3 (0.54%) JWT
6 3 (0.54%) Node.js
6 3 (0.54%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.36%) PySpark
8 1 (0.18%) LDAP
8 1 (0.18%) NetworkX
8 1 (0.18%) Pandas
8 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.18%) scikit-learn
8 1 (0.18%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 128 (23.02%) Management Information System
2 68 (12.23%) Security Posture
3 52 (9.35%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (7.19%) Onboarding
5 21 (3.78%) Cyber Threat
5 21 (3.78%) Hedge funds
5 21 (3.78%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.88%) Cloud Native
7 15 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (2.34%) Blockchain
9 12 (2.16%) CMDB
10 11 (1.98%) Algorithms
10 11 (1.98%) PKI
11 10 (1.80%) Cybercrime
11 10 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.44%) Security Operations Centre
14 7 (1.26%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 62 (11.15%) Windows
2 21 (3.78%) Linux
3 17 (3.06%) Unix
4 16 (2.88%) Android
5 14 (2.52%) Windows Server
6 11 (1.98%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.80%) Windows 10
8 7 (1.26%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.36%) AIX
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (36.87%) Risk Management
2 187 (33.63%) Cybersecurity
3 128 (23.02%) Incident Response
4 101 (18.17%) Problem-Solving
5 95 (17.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 94 (16.91%) Roadmaps
7 85 (15.29%) Computer Science
8 82 (14.75%) Project Management
9 78 (14.03%) Analytics
10 77 (13.85%) Agile
11 72 (12.95%) Data Protection
12 67 (12.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 66 (11.87%) Product Management
14 61 (10.97%) SIEM
15 60 (10.79%) Vulnerability Management
16 57 (10.25%) Cloud Security
16 57 (10.25%) Mentoring
17 56 (10.07%) Business Intelligence
17 56 (10.07%) Decision-Making
18 51 (9.17%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (10.43%) Python
2 42 (7.55%) PowerShell
3 28 (5.04%) SQL
4 18 (3.24%) Go
5 16 (2.88%) Bash
6 14 (2.52%) Java
7 3 (0.54%) C++
8 2 (0.36%) Bicep
8 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.36%) R
9 1 (0.18%) C
9 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 211 (37.95%) CISSP
2 172 (30.94%) Degree
3 134 (24.10%) CISM
4 95 (17.09%) CISA
5 53 (9.53%) Computer Science Degree
5 53 (9.53%) CRISC
6 37 (6.65%) SANS
7 34 (6.12%) Master's Degree
8 26 (4.68%) FFIEC
9 24 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
10 23 (4.14%) CGEIT
10 23 (4.14%) Security Cleared
11 21 (3.78%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (3.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 17 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (2.88%) CEH
13 16 (2.88%) CompTIA CySA+
13 16 (2.88%) SC Cleared
14 15 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 12 (2.16%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 197 (35.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 137 (24.64%) NIST
3 87 (15.65%) GDPR
4 77 (13.85%) GRC
5 40 (7.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (6.83%) PCI DSS
7 29 (5.22%) COBIT
8 27 (4.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 24 (4.32%) SOC 2
10 23 (4.14%) NIST 800
11 18 (3.24%) QA
12 17 (3.06%) SLA
13 12 (2.16%) Data Quality
14 11 (1.98%) Actionable Recommendations
14 11 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 8 (1.44%) ISAE 3402
16 6 (1.08%) ISO 9001
17 4 (0.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 4 (0.72%) JSP 440
17 4 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (5.22%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.08%) Docker
4 5 (0.90%) Firmware
4 5 (0.90%) vSphere
5 4 (0.72%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (5.04%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.86%) Terraform
3 23 (4.14%) SCCM
4 16 (2.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.34%) RSA Archer
6 12 (2.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 9 (1.62%) CASB
8 8 (1.44%) EnCase
8 8 (1.44%) FTK
8 8 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.72%) Ansible
9 4 (0.72%) Cilium
9 4 (0.72%) HP Fortify
9 4 (0.72%) VxRail
10 3 (0.54%) ArcSight ESM
10 3 (0.54%) Grafana
10 3 (0.54%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.54%) QRadar
11 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.18%) Nessus
Vendors
1 109 (19.60%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.86%) Google
3 15 (2.70%) Adobe
3 15 (2.70%) Cisco
3 15 (2.70%) Foundry
4 14 (2.52%) VMware
5 11 (1.98%) Palo Alto
6 9 (1.62%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.44%) Cellebrite
7 8 (1.44%) Oracle
8 7 (1.26%) iManage
8 7 (1.26%) Informatica
8 7 (1.26%) Talend
9 6 (1.08%) CyberArk
9 6 (1.08%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.08%) Splunk
9 6 (1.08%) VocaLink
10 5 (0.90%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.90%) Mavenir
10 5 (0.90%) Rapid7