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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 101 87
Rank change year-on-year +27 -14 -10
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 594 419 771
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.92% 3.29% 3.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.55% 3.42% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 336 283 641
10th Percentile £52,250 £51,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £65,796 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £91,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £120,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £70,976 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.19% +8.33% -7.69%

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 16,733 12,243 21,307
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.24% 96.08% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 11,076 7,443 16,029
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £123,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 6 May 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 May 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 +21 93 £87,500 +34.62% 21
East London +22 38 £105,000 +20.00% 7
West London -29 18 £67,500 +17.05% 4
South London +19 5 £50,000 -23.08% 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 11 (1.85%) SAS
2 10 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.01%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.84%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.67%) Apache Pulsar
6 3 (0.51%) Confluence
7 2 (0.34%) MTS
8 1 (0.17%) Apache
8 1 (0.17%) CMS
8 1 (0.17%) nginx
Applications
1 22 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 22 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 14 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.52%) SPSS
4 7 (1.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.84%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.17%) Magento
2 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 123 (20.71%) Azure
2 73 (12.29%) AWS
2 73 (12.29%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (8.08%) SaaS
4 47 (7.91%) GCP
5 28 (4.71%) Entra ID
6 21 (3.54%) Power Platform
7 20 (3.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 14 (2.36%) GitHub
8 14 (2.36%) IaaS
8 14 (2.36%) PaaS
8 14 (2.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 10 (1.68%) GitHub Actions
9 10 (1.68%) Nutanix
10 9 (1.52%) Dropbox
11 6 (1.01%) Azure Service Bus
12 5 (0.84%) Amazon EMR
12 5 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.51%) Amazon ELB
13 3 (0.51%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 51 (8.59%) Firewall
2 41 (6.90%) Network Security
3 29 (4.88%) CHAP
4 16 (2.69%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.52%) Cisco IOS
5 9 (1.52%) WAAS
6 8 (1.35%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.18%) VPN
8 6 (1.01%) RTP
9 5 (0.84%) DNS
9 5 (0.84%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.84%) SAN
9 5 (0.84%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.84%) VSAN
9 5 (0.84%) WAN
10 4 (0.67%) ATM
11 3 (0.51%) Broadband
12 2 (0.34%) DKIM
12 2 (0.34%) DMARC
13 1 (0.17%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.20%) Power BI
2 17 (2.86%) Big Data
3 16 (2.69%) Tableau
4 9 (1.52%) EDRMS
5 8 (1.35%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.35%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.18%) Hadoop
6 7 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.84%) Apache Cassandra
7 5 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.84%) DataStage
7 5 (0.84%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.84%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.84%) MySQL
7 5 (0.84%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.84%) Pentaho
7 5 (0.84%) RDBMS
7 5 (0.84%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.51%) DB2
Development Applications
1 10 (1.68%) Git
2 6 (1.01%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (0.67%) Bitbucket
3 4 (0.67%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.17%) JIRA
General
1 276 (46.46%) Finance
2 247 (41.58%) Social Skills
3 133 (22.39%) Analytical Skills
4 124 (20.88%) Banking
5 95 (15.99%) Legal
6 77 (12.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 73 (12.29%) Retail
8 72 (12.12%) Financial Institution
9 68 (11.45%) Law
10 31 (5.22%) Marketing
11 29 (4.88%) Local Government
12 27 (4.55%) Telecoms
13 16 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (2.36%) Back Office
15 13 (2.19%) Digital Economy
16 11 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.68%) Public Sector
18 9 (1.52%) Aviation
19 8 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
20 7 (1.18%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 76 (12.79%) Senior
2 73 (12.29%) Lead
3 71 (11.95%) Security Engineer
4 61 (10.27%) Security Manager
5 57 (9.60%) Analyst
6 46 (7.74%) Information Manager
7 43 (7.24%) Information Security Manager
8 37 (6.23%) Consultant
9 35 (5.89%) Security Analyst
10 31 (5.22%) Auditor
11 30 (5.05%) Security Auditor
12 28 (4.71%) Azure Engineer
12 28 (4.71%) Cloud Engineer
13 27 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 26 (4.38%) Internal Auditor
15 25 (4.21%) Cloud Security Engineer
16 24 (4.04%) Architect
17 22 (3.70%) Python Engineer
18 18 (3.03%) Information Analyst
18 18 (3.03%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.02%) OAuth
2 8 (1.35%) Kafka
3 6 (1.01%) OAuth2
3 6 (1.01%) SailPoint
3 6 (1.01%) SAML
4 5 (0.84%) OpenID
4 5 (0.84%) RESTful
5 4 (0.67%) gRPC
5 4 (0.67%) Middleware
5 4 (0.67%) REST
6 2 (0.34%) JWT
6 2 (0.34%) Node.js
6 2 (0.34%) OpenTelemetry
6 2 (0.34%) PySpark
7 1 (0.17%) ADO
7 1 (0.17%) CSS
7 1 (0.17%) EDI
7 1 (0.17%) HTML
7 1 (0.17%) NetworkX
7 1 (0.17%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 145 (24.41%) Management Information System
2 88 (14.81%) Security Posture
3 39 (6.57%) Cyber Threat
4 34 (5.72%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (3.87%) Onboarding
6 21 (3.54%) Hedge funds
7 20 (3.37%) Product Ownership
8 18 (3.03%) Cloud Native
9 16 (2.69%) Operational Technology
10 15 (2.53%) Blockchain
10 15 (2.53%) CMDB
11 14 (2.36%) Public Cloud
12 13 (2.19%) PKI
13 11 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (1.68%) Cybercrime
14 10 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
15 8 (1.35%) Cyber Defence
15 8 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
16 7 (1.18%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 68 (11.45%) Windows
2 30 (5.05%) Linux
3 20 (3.37%) Unix
3 20 (3.37%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.20%) Android
5 11 (1.85%) Mac OS
6 10 (1.68%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.52%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.51%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (41.58%) Cybersecurity
2 209 (35.19%) Risk Management
3 142 (23.91%) Incident Response
4 93 (15.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 91 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (14.98%) Project Management
6 89 (14.98%) Roadmaps
7 85 (14.31%) Agile
8 83 (13.97%) Mentoring
9 80 (13.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 76 (12.79%) Cloud Security
10 76 (12.79%) Computer Science
11 74 (12.46%) Data Protection
12 71 (11.95%) Analytics
13 69 (11.62%) Vulnerability Management
14 59 (9.93%) SIEM
15 56 (9.43%) Internal Audit
16 55 (9.26%) Business Intelligence
16 55 (9.26%) Risk Assessment
17 50 (8.42%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 73 (12.29%) Python
2 52 (8.75%) PowerShell
3 22 (3.70%) Go
4 21 (3.54%) SQL
5 20 (3.37%) Bash
6 19 (3.20%) Java
7 7 (1.18%) C++
8 5 (0.84%) C
9 3 (0.51%) C#
9 3 (0.51%) Objective-C
9 3 (0.51%) Perl
9 3 (0.51%) Ruby
9 3 (0.51%) Rust
10 2 (0.34%) Bicep
10 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.34%) R
11 1 (0.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 232 (39.06%) CISSP
2 158 (26.60%) Degree
3 156 (26.26%) CISM
4 91 (15.32%) CISA
5 59 (9.93%) CRISC
6 47 (7.91%) SANS
7 42 (7.07%) Master's Degree
8 40 (6.73%) Computer Science Degree
9 34 (5.72%) Security Cleared
10 31 (5.22%) FFIEC
11 30 (5.05%) CGEIT
12 29 (4.88%) CompTIA Security+
13 27 (4.55%) CEH
14 26 (4.38%) Cisco Certification
14 26 (4.38%) SC Cleared
15 25 (4.21%) OSCP
16 21 (3.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 20 (3.37%) CompTIA CySA+
18 19 (3.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 19 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 212 (35.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 162 (27.27%) NIST
3 102 (17.17%) GRC
4 84 (14.14%) GDPR
5 50 (8.42%) PCI DSS
6 42 (7.07%) COBIT
7 36 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
8 35 (5.89%) QA
9 30 (5.05%) NIST 800
10 24 (4.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 21 (3.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 21 (3.54%) SOC 2
12 14 (2.36%) Actionable Recommendations
13 11 (1.85%) SLA
14 8 (1.35%) Accessibility
14 8 (1.35%) NCSC
15 7 (1.18%) Government Security Classifications
15 7 (1.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 7 (1.18%) JSP 440
System Software
1 28 (4.71%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.84%) Docker
3 5 (0.84%) Firmware
3 5 (0.84%) vSphere
4 4 (0.67%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.34%) IAG
5 2 (0.34%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 32 (5.39%) Terraform
2 30 (5.05%) Kubernetes
3 21 (3.54%) SCCM
4 14 (2.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 14 (2.36%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.19%) RSA Archer
6 11 (1.85%) Ansible
7 9 (1.52%) EnCase
7 9 (1.52%) FTK
8 6 (1.01%) CASB
8 6 (1.01%) Packer
9 5 (0.84%) VxRail
10 4 (0.67%) Cilium
10 4 (0.67%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 4 (0.67%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.51%) ArcSight ESM
11 3 (0.51%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.51%) QRadar
12 2 (0.34%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 118 (19.87%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.05%) Google
3 25 (4.21%) Palo Alto
4 22 (3.70%) Cisco
5 18 (3.03%) iManage
6 17 (2.86%) CyberArk
6 17 (2.86%) VMware
7 16 (2.69%) CrowdStrike
8 14 (2.36%) Rapid7
9 11 (1.85%) ServiceNow
10 10 (1.68%) Thales
11 9 (1.52%) Cellebrite
11 9 (1.52%) EMC
12 8 (1.35%) Foundry
12 8 (1.35%) Oracle
13 6 (1.01%) F5
13 6 (1.01%) HP
13 6 (1.01%) Salesforce
13 6 (1.01%) Splunk
14 5 (0.84%) Dell