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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 85 78
Rank change year-on-year +13 -7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 548 478 784
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.13% 3.69% 3.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.68% 3.83% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 289 283 658
10th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £46,063
25th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +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 14,888 12,472 20,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.97% 96.32% 91.63%
Number of salaries quoted 9,677 7,522 15,917
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,250 £56,250 £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 £113,750 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 25 March 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 25 March 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 +7 76 £77,500 +16.98% 28
East London +2 30 £97,500 +214.52% 11
West London -33 19 £71,250 +23.55% 7
South London +12 10 £36,500 -43.85%
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 15 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.01%) SAS
4 6 (1.09%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.91%) Apache Pulsar
5 5 (0.91%) Confluence
6 2 (0.36%) MTS
7 1 (0.18%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) nginx
7 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (6.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (6.20%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (6.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.64%) SPSS
4 8 (1.46%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.91%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (0.91%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.28%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.36%) Relativity
4 1 (0.18%) Magento
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 111 (20.26%) Azure
2 77 (14.05%) AWS
3 61 (11.13%) Microsoft 365
4 54 (9.85%) GCP
5 42 (7.66%) SaaS
6 29 (5.29%) Entra ID
7 21 (3.83%) Power Platform
8 18 (3.28%) IaaS
9 17 (3.10%) PaaS
10 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Purview
10 14 (2.55%) Nutanix
11 12 (2.19%) GitHub
11 12 (2.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 9 (1.64%) Dropbox
13 8 (1.46%) Azure Service Bus
13 8 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 6 (1.09%) Amazon EMR
14 6 (1.09%) OneDrive
15 5 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 47 (8.58%) Firewall
2 28 (5.11%) Network Security
3 25 (4.56%) CHAP
4 16 (2.92%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (1.82%) SD-WAN
5 10 (1.82%) WAN
6 9 (1.64%) Cisco IOS
6 9 (1.64%) WAAS
7 7 (1.28%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.28%) VPN
8 6 (1.09%) RTP
8 6 (1.09%) SAN
8 6 (1.09%) VSAN
9 5 (0.91%) HTTPS
10 4 (0.73%) ATM
10 4 (0.73%) DNS
11 3 (0.55%) Broadband
12 2 (0.36%) DKIM
12 2 (0.36%) DMARC
12 2 (0.36%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.65%) Power BI
1 20 (3.65%) Tableau
2 18 (3.28%) Big Data
3 10 (1.82%) Relational Database
4 9 (1.64%) EDRMS
4 9 (1.64%) NoSQL
4 9 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.46%) Hadoop
6 7 (1.28%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.09%) Apache Cassandra
7 6 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.09%) DataStage
7 6 (1.09%) DynamoDB
7 6 (1.09%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.09%) MySQL
7 6 (1.09%) Neo4j
7 6 (1.09%) Pentaho
7 6 (1.09%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.55%) Redis
9 2 (0.36%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 6 (1.09%) Git
2 4 (0.73%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.73%) TeamCity
3 3 (0.55%) JIRA
3 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.18%) Snyk
General
1 275 (50.18%) Finance
2 240 (43.80%) Social Skills
3 128 (23.36%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (19.89%) Banking
5 98 (17.88%) Legal
6 77 (14.05%) Financial Institution
7 66 (12.04%) Law
8 62 (11.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 60 (10.95%) Retail
10 45 (8.21%) Marketing
11 22 (4.01%) Digital Economy
11 22 (4.01%) Telecoms
12 21 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (3.10%) Local Government
14 16 (2.92%) Back Office
15 12 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (2.01%) Public Sector
17 8 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (1.28%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 81 (14.78%) Senior
2 71 (12.96%) Lead
3 59 (10.77%) Security Engineer
4 51 (9.31%) Analyst
5 40 (7.30%) Security Manager
6 33 (6.02%) Consultant
6 33 (6.02%) Security Analyst
7 26 (4.74%) Auditor
8 25 (4.56%) Security Auditor
9 23 (4.20%) Internal Auditor
10 22 (4.01%) Azure Engineer
10 22 (4.01%) Cloud Engineer
10 22 (4.01%) Information Manager
10 22 (4.01%) Python Engineer
11 20 (3.65%) Information Security Manager
11 20 (3.65%) Senior Manager
12 19 (3.47%) Architect
12 19 (3.47%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 18 (3.28%) Cloud Security Engineer
13 18 (3.28%) Head of Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.37%) OAuth
2 9 (1.64%) Kafka
2 9 (1.64%) OAuth2
3 6 (1.09%) RESTful
4 5 (0.91%) gRPC
4 5 (0.91%) REST
5 4 (0.73%) Middleware
5 4 (0.73%) SAML
6 3 (0.55%) EDI
6 3 (0.55%) JWT
6 3 (0.55%) Node.js
6 3 (0.55%) OpenID
6 3 (0.55%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.36%) PySpark
8 1 (0.18%) HTML
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
1 132 (24.09%) Management Information System
2 77 (14.05%) Security Posture
3 40 (7.30%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.47%) Onboarding
5 22 (4.01%) Product Ownership
6 21 (3.83%) Cyber Threat
6 21 (3.83%) Hedge funds
7 18 (3.28%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.74%) CMDB
9 14 (2.55%) Blockchain
9 14 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (2.19%) PKI
11 11 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (1.82%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.64%) Cybercrime
13 9 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
14 8 (1.46%) Cyber Security Posture
14 8 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
15 7 (1.28%) Blog
15 7 (1.28%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 67 (12.23%) Windows
2 26 (4.74%) Linux
3 19 (3.47%) Unix
4 18 (3.28%) Windows Server
5 16 (2.92%) Android
6 12 (2.19%) Windows 10
7 11 (2.01%) Mac OS
8 7 (1.28%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.36%) AIX
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (36.13%) Risk Management
2 196 (35.77%) Cybersecurity
3 137 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 97 (17.70%) Roadmaps
5 92 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
6 91 (16.61%) Continuous Improvement
7 83 (15.15%) Project Management
8 82 (14.96%) Agile
9 75 (13.69%) Analytics
9 75 (13.69%) Computer Science
10 71 (12.96%) Data Protection
11 69 (12.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 68 (12.41%) Cloud Security
13 64 (11.68%) Vulnerability Management
14 63 (11.50%) SIEM
15 61 (11.13%) Mentoring
16 53 (9.67%) Business Intelligence
17 51 (9.31%) Product Management
18 50 (9.12%) Internal Audit
19 49 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (11.50%) Python
2 49 (8.94%) PowerShell
3 27 (4.93%) SQL
4 19 (3.47%) Bash
4 19 (3.47%) Go
5 14 (2.55%) Java
6 4 (0.73%) C++
7 2 (0.36%) Bicep
7 2 (0.36%) C
7 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.36%) R
8 1 (0.18%) C#
8 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.18%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.18%) Perl
8 1 (0.18%) Ruby
8 1 (0.18%) Rust
Qualifications
1 217 (39.60%) CISSP
2 153 (27.92%) Degree
3 133 (24.27%) CISM
4 90 (16.42%) CISA
5 55 (10.04%) CRISC
6 44 (8.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (7.30%) SANS
8 29 (5.29%) FFIEC
8 29 (5.29%) Master's Degree
9 27 (4.93%) Security Cleared
10 26 (4.74%) CGEIT
11 24 (4.38%) CompTIA Security+
12 23 (4.20%) CEH
13 20 (3.65%) SC Cleared
14 19 (3.47%) Cisco Certification
15 18 (3.28%) CompTIA CySA+
16 17 (3.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 17 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
17 15 (2.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 14 (2.55%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 200 (36.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 148 (27.01%) NIST
3 86 (15.69%) GDPR
4 84 (15.33%) GRC
5 41 (7.48%) PCI DSS
6 35 (6.39%) Cyber Essentials
7 31 (5.66%) COBIT
8 28 (5.11%) NIST 800
9 27 (4.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 24 (4.38%) QA
11 22 (4.01%) SOC 2
12 19 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 18 (3.28%) SLA
14 12 (2.19%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (1.46%) Accessibility
16 7 (1.28%) Data Quality
16 7 (1.28%) Government Security Classifications
16 7 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (1.28%) JSP 440
17 6 (1.09%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 31 (5.66%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.09%) Docker
3 6 (1.09%) vSphere
4 5 (0.91%) Firmware
5 4 (0.73%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 32 (5.84%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.47%) Terraform
3 23 (4.20%) SCCM
4 15 (2.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.37%) RSA Archer
6 12 (2.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 9 (1.64%) Ansible
7 9 (1.64%) CASB
7 9 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (1.28%) EnCase
8 7 (1.28%) FTK
9 5 (0.91%) VxRail
10 4 (0.73%) Cilium
10 4 (0.73%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.55%) ArcSight ESM
11 3 (0.55%) Grafana
11 3 (0.55%) Packer
11 3 (0.55%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.55%) QRadar
12 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 114 (20.80%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.47%) Google
3 20 (3.65%) Palo Alto
4 19 (3.47%) Cisco
5 17 (3.10%) VMware
6 15 (2.74%) iManage
7 13 (2.37%) CrowdStrike
8 12 (2.19%) CyberArk
8 12 (2.19%) Foundry
9 11 (2.01%) Adobe
10 10 (1.82%) Rapid7
10 10 (1.82%) Salesforce
11 8 (1.46%) EMC
11 8 (1.46%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.46%) Thales
12 7 (1.28%) Cellebrite
12 7 (1.28%) Oracle
12 7 (1.28%) Splunk
13 6 (1.09%) HubSpot
13 6 (1.09%) Talend