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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 83 80
Rank change year-on-year +9 -3 -1
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 548 492 784
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.21% 3.70% 3.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.76% 3.85% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 291 289 657
10th Percentile £50,000 £52,400 £46,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £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 £97,500 £92,500 £91,250
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +6.56% -6.15%

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 14,558 12,785 20,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.23% 96.22% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9,461 7,542 15,893
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 18 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 18 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 +4 76 £77,500 +10.71% 32
East London +2 30 £97,500 +214.52% 12
West London -24 21 £71,250 +23.55% 7
South London +18 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 17 (3.10%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.19%) 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 39 (7.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (6.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 33 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.82%) SPSS
5 8 (1.46%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.28%) Adobe Premiere
6 7 (1.28%) 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
1 106 (19.34%) Azure
2 74 (13.50%) AWS
3 62 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (9.67%) GCP
5 42 (7.66%) SaaS
6 29 (5.29%) Entra ID
7 20 (3.65%) Power Platform
8 18 (3.28%) IaaS
9 17 (3.10%) PaaS
10 14 (2.55%) Nutanix
11 13 (2.37%) Microsoft Purview
12 12 (2.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 11 (2.01%) GitHub
14 10 (1.82%) Dropbox
15 8 (1.46%) Azure Service Bus
15 8 (1.46%) OneDrive
16 7 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
17 6 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 6 (1.09%) Amazon EMR
18 5 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 47 (8.58%) Firewall
2 26 (4.74%) Network Security
3 25 (4.56%) CHAP
4 15 (2.74%) Intrusion Detection
5 11 (2.01%) SD-WAN
5 11 (2.01%) 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%) Tableau
2 19 (3.47%) Big Data
2 19 (3.47%) Power BI
3 10 (1.82%) EDRMS
3 10 (1.82%) Relational Database
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 5 (0.91%) Git
2 4 (0.73%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.73%) TeamCity
3 3 (0.55%) JIRA
4 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.18%) Snyk
General
1 272 (49.64%) Finance
2 241 (43.98%) Social Skills
3 128 (23.36%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (18.98%) Banking
5 97 (17.70%) Legal
6 78 (14.23%) Financial Institution
7 66 (12.04%) Law
8 64 (11.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 58 (10.58%) Retail
10 45 (8.21%) Marketing
11 22 (4.01%) Digital Economy
11 22 (4.01%) Telecoms
12 21 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (2.92%) Back Office
14 15 (2.74%) Local Government
15 14 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (2.01%) Public Sector
17 8 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (1.28%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 80 (14.60%) Senior
2 71 (12.96%) Lead
3 59 (10.77%) Security Engineer
4 52 (9.49%) Analyst
5 39 (7.12%) Security Manager
6 33 (6.02%) Consultant
6 33 (6.02%) Security Analyst
7 25 (4.56%) Auditor
8 24 (4.38%) Security Auditor
9 23 (4.20%) Internal Auditor
10 22 (4.01%) Python Engineer
11 21 (3.83%) Cloud Engineer
11 21 (3.83%) Information Manager
12 20 (3.65%) Azure Engineer
12 20 (3.65%) Senior Manager
13 19 (3.47%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 19 (3.47%) Head of Security
13 19 (3.47%) Information Security Manager
13 19 (3.47%) Risk Manager
14 18 (3.28%) Architect
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
1 129 (23.54%) Management Information System
2 72 (13.14%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.85%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.47%) Onboarding
5 21 (3.83%) Cyber Threat
5 21 (3.83%) Hedge funds
5 21 (3.83%) Product Ownership
6 18 (3.28%) Cloud Native
7 14 (2.55%) Blockchain
7 14 (2.55%) CMDB
7 14 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (2.19%) PKI
9 11 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.82%) Cybercrime
11 9 (1.64%) Algorithms
11 9 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.46%) Public Cloud
13 7 (1.28%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.28%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 65 (11.86%) Windows
2 24 (4.38%) Linux
3 19 (3.47%) Unix
4 17 (3.10%) Windows Server
5 16 (2.92%) Android
6 11 (2.01%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.01%) Windows 10
7 7 (1.28%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.36%) AIX
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (36.13%) Risk Management
2 193 (35.22%) Cybersecurity
3 139 (25.36%) Incident Response
4 95 (17.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 94 (17.15%) Problem-Solving
6 92 (16.79%) Roadmaps
7 82 (14.96%) Agile
8 80 (14.60%) Project Management
9 78 (14.23%) Analytics
10 77 (14.05%) Computer Science
11 74 (13.50%) Data Protection
12 68 (12.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 65 (11.86%) SIEM
14 64 (11.68%) Cloud Security
15 62 (11.31%) Vulnerability Management
16 59 (10.77%) Mentoring
17 53 (9.67%) Business Intelligence
18 51 (9.31%) Internal Audit
18 51 (9.31%) Product Management
18 51 (9.31%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (11.13%) Python
2 47 (8.58%) PowerShell
3 27 (4.93%) SQL
4 18 (3.28%) Bash
4 18 (3.28%) Go
5 13 (2.37%) Java
6 3 (0.55%) C++
7 2 (0.36%) Bicep
7 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.36%) R
8 1 (0.18%) C
8 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 219 (39.96%) CISSP
2 157 (28.65%) Degree
3 134 (24.45%) CISM
4 94 (17.15%) CISA
5 54 (9.85%) CRISC
6 46 (8.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (7.30%) SANS
8 31 (5.66%) Master's Degree
9 29 (5.29%) FFIEC
10 26 (4.74%) CGEIT
11 25 (4.56%) Security Cleared
12 24 (4.38%) CompTIA Security+
13 22 (4.01%) CEH
14 20 (3.65%) Cisco Certification
15 18 (3.28%) SC Cleared
16 17 (3.10%) CompTIA CySA+
16 17 (3.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 17 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
17 16 (2.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 13 (2.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 201 (36.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 143 (26.09%) NIST
3 87 (15.88%) GDPR
4 81 (14.78%) GRC
5 41 (7.48%) PCI DSS
6 38 (6.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 32 (5.84%) COBIT
8 27 (4.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 26 (4.74%) NIST 800
10 22 (4.01%) QA
11 21 (3.83%) SOC 2
12 18 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 18 (3.28%) SLA
13 11 (2.01%) Actionable Recommendations
14 9 (1.64%) Data Quality
15 6 (1.09%) Accessibility
15 6 (1.09%) ISAE 3402
15 6 (1.09%) ISO 9001
16 5 (0.91%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (0.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 30 (5.47%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.82%) 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 31 (5.66%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.29%) 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%) CASB
7 9 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (1.46%) Ansible
8 8 (1.46%) EnCase
8 8 (1.46%) 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%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.55%) QRadar
12 2 (0.36%) Packer
13 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 114 (20.80%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.11%) Google
3 19 (3.47%) Palo Alto
4 18 (3.28%) Cisco
5 16 (2.92%) VMware
6 15 (2.74%) iManage
7 13 (2.37%) Adobe
7 13 (2.37%) CrowdStrike
8 12 (2.19%) CyberArk
8 12 (2.19%) Foundry
9 11 (2.01%) Rapid7
10 10 (1.82%) Salesforce
11 8 (1.46%) Cellebrite
11 8 (1.46%) Thales
12 7 (1.28%) EMC
12 7 (1.28%) Oracle
12 7 (1.28%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.28%) Splunk
13 6 (1.09%) HubSpot
13 6 (1.09%) Talend