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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 103 87
Rank change year-on-year +26 -16 -9
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 562 405 774
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.78% 3.23% 3.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.40% 3.36% 3.63%
Number of salaries quoted 336 272 647
10th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - +4.90%
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 16,535 12,058 21,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.71% 96.07% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11,114 7,346 16,001
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,357 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -6.00%
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 12 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 12 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 +24 91 £91,250 +58.23% 22
East London +22 36 £97,500 +11.43% 10
West London -25 17 £77,500 +23.52% 2
South London +14 4 £62,300 -4.15% 1
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 (1.96%) SAS
2 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.07%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.53%) Apache Pulsar
6 1 (0.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (3.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 20 (3.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.60%) SPSS
5 7 (1.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.18%) Magento
2 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 119 (21.17%) Azure
2 72 (12.81%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (12.28%) AWS
4 49 (8.72%) SaaS
5 44 (7.83%) GCP
6 28 (4.98%) Entra ID
7 18 (3.20%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.67%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (2.49%) GitHub
9 14 (2.49%) IaaS
9 14 (2.49%) PaaS
10 13 (2.31%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 10 (1.78%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (1.78%) Nutanix
12 9 (1.60%) Dropbox
13 6 (1.07%) Azure Sentinel
14 5 (0.89%) Amazon EMR
15 4 (0.71%) Azure Service Bus
16 3 (0.53%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 3 (0.53%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.19%) Firewall
2 44 (7.83%) Network Security
3 25 (4.45%) CHAP
4 11 (1.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.60%) Cisco IOS
5 9 (1.60%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.60%) WAAS
6 7 (1.25%) VPN
7 6 (1.07%) DNS
8 5 (0.89%) SAN
8 5 (0.89%) SD-WAN
8 5 (0.89%) VSAN
8 5 (0.89%) WAN
9 4 (0.71%) ATM
9 4 (0.71%) HTTPS
10 3 (0.53%) Broadband
11 2 (0.36%) BGP
11 2 (0.36%) OSPF
11 2 (0.36%) RTP
11 2 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.02%) Big Data
2 15 (2.67%) Power BI
3 13 (2.31%) Tableau
4 9 (1.60%) EDRMS
5 8 (1.42%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.42%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.25%) Hadoop
7 6 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
8 5 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.89%) DataStage
8 5 (0.89%) DynamoDB
8 5 (0.89%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.89%) MySQL
8 5 (0.89%) Neo4j
8 5 (0.89%) Pentaho
8 5 (0.89%) RDBMS
8 5 (0.89%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.53%) DB2
Development Applications
1 10 (1.78%) Git
2 6 (1.07%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (0.71%) Bitbucket
3 4 (0.71%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.18%) JIRA
General
1 251 (44.66%) Finance
2 228 (40.57%) Social Skills
3 119 (21.17%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (20.11%) Banking
5 93 (16.55%) Legal
6 78 (13.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 73 (12.99%) Retail
8 69 (12.28%) Law
9 58 (10.32%) Financial Institution
10 31 (5.52%) Local Government
11 26 (4.63%) Telecoms
12 23 (4.09%) Marketing
13 14 (2.49%) Back Office
14 13 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.78%) Public Sector
17 9 (1.60%) Aviation
18 8 (1.42%) Digital Economy
18 8 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
19 7 (1.25%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 73 (12.99%) Senior
2 72 (12.81%) Lead
3 66 (11.74%) Security Engineer
4 64 (11.39%) Security Manager
5 54 (9.61%) Analyst
6 48 (8.54%) Information Manager
7 45 (8.01%) Information Security Manager
8 36 (6.41%) Consultant
9 31 (5.52%) Security Analyst
10 27 (4.80%) Auditor
10 27 (4.80%) Cloud Engineer
11 26 (4.63%) Azure Engineer
11 26 (4.63%) Security Auditor
12 25 (4.45%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 24 (4.27%) Architect
13 24 (4.27%) Cloud Security Engineer
14 22 (3.91%) Internal Auditor
15 19 (3.38%) Python Engineer
16 18 (3.20%) Head of Security
17 17 (3.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.60%) OAuth
2 7 (1.25%) Kafka
3 6 (1.07%) SailPoint
4 5 (0.89%) OpenID
4 5 (0.89%) SAML
5 4 (0.71%) Middleware
5 4 (0.71%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.53%) gRPC
6 3 (0.53%) REST
6 3 (0.53%) RESTful
7 2 (0.36%) PySpark
8 1 (0.18%) Elastic Stack
8 1 (0.18%) JSON
8 1 (0.18%) JWT
8 1 (0.18%) NetworkX
8 1 (0.18%) Node.js
8 1 (0.18%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.18%) Pandas
8 1 (0.18%) scikit-learn
8 1 (0.18%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 142 (25.27%) Management Information System
2 91 (16.19%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.65%) Cyber Threat
4 26 (4.63%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.63%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (3.38%) Hedge funds
6 16 (2.85%) Cloud Native
6 16 (2.85%) Operational Technology
7 15 (2.67%) CMDB
7 15 (2.67%) Product Ownership
8 14 (2.49%) Public Cloud
9 13 (2.31%) Blockchain
10 12 (2.14%) PKI
11 10 (1.78%) Cybercrime
11 10 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
13 8 (1.42%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.25%) Blog
14 7 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 69 (12.28%) Windows
2 28 (4.98%) Linux
3 20 (3.56%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.38%) Android
4 19 (3.38%) Unix
5 10 (1.78%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.60%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.42%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.53%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (43.24%) Cybersecurity
2 204 (36.30%) Risk Management
3 135 (24.02%) Incident Response
4 89 (15.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (15.48%) Mentoring
6 82 (14.59%) Project Management
7 78 (13.88%) Roadmaps
8 77 (13.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 75 (13.35%) Cloud Security
10 74 (13.17%) Problem-Solving
11 73 (12.99%) Agile
12 67 (11.92%) Vulnerability Management
13 65 (11.57%) Computer Science
14 64 (11.39%) Analytics
14 64 (11.39%) Data Protection
15 58 (10.32%) SIEM
16 51 (9.07%) Internal Audit
16 51 (9.07%) Risk Assessment
17 48 (8.54%) Business Intelligence
18 46 (8.19%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (12.28%) Python
2 52 (9.25%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.74%) SQL
4 20 (3.56%) Go
5 19 (3.38%) Bash
5 19 (3.38%) Java
6 7 (1.25%) C++
7 5 (0.89%) C
8 3 (0.53%) C#
8 3 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.53%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.53%) Perl
8 3 (0.53%) Ruby
8 3 (0.53%) Rust
9 2 (0.36%) Bicep
9 2 (0.36%) R
Qualifications
1 223 (39.68%) CISSP
2 154 (27.40%) CISM
3 150 (26.69%) Degree
4 85 (15.12%) CISA
5 58 (10.32%) CRISC
6 44 (7.83%) SANS
7 42 (7.47%) Master's Degree
8 35 (6.23%) Security Cleared
9 34 (6.05%) Computer Science Degree
10 28 (4.98%) CEH
10 28 (4.98%) CompTIA Security+
11 27 (4.80%) Cisco Certification
11 27 (4.80%) SC Cleared
12 26 (4.63%) CGEIT
12 26 (4.63%) FFIEC
13 25 (4.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 24 (4.27%) OSCP
15 22 (3.91%) CCSP
16 19 (3.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 18 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 213 (37.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 156 (27.76%) NIST
3 102 (18.15%) GRC
4 74 (13.17%) GDPR
5 50 (8.90%) PCI DSS
6 39 (6.94%) Cyber Essentials
7 38 (6.76%) COBIT
8 37 (6.58%) QA
9 30 (5.34%) NIST 800
10 24 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 21 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 21 (3.74%) SOC 2
12 13 (2.31%) Actionable Recommendations
13 11 (1.96%) SLA
14 8 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 8 (1.42%) NCSC
15 7 (1.25%) Accessibility
15 7 (1.25%) Government Security Classifications
15 7 (1.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (1.25%) JSP 440
System Software
1 27 (4.80%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.89%) Firmware
3 5 (0.89%) vSphere
4 4 (0.71%) Docker
4 4 (0.71%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.36%) IAG
5 2 (0.36%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 30 (5.34%) Kubernetes
1 30 (5.34%) Terraform
2 20 (3.56%) SCCM
3 16 (2.85%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (2.49%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 13 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.31%) RSA Archer
6 10 (1.78%) Ansible
7 9 (1.60%) EnCase
7 9 (1.60%) FTK
8 6 (1.07%) CASB
8 6 (1.07%) Packer
9 5 (0.89%) VxRail
10 4 (0.71%) Cilium
10 4 (0.71%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 4 (0.71%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.53%) CSIRT
12 2 (0.36%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.18%) Grafana
13 1 (0.18%) Nessus
Vendors
1 113 (20.11%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.34%) Google
3 25 (4.45%) Palo Alto
4 22 (3.91%) Cisco
5 18 (3.20%) iManage
6 17 (3.02%) CyberArk
6 17 (3.02%) VMware
7 16 (2.85%) CrowdStrike
8 14 (2.49%) Rapid7
9 10 (1.78%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.78%) Thales
10 9 (1.60%) Cellebrite
10 9 (1.60%) EMC
11 8 (1.42%) Oracle
12 6 (1.07%) F5
13 5 (0.89%) Dell
13 5 (0.89%) HP
13 5 (0.89%) Informatica
13 5 (0.89%) Talend
13 5 (0.89%) TOWER Software