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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 98 91
Rank change year-on-year +19 -7 -13
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 565 400 788
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.65% 3.27% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.26% 3.42% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 359 242 640
10th Percentile £51,950 £47,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £67,175 £61,750 £58,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £92,125
90th Percentile £122,500 £119,750 £107,500
England median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.54% +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 17,339 11,707 21,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.38% 95.83% 89.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11,856 6,973 16,061
10th Percentile £40,808 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,500 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £123,300 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 13 June 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 13 June 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 +6 74 £92,500 +60.40% 30
East London +22 36 £90,000 +2.86% 4
West London -17 18 £90,000 +43.44% 5
South London +23 4 £62,300 - 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 15 (2.65%) SAS
2 7 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 14 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.48%) SPSS
3 8 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.53%) Relativity
Cloud Services
1 118 (20.88%) Azure
2 74 (13.10%) AWS
3 71 (12.57%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (9.03%) SaaS
5 36 (6.37%) GCP
6 23 (4.07%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.83%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.65%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (2.48%) GitHub
9 14 (2.48%) PaaS
10 11 (1.95%) Dropbox
10 11 (1.95%) IaaS
10 11 (1.95%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 10 (1.77%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (1.59%) Nutanix
12 9 (1.59%) OpenShift
13 8 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.06%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 5 (0.88%) Anthropic Claude
15 5 (0.88%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 54 (9.56%) Network Security
2 46 (8.14%) Firewall
3 22 (3.89%) CHAP
4 14 (2.48%) DNS
5 12 (2.12%) TCP/IP
5 12 (2.12%) VPN
6 10 (1.77%) Intrusion Detection
7 9 (1.59%) BGP
7 9 (1.59%) OSPF
7 9 (1.59%) VLAN
7 9 (1.59%) VXLAN
8 8 (1.42%) WAN
9 6 (1.06%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.88%) SAN
10 5 (0.88%) VSAN
10 5 (0.88%) WAAS
11 4 (0.71%) HTTPS
11 4 (0.71%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.53%) ATM
12 3 (0.53%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.01%) Big Data
2 14 (2.48%) EDRMS
3 13 (2.30%) Power BI
4 7 (1.24%) Tableau
5 5 (0.88%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.53%) Db2
7 3 (0.53%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.35%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.18%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.18%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.18%) Impala
9 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.18%) MySQL
9 1 (0.18%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.18%) Pentaho
9 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (1.59%) Git
2 6 (1.06%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (0.71%) Bitbucket
3 4 (0.71%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.35%) JIRA
4 2 (0.35%) Yeoman
General
1 243 (43.01%) Finance
2 228 (40.35%) Social Skills
3 110 (19.47%) Banking
4 106 (18.76%) Analytical Skills
5 93 (16.46%) Legal
6 83 (14.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 74 (13.10%) Retail
8 69 (12.21%) Law
9 44 (7.79%) Financial Institution
10 32 (5.66%) Local Government
11 23 (4.07%) Telecoms
12 18 (3.19%) Legal Technology
13 17 (3.01%) Marketing
14 16 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (2.48%) Back Office
16 13 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (1.59%) Aviation
18 7 (1.24%) Automotive
18 7 (1.24%) Cyber-Physical System
19 6 (1.06%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 86 (15.22%) Senior
2 77 (13.63%) Security Manager
3 63 (11.15%) Lead
4 61 (10.80%) Analyst
5 57 (10.09%) Information Manager
6 55 (9.73%) Security Engineer
7 54 (9.56%) Information Security Manager
8 35 (6.19%) Security Analyst
9 33 (5.84%) Consultant
10 26 (4.60%) Architect
10 26 (4.60%) Cloud Engineer
11 25 (4.42%) Auditor
12 24 (4.25%) Security Auditor
12 24 (4.25%) Security Specialist
13 23 (4.07%) Azure Engineer
14 22 (3.89%) Cloud Security Engineer
15 21 (3.72%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 20 (3.54%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 19 (3.36%) Internal Auditor
17 19 (3.36%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.06%) OpenID
1 6 (1.06%) SailPoint
1 6 (1.06%) SAML
2 4 (0.71%) Middleware
2 4 (0.71%) OAuth
3 3 (0.53%) JSON
4 2 (0.35%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.35%) Kafka
4 2 (0.35%) RESTful
5 1 (0.18%) ADO
5 1 (0.18%) EDI
5 1 (0.18%) Hibernate
5 1 (0.18%) Java EE
5 1 (0.18%) JPA
5 1 (0.18%) PySpark
5 1 (0.18%) Spring
5 1 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 135 (23.89%) Management Information System
2 95 (16.81%) Security Posture
3 44 (7.79%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (4.96%) Onboarding
5 26 (4.60%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.72%) Self-Motivation
7 18 (3.19%) Operational Technology
8 15 (2.65%) Cybercrime
9 14 (2.48%) Public Cloud
10 13 (2.30%) Hedge funds
11 11 (1.95%) Blockchain
11 11 (1.95%) CMDB
12 10 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
12 10 (1.77%) PKI
13 8 (1.42%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.42%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.24%) AI Agents
14 7 (1.24%) Blog
14 7 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 63 (11.15%) Windows
2 25 (4.42%) Linux
3 20 (3.54%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.01%) Android
5 16 (2.83%) Unix
6 11 (1.95%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.24%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.06%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.53%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (44.25%) Cybersecurity
2 211 (37.35%) Risk Management
3 147 (26.02%) Incident Response
4 100 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 85 (15.04%) Cloud Security
6 84 (14.87%) Mentoring
7 78 (13.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 76 (13.45%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (13.45%) Project Management
8 76 (13.45%) Vulnerability Management
9 72 (12.74%) Roadmaps
10 70 (12.39%) Analytics
11 68 (12.04%) SIEM
12 64 (11.33%) Agile
12 64 (11.33%) Data Protection
13 62 (10.97%) Computer Science
14 57 (10.09%) AI
15 52 (9.20%) Security Operations
16 51 (9.03%) Internal Audit
17 48 (8.50%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 54 (9.56%) Python
2 45 (7.96%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.01%) Java
4 16 (2.83%) Bash
4 16 (2.83%) Go
5 14 (2.48%) SQL
6 5 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.71%) C
7 4 (0.71%) C++
7 4 (0.71%) Ruby
8 3 (0.53%) C#
8 3 (0.53%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.53%) Perl
8 3 (0.53%) Rust
9 2 (0.35%) Bicep
9 2 (0.35%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.18%) Groovy
10 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 212 (37.52%) CISSP
2 149 (26.37%) CISM
3 146 (25.84%) Degree
4 77 (13.63%) CISA
5 59 (10.44%) CRISC
6 41 (7.26%) SANS
7 38 (6.73%) Master's Degree
8 37 (6.55%) Cisco Certification
9 35 (6.19%) Security Cleared
10 33 (5.84%) CompTIA Security+
11 31 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
12 30 (5.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 29 (5.13%) CCSP
14 27 (4.78%) OSCP
15 26 (4.60%) SC Cleared
16 25 (4.42%) FFIEC
17 24 (4.25%) CEH
18 23 (4.07%) CGEIT
19 16 (2.83%) CompTIA CySA+
19 16 (2.83%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 222 (39.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 174 (30.80%) NIST
3 111 (19.65%) GRC
4 83 (14.69%) GDPR
5 52 (9.20%) PCI DSS
6 41 (7.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 39 (6.90%) COBIT
7 39 (6.90%) QA
8 35 (6.19%) NIST 800
9 23 (4.07%) SOC 2
10 16 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 12 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 11 (1.95%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 10 (1.77%) Accessibility
13 10 (1.77%) Actionable Recommendations
14 8 (1.42%) NCSC
14 8 (1.42%) SLA
15 7 (1.24%) Government Security Classifications
15 7 (1.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (1.24%) JSP 440
System Software
1 26 (4.60%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.88%) vSphere
4 4 (0.71%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.53%) Firmware
5 3 (0.53%) VMware Server
6 2 (0.35%) IAG
7 1 (0.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 35 (6.19%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.13%) Terraform
3 20 (3.54%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (2.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.30%) RSA Archer
6 12 (2.12%) SCCM
7 11 (1.95%) EnCase
7 11 (1.95%) FTK
8 10 (1.77%) Ansible
9 6 (1.06%) CASB
9 6 (1.06%) Packer
10 5 (0.88%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.88%) VxRail
11 4 (0.71%) Cilium
11 4 (0.71%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.53%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 3 (0.53%) CSIRT
13 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
13 1 (0.18%) QRadar
Vendors
1 112 (19.82%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.78%) Palo Alto
3 26 (4.60%) Google
4 19 (3.36%) Cisco
4 19 (3.36%) iManage
5 18 (3.19%) VMware
6 14 (2.48%) CrowdStrike
7 13 (2.30%) CyberArk
7 13 (2.30%) Rapid7
8 11 (1.95%) Cellebrite
9 10 (1.77%) Fortinet
10 9 (1.59%) EMC
10 9 (1.59%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.59%) Zscaler
11 8 (1.42%) Thales
12 6 (1.06%) F5
13 5 (0.88%) Dell
13 5 (0.88%) Oracle
13 5 (0.88%) Splunk
13 5 (0.88%) TOWER Software