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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 90 79
Rank change year-on-year +21 -11 +2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 562 509 783
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.32% 3.75% 3.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.88% 3.90% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 286 293 659
10th Percentile £49,875 £52,100 £46,125
25th Percentile £62,000 £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 £90,000
90th Percentile £124,875 £120,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £61,206
% change year-on-year +3.85% +6.20% -5.84%

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 14,477 13,067 20,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.44% 96.22% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9,388 7,587 15,910
10th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,442 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.59% +4.06% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £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 14 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 14 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 +2 77 £75,000 +7.14% 30
East London +7 29 £90,000 +190.32% 14
West London -26 21 £71,250 +23.55% 3
South London +17 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 (3.02%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.14%) SAS
4 6 (1.07%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.07%) Confluence
5 5 (0.89%) Apache Pulsar
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 40 (7.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (6.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 33 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.78%) SPSS
5 8 (1.42%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.25%) Adobe Premiere
6 7 (1.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.42%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.36%) Relativity
4 1 (0.18%) Magento
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 105 (18.68%) Azure
2 74 (13.17%) AWS
3 60 (10.68%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (9.43%) GCP
5 43 (7.65%) SaaS
6 29 (5.16%) Entra ID
7 21 (3.74%) Power Platform
8 17 (3.02%) IaaS
9 16 (2.85%) PaaS
10 14 (2.49%) Nutanix
11 13 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
12 12 (2.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 10 (1.78%) Dropbox
13 10 (1.78%) GitHub
14 8 (1.42%) Azure Service Bus
14 8 (1.42%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.07%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 6 (1.07%) Amazon EMR
15 6 (1.07%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 47 (8.36%) Firewall
2 26 (4.63%) Network Security
3 24 (4.27%) CHAP
4 15 (2.67%) Intrusion Detection
5 11 (1.96%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.96%) WAN
6 9 (1.60%) Cisco IOS
6 9 (1.60%) WAAS
7 7 (1.25%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.25%) VPN
8 6 (1.07%) RTP
8 6 (1.07%) SAN
8 6 (1.07%) VSAN
9 5 (0.89%) ATM
9 5 (0.89%) HTTPS
10 4 (0.71%) DNS
11 3 (0.53%) Broadband
12 2 (0.36%) DKIM
12 2 (0.36%) DMARC
12 2 (0.36%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.56%) Big Data
1 20 (3.56%) Power BI
1 20 (3.56%) Tableau
2 10 (1.78%) EDRMS
2 10 (1.78%) Relational Database
3 9 (1.60%) NoSQL
3 9 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.42%) Hadoop
5 7 (1.25%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.07%) Apache Cassandra
6 6 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.07%) DataStage
6 6 (1.07%) DynamoDB
6 6 (1.07%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.07%) MySQL
6 6 (1.07%) Neo4j
6 6 (1.07%) Pentaho
6 6 (1.07%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.53%) Redis
8 2 (0.36%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 4 (0.71%) Bitbucket
1 4 (0.71%) Git
1 4 (0.71%) JIRA
1 4 (0.71%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.18%) Snyk
2 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 282 (50.18%) Finance
2 250 (44.48%) Social Skills
3 135 (24.02%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (18.33%) Banking
5 99 (17.62%) Legal
6 83 (14.77%) Financial Institution
7 66 (11.74%) Law
8 65 (11.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 60 (10.68%) Retail
10 48 (8.54%) Marketing
11 25 (4.45%) Digital Economy
12 22 (3.91%) Influencing Skills
12 22 (3.91%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (2.85%) Back Office
15 14 (2.49%) Local Government
16 11 (1.96%) Public Sector
17 10 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
18 8 (1.42%) Billing
18 8 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 83 (14.77%) Senior
2 71 (12.63%) Lead
3 57 (10.14%) Security Engineer
4 53 (9.43%) Analyst
5 38 (6.76%) Security Manager
6 34 (6.05%) Security Analyst
7 32 (5.69%) Consultant
8 24 (4.27%) Auditor
9 23 (4.09%) Security Auditor
10 22 (3.91%) Internal Auditor
10 22 (3.91%) Python Engineer
10 22 (3.91%) Senior Manager
11 20 (3.56%) Cloud Engineer
11 20 (3.56%) Information Manager
11 20 (3.56%) Risk Manager
12 19 (3.38%) Head of Security
13 18 (3.20%) Azure Engineer
13 18 (3.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 18 (3.20%) Information Security Manager
14 17 (3.02%) Cloud Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.31%) OAuth
2 9 (1.60%) Kafka
2 9 (1.60%) OAuth2
3 6 (1.07%) RESTful
4 5 (0.89%) gRPC
4 5 (0.89%) REST
5 4 (0.71%) Middleware
5 4 (0.71%) SAML
6 3 (0.53%) EDI
6 3 (0.53%) JWT
6 3 (0.53%) Node.js
6 3 (0.53%) OpenID
6 3 (0.53%) 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
1 131 (23.31%) Management Information System
2 71 (12.63%) Security Posture
3 50 (8.90%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (6.76%) Onboarding
5 23 (4.09%) Cyber Threat
6 22 (3.91%) Product Ownership
7 21 (3.74%) Hedge funds
8 18 (3.20%) Cloud Native
9 14 (2.49%) Blockchain
9 14 (2.49%) Distributed Systems
10 13 (2.31%) CMDB
11 12 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (2.14%) PKI
12 11 (1.96%) Algorithms
13 10 (1.78%) Cybercrime
14 9 (1.60%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
16 7 (1.25%) Data Centre
16 7 (1.25%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 64 (11.39%) Windows
2 23 (4.09%) Linux
3 19 (3.38%) Unix
4 16 (2.85%) Android
4 16 (2.85%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.96%) Mac OS
5 11 (1.96%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.25%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.36%) AIX
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (35.94%) Risk Management
2 195 (34.70%) Cybersecurity
3 138 (24.56%) Incident Response
4 98 (17.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 98 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
5 97 (17.26%) Roadmaps
6 83 (14.77%) Project Management
7 82 (14.59%) Agile
8 81 (14.41%) Analytics
9 80 (14.23%) Computer Science
10 75 (13.35%) Data Protection
11 68 (12.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 64 (11.39%) SIEM
13 63 (11.21%) Cloud Security
14 61 (10.85%) Product Management
14 61 (10.85%) Vulnerability Management
15 57 (10.14%) Mentoring
16 55 (9.79%) Stakeholder Management
17 54 (9.61%) Business Intelligence
18 53 (9.43%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 60 (10.68%) Python
2 46 (8.19%) PowerShell
3 27 (4.80%) SQL
4 18 (3.20%) Bash
4 18 (3.20%) Go
5 13 (2.31%) Java
6 3 (0.53%) 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
1 215 (38.26%) CISSP
2 164 (29.18%) Degree
3 133 (23.67%) CISM
4 93 (16.55%) CISA
5 53 (9.43%) CRISC
6 46 (8.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (6.94%) SANS
8 33 (5.87%) Master's Degree
9 28 (4.98%) FFIEC
10 25 (4.45%) CGEIT
10 25 (4.45%) Security Cleared
11 24 (4.27%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (3.56%) CEH
12 20 (3.56%) Cisco Certification
13 18 (3.20%) SC Cleared
14 17 (3.02%) CompTIA CySA+
14 17 (3.02%) Microsoft Certification
15 16 (2.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 16 (2.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 13 (2.31%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 201 (35.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 142 (25.27%) NIST
3 87 (15.48%) GDPR
4 79 (14.06%) GRC
5 41 (7.30%) PCI DSS
6 40 (7.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 31 (5.52%) COBIT
8 27 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 25 (4.45%) NIST 800
10 22 (3.91%) SOC 2
11 21 (3.74%) QA
12 19 (3.38%) SLA
13 17 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 11 (1.96%) Actionable Recommendations
14 11 (1.96%) Data Quality
15 6 (1.07%) Accessibility
15 6 (1.07%) ISAE 3402
15 6 (1.07%) ISO 9001
16 5 (0.89%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 30 (5.34%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.07%) Docker
3 6 (1.07%) vSphere
4 5 (0.89%) Firmware
5 4 (0.71%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (5.34%) Kubernetes
2 28 (4.98%) Terraform
3 23 (4.09%) SCCM
4 15 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.31%) RSA Archer
6 12 (2.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 9 (1.60%) CASB
7 9 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (1.42%) EnCase
8 8 (1.42%) FTK
9 7 (1.25%) Ansible
10 5 (0.89%) VxRail
11 4 (0.71%) Cilium
11 4 (0.71%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.53%) ArcSight ESM
12 3 (0.53%) Grafana
12 3 (0.53%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.53%) QRadar
13 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
13 1 (0.18%) Packer
Vendors
1 112 (19.93%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.98%) Google
3 17 (3.02%) Cisco
4 16 (2.85%) Palo Alto
5 15 (2.67%) VMware
6 14 (2.49%) Foundry
7 13 (2.31%) Adobe
7 13 (2.31%) iManage
8 11 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
9 10 (1.78%) CyberArk
9 10 (1.78%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.60%) Rapid7
11 8 (1.42%) Cellebrite
12 7 (1.25%) Oracle
12 7 (1.25%) Splunk
12 7 (1.25%) Thales
13 6 (1.07%) EMC
13 6 (1.07%) HubSpot
13 6 (1.07%) Informatica
13 6 (1.07%) ServiceNow