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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 88 78
Rank change year-on-year +16 -10 +1
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 548 471 791
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.11% 3.66% 3.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.66% 3.81% 3.89%
Number of salaries quoted 289 286 665
10th Percentile £51,000 £51,250 £45,100
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 £98,750 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £124,800 £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 14,953 12,378 20,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.82% 96.30% 91.58%
Number of salaries quoted 9,732 7,514 15,931
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,503
25th Percentile £55,000 £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 27 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 27 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 75 £77,500 +16.98% 30
East London +5 30 £97,500 +214.52% 12
West London -28 19 £71,250 +23.55% 7
South London +17 9 £36,500 -43.85% 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 15 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.01%) SAS
4 5 (0.91%) Apache Pulsar
4 5 (0.91%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.91%) Confluence
5 2 (0.36%) MTS
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) nginx
6 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (6.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (6.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 33 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.64%) SPSS
5 8 (1.46%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.91%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.91%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (1.46%) 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
1 110 (20.07%) Azure
2 75 (13.69%) AWS
3 62 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (9.49%) GCP
5 43 (7.85%) SaaS
6 29 (5.29%) Entra ID
7 21 (3.83%) Power Platform
8 17 (3.10%) IaaS
8 17 (3.10%) PaaS
9 15 (2.74%) Microsoft Purview
10 14 (2.55%) Nutanix
11 13 (2.37%) GitHub
12 12 (2.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 9 (1.64%) Dropbox
13 9 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
14 8 (1.46%) Azure Service Bus
15 6 (1.09%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 5 (0.91%) Amazon EMR
16 5 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
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 9 (1.64%) Cisco IOS
5 9 (1.64%) SD-WAN
5 9 (1.64%) WAAS
5 9 (1.64%) WAN
6 6 (1.09%) RTP
6 6 (1.09%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.91%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.91%) SAN
7 5 (0.91%) VPN
7 5 (0.91%) VSAN
8 4 (0.73%) ATM
8 4 (0.73%) DNS
9 3 (0.55%) Broadband
10 2 (0.36%) DKIM
10 2 (0.36%) DMARC
11 1 (0.18%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.65%) Power BI
1 20 (3.65%) Tableau
2 17 (3.10%) Big Data
3 9 (1.64%) EDRMS
3 9 (1.64%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.46%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.28%) Hadoop
6 6 (1.09%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.91%) Apache Cassandra
7 5 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.91%) DataStage
7 5 (0.91%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.91%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.91%) MySQL
7 5 (0.91%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.91%) Pentaho
7 5 (0.91%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.55%) Redis
9 2 (0.36%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 7 (1.28%) Git
2 4 (0.73%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.73%) TeamCity
2 4 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.55%) JIRA
4 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
General
1 274 (50.00%) Finance
2 240 (43.80%) Social Skills
3 127 (23.18%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (19.89%) Banking
5 98 (17.88%) Legal
6 77 (14.05%) Financial Institution
7 64 (11.68%) Law
8 62 (11.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 60 (10.95%) Retail
10 44 (8.03%) Marketing
11 24 (4.38%) Telecoms
12 22 (4.01%) Digital Economy
13 21 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.10%) Local Government
15 16 (2.92%) Back Office
16 13 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
17 12 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
18 11 (2.01%) Public Sector
19 8 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
20 7 (1.28%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 79 (14.42%) Senior
2 75 (13.69%) Lead
3 58 (10.58%) Security Engineer
4 51 (9.31%) Analyst
5 41 (7.48%) 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%) Azure Engineer
9 23 (4.20%) Information Manager
9 23 (4.20%) Internal Auditor
10 22 (4.01%) Cloud Engineer
10 22 (4.01%) Python Engineer
11 21 (3.83%) Information Security Manager
12 19 (3.47%) Architect
12 19 (3.47%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 19 (3.47%) Senior Manager
13 18 (3.28%) Cloud Security Engineer
13 18 (3.28%) Head of Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.19%) OAuth
2 9 (1.64%) Kafka
3 8 (1.46%) OAuth2
4 6 (1.09%) RESTful
5 5 (0.91%) gRPC
5 5 (0.91%) REST
6 4 (0.73%) Middleware
6 4 (0.73%) SAML
7 3 (0.55%) EDI
7 3 (0.55%) JWT
7 3 (0.55%) Node.js
7 3 (0.55%) OpenID
7 3 (0.55%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.36%) PySpark
9 1 (0.18%) ADO
9 1 (0.18%) HTML
9 1 (0.18%) NetworkX
9 1 (0.18%) Pandas
9 1 (0.18%) scikit-learn
9 1 (0.18%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 131 (23.91%) Management Information System
2 77 (14.05%) Security Posture
3 40 (7.30%) 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 16 (2.92%) Cloud Native
6 16 (2.92%) CMDB
7 14 (2.55%) Blockchain
8 13 (2.37%) Distributed Systems
9 12 (2.19%) PKI
10 11 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.01%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.64%) Cybercrime
12 8 (1.46%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.28%) Blog
13 7 (1.28%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 67 (12.23%) Windows
2 27 (4.93%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (36.13%) Risk Management
2 195 (35.58%) Cybersecurity
3 137 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 96 (17.52%) Roadmaps
5 92 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (16.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 83 (15.15%) Project Management
8 81 (14.78%) Agile
9 74 (13.50%) Analytics
9 74 (13.50%) Computer Science
10 72 (13.14%) Data Protection
11 69 (12.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 67 (12.23%) Cloud Security
13 65 (11.86%) Vulnerability Management
14 63 (11.50%) SIEM
15 62 (11.31%) Mentoring
16 52 (9.49%) Business Intelligence
17 51 (9.31%) Product Management
18 50 (9.12%) Internal Audit
19 48 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (11.31%) Python
2 49 (8.94%) PowerShell
3 26 (4.74%) SQL
4 19 (3.47%) Bash
4 19 (3.47%) Go
5 13 (2.37%) 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
1 216 (39.42%) CISSP
2 152 (27.74%) Degree
3 133 (24.27%) CISM
4 88 (16.06%) CISA
5 54 (9.85%) CRISC
6 43 (7.85%) 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 18 (3.28%) CompTIA CySA+
15 17 (3.10%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (3.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 17 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
16 14 (2.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 14 (2.55%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (37.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 149 (27.19%) NIST
3 88 (16.06%) GRC
4 86 (15.69%) GDPR
5 43 (7.85%) 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 20 (3.65%) 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 5 (0.91%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 32 (5.84%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.91%) Docker
3 5 (0.91%) Firmware
3 5 (0.91%) vSphere
4 4 (0.73%) Hyper-V
5 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
10 4 (0.73%) Packer
11 3 (0.55%) ArcSight ESM
11 3 (0.55%) Grafana
11 3 (0.55%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.55%) QRadar
12 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 116 (21.17%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.47%) Google
3 21 (3.83%) Palo Alto
4 20 (3.65%) 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 10 (1.82%) Adobe
9 10 (1.82%) Rapid7
10 9 (1.64%) EMC
10 9 (1.64%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.64%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.46%) Thales
12 7 (1.28%) Cellebrite
12 7 (1.28%) Splunk
13 6 (1.09%) F5
13 6 (1.09%) Oracle
14 5 (0.91%) Dell