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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 82 84
Rank change year-on-year +12 +2 +2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 523 592 716
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.56% 3.84% 3.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.08% 4.05% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 249 324 618
10th Percentile £49,300 £55,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £62,000 £63,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,250 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £91,563 £90,000
90th Percentile £127,000 £120,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -3.85%

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 12,804 14,627 18,824
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.11% 94.97% 92.02%
Number of salaries quoted 8,167 7,897 15,185
10th Percentile £36,750 £43,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,000 £54,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 £75,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.53% +1.35% -1.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,743 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.45% +5.64% -8.00%

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 January 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 January 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 -5 72 £70,000 -3.38% 31
East London +9 23 £105,000 - 10
West London -1 21 £67,500 -0.47% 14
South London +19 8 £36,500 -44.49% 10
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 16 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.29%) SAS
3 10 (1.91%) Apache Spark
4 7 (1.34%) Confluence
5 5 (0.96%) Apache Pulsar
6 2 (0.38%) MTS
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
7 1 (0.19%) nginx
7 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (8.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (7.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 32 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.91%) SPSS
5 9 (1.72%) Adobe Premiere
5 9 (1.72%) Photoshop
6 8 (1.53%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (1.72%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.38%) Relativity
3 1 (0.19%) Magento
3 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 89 (17.02%) Azure
2 64 (12.24%) AWS
3 47 (8.99%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (8.41%) GCP
5 34 (6.50%) SaaS
6 28 (5.35%) Entra ID
7 23 (4.40%) Power Platform
8 13 (2.49%) IaaS
9 12 (2.29%) Nutanix
9 12 (2.29%) PaaS
10 11 (2.10%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (1.91%) Amazon EMR
11 10 (1.91%) Dropbox
12 9 (1.72%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.72%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 8 (1.53%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.15%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 5 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
17 3 (0.57%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 43 (8.22%) Firewall
2 20 (3.82%) Network Security
3 17 (3.25%) CHAP
4 13 (2.49%) VPN
5 12 (2.29%) Intrusion Detection
5 12 (2.29%) WAN
6 11 (2.10%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.72%) Cisco IOS
7 9 (1.72%) WAAS
8 6 (1.15%) ATM
8 6 (1.15%) RTP
9 5 (0.96%) DNS
9 5 (0.96%) SAN
10 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.76%) VSAN
10 4 (0.76%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.57%) HTTP
12 2 (0.38%) AMQP
12 2 (0.38%) DKIM
12 2 (0.38%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.59%) Big Data
2 23 (4.40%) Power BI
2 23 (4.40%) Tableau
3 14 (2.68%) Relational Database
4 13 (2.49%) NoSQL
4 13 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (2.29%) Hadoop
5 12 (2.29%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.91%) Apache Cassandra
6 10 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.91%) DataStage
6 10 (1.91%) DynamoDB
6 10 (1.91%) EDRMS
6 10 (1.91%) MongoDB
6 10 (1.91%) MySQL
6 10 (1.91%) Neo4j
6 10 (1.91%) Pentaho
6 10 (1.91%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.57%) Metadata
7 3 (0.57%) Redis
Development Applications
1 5 (0.96%) JIRA
2 4 (0.76%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.57%) Git
3 3 (0.57%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.38%) Snyk
5 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
General
1 269 (51.43%) Finance
2 243 (46.46%) Social Skills
3 159 (30.40%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (18.36%) Legal
5 83 (15.87%) Financial Institution
6 77 (14.72%) Banking
7 60 (11.47%) Law
8 55 (10.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 45 (8.60%) Marketing
9 45 (8.60%) Retail
10 34 (6.50%) Digital Economy
11 32 (6.12%) Influencing Skills
12 22 (4.21%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.87%) Back Office
14 14 (2.68%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.10%) Public Sector
16 10 (1.91%) Billing
17 9 (1.72%) Dutch Language
17 9 (1.72%) French Language
17 9 (1.72%) German Language
Job Titles
1 77 (14.72%) Senior
2 54 (10.33%) Analyst
3 52 (9.94%) Lead
4 46 (8.80%) Security Engineer
5 37 (7.07%) Security Analyst
5 37 (7.07%) Security Manager
6 29 (5.54%) Consultant
7 22 (4.21%) Information Analyst
8 18 (3.44%) Information Manager
8 18 (3.44%) Information Security Analyst
8 18 (3.44%) Risk Manager
9 17 (3.25%) Auditor
9 17 (3.25%) Head of Security
9 17 (3.25%) Information Security Manager
9 17 (3.25%) Product Management Director
9 17 (3.25%) Python Engineer
9 17 (3.25%) Security Auditor
10 16 (3.06%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 16 (3.06%) Internal Auditor
10 16 (3.06%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.68%) OAuth
2 10 (1.91%) OAuth2
3 9 (1.72%) Kafka
4 6 (1.15%) REST
4 6 (1.15%) RESTful
5 5 (0.96%) gRPC
6 4 (0.76%) EDI
6 4 (0.76%) OpenID
6 4 (0.76%) SAML
7 3 (0.57%) JWT
7 3 (0.57%) Middleware
7 3 (0.57%) Node.js
7 3 (0.57%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.38%) PySpark
9 1 (0.19%) FIDO
9 1 (0.19%) HTML
9 1 (0.19%) NetworkX
9 1 (0.19%) Pandas
9 1 (0.19%) scikit-learn
9 1 (0.19%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 119 (22.75%) Management Information System
2 59 (11.28%) Security Posture
3 52 (9.94%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (7.27%) Onboarding
5 27 (5.16%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.63%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
7 16 (3.06%) Hedge funds
8 14 (2.68%) CMDB
9 13 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (2.10%) Algorithms
10 11 (2.10%) Cloud Native
10 11 (2.10%) Security Operations Centre
11 10 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.91%) Cybercrime
11 10 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.72%) Blockchain
13 8 (1.53%) Cloud Security Posture
13 8 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.34%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 64 (12.24%) Windows
2 27 (5.16%) Linux
3 14 (2.68%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.49%) Android
5 11 (2.10%) Unix
6 9 (1.72%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.53%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.76%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.19%) AIX
10 1 (0.19%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (36.52%) Risk Management
2 171 (32.70%) Cybersecurity
3 125 (23.90%) Incident Response
4 106 (20.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 105 (20.08%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (18.36%) Roadmaps
7 80 (15.30%) Analytics
8 79 (15.11%) Computer Science
9 77 (14.72%) Agile
10 74 (14.15%) Project Management
11 72 (13.77%) Product Management
12 68 (13.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 67 (12.81%) SIEM
14 65 (12.43%) Data Protection
15 64 (12.24%) Decision-Making
16 61 (11.66%) Vulnerability Management
17 58 (11.09%) Business Intelligence
17 58 (11.09%) Stakeholder Management
18 53 (10.13%) Mentoring
18 53 (10.13%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 54 (10.33%) Python
2 39 (7.46%) PowerShell
3 29 (5.54%) SQL
4 15 (2.87%) Go
5 14 (2.68%) Bash
5 14 (2.68%) Java
6 3 (0.57%) C++
6 3 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.38%) Bicep
7 2 (0.38%) R
8 1 (0.19%) C
8 1 (0.19%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 198 (37.86%) CISSP
2 168 (32.12%) Degree
3 126 (24.09%) CISM
4 91 (17.40%) CISA
5 51 (9.75%) CRISC
6 49 (9.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (6.31%) Master's Degree
8 32 (6.12%) SANS
9 23 (4.40%) CompTIA Security+
10 22 (4.21%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (4.02%) FFIEC
12 20 (3.82%) Security Cleared
13 18 (3.44%) CGEIT
13 18 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
14 17 (3.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 15 (2.87%) CEH
15 15 (2.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 14 (2.68%) CompTIA CySA+
16 14 (2.68%) GIAC
17 13 (2.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (34.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 131 (25.05%) NIST
3 77 (14.72%) GDPR
4 63 (12.05%) GRC
5 43 (8.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 31 (5.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 27 (5.16%) COBIT
8 26 (4.97%) PCI DSS
9 22 (4.21%) NIST 800
10 19 (3.63%) SOC 2
11 18 (3.44%) SLA
12 16 (3.06%) Data Quality
13 12 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 12 (2.29%) QA
14 10 (1.91%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (1.53%) ISAE 3402
15 8 (1.53%) ISO 9001
15 8 (1.53%) ITGC
16 5 (0.96%) ISO 22301
16 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 29 (5.54%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.15%) Docker
4 5 (0.96%) Firmware
4 5 (0.96%) vSphere
5 4 (0.76%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (4.40%) SCCM
2 21 (4.02%) Kubernetes
3 18 (3.44%) Terraform
4 15 (2.87%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 15 (2.87%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.49%) RSA Archer
6 9 (1.72%) CASB
7 8 (1.53%) EnCase
7 8 (1.53%) FTK
8 7 (1.34%) QRadar
8 7 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.76%) Nmap
10 3 (0.57%) ArcSight ESM
10 3 (0.57%) CSIRT
10 3 (0.57%) Grafana
10 3 (0.57%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.57%) VxRail
11 2 (0.38%) Ansible
11 2 (0.38%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 1 (0.19%) Nessus
Vendors
1 97 (18.55%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.02%) Google
3 17 (3.25%) Foundry
4 16 (3.06%) Cisco
5 15 (2.87%) Adobe
5 15 (2.87%) VMware
6 11 (2.10%) Oracle
7 10 (1.91%) Informatica
7 10 (1.91%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.91%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.91%) Splunk
7 10 (1.91%) Talend
8 8 (1.53%) Cellebrite
9 7 (1.34%) Rapid7
10 6 (1.15%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.15%) Qualys
10 6 (1.15%) VocaLink
11 5 (0.96%) Commvault
11 5 (0.96%) Ericsson
11 5 (0.96%) Nokia