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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 88 79
Rank change year-on-year +13 -9 -2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 552 476 790
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.94% 3.70% 3.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.50% 3.84% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 305 286 664
10th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - +4.53%
75th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £124,225 £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 15,778 12,386 20,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.00% 96.16% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10,306 7,547 16,056
10th Percentile £39,956 £42,500 £38,500
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 £112,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 10 April 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 10 April 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 +17 83 £80,000 +14.29% 30
East London +7 32 £97,500 +214.52% 12
West London -34 17 £71,250 +23.55% 7
South London +8 7 £50,000 -23.08% 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 13 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.63%) SAS
2 9 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.91%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (0.91%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.72%) 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 26 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.53%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.27%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.27%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.09%) Payment Gateway
2 5 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.18%) Magento
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 117 (21.20%) Azure
2 79 (14.31%) AWS
3 65 (11.78%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (9.42%) GCP
5 50 (9.06%) SaaS
6 30 (5.43%) Entra ID
7 21 (3.80%) Power Platform
8 17 (3.08%) IaaS
8 17 (3.08%) Microsoft Purview
8 17 (3.08%) PaaS
9 13 (2.36%) GitHub
9 13 (2.36%) Nutanix
9 13 (2.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 9 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (1.45%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (1.27%) Dropbox
13 5 (0.91%) Amazon EMR
13 5 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.72%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (0.72%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 47 (8.51%) Firewall
2 29 (5.25%) Network Security
3 26 (4.71%) CHAP
4 17 (3.08%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.63%) Cisco IOS
5 9 (1.63%) SD-WAN
5 9 (1.63%) WAAS
5 9 (1.63%) 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 (0.72%) ATM
8 4 (0.72%) DNS
9 3 (0.54%) Broadband
10 2 (0.36%) DKIM
10 2 (0.36%) DMARC
11 1 (0.18%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.62%) Power BI
2 18 (3.26%) Tableau
3 15 (2.72%) Big Data
4 8 (1.45%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.27%) EDRMS
5 7 (1.27%) Hadoop
6 6 (1.09%) Relational Database
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 (0.54%) Redis
9 2 (0.36%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 7 (1.27%) Git
2 4 (0.72%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.72%) TeamCity
2 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.36%) JIRA
4 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
General
1 270 (48.91%) Finance
2 238 (43.12%) Social Skills
3 125 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (20.65%) Banking
5 92 (16.67%) Legal
6 75 (13.59%) Financial Institution
7 69 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 66 (11.96%) Law
9 63 (11.41%) Retail
10 37 (6.70%) Marketing
11 26 (4.71%) Telecoms
12 22 (3.99%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (3.80%) Local Government
14 19 (3.44%) Back Office
15 17 (3.08%) Digital Economy
16 12 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.81%) Public Sector
18 9 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
19 7 (1.27%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 79 (14.31%) Lead
2 75 (13.59%) Senior
3 62 (11.23%) Security Engineer
4 54 (9.78%) Analyst
5 42 (7.61%) Security Manager
6 36 (6.52%) Consultant
7 33 (5.98%) Security Analyst
8 30 (5.43%) Information Manager
9 28 (5.07%) Auditor
10 27 (4.89%) Azure Engineer
10 27 (4.89%) Cloud Engineer
10 27 (4.89%) Information Security Manager
10 27 (4.89%) Security Auditor
11 24 (4.35%) Internal Auditor
12 22 (3.99%) Cloud Security Engineer
12 22 (3.99%) Python Engineer
13 19 (3.44%) Architect
14 18 (3.26%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 18 (3.26%) Head of Security
15 17 (3.08%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.54%) OAuth
2 10 (1.81%) Kafka
3 8 (1.45%) OAuth2
4 6 (1.09%) RESTful
4 6 (1.09%) SAML
5 5 (0.91%) gRPC
5 5 (0.91%) OpenID
5 5 (0.91%) REST
5 5 (0.91%) SailPoint
6 4 (0.72%) Middleware
7 3 (0.54%) EDI
7 3 (0.54%) JWT
7 3 (0.54%) Node.js
7 3 (0.54%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.36%) PySpark
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
1 133 (24.09%) Management Information System
2 85 (15.40%) Security Posture
3 35 (6.34%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.71%) Onboarding
5 22 (3.99%) Cyber Threat
6 21 (3.80%) Hedge funds
7 20 (3.62%) Product Ownership
8 19 (3.44%) Cloud Native
9 16 (2.90%) CMDB
10 14 (2.54%) Blockchain
11 13 (2.36%) Distributed Systems
11 13 (2.36%) Public Cloud
12 12 (2.17%) PKI
13 10 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
15 7 (1.27%) Blog
15 7 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
15 7 (1.27%) Cybercrime
15 7 (1.27%) Data Centre
16 6 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 69 (12.50%) Windows
2 28 (5.07%) Linux
3 19 (3.44%) Windows Server
4 18 (3.26%) Android
4 18 (3.26%) Unix
5 12 (2.17%) Windows 10
6 11 (1.99%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.63%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.36%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (36.96%) Cybersecurity
2 196 (35.51%) Risk Management
3 132 (23.91%) Incident Response
4 93 (16.85%) Roadmaps
5 90 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
6 83 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 82 (14.86%) Project Management
8 80 (14.49%) Agile
9 72 (13.04%) Data Protection
10 71 (12.86%) Cloud Security
11 70 (12.68%) Computer Science
12 69 (12.50%) Analytics
13 68 (12.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 67 (12.14%) Vulnerability Management
15 64 (11.59%) Mentoring
16 57 (10.33%) SIEM
17 53 (9.60%) Internal Audit
18 52 (9.42%) Risk Assessment
19 50 (9.06%) Business Intelligence
20 49 (8.88%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (11.59%) Python
2 52 (9.42%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.17%) Go
3 23 (4.17%) SQL
4 21 (3.80%) Bash
5 18 (3.26%) Java
6 6 (1.09%) C++
7 4 (0.72%) C
8 3 (0.54%) C#
8 3 (0.54%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.54%) Perl
8 3 (0.54%) Ruby
8 3 (0.54%) Rust
9 2 (0.36%) Bicep
9 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.36%) R
10 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 221 (40.04%) CISSP
2 142 (25.72%) CISM
3 141 (25.54%) Degree
4 88 (15.94%) CISA
5 58 (10.51%) CRISC
6 40 (7.25%) SANS
7 38 (6.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 29 (5.25%) CompTIA Security+
9 28 (5.07%) FFIEC
10 27 (4.89%) CGEIT
11 26 (4.71%) Master's Degree
12 25 (4.53%) CEH
12 25 (4.53%) Security Cleared
13 20 (3.62%) CompTIA CySA+
14 19 (3.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 19 (3.44%) OSCP
14 19 (3.44%) SC Cleared
15 17 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
16 14 (2.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 209 (37.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 158 (28.62%) NIST
3 97 (17.57%) GRC
4 88 (15.94%) GDPR
5 48 (8.70%) PCI DSS
6 36 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials
7 35 (6.34%) COBIT
8 29 (5.25%) NIST 800
9 28 (5.07%) QA
10 26 (4.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 25 (4.53%) SOC 2
12 21 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 18 (3.26%) SLA
14 14 (2.54%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (1.45%) Accessibility
16 7 (1.27%) Government Security Classifications
16 7 (1.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (1.27%) JSP 440
17 5 (0.91%) ITGC
18 4 (0.72%) PMO
System Software
1 29 (5.25%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.09%) Docker
4 5 (0.91%) Firmware
4 5 (0.91%) vSphere
5 4 (0.72%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.36%) IAG
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (6.16%) Terraform
2 33 (5.98%) Kubernetes
3 23 (4.17%) SCCM
4 15 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.36%) RSA Archer
6 12 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (1.99%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 9 (1.63%) Ansible
9 8 (1.45%) CASB
10 7 (1.27%) EnCase
10 7 (1.27%) FTK
11 5 (0.91%) VxRail
12 4 (0.72%) Cilium
12 4 (0.72%) HP Fortify
12 4 (0.72%) Packer
13 3 (0.54%) ArcSight ESM
13 3 (0.54%) Grafana
13 3 (0.54%) Prometheus
13 3 (0.54%) QRadar
14 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 118 (21.38%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.43%) Google
3 22 (3.99%) Palo Alto
4 20 (3.62%) Cisco
5 17 (3.08%) iManage
6 16 (2.90%) CyberArk
6 16 (2.90%) VMware
7 14 (2.54%) CrowdStrike
8 12 (2.17%) Rapid7
9 10 (1.81%) Foundry
10 9 (1.63%) EMC
10 9 (1.63%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.63%) Thales
11 8 (1.45%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.27%) Cellebrite
12 7 (1.27%) Oracle
12 7 (1.27%) Splunk
13 6 (1.09%) F5
14 5 (0.91%) Dell
14 5 (0.91%) Talend