Intrusion Detection Job Trends in London

Intrusion Detection
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Intrusion Detection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 368 434
Rank change year-on-year -23 +66 +45
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 23 29 71
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.11% 0.23% 0.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.22% 2.19% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 10 28 63
10th Percentile £56,250 £46,000 £42,800
25th Percentile £63,125 £56,875 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £77,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.90% +19.23% -3.70%
75th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £174,000 £92,250 £88,500
England median annual salary £62,131 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +13.64% -15.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

Intrusion Detection falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,881 1,327 3,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.27% 10.49% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 994 958 2,014
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,775 £32,825
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,387 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.59% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,188 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

Intrusion Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Intrusion Detection relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Intrusion Detection job vacancy trend in London

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Intrusion Detection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Intrusion Detection

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Intrusion Detection in London over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Intrusion Detection in London

Intrusion Detection
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Intrusion Detection within the London region over the 6 months to 11 May 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 5 £82,500 +75.53% 1
Intrusion Detection
England

Intrusion Detection
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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (47.83%) AWS
1 11 (47.83%) Azure
2 7 (30.43%) Mimecast
3 5 (21.74%) Cloudflare
4 2 (8.70%) Azure Key Vault
4 2 (8.70%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (95.65%) Firewall
2 20 (86.96%) Network Security
3 8 (34.78%) VPN
4 4 (17.39%) Cisco ISE
4 4 (17.39%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (8.70%) BGP
5 2 (8.70%) TCP/IP
6 1 (4.35%) DHCP
6 1 (4.35%) DNS
6 1 (4.35%) LAN
6 1 (4.35%) Wireless
General
1 13 (56.52%) Finance
2 10 (43.48%) Legal
3 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
4 5 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Banking
6 1 (4.35%) Advertising
6 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (34.78%) Senior
2 7 (30.43%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 7 (30.43%) Security Manager
2 7 (30.43%) Senior Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) Security Specialist
4 4 (17.39%) Network Security Specialist
4 4 (17.39%) Network Specialist
4 4 (17.39%) Security Analyst
5 3 (13.04%) IT Analyst
5 3 (13.04%) IT Security Analyst
6 2 (8.70%) Head of Security
7 1 (4.35%) AWS Architect
7 1 (4.35%) Cloud Architect
7 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) IT Security Officer
7 1 (4.35%) IT Security Specialist
7 1 (4.35%) Security Officer
7 1 (4.35%) Senior Information Security Officer
7 1 (4.35%) Technical Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.70%) OAuth
1 2 (8.70%) OAuth2
1 2 (8.70%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Security Posture
2 9 (39.13%) Management Information System
3 7 (30.43%) Blog
4 4 (17.39%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (13.04%) Cyberattack
5 3 (13.04%) PKI
6 2 (8.70%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
6 2 (8.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 2 (8.70%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (4.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (4.35%) Onboarding
7 1 (4.35%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
1 1 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (78.26%) Incident Response
1 18 (78.26%) SIEM
2 17 (73.91%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (60.87%) Vulnerability Management
4 13 (56.52%) Security Architecture
5 12 (52.17%) Information Security
6 11 (47.83%) Business Continuity
6 11 (47.83%) Cloud Security
6 11 (47.83%) Security Monitoring
7 9 (39.13%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 9 (39.13%) Risk Management
7 9 (39.13%) Threat Intelligence
8 8 (34.78%) Business Strategy
8 8 (34.78%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (34.78%) Disaster Recovery
8 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (34.78%) Risk Analysis
8 8 (34.78%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
8 8 (34.78%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 7 (30.43%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
2 3 (13.04%) Python
3 2 (8.70%) Bicep
3 2 (8.70%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) CISSP
2 10 (43.48%) CISM
3 7 (30.43%) CCNA
3 7 (30.43%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (30.43%) CRISC
3 7 (30.43%) DV Cleared
3 7 (30.43%) GSEC
3 7 (30.43%) SC Cleared
3 7 (30.43%) Security Cleared
4 6 (26.09%) CCNP
5 4 (17.39%) Degree
6 2 (8.70%) CISA
6 2 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (8.70%) GIAC
6 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (4.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
7 1 (4.35%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (56.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (43.48%) NIST
3 7 (30.43%) Government Security Classifications
3 7 (30.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 7 (30.43%) JSP 440
4 5 (21.74%) GDPR
4 5 (21.74%) PCI DSS
5 4 (17.39%) HIPAA
6 2 (8.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (8.70%) SOC 2
7 1 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (4.35%) ITGC
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) NLBS
1 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (8.70%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (8.70%) Terraform
2 1 (4.35%) ArcSight ESM
2 1 (4.35%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 1 (4.35%) QRadar
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Google
2 6 (26.09%) Cisco
2 6 (26.09%) Splunk
2 6 (26.09%) Zscaler
3 5 (21.74%) CheckPoint
4 4 (17.39%) Fortinet
4 4 (17.39%) Meraki
4 4 (17.39%) Okta
4 4 (17.39%) Sophos
5 3 (13.04%) Microsoft
6 2 (8.70%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (4.35%) ArcSight
7 1 (4.35%) Cognizant
7 1 (4.35%) LogLogic
7 1 (4.35%) McAfee
7 1 (4.35%) VMware