PCI QSA Job Trends in London

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 427 -
Rank change year-on-year +48 - -
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.016% 0.029% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.056% 0.10% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £68,125 -
25th Percentile £106,500 £70,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £113,000 £78,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +43.49% - -
75th Percentile £119,500 £88,438 -
90th Percentile - £92,375 -
England median annual salary £113,000 £67,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +67.41% -20.59% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,585 4,799 5,040
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.54% 27.83% 25.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,029 2,114 3,691
10th Percentile £35,500 £38,659 £39,085
25th Percentile £51,004 £51,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £105,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +4.55%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

PCI QSA job vacancy trend in London

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing PCI QSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing PCI QSA

PCI QSA
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI QSA within the London region over the 6 months to 4 November 2025. 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 +42 1 £113,000 +67.41% 2
PCI QSA
England

PCI QSA
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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Associate Director
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) IoT
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Payment
1 1 (50.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Business Development
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) IT Audit
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NIST