Security Specialist Jobs in London

Security Specialist
England > London

The median Security Specialist salary in London is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 468 519 859
Rank change year-on-year +51 +340 -300
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 41 84 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.17% 0.27% 0.090%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.28% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 30 59 61
10th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £55,500
25th Percentile £71,563 £58,125 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £86,000 £99,375 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,750 £114,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £65,689
% change year-on-year -22.31% -1.05% +1.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 23,403 29,645 71,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.97% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,198 22,316 34,853
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,988 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in London

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in London.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in London

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Specialist in London

Security Specialist
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the London region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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 +39 5 £80,000 +17.65% 1
Security Specialist
England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 26 (63.41%) Finance
2 20 (48.78%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (46.34%) Linux
4 18 (43.90%) Windows
5 15 (36.59%) Microsoft
6 12 (29.27%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (29.27%) Incident Response
7 11 (26.83%) Information Security
8 10 (24.39%) VMware
8 10 (24.39%) Penetration Testing
8 10 (24.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 9 (21.95%) Banking
9 9 (21.95%) Unix
9 9 (21.95%) VMware Infrastructure
9 9 (21.95%) AWS
9 9 (21.95%) NIST
10 8 (19.51%) Social Skills
10 8 (19.51%) Patch Management
10 8 (19.51%) Threat Management
10 8 (19.51%) Qualys
10 8 (19.51%) SCCM
11 7 (17.07%) Active Directory
11 7 (17.07%) Windows Server
11 7 (17.07%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 7 (17.07%) Azure
11 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
12 6 (14.63%) Security Operations
12 6 (14.63%) CISSP
12 6 (14.63%) Python
12 6 (14.63%) Firewall

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 9 (21.95%) AWS
2 7 (17.07%) Azure
3 3 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.63%) Firewall
1 6 (14.63%) Network Security
2 2 (4.88%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (4.88%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.32%) SQL Server
General
1 26 (63.41%) Finance
2 9 (21.95%) Banking
3 8 (19.51%) Social Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (4.88%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Advertising
5 1 (2.44%) Law
5 1 (2.44%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.88%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.76%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (9.76%) Management Information System
1 4 (9.76%) PKI
2 3 (7.32%) Security Posture
3 2 (4.88%) Algorithms
3 2 (4.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (4.88%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.44%) Client/Server
4 1 (2.44%) Cybercrime
4 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 19 (46.34%) Linux
2 18 (43.90%) Windows
3 9 (21.95%) Unix
4 7 (17.07%) Windows Server
5 3 (7.32%) Rocky
5 3 (7.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (48.78%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (29.27%) Incident Response
2 12 (29.27%) Vulnerability Management
3 11 (26.83%) Information Security
4 10 (24.39%) Penetration Testing
5 8 (19.51%) Patch Management
5 8 (19.51%) Threat Management
6 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (17.07%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 6 (14.63%) Security Operations
8 5 (12.20%) DevOps
8 5 (12.20%) SIEM
8 5 (12.20%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 4 (9.76%) Application Security
9 4 (9.76%) Cloud Security
9 4 (9.76%) Computer Science
9 4 (9.76%) Privileged Access Management
10 3 (7.32%) Critical Thinking
10 3 (7.32%) DevSecOps
10 3 (7.32%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.63%) Python
2 5 (12.20%) Bash
2 5 (12.20%) PowerShell
3 3 (7.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (14.63%) CISSP
2 5 (12.20%) CISA
2 5 (12.20%) CISM
3 4 (9.76%) Degree
4 3 (7.32%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (4.88%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.44%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.44%) CCNA
6 1 (2.44%) CEH
6 1 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.44%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (2.44%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (24.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (21.95%) NIST
3 4 (9.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (9.76%) GDPR
4 3 (7.32%) PCI DSS
5 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (4.88%) HIPAA
6 1 (2.44%) GRC
6 1 (2.44%) NCSC
System Software
1 9 (21.95%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (17.07%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.44%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (19.51%) SCCM
2 1 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (36.59%) Microsoft
2 10 (24.39%) VMware
3 8 (19.51%) Qualys
4 3 (7.32%) Red Hat
5 1 (2.44%) Cisco
5 1 (2.44%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.44%) Zscaler