Information Security Jobs in London

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 93 81 155
Rank change year-on-year -12 +74 -26
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 766 1,373 1,958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.24% 4.07% 2.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.56% 4.27% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 638 998 1,211
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,750 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.01% -2.41% +7.41%
75th Percentile £91,250 £91,250 £92,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £110,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,516 32,155 68,021
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 90.97% 95.34% 97.01%
Number of salaries quoted 15,872 23,232 34,355
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,171 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in London

Information Security
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Information Security in London

Information Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

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 20 May 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 +21 159 £80,000 - 17
West London -42 21 £55,000 +19.57% 5
South London -52 9 £46,250 +12.12%
East London +14 6 £61,250 -2.00% 42
North London +4 6 £50,000 +11.11%
Information Security
England

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 30 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.96%) SAS
3 14 (1.83%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.04%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.39%) CMS
5 3 (0.39%) Confluence
5 3 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.26%) Apache
6 2 (0.26%) Drupal
6 2 (0.26%) nginx
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 33 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.96%) SPSS
4 11 (1.44%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.26%) Notion
Business Applications
1 8 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.52%) Relativity
2 4 (0.52%) Shopify
3 2 (0.26%) Farmplan
3 2 (0.26%) KEYPrime
3 2 (0.26%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.26%) Veritas eDiscovery
4 1 (0.13%) Endur
4 1 (0.13%) Ringtail
Cloud Services
1 201 (26.24%) Azure
2 133 (17.36%) Microsoft 365
3 103 (13.45%) AWS
4 49 (6.40%) GCP
5 41 (5.35%) SaaS
6 38 (4.96%) Entra ID
7 31 (4.05%) Power Platform
8 22 (2.87%) IaaS
8 22 (2.87%) Microsoft Purview
8 22 (2.87%) PaaS
9 20 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
10 16 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
11 12 (1.57%) Dropbox
12 7 (0.91%) Rubrik
12 7 (0.91%) WhatsApp
13 6 (0.78%) Serverless
13 6 (0.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 5 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 4 (0.52%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 181 (23.63%) Firewall
2 95 (12.40%) Network Security
3 44 (5.74%) Intrusion Detection
4 43 (5.61%) LAN
4 43 (5.61%) WAN
5 42 (5.48%) TCP/IP
6 35 (4.57%) DNS
7 29 (3.79%) VPN
8 23 (3.00%) SSL
9 21 (2.74%) Wireless
10 17 (2.22%) Internet
11 16 (2.09%) VoIP
12 13 (1.70%) SD-WAN
13 10 (1.31%) MPLS
13 10 (1.31%) Wireshark
14 9 (1.17%) DHCP
14 9 (1.17%) Reverse Proxy
14 9 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
15 8 (1.04%) BGP
15 8 (1.04%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (3.66%) Power BI
2 22 (2.87%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.22%) EDRMS
4 16 (2.09%) Big Data
5 11 (1.44%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.78%) SAP HANA
7 5 (0.65%) BigQuery
7 5 (0.65%) Hadoop
8 3 (0.39%) MySQL
8 3 (0.39%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.26%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.26%) Metadata
10 1 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.13%) MS Access
10 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.13%) Redis
Development Applications
1 38 (4.96%) Burp Suite
1 38 (4.96%) Metasploit
2 29 (3.79%) JIRA
3 16 (2.09%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.39%) GitLab
5 2 (0.26%) Git
5 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.26%) Toad
6 1 (0.13%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.13%) Selenium
6 1 (0.13%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.13%) Vagrant
6 1 (0.13%) WebDriver
General
1 252 (32.90%) Social Skills
2 192 (25.07%) Finance
3 146 (19.06%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (17.36%) Legal
5 106 (13.84%) Law
6 43 (5.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (4.18%) Retail
8 29 (3.79%) Banking
9 28 (3.66%) Public Sector
10 26 (3.39%) Marketing
11 23 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
13 21 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
14 20 (2.61%) Advertising
14 20 (2.61%) Military
15 13 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.17%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.78%) Financial Institution
19 5 (0.65%) Police
Job Titles
1 190 (24.80%) Analyst
2 136 (17.75%) Security Analyst
3 119 (15.54%) Senior
4 107 (13.97%) Security Manager
5 81 (10.57%) Lead
6 72 (9.40%) Information Security Manager
7 71 (9.27%) Information Manager
8 63 (8.22%) Security Engineer
9 54 (7.05%) Information Analyst
9 54 (7.05%) Information Security Analyst
10 38 (4.96%) Architect
10 38 (4.96%) IT Manager
10 38 (4.96%) Tester
11 37 (4.83%) Penetration Tester
11 37 (4.83%) Senior Analyst
12 36 (4.70%) IT Analyst
13 35 (4.57%) Consultant
14 30 (3.92%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 29 (3.79%) Security Consultant
16 28 (3.66%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.96%) Elastic Stack
2 14 (1.83%) REST
3 13 (1.70%) SAML
4 10 (1.31%) 802.1X
5 5 (0.65%) EDI
5 5 (0.65%) SailPoint
6 4 (0.52%) OAuth
7 3 (0.39%) web3js
8 2 (0.26%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.26%) GraphQL
8 2 (0.26%) JSON
8 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.26%) Middleware
8 2 (0.26%) Next.js
8 2 (0.26%) Node.js
8 2 (0.26%) React
8 2 (0.26%) RESTful
8 2 (0.26%) Sass
8 2 (0.26%) Web Services
8 2 (0.26%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 173 (22.58%) Management Information System
2 90 (11.75%) Security Posture
3 40 (5.22%) Cyber Threat
4 35 (4.57%) Security Operations Centre
5 22 (2.87%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 21 (2.74%) Onboarding
6 21 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (2.61%) Clustering
7 20 (2.61%) PKI
8 19 (2.48%) Data Centre
9 18 (2.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 16 (2.09%) Cyber Defence
10 16 (2.09%) Cybercrime
11 14 (1.83%) Cloud Security Posture
11 14 (1.83%) Product Ownership
12 11 (1.44%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.44%) Cloud Native
12 11 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (1.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 109 (14.23%) Windows
2 63 (8.22%) Linux
3 45 (5.87%) Windows Server
4 28 (3.66%) Kali Linux
5 19 (2.48%) Apple iOS
6 12 (1.57%) Android
7 9 (1.17%) Unix
8 8 (1.04%) Mac OS
9 7 (0.91%) Windows 10
9 7 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.26%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.13%) CentOS
12 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.13%) Solaris
12 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.13%) VMS
12 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 361 (47.13%) Cybersecurity
2 162 (21.15%) Risk Management
3 149 (19.45%) Problem-Solving
4 120 (15.67%) Incident Response
4 120 (15.67%) SIEM
5 109 (14.23%) Security Operations
6 102 (13.32%) Computer Science
7 96 (12.53%) Security Architecture
8 95 (12.40%) Cloud Security
8 95 (12.40%) Vulnerability Management
9 86 (11.23%) ITIL
9 86 (11.23%) Roadmaps
10 83 (10.84%) Security Management
11 78 (10.18%) Penetration Testing
12 75 (9.79%) Agile
12 75 (9.79%) Incident Management
13 74 (9.66%) Data Protection
14 73 (9.53%) Disaster Recovery
15 69 (9.01%) Application Security
15 69 (9.01%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (8.22%) Python
2 62 (8.09%) PowerShell
3 34 (4.44%) SQL
4 25 (3.26%) Bash
5 10 (1.31%) Java
6 6 (0.78%) Perl
7 5 (0.65%) PHP
8 4 (0.52%) C#
8 4 (0.52%) Ruby
9 3 (0.39%) Go
10 2 (0.26%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.13%) Korn
11 1 (0.13%) Rust
11 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 259 (33.81%) CISSP
2 184 (24.02%) Degree
3 155 (20.23%) CISM
4 95 (12.40%) CISA
5 62 (8.09%) Cisco Certification
6 55 (7.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 46 (6.01%) CEH
8 45 (5.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 44 (5.74%) Security Cleared
10 41 (5.35%) CRISC
11 39 (5.09%) CCSP
12 38 (4.96%) GIAC
13 30 (3.92%) CompTIA Security+
14 27 (3.52%) Master's Degree
15 26 (3.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 25 (3.26%) Microsoft Certification
17 22 (2.87%) DV Cleared
17 22 (2.87%) SSCP
18 21 (2.74%) CompTIA CySA+
19 20 (2.61%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 253 (33.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 179 (23.37%) NIST
3 84 (10.97%) GRC
4 76 (9.92%) GDPR
5 74 (9.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 64 (8.36%) PCI DSS
7 34 (4.44%) COBIT
7 34 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 18 (2.35%) NCSC
9 14 (1.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 14 (1.83%) SOC 2
10 11 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 10 (1.31%) Data Quality
12 9 (1.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 8 (1.04%) QA
14 7 (0.91%) HIPAA
14 7 (0.91%) NIST 800
15 6 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (0.65%) ISO 22301
17 4 (0.52%) SLA
System Software
1 75 (9.79%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.61%) VMware ESXi
3 18 (2.35%) vSphere
4 15 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.17%) Docker
5 9 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.39%) RACF
6 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) LXC
Systems Management
1 44 (5.74%) Single Sign-On
2 41 (5.35%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (2.61%) Microsoft Clustering
3 20 (2.61%) vCenter Server
4 18 (2.35%) Nmap
5 16 (2.09%) Ansible
5 16 (2.09%) Kubernetes
5 16 (2.09%) SCCM
6 13 (1.70%) Terraform
7 9 (1.17%) CASB
8 7 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (0.91%) QRadar
9 5 (0.65%) logstash
10 3 (0.39%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.13%) HAProxy
11 1 (0.13%) Packer
11 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 202 (26.37%) Microsoft
2 37 (4.83%) VMware
3 33 (4.31%) Cisco
4 31 (4.05%) Google
4 31 (4.05%) ServiceNow
5 25 (3.26%) SolarWinds
6 20 (2.61%) Commvault
7 18 (2.35%) Rapid7
7 18 (2.35%) Sun
8 17 (2.22%) Splunk
9 16 (2.09%) Tripwire
10 15 (1.96%) CyberArk
10 15 (1.96%) Qualys
10 15 (1.96%) Tanium
11 13 (1.70%) CheckPoint
12 12 (1.57%) Alibaba
13 10 (1.31%) Oracle
13 10 (1.31%) SAP
14 9 (1.17%) Apple
14 9 (1.17%) IBM