Application Security Contract Job Trends in London

Application Security (AppSec)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Application Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 279 253
Rank change year-on-year +22 -26 -19
Contract jobs citing Application Security 187 87 136
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.93% 0.64% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 0.69% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 60 96
10th Percentile £460 £431 £475
25th Percentile £518 £505 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £601 £619 £625
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% -1.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £729 £691 £780
90th Percentile £788 £763 £823
England median daily rate £575 £575 £625
% change year-on-year - -8.00% -2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £32.05 - -
25th Percentile £35.25 - -
Median hourly rate £77.50 - -
75th Percentile £81.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £77.50 £73.75 -
% change year-on-year +5.08% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Application Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,949 12,571 14,518
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.06% 92.19% 88.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,845 8,422 10,287
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £544 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 299 246 207
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.24
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.75 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.33% -12.50% -17.62%
75th Percentile £56.63 £49.31 £54.38
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.50
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.03
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.16% -1.11%

Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Application Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Application Security job vacancy trend in London

Application Security
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Application Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Application Security

Application Security
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Application Security in London over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Application Security in London

Application Security
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Application Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Application Security

Application Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Application Security in London over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Application Security in London

Application Security
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the London region over the 6 months to 1 August 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -5 19 £525 -12.50% 7
East London - 5 £750 - 1
South London - 2 £766 -
West London - 1 £488 - 3
Application Security
England

Application 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 9 (4.81%) Confluence
2 3 (1.60%) CMS
3 2 (1.07%) Mendix
4 1 (0.53%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.07%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (1.07%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.53%) Misys Equation
2 1 (0.53%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.53%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.53%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 71 (37.97%) Azure
2 54 (28.88%) AWS
3 30 (16.04%) GCP
4 18 (9.63%) Entra ID
5 16 (8.56%) SaaS
6 12 (6.42%) GitHub
7 11 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
8 10 (5.35%) Amazon Bedrock
8 10 (5.35%) OCI
9 8 (4.28%) Azure AI
9 8 (4.28%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
10 7 (3.74%) Datadog
11 5 (2.67%) Akamai
11 5 (2.67%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (2.67%) Google Ads
11 5 (2.67%) Serverless
12 4 (2.14%) Azure AKS
12 4 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (2.14%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 40 (21.39%) Network Security
2 10 (5.35%) HTTP
3 9 (4.81%) DNS
3 9 (4.81%) TCP/IP
4 8 (4.28%) SSL
5 7 (3.74%) Firewall
6 4 (2.14%) HTTPS
7 3 (1.60%) BIG-IP
7 3 (1.60%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 3 (1.60%) Internet
8 2 (1.07%) IPsec
8 2 (1.07%) X.509
9 1 (0.53%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.14%) Oracle Database
1 4 (2.14%) Oracle Exadata
1 4 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.14%) Relational Database
2 3 (1.60%) MySQL
2 3 (1.60%) Redis
3 2 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.53%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.53%) Db2
4 1 (0.53%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.53%) Hazelcast
4 1 (0.53%) Looker
4 1 (0.53%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.53%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.53%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.53%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.53%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (8.02%) Git
2 13 (6.95%) GitLab
3 10 (5.35%) Jenkins
4 8 (4.28%) Snyk
5 7 (3.74%) JIRA
6 6 (3.21%) SonarQube
7 4 (2.14%) Burp Suite
8 3 (1.60%) JUnit
8 3 (1.60%) Moq
9 2 (1.07%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (1.07%) Bitbucket
9 2 (1.07%) Maven
9 2 (1.07%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (1.07%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.53%) rollup.js
10 1 (0.53%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.53%) Spock
10 1 (0.53%) Storybook
10 1 (0.53%) webpack
General
1 50 (26.74%) Social Skills
2 49 (26.20%) Finance
3 27 (14.44%) Banking
4 14 (7.49%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (5.35%) Public Sector
6 8 (4.28%) Retail
7 4 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (2.14%) Financial Institution
7 4 (2.14%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.60%) Legal
8 3 (1.60%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.60%) Marketing
8 3 (1.60%) Publishing
9 1 (0.53%) Digital Health
9 1 (0.53%) Digital Healthcare
9 1 (0.53%) Games
9 1 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.53%) Local Government
9 1 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (20.86%) Architect
2 30 (16.04%) Security Engineer
3 29 (15.51%) Security Architect
4 28 (14.97%) Senior
5 17 (9.09%) Applications Engineer
6 16 (8.56%) Lead
7 15 (8.02%) Developer
8 14 (7.49%) Analyst
9 13 (6.95%) Applications Architect
9 13 (6.95%) Consultant
9 13 (6.95%) Security Specialist
10 12 (6.42%) Senior Security Engineer
11 11 (5.88%) Security Analyst
12 10 (5.35%) Cybersecurity Specialist
12 10 (5.35%) Senior Applications Engineer
13 9 (4.81%) Security Consultant
14 8 (4.28%) Application Security Specialist
14 8 (4.28%) Applications Specialist
14 8 (4.28%) Cloud Engineer
15 7 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.42%) REST
2 9 (4.81%) HTML
3 7 (3.74%) CSS
3 7 (3.74%) Kafka
3 7 (3.74%) OAuth
3 7 (3.74%) SAML
3 7 (3.74%) Spring
3 7 (3.74%) Spring Boot
4 6 (3.21%) Django
4 6 (3.21%) RabbitMQ
5 5 (2.67%) React
5 5 (2.67%) RESTful
6 4 (2.14%) .NET
6 4 (2.14%) Jakarta EE
6 4 (2.14%) JSP
6 4 (2.14%) Web Services
7 3 (1.60%) CSS3
7 3 (1.60%) HTML5
7 3 (1.60%) Node.js
7 3 (1.60%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 22 (11.76%) Security Posture
2 20 (10.70%) Cloud Native
3 17 (9.09%) AI Agents
4 9 (4.81%) Onboarding
5 8 (4.28%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 8 (4.28%) Management Information System
6 7 (3.74%) Mobile App
7 6 (3.21%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (3.21%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.67%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (2.67%) Enterprise Cloud
8 5 (2.67%) Operational Technology
8 5 (2.67%) Product Ownership
9 4 (2.14%) CMDB
9 4 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.60%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.60%) FMCG
10 3 (1.60%) Mainframe
10 3 (1.60%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.81%) Linux
2 6 (3.21%) Windows
3 4 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (1.07%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.07%) Unix
5 1 (0.53%) Android
5 1 (0.53%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (26.20%) CI/CD
2 47 (25.13%) Cloud Security
3 43 (22.99%) Cybersecurity
4 41 (21.93%) DevOps
5 38 (20.32%) AI
5 38 (20.32%) Security Architecture
5 38 (20.32%) Threat Modelling
6 37 (19.79%) DevSecOps
7 31 (16.58%) SDLC
8 30 (16.04%) Stakeholder Management
9 29 (15.51%) Data Protection
10 28 (14.97%) Information Security
11 27 (14.44%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
11 27 (14.44%) Static Application Security Testing
12 26 (13.90%) Secure Coding
13 25 (13.37%) Identity Access Management
14 24 (12.83%) Microservices
14 24 (12.83%) Vulnerability Management
15 22 (11.76%) Infrastructure as Code
16 21 (11.23%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 19 (10.16%) Python
2 18 (9.63%) Java
3 12 (6.42%) SQL
4 11 (5.88%) JavaScript
5 7 (3.74%) Go
6 5 (2.67%) PowerShell
7 4 (2.14%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.60%) Bash
8 3 (1.60%) Bicep
8 3 (1.60%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.07%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (1.07%) Groovy
9 2 (1.07%) Perl
9 2 (1.07%) Scala
9 2 (1.07%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.53%) C#
10 1 (0.53%) COBOL
10 1 (0.53%) PHP
10 1 (0.53%) RPG
10 1 (0.53%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 27 (14.44%) CISSP
1 27 (14.44%) Security Cleared
2 22 (11.76%) SC Cleared
3 14 (7.49%) Degree
4 13 (6.95%) CISM
5 12 (6.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 12 (6.42%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (5.88%) CCSP
7 8 (4.28%) AWS Certification
7 8 (4.28%) CSSLP
8 6 (3.21%) Azure Certification
8 6 (3.21%) GIAC
9 5 (2.67%) GPEN
9 5 (2.67%) ISTQB
10 4 (2.14%) CISA
10 4 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (2.14%) GCIH
10 4 (2.14%) GWAPT
10 4 (2.14%) OSCP
11 3 (1.60%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (12.30%) NIST
2 22 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (6.95%) GRC
4 10 (5.35%) GDPR
4 10 (5.35%) PCI DSS
5 8 (4.28%) QA
6 7 (3.74%) NCSC
7 4 (2.14%) SLA
7 4 (2.14%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (1.07%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.53%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.53%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.53%) PMO
10 1 (0.53%) WCAG
System Software
1 20 (10.70%) Docker
2 8 (4.28%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 33 (17.65%) Kubernetes
2 17 (9.09%) Terraform
3 9 (4.81%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (3.74%) Grafana
5 6 (3.21%) Ansible
6 3 (1.60%) HP Fortify
7 2 (1.07%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.53%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 23 (12.30%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.88%) Oracle
3 9 (4.81%) Foundry
4 8 (4.28%) Google
4 8 (4.28%) IBM
4 8 (4.28%) OpenAI
4 8 (4.28%) Splunk
5 6 (3.21%) Citrix
5 6 (3.21%) Qualys
5 6 (3.21%) Tenable
6 5 (2.67%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (2.67%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.14%) Okta
7 4 (2.14%) SAP
8 3 (1.60%) Checkmarx
8 3 (1.60%) Dynatrace
8 3 (1.60%) F5
8 3 (1.60%) Veracode
8 3 (1.60%) Zscaler
9 2 (1.07%) Rapid7