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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 286 268
Rank change year-on-year -3 -18 -15
Contract jobs citing Application Security 174 89 129
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.86% 0.66% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.97% 0.72% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 59 80
10th Percentile £462 £404 £481
25th Percentile £491 £478 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £640
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -14.06% -1.54%
75th Percentile £725 £666 £788
90th Percentile £775 £700 £838
England median daily rate £575 £563 £625
% change year-on-year +2.22% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73.75 £85.00 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £90.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.89% - -
75th Percentile £81.25 £95.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £81.45 £75.00 -
% change year-on-year +8.60% - -

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 17,982 12,382 14,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.94% 92.49% 89.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,765 8,174 9,384
10th Percentile £360 £334 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 244 181
10th Percentile £15.97 £18.06 £17.25
25th Percentile £18.81 £25.01 £24.18
Median hourly rate £33.60 £30.25 £36.80
Median % change year-on-year +11.07% -17.80% -7.80%
75th Percentile £60.25 £47.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £80.38 £64.93 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -5.56%

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 11 October 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
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 11 October 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 -23 10 £535 +4.39% 26
East London - 3 £750 -
West London -14 2 £694 - 4
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 8 (4.60%) Confluence
2 1 (0.57%) IIS
2 1 (0.57%) JBoss
2 1 (0.57%) Oracle Workflow
Business Applications
1 3 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.15%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (1.15%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.57%) Misys Equation
3 1 (0.57%) Misys Midas
3 1 (0.57%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 64 (36.78%) Azure
2 48 (27.59%) AWS
3 29 (16.67%) GCP
4 20 (11.49%) Entra ID
5 14 (8.05%) GitHub
5 14 (8.05%) SaaS
6 13 (7.47%) OCI
7 12 (6.90%) Datadog
8 8 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (4.02%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (3.45%) Snowflake
11 5 (2.87%) Akamai
11 5 (2.87%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (2.30%) Kong
12 4 (2.30%) Serverless
13 3 (1.72%) Azure AKS
13 3 (1.72%) Azure Key Vault
13 3 (1.72%) Azure Monitor
14 2 (1.15%) IaaS
14 2 (1.15%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (20.11%) Network Security
2 7 (4.02%) DNS
3 6 (3.45%) HTTP
3 6 (3.45%) IPsec
3 6 (3.45%) TCP/IP
3 6 (3.45%) X.509
4 5 (2.87%) Firewall
4 5 (2.87%) SSL
5 3 (1.72%) Internet
5 3 (1.72%) VPN
6 1 (0.57%) DHCP
6 1 (0.57%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.57%) NAS
6 1 (0.57%) SAN
6 1 (0.57%) SMTP
6 1 (0.57%) SNMP
6 1 (0.57%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.60%) Relational Database
2 6 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (3.45%) Redis
3 5 (2.87%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.87%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.30%) MongoDB
4 4 (2.30%) Oracle Exadata
5 3 (1.72%) MySQL
5 3 (1.72%) NoSQL
6 2 (1.15%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.57%) Hazelcast
7 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (9.77%) Git
2 15 (8.62%) GitLab
3 13 (7.47%) Jenkins
4 10 (5.75%) Snyk
5 9 (5.17%) JIRA
5 9 (5.17%) SonarQube
6 4 (2.30%) Bitbucket
6 4 (2.30%) Burp Suite
6 4 (2.30%) Maven
7 3 (1.72%) JUnit
7 3 (1.72%) Moq
8 2 (1.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 2 (1.15%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (1.15%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.57%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.57%) Mockito
9 1 (0.57%) MSBuild
9 1 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.57%) webpack
General
1 52 (29.89%) Finance
2 48 (27.59%) Social Skills
3 27 (15.52%) Banking
4 11 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (4.60%) Retail
6 6 (3.45%) Legal
7 5 (2.87%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.72%) Digital Health
9 3 (1.72%) Digital Healthcare
9 3 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.72%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.57%) Games
10 1 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.57%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.57%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 32 (18.39%) Senior
2 31 (17.82%) Security Engineer
3 21 (12.07%) Architect
4 19 (10.92%) Analyst
5 18 (10.34%) Developer
6 17 (9.77%) Consultant
7 16 (9.20%) Security Analyst
8 15 (8.62%) Security Consultant
9 14 (8.05%) Applications Engineer
10 13 (7.47%) Applications Manager
10 13 (7.47%) Lead
10 13 (7.47%) Security Architect
10 13 (7.47%) Senior Security Engineer
11 12 (6.90%) Applications Support
11 12 (6.90%) Applications Support Manager
11 12 (6.90%) Support Manager
12 11 (6.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 8 (4.60%) Senior Applications Engineer
14 7 (4.02%) Full-Stack Developer
14 7 (4.02%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (15.52%) Terraform
2 16 (9.20%) REST
3 13 (7.47%) HTML
3 13 (7.47%) OAuth
4 12 (6.90%) SAML
5 11 (6.32%) CSS
5 11 (6.32%) Kafka
6 10 (5.75%) Spring
6 10 (5.75%) Spring Boot
7 9 (5.17%) RabbitMQ
7 9 (5.17%) React
7 9 (5.17%) RESTful
8 8 (4.60%) .NET
9 7 (4.02%) CSS3
9 7 (4.02%) HTML5
10 6 (3.45%) Django
10 6 (3.45%) FIDO
10 6 (3.45%) Node.js
10 6 (3.45%) WebAuthn
11 5 (2.87%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 26 (14.94%) Security Posture
2 22 (12.64%) Cloud Native
3 11 (6.32%) Mobile App
4 8 (4.60%) AI Agents
4 8 (4.60%) Management Information System
5 7 (4.02%) Cloud Security Posture
5 7 (4.02%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (4.02%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (4.02%) Onboarding
5 7 (4.02%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.45%) CMDB
7 5 (2.87%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (2.87%) Enterprise Cloud
7 5 (2.87%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.30%) Distributed Applications
8 4 (2.30%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.72%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.72%) FMCG
9 3 (1.72%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.32%) Linux
2 6 (3.45%) Windows
3 5 (2.87%) Android
3 5 (2.87%) Apple iOS
4 4 (2.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (2.30%) Unix
5 2 (1.15%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.15%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.57%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (31.61%) CI/CD
2 46 (26.44%) DevSecOps
3 43 (24.71%) Cybersecurity
4 42 (24.14%) Cloud Security
5 41 (23.56%) AI
5 41 (23.56%) DevOps
6 40 (22.99%) Threat Modelling
7 36 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
8 32 (18.39%) SDLC
9 29 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (16.67%) Security Architecture
10 28 (16.09%) Infrastructure as Code
10 28 (16.09%) OWASP
10 28 (16.09%) Penetration Testing
11 26 (14.94%) Agile
11 26 (14.94%) Vulnerability Management
12 25 (14.37%) Microservices
12 25 (14.37%) Static Application Security Testing
13 24 (13.79%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
13 24 (13.79%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 22 (12.64%) Python
2 19 (10.92%) SQL
3 18 (10.34%) Java
4 17 (9.77%) JavaScript
5 9 (5.17%) PowerShell
6 7 (4.02%) Go
7 5 (2.87%) Bash
7 5 (2.87%) Shell Script
8 4 (2.30%) C#
8 4 (2.30%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.72%) PL/SQL
10 2 (1.15%) CodeQL
10 2 (1.15%) Groovy
10 2 (1.15%) Perl
10 2 (1.15%) Scala
11 1 (0.57%) Bicep
11 1 (0.57%) COBOL
11 1 (0.57%) PHP
11 1 (0.57%) RPG
11 1 (0.57%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 18 (10.34%) Security Cleared
2 17 (9.77%) SC Cleared
3 15 (8.62%) CISSP
4 11 (6.32%) Degree
5 9 (5.17%) CISM
6 6 (3.45%) AWS Certification
6 6 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.87%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.87%) ISTQB
8 4 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (2.30%) CISA
8 4 (2.30%) GIAC
8 4 (2.30%) OSCP
9 3 (1.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (1.15%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (1.15%) CompTIA CySA+
10 2 (1.15%) CREST Certified
10 2 (1.15%) GPEN
10 2 (1.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (1.15%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (14.94%) NIST
3 15 (8.62%) PCI DSS
4 12 (6.90%) GDPR
5 10 (5.75%) QA
6 8 (4.60%) SOC 2
7 7 (4.02%) NCSC
8 6 (3.45%) GRC
9 4 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.15%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.57%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.57%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.57%) PMO
11 1 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.57%) SLA
11 1 (0.57%) WCAG
System Software
1 21 (12.07%) Docker
2 3 (1.72%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.57%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (17.82%) Kubernetes
2 10 (5.75%) Grafana
2 10 (5.75%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (3.45%) Ansible
4 4 (2.30%) HP Fortify
5 2 (1.15%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.57%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 21 (12.07%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.90%) IBM
3 11 (6.32%) Oracle
4 6 (3.45%) Citrix
4 6 (3.45%) Splunk
5 5 (2.87%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (2.87%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.30%) Dynatrace
6 4 (2.30%) SAP
7 3 (1.72%) Checkmarx
7 3 (1.72%) Cisco
7 3 (1.72%) Google
7 3 (1.72%) Palo Alto
7 3 (1.72%) Qualys
7 3 (1.72%) Veracode
7 3 (1.72%) Zscaler
8 2 (1.15%) CyberArk
8 2 (1.15%) Rapid7
8 2 (1.15%) Tenable
8 2 (1.15%) VMware