Cybersecurity Contract Job Trends in London

Cybersecurity
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 65 74
Rank change year-on-year +6 +9 -15
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 796 526 554
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.03% 3.89% 3.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.53% 4.22% 3.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 526 322 400
10th Percentile £413 £363 £400
25th Percentile £480 £464 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.18% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £725
90th Percentile £800 £765 £800
England median daily rate £560 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +1.82% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile £33.07 £33.15 £30.02
25th Percentile £48.50 £37.88 £30.06
Median hourly rate £67.50 £54.50 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% +80.94% -56.97%
75th Percentile £97.50 £63.25 £53.19
90th Percentile £103.30 - £67.02
England median hourly rate £82.50 £54.50 £79.63
% change year-on-year +51.38% -31.56% +6.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Cybersecurity 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 17,586 12,456 15,584
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.16% 88.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,692 8,329 11,079
10th Percentile £360 £331 £338
25th Percentile £440 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £769 £798 £800
England median daily rate £525 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 234 288
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.82 £24.66 £20.03
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.00 £30.06
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% +6.45% -27.57%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.38 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.60 £68.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in London

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cybersecurity.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in London over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in London

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cybersecurity.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cybersecurity in London over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Cybersecurity in London

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the London region over the 6 months to 10 July 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 +11 108 £550 +3.19% 115
South London -14 8 £308 -41.43% 15
East London -5 5 £620 +4.64% 32
West London -19 5 £500 +14.29% 54
North London -4 2 £400 -28.09% 10
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
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 13 (1.63%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.26%) Confluence
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.13%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) IIS
4 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 220 (27.64%) Azure
2 131 (16.46%) AWS
3 80 (10.05%) Microsoft 365
4 72 (9.05%) Entra ID
5 57 (7.16%) GCP
6 56 (7.04%) SaaS
7 43 (5.40%) Microsoft Purview
8 39 (4.90%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (2.64%) Amazon Bedrock
9 21 (2.64%) PaaS
10 19 (2.39%) GitHub
11 18 (2.26%) IaaS
12 16 (2.01%) Azure AI
13 15 (1.88%) Power Platform
14 13 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 12 (1.51%) Mimecast
16 11 (1.38%) OpenShift
17 10 (1.26%) OCI
18 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.78%) Firewall
2 51 (6.41%) Network Security
3 23 (2.89%) DNS
4 15 (1.88%) VPN
5 10 (1.26%) Internet
6 8 (1.01%) TCP/IP
6 8 (1.01%) WAN
7 7 (0.88%) DHCP
7 7 (0.88%) LAN
7 7 (0.88%) NGFW
7 7 (0.88%) VLAN
8 6 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.63%) DKIM
9 5 (0.63%) DMARC
10 4 (0.50%) HTTP
10 4 (0.50%) Intranet
10 4 (0.50%) IPsec
10 4 (0.50%) Kerberos
10 4 (0.50%) NAS
10 4 (0.50%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.63%) Power BI
2 10 (1.26%) Big Data
3 5 (0.63%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.50%) Amazon QuickSight
4 4 (0.50%) Db2
4 4 (0.50%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 21 (2.64%) JIRA
2 16 (2.01%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.26%) Git
4 5 (0.63%) GitLab
5 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.50%) Snyk
6 2 (0.25%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.25%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 228 (28.64%) Finance
2 215 (27.01%) Social Skills
3 88 (11.06%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (9.05%) Public Sector
5 59 (7.41%) Banking
6 40 (5.03%) Documentation Skills
7 37 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
8 27 (3.39%) Legal
9 21 (2.64%) Local Government
10 20 (2.51%) Retail
11 15 (1.88%) Telecoms
12 12 (1.51%) Financial Institution
12 12 (1.51%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.38%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.13%) Investment Banking
14 9 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (0.88%) Military
16 4 (0.50%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.50%) Aviation
16 4 (0.50%) Law
Job Titles
1 124 (15.58%) Analyst
2 119 (14.95%) Architect
3 73 (9.17%) Security Architect
4 65 (8.17%) Senior
5 64 (8.04%) Project Manager
6 60 (7.54%) Security Engineer
7 57 (7.16%) Consultant
8 54 (6.78%) Security Analyst
9 52 (6.53%) Lead
10 51 (6.41%) Security Manager
11 46 (5.78%) Business Analyst
12 45 (5.65%) Security Consultant
13 40 (5.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 36 (4.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 36 (4.52%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 34 (4.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 29 (3.64%) Security Specialist
17 28 (3.52%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 27 (3.39%) Cybersecurity Architect
19 19 (2.39%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.26%) LDAP
2 17 (2.14%) SAML
3 16 (2.01%) OpenID
4 13 (1.63%) SailPoint
5 11 (1.38%) REST
6 9 (1.13%) OAuth
7 8 (1.01%) Middleware
8 5 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
9 4 (0.50%) NestJS
9 4 (0.50%) RESTful
10 3 (0.38%) AWS CDK
10 3 (0.38%) Django
10 3 (0.38%) FIDO
10 3 (0.38%) JSON
10 3 (0.38%) Web Services
11 2 (0.25%) .NET
11 2 (0.25%) Node.js
11 2 (0.25%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.25%) SOAP
12 1 (0.13%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.17%) Security Posture
2 47 (5.90%) Onboarding
3 46 (5.78%) Cloud Native
4 35 (4.40%) Operational Technology
5 26 (3.27%) AI Agents
5 26 (3.27%) Management Information System
6 20 (2.51%) Security Operations Centre
7 17 (2.14%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (2.14%) PKI
7 17 (2.14%) SCADA
8 16 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
9 14 (1.76%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.38%) CMDB
10 11 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.26%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.13%) BYOD
12 9 (1.13%) Cyber Security Posture
12 9 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.01%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 44 (5.53%) Windows
2 22 (2.76%) Linux
3 17 (2.14%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.26%) Unix
5 9 (1.13%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.63%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.50%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.50%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) CentOS
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (20.48%) Stakeholder Management
2 118 (14.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 114 (14.32%) Information Security
4 112 (14.07%) Incident Response
5 109 (13.69%) Risk Management
5 109 (13.69%) SIEM
6 105 (13.19%) Security Operations
6 105 (13.19%) Vulnerability Management
7 99 (12.44%) Cloud Security
8 86 (10.80%) Agile
8 86 (10.80%) AI
9 83 (10.43%) Continuous Improvement
10 81 (10.18%) Identity Access Management
10 81 (10.18%) Security Architecture
11 78 (9.80%) Data Protection
12 76 (9.55%) Problem-Solving
13 73 (9.17%) Roadmaps
14 67 (8.42%) DevOps
15 65 (8.17%) CI/CD
15 65 (8.17%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 54 (6.78%) Python
2 41 (5.15%) PowerShell
3 26 (3.27%) SQL
4 19 (2.39%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.76%) Bash
6 9 (1.13%) Bicep
7 8 (1.01%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.75%) Search Processing Language
9 4 (0.50%) Java
10 3 (0.38%) C#
10 3 (0.38%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.38%) Korn
10 3 (0.38%) Rust
10 3 (0.38%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.25%) C++
11 2 (0.25%) Go
11 2 (0.25%) Objective-C
12 1 (0.13%) C
12 1 (0.13%) Groovy
12 1 (0.13%) Haskell
Qualifications
1 192 (24.12%) Security Cleared
2 148 (18.59%) SC Cleared
3 141 (17.71%) CISSP
4 90 (11.31%) CISM
5 64 (8.04%) Degree
6 41 (5.15%) Cisco Certification
7 36 (4.52%) DV Cleared
8 34 (4.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 29 (3.64%) GIAC
10 27 (3.39%) CRISC
11 25 (3.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 23 (2.89%) CEH
13 21 (2.64%) CISA
13 21 (2.64%) PMI Certification
14 19 (2.39%) PMP
15 18 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
16 15 (1.88%) CCSP
17 14 (1.76%) Azure Certification
17 14 (1.76%) CompTIA CySA+
18 13 (1.63%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (22.24%) NIST
2 148 (18.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (8.17%) GDPR
3 65 (8.17%) NCSC
4 64 (8.04%) GRC
5 45 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 36 (4.52%) COBIT
6 36 (4.52%) PCI DSS
7 33 (4.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 22 (2.76%) QA
9 18 (2.26%) SOC 2
10 17 (2.14%) NIST 800
11 15 (1.88%) ITGC
12 12 (1.51%) PMO
13 10 (1.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (1.01%) EU AI Act
14 8 (1.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (0.88%) SLA
16 6 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 4 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 52 (6.53%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.88%) Docker
3 7 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.63%) NFS
6 3 (0.38%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.13%) Samba
8 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 36 (4.52%) Terraform
2 31 (3.89%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.38%) Ansible
6 9 (1.13%) CASB
7 5 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.63%) Puppet
7 5 (0.63%) QRadar
8 4 (0.50%) AirWatch
8 4 (0.50%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.38%) CA Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.38%) Grafana
9 3 (0.38%) SCCM
10 2 (0.25%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.25%) Nessus
10 2 (0.25%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.25%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 189 (23.74%) Microsoft
2 54 (6.78%) Splunk
3 51 (6.41%) CyberArk
4 42 (5.28%) CrowdStrike
5 34 (4.27%) ServiceNow
6 22 (2.76%) Tenable
7 20 (2.51%) Google
7 20 (2.51%) Qualys
8 19 (2.39%) OpenAI
9 17 (2.14%) Foundry
10 14 (1.76%) Palo Alto
11 12 (1.51%) Netskope
12 11 (1.38%) Zscaler
13 10 (1.26%) Rapid7
14 9 (1.13%) Cisco
14 9 (1.13%) Okta
14 9 (1.13%) VMware
15 8 (1.01%) Oracle
16 5 (0.63%) Apple
16 5 (0.63%) Cribl.io