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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 68 68
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 -11
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 696 451 563
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.77% 3.71% 3.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.25% 4.02% 3.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 464 275 424
10th Percentile £413 £363 £406
25th Percentile £481 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -5.66%
75th Percentile £700 £675 £726
90th Percentile £838 £775 £800
England median daily rate £550 £550 £588
% change year-on-year - -6.38% -4.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 2
10th Percentile £26.11 £50.36 £30.01
25th Percentile £30.72 £57.28 £30.03
Median hourly rate £65.00 £73.60 £30.06
Median % change year-on-year -11.68% +144.84% -57.06%
75th Percentile £90.63 £80.80 £30.09
90th Percentile £100.83 £82.24 £30.11
England median hourly rate £82.50 £73.60 £83.46
% change year-on-year +12.09% -11.81% +14.35%

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 16,373 11,226 15,458
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.63% 92.27% 88.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,935 7,534 11,094
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £434 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £800 £800
England median daily rate £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 192 316
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.25 £24.09 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.19% +14.29% -28.97%
75th Percentile £59.00 £49.56 £48.75
90th Percentile £78.13 £62.90 £66.88
England median hourly rate £47.00 £28.55 £37.18
% change year-on-year +64.62% -23.21% -0.85%

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 30 May 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 30 May 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 30 May 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 +2 98 £525 -12.50% 77
South London -28 5 £165 -65.26% 10
East London -14 4 £715 +19.17% 15
West London -32 3 £750 +66.67% 34
North London -4 1 - - 14
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 (1.87%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.72%) Confluence
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.72%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.43%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 205 (29.45%) Azure
2 108 (15.52%) AWS
3 80 (11.49%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (8.33%) GCP
5 55 (7.90%) Entra ID
6 43 (6.18%) SaaS
7 41 (5.89%) Microsoft Purview
8 32 (4.60%) Azure Sentinel
9 27 (3.88%) GitHub
10 18 (2.59%) Amazon Bedrock
11 17 (2.44%) Azure AI
11 17 (2.44%) PaaS
12 16 (2.30%) Mimecast
13 14 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
13 14 (2.01%) IaaS
14 13 (1.87%) OpenShift
14 13 (1.87%) Power Platform
15 12 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
17 8 (1.15%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 58 (8.33%) Firewall
2 44 (6.32%) Network Security
3 19 (2.73%) DNS
4 11 (1.58%) VPN
5 9 (1.29%) Internet
5 9 (1.29%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.01%) LAN
6 7 (1.01%) NGFW
6 7 (1.01%) VLAN
6 7 (1.01%) WAN
7 6 (0.86%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (0.72%) DHCP
8 5 (0.72%) DKIM
8 5 (0.72%) DMARC
9 4 (0.57%) BGP
9 4 (0.57%) Broadband
10 3 (0.43%) Cisco IPT
10 3 (0.43%) OSPF
10 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.44%) Power BI
2 9 (1.29%) Big Data
3 5 (0.72%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.57%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.29%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.14%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.14%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.14%) DB2
6 1 (0.14%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (3.16%) Jenkins
1 22 (3.16%) JIRA
2 7 (1.01%) Git
3 3 (0.43%) GitLab
4 2 (0.29%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.14%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.14%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.14%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.14%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 190 (27.30%) Finance
2 177 (25.43%) Social Skills
3 75 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.77%) Public Sector
5 50 (7.18%) Banking
6 36 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
7 31 (4.45%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (3.74%) Local Government
9 24 (3.45%) Legal
10 17 (2.44%) Retail
11 14 (2.01%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.29%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.15%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.86%) Military
17 4 (0.57%) Aviation
17 4 (0.57%) Law
17 4 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 105 (15.09%) Architect
2 89 (12.79%) Analyst
3 63 (9.05%) Security Architect
4 58 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 56 (8.05%) Senior
6 55 (7.90%) Security Engineer
7 50 (7.18%) Consultant
7 50 (7.18%) Lead
8 48 (6.90%) Security Manager
9 41 (5.89%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 41 (5.89%) Security Consultant
10 38 (5.46%) Business Analyst
11 33 (4.74%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 33 (4.74%) Security Analyst
12 32 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 32 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Specialist
12 32 (4.60%) Security Specialist
13 28 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 28 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 23 (3.30%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.59%) SAML
2 17 (2.44%) OpenID
3 16 (2.30%) LDAP
4 12 (1.72%) SailPoint
5 8 (1.15%) OAuth
5 8 (1.15%) REST
6 5 (0.72%) Azure Blueprints
7 4 (0.57%) Middleware
7 4 (0.57%) NestJS
7 4 (0.57%) RESTful
8 3 (0.43%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.43%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.43%) Django
8 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.43%) Web Services
9 2 (0.29%) .NET
9 2 (0.29%) Model Context Protocol
9 2 (0.29%) Next.js
9 2 (0.29%) Node.js
9 2 (0.29%) React
Miscellaneous
1 62 (8.91%) Security Posture
2 47 (6.75%) Cloud Native
3 39 (5.60%) Onboarding
4 28 (4.02%) Management Information System
5 27 (3.88%) Operational Technology
6 23 (3.30%) AI Agents
7 17 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
8 16 (2.30%) Security Operations Centre
9 15 (2.16%) PKI
10 12 (1.72%) Product Ownership
10 12 (1.72%) SCADA
11 11 (1.58%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.44%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (1.15%) CMDB
14 8 (1.15%) Cyber Defence
15 7 (1.01%) BYOD
15 7 (1.01%) Cloud Security Posture
15 7 (1.01%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 39 (5.60%) Windows
2 20 (2.87%) Linux
3 15 (2.16%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.01%) Unix
4 7 (1.01%) VMS
5 5 (0.72%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.57%) Alpine Linux
6 4 (0.57%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.57%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (17.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 104 (14.94%) Information Security
3 101 (14.51%) Risk Management
4 100 (14.37%) Incident Response
5 97 (13.94%) SIEM
6 95 (13.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 89 (12.79%) Cloud Security
8 86 (12.36%) Vulnerability Management
9 81 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 80 (11.49%) AI
11 79 (11.35%) Security Operations
12 71 (10.20%) Agile
13 70 (10.06%) Identity Access Management
14 68 (9.77%) Security Architecture
15 67 (9.63%) DevOps
16 66 (9.48%) Data Protection
17 61 (8.76%) CI/CD
18 59 (8.48%) Threat Modelling
19 57 (8.19%) Roadmaps
20 56 (8.05%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 45 (6.47%) Python
2 33 (4.74%) PowerShell
3 19 (2.73%) Kusto Query Language
3 19 (2.73%) SQL
4 13 (1.87%) Bash
5 9 (1.29%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.01%) Bicep
7 4 (0.57%) Rust
7 4 (0.57%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.43%) C#
8 3 (0.43%) Go
8 3 (0.43%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.43%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.29%) C++
9 2 (0.29%) Haskell
9 2 (0.29%) Java
10 1 (0.14%) Korn
Qualifications
1 176 (25.29%) Security Cleared
2 141 (20.26%) SC Cleared
3 120 (17.24%) CISSP
4 78 (11.21%) CISM
5 61 (8.76%) Degree
6 33 (4.74%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (4.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 24 (3.45%) DV Cleared
9 22 (3.16%) GIAC
10 21 (3.02%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (2.59%) CEH
11 18 (2.59%) CISA
11 18 (2.59%) CRISC
12 16 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (2.01%) PMI Certification
14 13 (1.87%) CCSP
15 12 (1.72%) Azure Certification
15 12 (1.72%) PMP
16 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
16 9 (1.29%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (21.12%) NIST
2 130 (18.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 58 (8.33%) GDPR
4 53 (7.61%) NCSC
5 47 (6.75%) GRC
6 39 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials
7 34 (4.89%) COBIT
8 29 (4.17%) PCI DSS
9 28 (4.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 16 (2.30%) QA
10 16 (2.30%) SOC 2
11 13 (1.87%) ITGC
11 13 (1.87%) NIST 800
12 9 (1.29%) PMO
12 9 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (1.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (1.01%) SLA
14 5 (0.72%) EU AI Act
15 4 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.57%) SOC 1
System Software
1 41 (5.89%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.44%) Docker
2 10 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.29%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.14%) NFS
Systems Management
1 36 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 32 (4.60%) Terraform
3 18 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (2.30%) Ansible
5 10 (1.44%) CASB
5 10 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.01%) AirWatch
7 4 (0.57%) SCCM
8 3 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.43%) Grafana
8 3 (0.43%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.43%) Puppet
9 2 (0.29%) Nessus
9 2 (0.29%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.29%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.14%) logstash
10 1 (0.14%) Salt
10 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 167 (23.99%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.18%) Splunk
3 41 (5.89%) CyberArk
4 37 (5.32%) CrowdStrike
5 24 (3.45%) Google
5 24 (3.45%) ServiceNow
6 20 (2.87%) OpenAI
7 18 (2.59%) Tenable
8 17 (2.44%) Foundry
9 16 (2.30%) Netskope
10 14 (2.01%) Palo Alto
10 14 (2.01%) Qualys
11 9 (1.29%) Rapid7
11 9 (1.29%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.15%) Okta
13 6 (0.86%) Cisco
13 6 (0.86%) Fortinet
14 5 (0.72%) VMware
15 4 (0.57%) OneTrust
15 4 (0.57%) Progress