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 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 60 65
Rank change year-on-year +4 +5 -5
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 869 573 580
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.30% 4.26% 3.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.83% 4.60% 4.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 564 356 393
10th Percentile £425 £413 £400
25th Percentile £500 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -3.36% -4.03%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £700
90th Percentile £800 £775 £779
England median daily rate £563 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +2.27% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £31.72 £33.13 £27.14
25th Percentile £35.75 £38.63 £30.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £47.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +32.98% +56.04% -58.46%
75th Percentile £68.75 £58.44 £61.25
90th Percentile £92.45 £62.75 £70.25
England median hourly rate £80.00 £52.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +52.38% -8.70% -23.67%

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 18,008 12,449 14,389
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.06% 92.45% 89.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,771 8,281 9,881
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £661 £675 £688
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 289 255 191
10th Percentile £17.53 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.89 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £32.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -9.86% -11.25%
75th Percentile £56.25 £49.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%

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 29 August 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 29 August 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 29 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 +10 108 £550 +3.97% 104
West London -13 11 £600 +33.33% 71
East London +1 7 £525 -8.70% 26
South London -18 4 £475 -17.39% 14
North London -2 2 £400 -38.46% 8
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 16 (1.84%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.50%) Confluence
3 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.12%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 255 (29.34%) Azure
2 157 (18.07%) AWS
3 92 (10.59%) Microsoft 365
4 89 (10.24%) Entra ID
5 72 (8.29%) GCP
6 58 (6.67%) SaaS
7 42 (4.83%) Azure Sentinel
7 42 (4.83%) Microsoft Purview
8 28 (3.22%) Power Platform
9 19 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (2.07%) GitHub
10 18 (2.07%) PaaS
11 16 (1.84%) IaaS
12 15 (1.73%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (1.61%) Amazon Bedrock
14 11 (1.27%) OCI
15 10 (1.15%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 9 (1.04%) Google Workspace
16 9 (1.04%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 66 (7.59%) Firewall
2 59 (6.79%) Network Security
3 27 (3.11%) DNS
4 18 (2.07%) VPN
5 14 (1.61%) Internet
6 13 (1.50%) WAN
7 11 (1.27%) TCP/IP
8 8 (0.92%) DHCP
8 8 (0.92%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.81%) IPsec
9 7 (0.81%) LAN
10 6 (0.69%) NAS
10 6 (0.69%) SAN
10 6 (0.69%) VLAN
11 5 (0.58%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.58%) DKIM
11 5 (0.58%) DMARC
11 5 (0.58%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.58%) NGFW
12 4 (0.46%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.07%) Power BI
2 11 (1.27%) Big Data
3 6 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.69%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.58%) Db2
4 5 (0.58%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.46%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.46%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.35%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.23%) Metadata
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.11%) JIRA
2 9 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.92%) Git
3 8 (0.92%) GitLab
4 5 (0.58%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.58%) Snyk
5 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.23%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.23%) MSI
6 2 (0.23%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
General
1 266 (30.61%) Social Skills
2 217 (24.97%) Finance
3 95 (10.93%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (9.78%) Public Sector
5 63 (7.25%) Banking
6 35 (4.03%) Influencing Skills
7 32 (3.68%) Legal
8 28 (3.22%) Documentation Skills
9 23 (2.65%) Local Government
10 20 (2.30%) Retail
11 19 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.07%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.96%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (1.73%) Military
15 10 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.81%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.58%) Aviation
18 4 (0.46%) Aerospace
18 4 (0.46%) Law
Job Titles
1 152 (17.49%) Analyst
2 133 (15.30%) Architect
3 77 (8.86%) Security Architect
4 72 (8.29%) Senior
5 69 (7.94%) Security Analyst
6 67 (7.71%) Consultant
7 65 (7.48%) Lead
8 58 (6.67%) Security Engineer
9 57 (6.56%) Project Manager
10 56 (6.44%) Business Analyst
11 54 (6.21%) Security Manager
12 47 (5.41%) Security Consultant
13 45 (5.18%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 37 (4.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 31 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 31 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 27 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 22 (2.53%) Solutions Architect
18 21 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Specialist
19 20 (2.30%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.95%) Terraform
2 13 (1.50%) OAuth
3 12 (1.38%) REST
4 10 (1.15%) SailPoint
5 8 (0.92%) LDAP
5 8 (0.92%) Middleware
5 8 (0.92%) SAML
6 6 (0.69%) FIDO
6 6 (0.69%) OpenID
6 6 (0.69%) WebAuthn
7 5 (0.58%) Azure Blueprints
7 5 (0.58%) JSON
8 4 (0.46%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.46%) RESTful
9 3 (0.35%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.35%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.35%) Django
10 2 (0.23%) JWT
10 2 (0.23%) OpenAPI
10 2 (0.23%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.59%) Security Posture
2 61 (7.02%) Onboarding
3 45 (5.18%) Operational Technology
4 36 (4.14%) Cloud Native
4 36 (4.14%) Management Information System
5 34 (3.91%) Security Operations Centre
6 25 (2.88%) Cyber Threat
7 24 (2.76%) AI Agents
8 20 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
9 19 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
10 17 (1.96%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (1.73%) CMDB
12 15 (1.73%) SCADA
13 14 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
14 13 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
15 12 (1.38%) PKI
16 11 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
16 11 (1.27%) Product Ownership
17 10 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 54 (6.21%) Windows
2 27 (3.11%) Linux
3 18 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.73%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.15%) Unix
6 8 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.58%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.46%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.12%) CentOS
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (26.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 145 (16.69%) Incident Response
2 145 (16.69%) Risk Management
3 134 (15.42%) Security Operations
4 133 (15.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 133 (15.30%) Vulnerability Management
5 129 (14.84%) Cloud Security
6 121 (13.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 119 (13.69%) SIEM
8 107 (12.31%) Security Architecture
9 103 (11.85%) Roadmaps
10 102 (11.74%) Agile
11 101 (11.62%) Information Security
12 96 (11.05%) AI
12 96 (11.05%) Identity Access Management
13 89 (10.24%) Data Protection
14 84 (9.67%) Problem-Solving
15 82 (9.44%) Decision-Making
16 72 (8.29%) DevOps
17 68 (7.83%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 44 (5.06%) PowerShell
1 44 (5.06%) Python
2 29 (3.34%) SQL
3 19 (2.19%) Kusto Query Language
4 15 (1.73%) Bash
4 15 (1.73%) Bicep
5 6 (0.69%) Search Processing Language
6 4 (0.46%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.35%) Korn
8 2 (0.23%) Java
8 2 (0.23%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.23%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.12%) C
9 1 (0.12%) C#
9 1 (0.12%) Groovy
9 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 216 (24.86%) Security Cleared
2 165 (18.99%) SC Cleared
3 154 (17.72%) CISSP
4 99 (11.39%) CISM
5 70 (8.06%) Degree
6 44 (5.06%) Cisco Certification
6 44 (5.06%) DV Cleared
7 37 (4.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 35 (4.03%) PMP
9 32 (3.68%) PMI Certification
10 30 (3.45%) CEH
10 30 (3.45%) CompTIA Security+
11 29 (3.34%) GIAC
12 25 (2.88%) CRISC
13 24 (2.76%) Azure Certification
14 21 (2.42%) AWS Certification
15 20 (2.30%) CISA
16 18 (2.07%) CCSP
17 16 (1.84%) CompTIA CySA+
17 16 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (21.17%) NIST
2 170 (19.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 68 (7.83%) NCSC
4 59 (6.79%) GRC
5 53 (6.10%) GDPR
6 49 (5.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 38 (4.37%) COBIT
8 37 (4.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 31 (3.57%) PCI DSS
10 20 (2.30%) PMO
11 19 (2.19%) QA
12 16 (1.84%) NIST 800
13 15 (1.73%) SOC 2
14 13 (1.50%) ITGC
15 12 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 10 (1.15%) SLA
17 9 (1.04%) EU AI Act
18 7 (0.81%) Data Quality
18 7 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
18 7 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 62 (7.13%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.61%) Docker
3 10 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.69%) NFS
4 6 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.35%) vSphere
6 2 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.23%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.12%) Samba
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (2.88%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (1.38%) Ansible
5 9 (1.04%) CASB
6 6 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.58%) Puppet
7 5 (0.58%) QRadar
8 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.46%) Nessus
8 4 (0.46%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.35%) Grafana
9 3 (0.35%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.35%) SCCM
10 2 (0.23%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.23%) MOM
10 2 (0.23%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.12%) Istio
11 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 231 (26.58%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.18%) Splunk
3 43 (4.95%) ServiceNow
4 41 (4.72%) CrowdStrike
5 37 (4.26%) CyberArk
6 24 (2.76%) Google
6 24 (2.76%) Tenable
7 21 (2.42%) Qualys
8 15 (1.73%) Cisco
9 14 (1.61%) Palo Alto
9 14 (1.61%) VMware
9 14 (1.61%) Zscaler
10 13 (1.50%) OpenAI
11 11 (1.27%) Oracle
12 9 (1.04%) Foundry
12 9 (1.04%) Rapid7
13 8 (0.92%) Netskope
13 8 (0.92%) Okta
14 6 (0.69%) BeyondTrust
14 6 (0.69%) Databricks