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 4 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 74 64
Rank change year-on-year +7 -10 -4
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 664 422 599
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.88% 3.33% 3.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.34% 3.64% 3.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 434 272 442
10th Percentile £413 £337 £413
25th Percentile £471 £447 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £688 £638 £738
90th Percentile £838 £763 £825
England median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.80% -3.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 2
10th Percentile £26.11 £52.67 £32.23
25th Percentile £28.31 £63.04 £35.40
Median hourly rate £66.25 £78.40 £41.31
Median % change year-on-year -15.50% +89.78% -38.80%
75th Percentile £94.06 £83.20 £47.84
90th Percentile £99.50 - £51.39
England median hourly rate £63.94 £63.91 £83.40
% change year-on-year +0.05% -23.38% +27.33%

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 15,294 11,605 15,921
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.42% 91.50% 88.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,270 7,873 11,381
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £675
90th Percentile £753 £806 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 169 333
10th Percentile £18.07 £18.12 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.18 £19.92
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.20% -22.77%
75th Percentile £56.50 £50.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £65.00 £67.80
England median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £33.07
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.71% -11.83%

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 4 April 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 4 April 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 4 April 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 +3 96 £525 -2.33% 109
South London -29 8 £339 -28.68% 6
North London +4 4 - - 6
East London -9 3 £717 +16.59% 25
West London -24 3 £423 -0.59% 23
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 15 (2.26%) Confluence
1 15 (2.26%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.45%) Apache
Applications
1 18 (2.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
3 13 (1.96%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.45%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.45%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 181 (27.26%) Azure
2 108 (16.27%) AWS
3 74 (11.14%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (7.38%) GCP
5 43 (6.48%) Entra ID
6 36 (5.42%) SaaS
7 28 (4.22%) GitHub
8 26 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (2.86%) Power Platform
10 18 (2.71%) Azure AI
10 18 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
11 17 (2.56%) PaaS
12 16 (2.41%) Amazon Bedrock
12 16 (2.41%) Azure Sentinel
13 14 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
14 13 (1.96%) IaaS
14 13 (1.96%) Mimecast
14 13 (1.96%) OpenShift
15 11 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
16 10 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 68 (10.24%) Firewall
2 45 (6.78%) Network Security
3 15 (2.26%) DNS
4 11 (1.66%) VPN
5 10 (1.51%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.36%) WAN
7 7 (1.05%) Internet
8 6 (0.90%) LAN
8 6 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.75%) BGP
9 5 (0.75%) Broadband
9 5 (0.75%) DHCP
9 5 (0.75%) NGFW
9 5 (0.75%) VLAN
9 5 (0.75%) Wireless
10 4 (0.60%) OSPF
11 3 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.45%) HTTP
11 3 (0.45%) Modbus
11 3 (0.45%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.26%) Power BI
2 12 (1.81%) Big Data
3 7 (1.05%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.60%) Tableau
5 3 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
5 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.30%) Metadata
6 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.15%) DB2
7 1 (0.15%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 25 (3.77%) JIRA
2 22 (3.31%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.75%) Git
4 2 (0.30%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.30%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.30%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
General
1 204 (30.72%) Social Skills
2 174 (26.20%) Finance
3 84 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (9.49%) Public Sector
5 58 (8.73%) Banking
6 37 (5.57%) Documentation Skills
7 29 (4.37%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (2.86%) Local Government
8 19 (2.86%) Retail
9 17 (2.56%) Legal
10 16 (2.41%) Investment Banking
11 13 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.51%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.36%) Financial Institution
15 6 (0.90%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.90%) Military
16 5 (0.75%) Law
17 3 (0.45%) Front Office
17 3 (0.45%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 92 (13.86%) Analyst
2 83 (12.50%) Architect
3 68 (10.24%) Senior
4 65 (9.79%) Consultant
5 56 (8.43%) Security Manager
6 54 (8.13%) Security Engineer
7 50 (7.53%) Project Manager
8 47 (7.08%) Security Architect
9 45 (6.78%) Security Consultant
10 43 (6.48%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 40 (6.02%) Lead
11 40 (6.02%) Security Analyst
12 36 (5.42%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 36 (5.42%) Security Specialist
13 33 (4.97%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 32 (4.82%) Business Analyst
15 29 (4.37%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 28 (4.22%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 22 (3.31%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 20 (3.01%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.31%) SAML
2 21 (3.16%) OpenID
3 17 (2.56%) LDAP
4 15 (2.26%) REST
5 13 (1.96%) SailPoint
6 6 (0.90%) Kafka
7 5 (0.75%) .NET
7 5 (0.75%) NestJS
7 5 (0.75%) React
8 4 (0.60%) Middleware
8 4 (0.60%) Node.js
8 4 (0.60%) OAuth
8 4 (0.60%) RESTful
9 3 (0.45%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.45%) Apache NiFi
9 3 (0.45%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.45%) Django
9 3 (0.45%) SOAP
9 3 (0.45%) Web Services
10 2 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (6.78%) Security Posture
2 42 (6.33%) Cloud Native
3 37 (5.57%) Onboarding
4 28 (4.22%) Management Information System
5 21 (3.16%) AI Agents
6 20 (3.01%) Cyber Defence
6 20 (3.01%) Cyber Threat
6 20 (3.01%) Security Operations Centre
7 18 (2.71%) Product Ownership
8 17 (2.56%) PKI
9 15 (2.26%) Operational Technology
10 13 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (1.66%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (1.66%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.20%) BYOD
14 6 (0.90%) CMDB
14 6 (0.90%) Mainframe
15 5 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 48 (7.23%) Windows
2 27 (4.07%) Linux
3 12 (1.81%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.66%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.20%) VMS
6 6 (0.90%) Unix
7 5 (0.75%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.60%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.15%) Android
9 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (17.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 111 (16.72%) Information Security
3 102 (15.36%) SIEM
4 96 (14.46%) Incident Response
5 94 (14.16%) Agile
6 87 (13.10%) Cloud Security
7 80 (12.05%) AI
8 79 (11.90%) Risk Management
9 77 (11.60%) Continuous Improvement
9 77 (11.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 73 (10.99%) Security Operations
11 70 (10.54%) Problem-Solving
12 67 (10.09%) Vulnerability Management
13 63 (9.49%) CI/CD
14 61 (9.19%) Data Protection
15 57 (8.58%) Identity Access Management
16 55 (8.28%) DevOps
17 52 (7.83%) Threat Modelling
18 50 (7.53%) Security Architecture
19 48 (7.23%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 50 (7.53%) Python
2 31 (4.67%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.16%) Kusto Query Language
4 20 (3.01%) SQL
5 19 (2.86%) Bash
6 8 (1.20%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.05%) JavaScript
8 6 (0.90%) Java
9 5 (0.75%) C#
9 5 (0.75%) C++
10 4 (0.60%) Rust
10 4 (0.60%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.45%) Go
12 2 (0.30%) Bicep
12 2 (0.30%) Haskell
13 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
13 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 191 (28.77%) Security Cleared
2 157 (23.64%) SC Cleared
3 112 (16.87%) CISSP
4 80 (12.05%) CISM
5 58 (8.73%) Degree
6 34 (5.12%) DV Cleared
7 27 (4.07%) Cisco Certification
8 25 (3.77%) CEH
9 24 (3.61%) CompTIA Security+
9 24 (3.61%) GIAC
10 22 (3.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 17 (2.56%) CRISC
12 13 (1.96%) PMI Certification
13 12 (1.81%) CISA
13 12 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (1.81%) PMP
14 9 (1.36%) Azure Certification
14 9 (1.36%) CCSP
14 9 (1.36%) OSCP
15 8 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (18.52%) NIST
2 116 (17.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 55 (8.28%) GDPR
4 45 (6.78%) NCSC
5 42 (6.33%) GRC
6 30 (4.52%) Cyber Essentials
7 27 (4.07%) PCI DSS
8 24 (3.61%) COBIT
9 17 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 12 (1.81%) QA
11 10 (1.51%) PMO
11 10 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 10 (1.51%) SLA
12 9 (1.36%) ITGC
13 8 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 8 (1.20%) SOC 2
14 7 (1.05%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.45%) EU AI Act
15 3 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 37 (5.57%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (1.36%) Docker
4 3 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.30%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.15%) NFS
Systems Management
1 30 (4.52%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.37%) Terraform
3 17 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (2.41%) CASB
5 11 (1.66%) SCCM
6 10 (1.51%) Ansible
7 7 (1.05%) AirWatch
7 7 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.75%) RSA Archer
9 4 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.60%) Nessus
10 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.45%) logstash
10 3 (0.45%) QRadar
10 3 (0.45%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.30%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.30%) WSUS
12 1 (0.15%) Icinga
12 1 (0.15%) Nmap
Vendors
1 160 (24.10%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.34%) Splunk
3 32 (4.82%) ServiceNow
4 31 (4.67%) CyberArk
5 20 (3.01%) OpenAI
6 19 (2.86%) CrowdStrike
7 18 (2.71%) Foundry
7 18 (2.71%) Tenable
8 17 (2.56%) Google
9 15 (2.26%) Palo Alto
10 12 (1.81%) Netskope
11 9 (1.36%) Cisco
12 8 (1.20%) Qualys
13 7 (1.05%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.05%) Okta
13 7 (1.05%) VMware
13 7 (1.05%) Zscaler
14 5 (0.75%) Ariba
14 5 (0.75%) Rapid7
14 5 (0.75%) SAP