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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 62 66
Rank change year-on-year +1 +4 -4
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 831 558 545
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.11% 4.11% 3.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.62% 4.46% 3.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 550 352 384
10th Percentile £413 £378 £400
25th Percentile £488 £488 £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £551 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.77% -8.21% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £713
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £550 £550 £585
% change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 5
10th Percentile £33.07 £31.88 £27.14
25th Percentile £48.50 £34.69 £30.00
Median hourly rate £67.50 £46.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +46.74% +52.72% -62.93%
75th Percentile £97.50 £62.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £103.30 £62.95 £70.25
England median hourly rate £80.00 £56.25 £65.00
% change year-on-year +42.22% -13.46% -14.10%

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 18,001 12,519 14,410
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.11% 92.32% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,856 8,363 10,133
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £662 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 250 198
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.01
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +19.03% -14.89% -14.11%
75th Percentile £57.00 £49.31 £54.69
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.03 £71.44
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 +9 107 £550 +4.76% 132
East London -3 7 £620 +3.33% 28
West London -18 7 £675 +54.29% 52
South London -22 5 £475 -24.00% 19
North London -4 1 £400 -38.46% 12
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 (1.81%) Confluence
2 13 (1.56%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.48%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.36%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 244 (29.36%) Azure
2 145 (17.45%) AWS
3 86 (10.35%) Entra ID
4 85 (10.23%) Microsoft 365
5 65 (7.82%) GCP
6 58 (6.98%) SaaS
7 46 (5.54%) Microsoft Purview
8 41 (4.93%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (2.53%) Amazon Bedrock
9 21 (2.53%) Power Platform
10 20 (2.41%) PaaS
11 18 (2.17%) IaaS
12 17 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.05%) GitHub
13 16 (1.93%) Azure AI
14 14 (1.68%) Microsoft Copilot
15 13 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.20%) Google Workspace
16 10 (1.20%) Mimecast
17 9 (1.08%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 60 (7.22%) Firewall
2 53 (6.38%) Network Security
3 29 (3.49%) DNS
4 18 (2.17%) VPN
5 14 (1.68%) Internet
6 11 (1.32%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.20%) DHCP
7 10 (1.20%) WAN
8 7 (0.84%) LAN
9 6 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.72%) NAS
9 6 (0.72%) SAN
9 6 (0.72%) VLAN
10 5 (0.60%) DKIM
10 5 (0.60%) DMARC
10 5 (0.60%) IPsec
10 5 (0.60%) Kerberos
10 5 (0.60%) NGFW
11 4 (0.48%) HTTP
11 4 (0.48%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.68%) Power BI
2 11 (1.32%) Big Data
3 7 (0.84%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.60%) Db2
5 4 (0.48%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.48%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.24%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.12%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.25%) JIRA
2 8 (0.96%) Git
2 8 (0.96%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.84%) GitLab
4 5 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.60%) Snyk
5 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.24%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.12%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.12%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.12%) MSI
General
1 245 (29.48%) Social Skills
2 214 (25.75%) Finance
3 91 (10.95%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (9.27%) Public Sector
5 62 (7.46%) Banking
6 30 (3.61%) Legal
7 29 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
9 23 (2.77%) Local Government
10 22 (2.65%) Retail
11 17 (2.05%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.93%) Manufacturing
12 16 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.20%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (0.96%) Investment Banking
15 8 (0.96%) Military
16 4 (0.48%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 133 (16.00%) Analyst
2 119 (14.32%) Architect
3 76 (9.15%) Security Architect
4 74 (8.90%) Senior
5 63 (7.58%) Project Manager
6 60 (7.22%) Consultant
7 59 (7.10%) Security Engineer
8 58 (6.98%) Lead
9 56 (6.74%) Security Analyst
10 55 (6.62%) Security Manager
11 49 (5.90%) Business Analyst
12 48 (5.78%) Security Consultant
13 42 (5.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 39 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 33 (3.97%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 30 (3.61%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 29 (3.49%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 25 (3.01%) Cybersecurity Architect
19 22 (2.65%) Security Specialist
20 19 (2.29%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.56%) SailPoint
2 12 (1.44%) OAuth
3 11 (1.32%) REST
4 10 (1.20%) Middleware
5 8 (0.96%) LDAP
6 7 (0.84%) OpenID
6 7 (0.84%) SAML
7 5 (0.60%) Azure Blueprints
8 4 (0.48%) FIDO
8 4 (0.48%) JSON
8 4 (0.48%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.48%) RESTful
8 4 (0.48%) WebAuthn
9 3 (0.36%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.36%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.36%) Django
10 2 (0.24%) JWT
10 2 (0.24%) OpenAPI
10 2 (0.24%) SOAP
10 2 (0.24%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.18%) Security Posture
2 52 (6.26%) Onboarding
3 38 (4.57%) Operational Technology
4 35 (4.21%) Cloud Native
5 31 (3.73%) Management Information System
6 30 (3.61%) AI Agents
7 29 (3.49%) Security Operations Centre
8 18 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
8 18 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
8 18 (2.17%) PKI
9 16 (1.93%) Cyber Defence
9 16 (1.93%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (1.81%) Data Centre
10 15 (1.81%) SCADA
11 14 (1.68%) CMDB
12 13 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.20%) BYOD
13 10 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (1.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 48 (5.78%) Windows
2 26 (3.13%) Linux
3 15 (1.81%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.32%) Mac OS
4 11 (1.32%) Unix
5 7 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.60%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.48%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.48%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.12%) CentOS
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (23.83%) Stakeholder Management
2 132 (15.88%) Incident Response
3 125 (15.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 123 (14.80%) Security Operations
5 120 (14.44%) Risk Management
6 119 (14.32%) Vulnerability Management
7 117 (14.08%) Cloud Security
8 115 (13.84%) Information Security
9 107 (12.88%) SIEM
10 100 (12.03%) Continuous Improvement
11 95 (11.43%) AI
12 94 (11.31%) Identity Access Management
12 94 (11.31%) Security Architecture
13 93 (11.19%) Agile
14 88 (10.59%) Data Protection
15 85 (10.23%) Roadmaps
16 79 (9.51%) Problem-Solving
17 65 (7.82%) DevOps
17 65 (7.82%) ITIL
18 62 (7.46%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 48 (5.78%) Python
2 43 (5.17%) PowerShell
3 30 (3.61%) SQL
4 17 (2.05%) Kusto Query Language
5 16 (1.93%) Bash
6 14 (1.68%) Bicep
7 6 (0.72%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.36%) C#
8 3 (0.36%) Korn
8 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.24%) Java
9 2 (0.24%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.24%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.12%) C
10 1 (0.12%) Groovy
10 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 194 (23.35%) Security Cleared
2 151 (18.17%) CISSP
3 146 (17.57%) SC Cleared
4 97 (11.67%) CISM
5 74 (8.90%) Degree
6 44 (5.29%) Cisco Certification
7 41 (4.93%) DV Cleared
8 36 (4.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 30 (3.61%) PMP
10 29 (3.49%) CEH
10 29 (3.49%) GIAC
10 29 (3.49%) PMI Certification
11 28 (3.37%) CompTIA Security+
11 28 (3.37%) CRISC
12 22 (2.65%) CISA
13 20 (2.41%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.93%) CCSP
14 16 (1.93%) CompTIA CySA+
15 15 (1.81%) AWS Certification
15 15 (1.81%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (22.26%) NIST
2 159 (19.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (7.58%) NCSC
4 62 (7.46%) GRC
5 60 (7.22%) GDPR
6 50 (6.02%) Cyber Essentials
7 40 (4.81%) COBIT
8 36 (4.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 34 (4.09%) PCI DSS
10 19 (2.29%) QA
10 19 (2.29%) SOC 2
11 18 (2.17%) NIST 800
12 17 (2.05%) PMO
13 16 (1.93%) ITGC
14 12 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 9 (1.08%) EU AI Act
15 9 (1.08%) SLA
16 7 (0.84%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 6 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 5 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 60 (7.22%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.81%) Docker
3 8 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) NFS
4 6 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.36%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) vSphere
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.12%) Samba
Systems Management
1 37 (4.45%) Terraform
2 21 (2.53%) Kubernetes
3 18 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.44%) Ansible
6 9 (1.08%) CASB
7 7 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.60%) Puppet
8 5 (0.60%) QRadar
9 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.48%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.36%) Grafana
10 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.36%) Nessus
11 2 (0.24%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.24%) MOM
11 2 (0.24%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.24%) SCCM
11 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 217 (26.11%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.05%) CrowdStrike
2 42 (5.05%) Splunk
3 40 (4.81%) CyberArk
4 36 (4.33%) ServiceNow
5 23 (2.77%) Google
5 23 (2.77%) Tenable
6 19 (2.29%) OpenAI
6 19 (2.29%) Qualys
7 17 (2.05%) Foundry
8 14 (1.68%) Zscaler
9 13 (1.56%) Cisco
9 13 (1.56%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.20%) Netskope
10 10 (1.20%) Oracle
10 10 (1.20%) VMware
11 9 (1.08%) Okta
12 8 (0.96%) Rapid7
13 7 (0.84%) Apple
14 5 (0.60%) IBM