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 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 69 68
Rank change year-on-year +11 -1 -7
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 772 486 568
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.03% 3.82% 3.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.53% 4.13% 3.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 303 424
10th Percentile £413 £363 £400
25th Percentile £481 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £680 £686 £725
90th Percentile £800 £773 £800
England median daily rate £557 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +1.27% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile £33.74 - £30.02
25th Percentile £54.88 £45.75 £30.06
Median hourly rate £71.25 £54.50 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +30.73% +80.94% -56.97%
75th Percentile £96.25 £63.25 £53.19
90th Percentile £102.48 - £67.02
England median hourly rate £83.00 £55.00 £79.63
% change year-on-year +50.91% -30.93% +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 17,053 11,769 15,550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.98% 92.41% 88.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,360 7,875 11,093
10th Percentile £360 £336 £340
25th Percentile £438 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - -6.34%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 221 300
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.17 £24.66 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -25.00%
75th Percentile £59.36 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £68.08
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
% change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.87%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 27 June 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 +4 103 £550 +3.19% 53
South London -13 8 £308 -38.50% 8
East London -6 4 £715 +20.68% 21
West London -25 4 £500 +11.11% 40
North London -1 2 £400 -28.09% 13
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 (1.68%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.42%) Confluence
3 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.13%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) IIS
4 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 214 (27.72%) Azure
2 125 (16.19%) AWS
3 77 (9.97%) Microsoft 365
4 62 (8.03%) Entra ID
5 58 (7.51%) GCP
6 51 (6.61%) SaaS
7 43 (5.57%) Microsoft Purview
8 38 (4.92%) Azure Sentinel
9 22 (2.85%) GitHub
10 21 (2.72%) Amazon Bedrock
11 19 (2.46%) PaaS
12 16 (2.07%) Azure AI
12 16 (2.07%) IaaS
13 14 (1.81%) Mimecast
13 14 (1.81%) Power Platform
14 13 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.55%) OpenShift
16 11 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
17 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
18 8 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 53 (6.87%) Firewall
2 48 (6.22%) Network Security
3 18 (2.33%) DNS
4 13 (1.68%) VPN
5 10 (1.30%) Internet
6 7 (0.91%) Intrusion Detection
6 7 (0.91%) NGFW
6 7 (0.91%) VLAN
7 6 (0.78%) LAN
7 6 (0.78%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.78%) WAN
8 5 (0.65%) DHCP
8 5 (0.65%) DKIM
8 5 (0.65%) DMARC
9 4 (0.52%) Intranet
10 3 (0.39%) BGP
10 3 (0.39%) Cisco IPT
10 3 (0.39%) IPsec
11 2 (0.26%) Reverse Proxy
11 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.55%) Power BI
2 9 (1.17%) Big Data
3 4 (0.52%) Amazon QuickSight
3 4 (0.52%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.39%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.26%) Db2
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
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
6 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (2.85%) JIRA
2 19 (2.46%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.04%) Git
4 5 (0.65%) GitLab
5 4 (0.52%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.52%) Snyk
6 2 (0.26%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 217 (28.11%) Finance
2 203 (26.30%) Social Skills
3 83 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (9.33%) Public Sector
5 55 (7.12%) Banking
6 39 (5.05%) Documentation Skills
7 35 (4.53%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (3.37%) Legal
9 22 (2.85%) Local Government
10 19 (2.46%) Retail
11 13 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.55%) Financial Institution
12 12 (1.55%) Telecoms
13 11 (1.42%) Manufacturing
14 10 (1.30%) Investment Banking
14 10 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (0.91%) Military
16 4 (0.52%) Aviation
16 4 (0.52%) Law
16 4 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 119 (15.41%) Architect
2 110 (14.25%) Analyst
3 72 (9.33%) Security Architect
4 65 (8.42%) Project Manager
5 59 (7.64%) Security Engineer
5 59 (7.64%) Senior
6 57 (7.38%) Consultant
7 54 (6.99%) Security Manager
8 49 (6.35%) Lead
9 47 (6.09%) Security Analyst
10 46 (5.96%) Security Consultant
11 43 (5.57%) Business Analyst
12 42 (5.44%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 36 (4.66%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 35 (4.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 35 (4.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 30 (3.89%) Security Specialist
16 29 (3.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 28 (3.63%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 19 (2.46%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.33%) SAML
2 17 (2.20%) LDAP
2 17 (2.20%) OpenID
3 13 (1.68%) SailPoint
4 11 (1.42%) REST
5 9 (1.17%) OAuth
6 6 (0.78%) Middleware
7 5 (0.65%) Azure Blueprints
8 4 (0.52%) NestJS
8 4 (0.52%) RESTful
9 3 (0.39%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.39%) Django
9 3 (0.39%) JSON
9 3 (0.39%) Web Services
10 2 (0.26%) .NET
10 2 (0.26%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.26%) FIDO
10 2 (0.26%) Node.js
10 2 (0.26%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.26%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.81%) Security Posture
2 51 (6.61%) Cloud Native
3 43 (5.57%) Onboarding
4 34 (4.40%) Operational Technology
5 27 (3.50%) Management Information System
6 26 (3.37%) AI Agents
7 19 (2.46%) Security Operations Centre
8 17 (2.20%) SCADA
9 16 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (1.81%) PKI
11 13 (1.68%) Cyber Threat
12 12 (1.55%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
14 10 (1.30%) CMDB
14 10 (1.30%) Product Ownership
14 10 (1.30%) Public Cloud
15 9 (1.17%) BYOD
15 9 (1.17%) Cyber Security Posture
16 8 (1.04%) Cyber Defence
17 7 (0.91%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (5.31%) Windows
2 22 (2.85%) Linux
3 17 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.17%) Unix
5 7 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.78%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.65%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.52%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.52%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.26%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (20.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 110 (14.25%) Information Security
3 108 (13.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 107 (13.86%) Risk Management
5 106 (13.73%) Incident Response
6 105 (13.60%) SIEM
7 98 (12.69%) Vulnerability Management
8 95 (12.31%) Security Operations
9 92 (11.92%) Cloud Security
10 85 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
11 83 (10.75%) AI
12 81 (10.49%) Agile
12 81 (10.49%) Security Architecture
13 77 (9.97%) Data Protection
14 75 (9.72%) Identity Access Management
15 69 (8.94%) Problem-Solving
16 68 (8.81%) Roadmaps
17 67 (8.68%) Threat Modelling
18 66 (8.55%) DevOps
19 63 (8.16%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 48 (6.22%) Python
2 36 (4.66%) PowerShell
3 24 (3.11%) SQL
4 17 (2.20%) Kusto Query Language
5 12 (1.55%) Bash
6 8 (1.04%) Bicep
6 8 (1.04%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.78%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.39%) C#
8 3 (0.39%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.39%) Rust
8 3 (0.39%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.26%) C++
9 2 (0.26%) Go
9 2 (0.26%) Java
9 2 (0.26%) Korn
10 1 (0.13%) Groovy
10 1 (0.13%) Haskell
Qualifications
1 184 (23.83%) Security Cleared
2 145 (18.78%) SC Cleared
3 138 (17.88%) CISSP
4 89 (11.53%) CISM
5 63 (8.16%) Degree
6 40 (5.18%) Cisco Certification
7 34 (4.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 34 (4.40%) DV Cleared
8 28 (3.63%) GIAC
9 27 (3.50%) CRISC
10 25 (3.24%) CompTIA Security+
11 23 (2.98%) CEH
12 21 (2.72%) CISA
13 19 (2.46%) PMI Certification
14 17 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
14 17 (2.20%) PMP
15 15 (1.94%) CCSP
16 13 (1.68%) Azure Certification
17 12 (1.55%) AWS Certification
18 11 (1.42%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 170 (22.02%) NIST
2 145 (18.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (8.29%) GRC
4 63 (8.16%) GDPR
4 63 (8.16%) NCSC
5 44 (5.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 37 (4.79%) COBIT
7 35 (4.53%) PCI DSS
8 33 (4.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 21 (2.72%) QA
10 17 (2.20%) SOC 2
11 14 (1.81%) ITGC
11 14 (1.81%) NIST 800
12 12 (1.55%) PMO
13 9 (1.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (1.04%) EU AI Act
14 8 (1.04%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 6 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 5 (0.65%) SLA
17 4 (0.52%) JSP 440
System Software
1 46 (5.96%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.94%) Docker
3 8 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.26%) NFS
5 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.26%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 34 (4.40%) Terraform
2 33 (4.27%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.55%) Ansible
4 12 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.17%) CASB
6 6 (0.78%) AirWatch
7 5 (0.65%) QRadar
8 3 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.39%) Grafana
8 3 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.39%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.39%) Puppet
8 3 (0.39%) SCCM
9 2 (0.26%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.26%) Nessus
9 2 (0.26%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.26%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.13%) logstash
Vendors
1 182 (23.58%) Microsoft
2 56 (7.25%) Splunk
3 48 (6.22%) CyberArk
4 41 (5.31%) CrowdStrike
5 33 (4.27%) ServiceNow
6 22 (2.85%) Tenable
7 20 (2.59%) Google
7 20 (2.59%) Qualys
8 19 (2.46%) OpenAI
9 17 (2.20%) Foundry
10 14 (1.81%) Netskope
10 14 (1.81%) Palo Alto
11 10 (1.30%) Rapid7
12 9 (1.17%) Okta
12 9 (1.17%) Zscaler
13 8 (1.04%) Cisco
14 7 (0.91%) VMware
15 6 (0.78%) Oracle
16 5 (0.65%) Fortinet
17 4 (0.52%) OneTrust