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 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 54 63
Rank change year-on-year +2 +9 -4
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 890 601 596
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.42% 4.50% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.98% 4.86% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 590 362 373
10th Percentile £425 £413 £409
25th Percentile £500 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -2.04%
75th Percentile £687 £688 £700
90th Percentile £800 £775 £788
England median daily rate £550 £550 £600
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 6
10th Percentile £38.30 £33.13 £27.62
25th Percentile £42.13 £38.63 £30.03
Median hourly rate £49.50 £47.00 £42.06
Median % change year-on-year +5.32% +11.75% -41.99%
75th Percentile £57.13 £58.44 £59.94
90th Percentile £61.10 £62.75 £68.75
England median hourly rate £80.00 £46.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +73.91% -20.00% -21.31%

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 17,861 12,373 14,498
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.73% 92.58% 89.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,722 8,170 9,513
10th Percentile £358 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £669 £675
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 317 241 181
10th Percentile £16.19 £17.08 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.03 £25.00 £24.15
Median hourly rate £32.63 £30.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.75% -17.81% -2.67%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 97 £550 +4.76% 212
West London -17 14 £550 +25.71% 64
East London +6 8 £525 -8.70% 19
South London -11 6 £495 -28.00% 11
North London -2 2 £400 -38.46% 5
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 18 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.12%) Confluence
3 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.11%) CMS
4 1 (0.11%) IIS
4 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 25 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.11%) Gliffy
5 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.22%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.11%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 241 (27.08%) Azure
2 157 (17.64%) AWS
3 95 (10.67%) Microsoft 365
4 90 (10.11%) Entra ID
5 64 (7.19%) GCP
6 52 (5.84%) SaaS
7 43 (4.83%) Azure Sentinel
7 43 (4.83%) Microsoft Purview
8 34 (3.82%) Power Platform
9 21 (2.36%) GitHub
10 20 (2.25%) Microsoft Copilot
11 19 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.57%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (1.57%) PaaS
13 12 (1.35%) IaaS
13 12 (1.35%) OCI
13 12 (1.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 11 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
15 10 (1.12%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.12%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 63 (7.08%) Firewall
2 54 (6.07%) Network Security
3 24 (2.70%) DNS
4 20 (2.25%) VPN
5 15 (1.69%) WAN
6 13 (1.46%) Internet
7 10 (1.12%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.01%) LAN
9 8 (0.90%) DHCP
9 8 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (0.90%) IPsec
10 6 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.56%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.56%) DKIM
11 5 (0.56%) DMARC
11 5 (0.56%) Modbus
11 5 (0.56%) NAS
11 5 (0.56%) SAN
11 5 (0.56%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.56%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.36%) Power BI
2 9 (1.01%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.67%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.67%) DynamoDB
4 5 (0.56%) Metadata
5 4 (0.45%) Db2
6 3 (0.34%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.34%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.22%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.22%) Amazon QuickSight
7 2 (0.22%) Big Data
7 2 (0.22%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.22%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.11%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.03%) JIRA
2 8 (0.90%) Git
2 8 (0.90%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.79%) GitLab
4 6 (0.67%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.56%) Snyk
6 3 (0.34%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.22%) MSI
7 2 (0.22%) Subversion
8 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.11%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 281 (31.57%) Social Skills
2 207 (23.26%) Finance
3 94 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (9.78%) Public Sector
5 68 (7.64%) Banking
6 39 (4.38%) Manufacturing
7 32 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
7 32 (3.60%) Legal
8 25 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (2.02%) Local Government
9 18 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (1.91%) Retail
10 17 (1.91%) Telecoms
11 16 (1.80%) Military
12 15 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (0.79%) Financial Institution
15 6 (0.67%) Law
16 4 (0.45%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.45%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 146 (16.40%) Analyst
2 139 (15.62%) Architect
3 78 (8.76%) Senior
4 77 (8.65%) Consultant
4 77 (8.65%) Security Architect
5 73 (8.20%) Security Analyst
6 69 (7.75%) Lead
7 66 (7.42%) Project Manager
8 61 (6.85%) Security Engineer
9 53 (5.96%) Security Manager
10 47 (5.28%) Business Analyst
10 47 (5.28%) Security Consultant
11 44 (4.94%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 37 (4.16%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 33 (3.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 29 (3.26%) IT Manager
15 28 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 26 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
17 23 (2.58%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 20 (2.25%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (6.18%) Terraform
2 15 (1.69%) OAuth
3 13 (1.46%) REST
4 11 (1.24%) SAML
5 9 (1.01%) OpenID
5 9 (1.01%) SailPoint
6 8 (0.90%) Middleware
7 7 (0.79%) FIDO
7 7 (0.79%) LDAP
7 7 (0.79%) WebAuthn
8 6 (0.67%) JSON
8 6 (0.67%) OAuth2
9 5 (0.56%) AWS CDK
9 5 (0.56%) Azure Blueprints
9 5 (0.56%) RESTful
10 4 (0.45%) JWT
11 3 (0.34%) Django
11 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (0.34%) OpenAPI
11 3 (0.34%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 77 (8.65%) Onboarding
2 67 (7.53%) Operational Technology
3 64 (7.19%) Security Posture
4 45 (5.06%) Cyber Threat
5 40 (4.49%) Management Information System
6 36 (4.04%) Cloud Native
7 34 (3.82%) Security Operations Centre
8 26 (2.92%) Cyber Defence
9 24 (2.70%) SCADA
10 22 (2.47%) Data Centre
11 18 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
12 17 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
13 16 (1.80%) CMDB
13 16 (1.80%) PKI
14 15 (1.69%) AI Agents
15 14 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
16 11 (1.24%) Cyberattack
16 11 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
17 10 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
17 10 (1.12%) Industry 4.0
Operating Systems
1 53 (5.96%) Windows
2 27 (3.03%) Linux
3 18 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.80%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.90%) Unix
7 5 (0.56%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.45%) Alpine Linux
9 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.11%) CentOS
11 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (29.66%) Stakeholder Management
2 167 (18.76%) Risk Management
3 157 (17.64%) Incident Response
4 148 (16.63%) Vulnerability Management
5 146 (16.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 142 (15.96%) Security Operations
7 129 (14.49%) Cloud Security
7 129 (14.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 125 (14.04%) Roadmaps
9 119 (13.37%) Security Architecture
10 114 (12.81%) SIEM
11 112 (12.58%) Agile
12 111 (12.47%) Information Security
13 100 (11.24%) Identity Access Management
14 93 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
15 87 (9.78%) AI
16 86 (9.66%) Data Protection
17 85 (9.55%) Decision-Making
18 75 (8.43%) DevOps
19 73 (8.20%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 50 (5.62%) Python
2 49 (5.51%) PowerShell
3 23 (2.58%) SQL
4 17 (1.91%) Kusto Query Language
5 15 (1.69%) Bicep
6 10 (1.12%) Bash
7 6 (0.67%) Search Processing Language
8 5 (0.56%) Korn
9 4 (0.45%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.22%) C#
10 2 (0.22%) Java
10 2 (0.22%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.22%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.11%) C
11 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.11%) Go
11 1 (0.11%) Groovy
11 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 232 (26.07%) Security Cleared
2 181 (20.34%) SC Cleared
3 153 (17.19%) CISSP
4 100 (11.24%) CISM
5 66 (7.42%) Degree
6 47 (5.28%) DV Cleared
7 38 (4.27%) PMP
8 37 (4.16%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (4.16%) PMI Certification
9 33 (3.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 31 (3.48%) CRISC
11 30 (3.37%) Azure Certification
12 27 (3.03%) AWS Certification
12 27 (3.03%) CompTIA Security+
13 25 (2.81%) GIAC
14 22 (2.47%) CEH
15 20 (2.25%) CCSP
16 19 (2.13%) CISA
16 19 (2.13%) TOGAF Certification
17 16 (1.80%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 194 (21.80%) NIST
2 187 (21.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 79 (8.88%) NCSC
4 71 (7.98%) GRC
5 50 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 43 (4.83%) GDPR
7 37 (4.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 28 (3.15%) COBIT
9 26 (2.92%) PCI DSS
10 23 (2.58%) NIST 800
11 22 (2.47%) PMO
12 18 (2.02%) QA
13 16 (1.80%) SOC 2
14 9 (1.01%) SLA
15 8 (0.90%) Data Quality
15 8 (0.90%) ITGC
15 8 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 7 (0.79%) EU AI Act
16 7 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 62 (6.97%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.91%) Docker
3 13 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.56%) NFS
6 3 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.34%) vSphere
7 2 (0.22%) Firmware
7 2 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.11%) ISA Server
8 1 (0.11%) KVM
8 1 (0.11%) Samba
8 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 35 (3.93%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (1.91%) Ansible
4 11 (1.24%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (0.67%) QRadar
6 5 (0.56%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.56%) Puppet
7 4 (0.45%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.45%) Grafana
8 3 (0.34%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.34%) Nessus
8 3 (0.34%) SCCM
9 2 (0.22%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.22%) MOM
9 2 (0.22%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.22%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.11%) Nagios
10 1 (0.11%) Salt
Vendors
1 234 (26.29%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.28%) ServiceNow
3 46 (5.17%) Splunk
4 38 (4.27%) CrowdStrike
5 34 (3.82%) CyberArk
6 27 (3.03%) Google
7 26 (2.92%) Qualys
8 23 (2.58%) Tenable
9 19 (2.13%) Palo Alto
10 17 (1.91%) VMware
11 16 (1.80%) Cisco
12 13 (1.46%) Oracle
12 13 (1.46%) Rapid7
12 13 (1.46%) Zscaler
13 11 (1.24%) Okta
14 8 (0.90%) BeyondTrust
14 8 (0.90%) Databricks
14 8 (0.90%) Fortinet
15 7 (0.79%) Siemens
16 6 (0.67%) Apple