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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 64 68
Rank change year-on-year +5 +4 -8
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 773 497 566
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.01% 3.86% 3.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 4.18% 3.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 510 307 419
10th Percentile £413 £363 £400
25th Percentile £480 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £680 £725
90th Percentile £825 £769 £800
England median daily rate £556 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +1.09% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 3
10th Percentile £33.07 - £30.02
25th Percentile £48.50 £45.75 £30.06
Median hourly rate £67.50 £54.50 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% +80.94% -56.97%
75th Percentile £97.50 £63.25 £53.19
90th Percentile £103.30 - £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 17,131 11,893 15,475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.90% 92.25% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,394 7,948 11,029
10th Percentile £360 £333 £343
25th Percentile £438 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% - -6.14%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £685
90th Percentile £763 £799 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 266 223 303
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.59
25th Percentile £23.91 £24.66 £20.01
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -26.42%
75th Percentile £59.00 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.20 £68.60
England median hourly rate £46.90 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.48% -34.02% +1.65%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 +9 104 £550 +3.97% 162
South London -10 8 £308 -38.50% 15
East London -6 4 £715 +20.68% 25
West London -20 4 £500 +11.11% 53
North London -1 2 £400 -28.09% 9
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 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.03%) 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
1 216 (27.94%) Azure
2 126 (16.30%) AWS
3 77 (9.96%) Microsoft 365
4 63 (8.15%) Entra ID
5 58 (7.50%) GCP
6 53 (6.86%) SaaS
7 43 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
8 39 (5.05%) Azure Sentinel
9 22 (2.85%) GitHub
10 21 (2.72%) Amazon Bedrock
11 20 (2.59%) PaaS
12 17 (2.20%) IaaS
13 16 (2.07%) Azure AI
14 14 (1.81%) Power Platform
15 13 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (1.68%) Mimecast
16 12 (1.55%) Azure Logic Apps
16 12 (1.55%) OpenShift
17 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Copilot
18 8 (1.03%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 55 (7.12%) Firewall
2 51 (6.60%) Network Security
3 20 (2.59%) DNS
4 15 (1.94%) VPN
5 10 (1.29%) Internet
6 8 (1.03%) WAN
7 7 (0.91%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (0.91%) LAN
7 7 (0.91%) NGFW
7 7 (0.91%) VLAN
8 6 (0.78%) DHCP
8 6 (0.78%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.65%) DKIM
9 5 (0.65%) DMARC
10 4 (0.52%) Intranet
10 4 (0.52%) IPsec
11 3 (0.39%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.39%) Kerberos
11 3 (0.39%) NAS
11 3 (0.39%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.55%) Power BI
2 9 (1.16%) Big Data
3 4 (0.52%) Amazon QuickSight
3 4 (0.52%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.39%) Db2
4 3 (0.39%) SQL Server
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 10 (1.29%) 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
6 2 (0.26%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 219 (28.33%) Finance
2 206 (26.65%) Social Skills
3 85 (11.00%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (8.93%) Public Sector
5 56 (7.24%) Banking
6 40 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
7 36 (4.66%) Influencing Skills
8 25 (3.23%) Legal
9 21 (2.72%) 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 10 (1.29%) Investment Banking
13 10 (1.29%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (0.91%) Military
16 4 (0.52%) Aviation
16 4 (0.52%) Law
17 3 (0.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 117 (15.14%) Architect
2 112 (14.49%) Analyst
3 72 (9.31%) Security Architect
4 65 (8.41%) Project Manager
5 59 (7.63%) Security Engineer
5 59 (7.63%) Senior
6 55 (7.12%) Consultant
7 53 (6.86%) Security Manager
8 48 (6.21%) Lead
9 47 (6.08%) Security Analyst
10 44 (5.69%) Business Analyst
10 44 (5.69%) Security Consultant
11 41 (5.30%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 36 (4.66%) Cybersecurity Specialist
13 35 (4.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 34 (4.40%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 29 (3.75%) Security Specialist
16 27 (3.49%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 27 (3.49%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 19 (2.46%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.33%) LDAP
1 18 (2.33%) SAML
2 17 (2.20%) OpenID
3 13 (1.68%) SailPoint
4 11 (1.42%) REST
5 9 (1.16%) OAuth
6 7 (0.91%) 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%) FIDO
10 2 (0.26%) Node.js
10 2 (0.26%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.26%) SOAP
11 1 (0.13%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.93%) Security Posture
2 50 (6.47%) Cloud Native
3 44 (5.69%) Onboarding
4 32 (4.14%) Operational Technology
5 26 (3.36%) AI Agents
5 26 (3.36%) Management Information System
6 17 (2.20%) Security Operations Centre
7 16 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
7 16 (2.07%) SCADA
8 15 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
8 15 (1.94%) PKI
9 13 (1.68%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.29%) CMDB
11 10 (1.29%) Product Ownership
11 10 (1.29%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.16%) BYOD
12 9 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
13 8 (1.03%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.56%) Windows
2 23 (2.98%) Linux
3 16 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.16%) Unix
5 7 (0.91%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.65%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.52%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.52%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.26%) VMS
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (20.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 110 (14.23%) Information Security
3 109 (14.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 107 (13.84%) Risk Management
5 104 (13.45%) Incident Response
5 104 (13.45%) SIEM
6 97 (12.55%) Vulnerability Management
7 94 (12.16%) Cloud Security
7 94 (12.16%) Security Operations
8 84 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
9 82 (10.61%) AI
10 81 (10.48%) Agile
11 80 (10.35%) Security Architecture
12 77 (9.96%) Data Protection
12 77 (9.96%) Identity Access Management
13 72 (9.31%) Problem-Solving
14 70 (9.06%) Roadmaps
15 68 (8.80%) DevOps
16 66 (8.54%) Threat Modelling
17 65 (8.41%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 50 (6.47%) Python
2 39 (5.05%) PowerShell
3 24 (3.10%) SQL
4 16 (2.07%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.81%) Bash
6 9 (1.16%) Bicep
7 8 (1.03%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.78%) Search Processing Language
9 4 (0.52%) Java
10 3 (0.39%) C#
10 3 (0.39%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.39%) Rust
10 3 (0.39%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.26%) C++
11 2 (0.26%) Go
11 2 (0.26%) Korn
12 1 (0.13%) Groovy
12 1 (0.13%) Haskell
Qualifications
1 184 (23.80%) Security Cleared
2 141 (18.24%) SC Cleared
3 136 (17.59%) CISSP
4 87 (11.25%) CISM
5 63 (8.15%) Degree
6 41 (5.30%) Cisco Certification
7 34 (4.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 34 (4.40%) DV Cleared
8 27 (3.49%) CRISC
8 27 (3.49%) GIAC
9 24 (3.10%) CompTIA Security+
10 22 (2.85%) CEH
11 20 (2.59%) CISA
12 19 (2.46%) PMI Certification
13 18 (2.33%) 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
1 169 (21.86%) NIST
2 143 (18.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (8.28%) GRC
4 63 (8.15%) GDPR
5 62 (8.02%) NCSC
6 43 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
7 36 (4.66%) COBIT
8 35 (4.53%) PCI DSS
9 32 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 21 (2.72%) QA
11 17 (2.20%) SOC 2
12 15 (1.94%) NIST 800
13 14 (1.81%) ITGC
14 12 (1.55%) PMO
15 9 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 8 (1.03%) EU AI Act
16 8 (1.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 6 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 5 (0.65%) SLA
19 4 (0.52%) JSP 440
System Software
1 48 (6.21%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.94%) Docker
3 8 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.52%) NFS
6 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.13%) Samba
Systems Management
1 37 (4.79%) Terraform
2 35 (4.53%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.81%) Ansible
5 12 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.16%) CASB
7 5 (0.65%) AirWatch
7 5 (0.65%) Puppet
7 5 (0.65%) QRadar
8 4 (0.52%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.39%) Grafana
9 3 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.39%) SCCM
10 2 (0.26%) CA Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.26%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.26%) Nessus
10 2 (0.26%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.26%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 183 (23.67%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.12%) Splunk
3 48 (6.21%) CyberArk
4 40 (5.17%) 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%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.68%) Netskope
12 10 (1.29%) Rapid7
13 9 (1.16%) Cisco
13 9 (1.16%) Okta
13 9 (1.16%) VMware
13 9 (1.16%) Zscaler
14 6 (0.78%) Oracle
15 4 (0.52%) Apple
15 4 (0.52%) Progress