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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 78 68
Rank change year-on-year +8 -10 -5
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 657 426 585
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.71% 3.40% 3.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.18% 3.68% 3.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 433 269 439
10th Percentile £413 £337 £405
25th Percentile £475 £450 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £700 £640 £733
90th Percentile £838 £753 £825
England median daily rate £550 £550 £582
% change year-on-year - -5.50% -3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 1
10th Percentile £26.11 £50.36 -
25th Percentile £26.84 £57.28 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £73.60 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -11.68% +144.36% -55.38%
75th Percentile £90.63 £80.80 -
90th Percentile £100.83 £82.24 -
England median hourly rate £66.75 £73.31 £83.50
% change year-on-year -8.95% -12.20% +23.70%

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 15,703 11,565 15,791
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.59% 92.19% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,518 7,845 11,317
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £813 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 169 324
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.37 £16.00
25th Percentile £24.54 £22.75 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.00 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% +15.25% -22.62%
75th Percentile £57.86 £50.75 £47.56
90th Percentile £73.75 £63.75 £65.93
England median hourly rate £45.46 £30.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year +51.53% -16.67% -4.00%

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 May 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 May 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 May 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 -2 95 £525 -8.70% 99
South London -31 6 £165 -65.26% 14
North London +3 4 - - 6
East London -12 3 £717 +16.59% 30
West London -23 2 £1,000 +135.29% 34
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 14 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.83%) Confluence
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (2.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.98%) MS Visio
3 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.46%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 188 (28.61%) Azure
2 102 (15.53%) AWS
3 73 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (7.91%) GCP
5 43 (6.54%) Entra ID
6 41 (6.24%) SaaS
7 30 (4.57%) GitHub
8 27 (4.11%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (2.89%) Azure Sentinel
9 19 (2.89%) GitHub Actions
10 18 (2.74%) PaaS
11 17 (2.59%) Azure AI
12 16 (2.44%) Amazon Bedrock
13 15 (2.28%) Power Platform
14 13 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
14 13 (1.98%) OpenShift
15 12 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.83%) IaaS
15 12 (1.83%) Mimecast
16 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 67 (10.20%) Firewall
2 46 (7.00%) Network Security
3 18 (2.74%) DNS
4 11 (1.67%) VPN
5 9 (1.37%) TCP/IP
6 8 (1.22%) WAN
7 7 (1.07%) Internet
7 7 (1.07%) VLAN
8 6 (0.91%) LAN
9 5 (0.76%) Broadband
9 5 (0.76%) DHCP
9 5 (0.76%) NGFW
9 5 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.61%) BGP
10 4 (0.61%) DKIM
10 4 (0.61%) DMARC
10 4 (0.61%) Wireless
11 3 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.46%) Modbus
11 3 (0.46%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.83%) Power BI
2 10 (1.52%) Big Data
3 5 (0.76%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.61%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.30%) Tableau
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.15%) DB2
6 1 (0.15%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.15%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 23 (3.50%) JIRA
2 22 (3.35%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.07%) Git
4 2 (0.30%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.30%) GitLab
5 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 191 (29.07%) Social Skills
2 186 (28.31%) Finance
3 75 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (9.28%) Public Sector
5 52 (7.91%) Banking
6 38 (5.78%) Documentation Skills
7 32 (4.87%) Influencing Skills
8 23 (3.50%) Local Government
9 21 (3.20%) Legal
10 18 (2.74%) Retail
11 14 (2.13%) Investment Banking
12 11 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.37%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.22%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.07%) Manufacturing
16 6 (0.91%) Law
16 6 (0.91%) Military
17 4 (0.61%) Aviation
17 4 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 87 (13.24%) Architect
2 84 (12.79%) Analyst
3 58 (8.83%) Senior
4 57 (8.68%) Consultant
4 57 (8.68%) Security Manager
5 55 (8.37%) Security Engineer
6 50 (7.61%) Project Manager
7 46 (7.00%) Lead
8 45 (6.85%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 45 (6.85%) Security Architect
9 44 (6.70%) Security Consultant
10 36 (5.48%) Business Analyst
11 33 (5.02%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 33 (5.02%) Security Specialist
12 30 (4.57%) Cybersecurity Specialist
12 30 (4.57%) Security Analyst
13 29 (4.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 27 (4.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 21 (3.20%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 20 (3.04%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.50%) SAML
2 21 (3.20%) OpenID
3 17 (2.59%) LDAP
4 14 (2.13%) REST
5 11 (1.67%) SailPoint
6 9 (1.37%) OAuth
7 5 (0.76%) NestJS
8 4 (0.61%) Kafka
8 4 (0.61%) Middleware
8 4 (0.61%) Node.js
8 4 (0.61%) RESTful
9 3 (0.46%) .NET
9 3 (0.46%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.46%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.46%) Django
9 3 (0.46%) JSON
9 3 (0.46%) React
9 3 (0.46%) Web Services
10 2 (0.30%) gRPC
10 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.76%) Security Posture
2 44 (6.70%) Cloud Native
3 38 (5.78%) Onboarding
4 27 (4.11%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.35%) AI Agents
5 22 (3.35%) Operational Technology
6 17 (2.59%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.28%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (2.28%) PKI
8 14 (2.13%) Public Cloud
8 14 (2.13%) Security Operations Centre
9 11 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
10 10 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.37%) Data Centre
11 9 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.22%) BYOD
13 7 (1.07%) SCADA
14 6 (0.91%) CMDB
14 6 (0.91%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.39%) Windows
2 23 (3.50%) Linux
3 11 (1.67%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.22%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.07%) VMS
6 6 (0.91%) Unix
7 4 (0.61%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (17.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 111 (16.89%) Information Security
3 93 (14.16%) Incident Response
4 86 (13.09%) Agile
4 86 (13.09%) SIEM
5 85 (12.94%) Cloud Security
6 84 (12.79%) Risk Management
7 79 (12.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 77 (11.72%) AI
9 75 (11.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 68 (10.35%) CI/CD
11 66 (10.05%) Security Operations
11 66 (10.05%) Vulnerability Management
12 62 (9.44%) DevOps
12 62 (9.44%) Identity Access Management
13 60 (9.13%) Problem-Solving
14 56 (8.52%) Data Protection
15 55 (8.37%) Infrastructure as Code
16 53 (8.07%) Threat Modelling
17 52 (7.91%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.00%) Python
2 27 (4.11%) PowerShell
3 22 (3.35%) SQL
4 18 (2.74%) Bash
5 17 (2.59%) Kusto Query Language
6 8 (1.22%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.76%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.61%) C#
8 4 (0.61%) Rust
8 4 (0.61%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.46%) Bicep
9 3 (0.46%) C++
9 3 (0.46%) Go
9 3 (0.46%) Java
10 2 (0.30%) Haskell
11 1 (0.15%) Korn
11 1 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 168 (25.57%) Security Cleared
2 138 (21.00%) SC Cleared
3 105 (15.98%) CISSP
4 71 (10.81%) CISM
5 61 (9.28%) Degree
6 29 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
7 24 (3.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 22 (3.35%) DV Cleared
9 21 (3.20%) GIAC
10 20 (3.04%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (2.74%) CEH
11 18 (2.74%) CRISC
12 14 (2.13%) PMI Certification
13 13 (1.98%) Azure Certification
13 13 (1.98%) CISA
13 13 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
13 13 (1.98%) PMP
14 10 (1.52%) CCSP
15 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (1.07%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (19.33%) NIST
2 113 (17.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (8.07%) GDPR
4 47 (7.15%) NCSC
5 39 (5.94%) GRC
6 30 (4.57%) Cyber Essentials
7 28 (4.26%) COBIT
8 27 (4.11%) PCI DSS
9 18 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (2.13%) QA
11 12 (1.83%) ITGC
12 11 (1.67%) PMO
12 11 (1.67%) SOC 2
13 10 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (1.37%) SLA
15 8 (1.22%) NIST 800
16 6 (0.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 3 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
17 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 40 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
3 10 (1.52%) Docker
4 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.30%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.15%) NFS
Systems Management
1 33 (5.02%) Kubernetes
1 33 (5.02%) Terraform
2 14 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (1.98%) CASB
4 11 (1.67%) Ansible
5 10 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.22%) SCCM
7 7 (1.07%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.46%) logstash
8 3 (0.46%) QRadar
8 3 (0.46%) RSA Archer
9 2 (0.30%) Fluentd
9 2 (0.30%) Grafana
9 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.30%) SCOrch
9 2 (0.30%) WSUS
10 1 (0.15%) Nessus
10 1 (0.15%) Puppet
Vendors
1 152 (23.14%) Microsoft
2 51 (7.76%) Splunk
3 31 (4.72%) CyberArk
4 29 (4.41%) ServiceNow
5 22 (3.35%) CrowdStrike
6 20 (3.04%) OpenAI
7 19 (2.89%) Google
8 17 (2.59%) Foundry
9 15 (2.28%) Palo Alto
10 14 (2.13%) Tenable
11 13 (1.98%) Netskope
12 8 (1.22%) Qualys
13 7 (1.07%) Cisco
13 7 (1.07%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.07%) VMware
14 6 (0.91%) Okta
14 6 (0.91%) Zscaler
15 4 (0.61%) Ping Identity
15 4 (0.61%) Rapid7
15 4 (0.61%) SAP