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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 75 66
Rank change year-on-year +6 -9 -8
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 663 435 567
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.68% 3.51% 3.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.17% 3.81% 3.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 445 271 427
10th Percentile £413 £350 £406
25th Percentile £481 £463 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -5.88%
75th Percentile £700 £650 £738
90th Percentile £838 £775 £825
England median daily rate £550 £550 £581
% change year-on-year - -5.38% -5.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 1
10th Percentile £26.11 £50.36 -
25th Percentile £30.72 £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 £75.00 £73.31 £83.63
% change year-on-year +2.31% -12.34% +16.98%

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 15,896 11,429 15,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.31% 92.26% 88.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,636 7,715 11,109
10th Percentile £358 £350 £343
25th Percentile £431 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £680
90th Percentile £760 £812 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 185 307
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.10 £15.77
25th Percentile £25.25 £22.90 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +22.13% -25.44%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.85
England median hourly rate £46.11 £28.75 £36.50
% change year-on-year +60.37% -21.23% -1.75%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 96 £525 -8.70% 103
South London -31 5 £165 -65.26% 10
North London 0 3 - - 11
East London -16 3 £717 +19.50% 17
West London -29 2 £1,000 +122.22% 32
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 12 (1.81%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.66%) Confluence
3 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) Apache
Applications
1 12 (1.81%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 192 (28.96%) Azure
2 104 (15.69%) AWS
3 74 (11.16%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (8.30%) GCP
5 46 (6.94%) Entra ID
6 41 (6.18%) SaaS
7 32 (4.83%) Microsoft Purview
8 27 (4.07%) GitHub
9 24 (3.62%) Azure Sentinel
10 17 (2.56%) Amazon Bedrock
10 17 (2.56%) Azure AI
10 17 (2.56%) PaaS
11 15 (2.26%) GitHub Actions
12 14 (2.11%) IaaS
12 14 (2.11%) Mimecast
13 13 (1.96%) OpenShift
14 12 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
16 9 (1.36%) Power Platform
17 8 (1.21%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 57 (8.60%) Firewall
2 42 (6.33%) Network Security
3 18 (2.71%) DNS
4 10 (1.51%) VPN
5 9 (1.36%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.06%) VLAN
7 6 (0.90%) Internet
7 6 (0.90%) NGFW
7 6 (0.90%) WAN
8 5 (0.75%) DHCP
8 5 (0.75%) DKIM
8 5 (0.75%) DMARC
8 5 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (0.75%) LAN
9 4 (0.60%) BGP
9 4 (0.60%) Broadband
9 4 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
10 3 (0.45%) OSPF
10 3 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.51%) Big Data
2 6 (0.90%) Power BI
3 5 (0.75%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.60%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
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%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.47%) Jenkins
2 21 (3.17%) JIRA
3 7 (1.06%) 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
1 186 (28.05%) Finance
2 178 (26.85%) Social Skills
3 76 (11.46%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (9.50%) Public Sector
5 47 (7.09%) Banking
6 36 (5.43%) Documentation Skills
7 30 (4.52%) Influencing Skills
8 23 (3.47%) Local Government
9 22 (3.32%) Legal
10 17 (2.56%) Retail
11 14 (2.11%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.36%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.21%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.06%) Military
15 7 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.75%) Manufacturing
17 4 (0.60%) Aviation
17 4 (0.60%) Law
17 4 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 96 (14.48%) Architect
2 87 (13.12%) Analyst
3 54 (8.14%) Security Architect
3 54 (8.14%) Security Engineer
4 52 (7.84%) Senior
5 51 (7.69%) Consultant
6 48 (7.24%) Lead
6 48 (7.24%) Project Manager
7 47 (7.09%) Security Manager
8 41 (6.18%) Security Consultant
9 40 (6.03%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 35 (5.28%) Business Analyst
11 34 (5.13%) Security Analyst
12 32 (4.83%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 32 (4.83%) Security Specialist
13 31 (4.68%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 31 (4.68%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 31 (4.68%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 24 (3.62%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 19 (2.87%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.87%) SAML
2 18 (2.71%) OpenID
3 16 (2.41%) LDAP
4 11 (1.66%) SailPoint
5 9 (1.36%) REST
6 8 (1.21%) OAuth
7 4 (0.60%) Middleware
7 4 (0.60%) NestJS
7 4 (0.60%) RESTful
8 3 (0.45%) .NET
8 3 (0.45%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.45%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.45%) Django
8 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.45%) Node.js
8 3 (0.45%) React
8 3 (0.45%) Web Services
9 2 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.30%) Kafka
9 2 (0.30%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 55 (8.30%) Security Posture
2 43 (6.49%) Cloud Native
3 36 (5.43%) Onboarding
4 24 (3.62%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.32%) AI Agents
5 22 (3.32%) Operational Technology
6 17 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
6 17 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
7 14 (2.11%) PKI
8 13 (1.96%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.81%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.51%) SCADA
11 8 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (1.21%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.90%) BYOD
12 6 (0.90%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.75%) Cloud Security Posture
13 5 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.18%) Windows
2 20 (3.02%) Linux
3 11 (1.66%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.06%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.06%) Unix
4 7 (1.06%) VMS
5 4 (0.60%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (17.80%) Stakeholder Management
2 103 (15.54%) Information Security
3 94 (14.18%) Incident Response
4 91 (13.73%) SIEM
5 89 (13.42%) Risk Management
6 81 (12.22%) Cloud Security
6 81 (12.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 80 (12.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (11.31%) AI
9 72 (10.86%) Vulnerability Management
10 71 (10.71%) Agile
10 71 (10.71%) Security Operations
11 63 (9.50%) CI/CD
11 63 (9.50%) DevOps
12 62 (9.35%) Identity Access Management
13 60 (9.05%) Security Architecture
14 59 (8.90%) Data Protection
15 58 (8.75%) Threat Modelling
16 57 (8.60%) Problem-Solving
17 51 (7.69%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 44 (6.64%) Python
2 27 (4.07%) PowerShell
3 19 (2.87%) Kusto Query Language
3 19 (2.87%) SQL
4 17 (2.56%) Bash
5 9 (1.36%) TypeScript
6 5 (0.75%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.60%) C#
7 4 (0.60%) Rust
7 4 (0.60%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.45%) Bicep
8 3 (0.45%) C++
8 3 (0.45%) Go
8 3 (0.45%) Java
8 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.30%) Haskell
10 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 172 (25.94%) Security Cleared
2 143 (21.57%) SC Cleared
3 106 (15.99%) CISSP
4 70 (10.56%) CISM
5 56 (8.45%) Degree
6 33 (4.98%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (4.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 22 (3.32%) DV Cleared
8 22 (3.32%) GIAC
9 21 (3.17%) CompTIA Security+
10 20 (3.02%) CEH
11 18 (2.71%) CRISC
12 14 (2.11%) CISA
13 13 (1.96%) CCSP
13 13 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.81%) Azure Certification
15 11 (1.66%) PMI Certification
16 10 (1.51%) PMP
17 8 (1.21%) GCIH
17 8 (1.21%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (20.97%) NIST
2 120 (18.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 55 (8.30%) GDPR
4 50 (7.54%) NCSC
5 41 (6.18%) GRC
6 34 (5.13%) COBIT
7 33 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
8 27 (4.07%) PCI DSS
9 22 (3.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 15 (2.26%) QA
11 13 (1.96%) ITGC
11 13 (1.96%) SOC 2
12 10 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 9 (1.36%) NIST 800
13 9 (1.36%) PMO
14 8 (1.21%) SLA
15 7 (1.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 4 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.60%) EU AI Act
16 4 (0.60%) JSP 440
System Software
1 42 (6.33%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.51%) Docker
2 10 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.30%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.15%) NFS
Systems Management
1 36 (5.43%) Kubernetes
2 28 (4.22%) Terraform
3 17 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.81%) CASB
5 11 (1.66%) Ansible
5 11 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.06%) AirWatch
6 7 (1.06%) SCCM
7 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.45%) Grafana
7 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.30%) Nessus
8 2 (0.30%) Puppet
8 2 (0.30%) RSA Archer
8 2 (0.30%) WSUS
9 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.15%) logstash
9 1 (0.15%) Nexpose
9 1 (0.15%) Salt
9 1 (0.15%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 148 (22.32%) Microsoft
2 49 (7.39%) Splunk
3 35 (5.28%) CyberArk
4 31 (4.68%) CrowdStrike
5 24 (3.62%) ServiceNow
6 20 (3.02%) OpenAI
7 19 (2.87%) Google
8 17 (2.56%) Foundry
9 15 (2.26%) Netskope
9 15 (2.26%) Palo Alto
10 14 (2.11%) Tenable
11 10 (1.51%) Qualys
12 7 (1.06%) Cisco
12 7 (1.06%) Zscaler
13 6 (0.90%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.90%) Okta
14 5 (0.75%) VMware
15 4 (0.60%) Progress
15 4 (0.60%) Rapid7
16 3 (0.45%) SAP