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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 53 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity | 956 | 633 | 590 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 4.66% | 4.73% | 3.68% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.23% | 5.11% | 4.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 638 | 376 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £510 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £790 | £775 | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.17% | -1.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.75 | £34.38 | £28.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.25 | £43.38 | £41.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £49.50 | £50.75 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.46% | -11.74% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.31 | £70.88 | £77.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.13 | £94.13 | £80.32 |
| England median hourly rate | £76.25 | £41.94 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.81% | -27.06% | -21.05% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 18,262 | 12,381 | 14,326 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 89.07% | 92.48% | 89.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,971 | 8,179 | 9,290 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £334 | £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 | £668 | £663 | £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 | 352 | 241 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.89 | £18.25 | £17.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.69 | £25.15 | £24.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £31.49 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.21% | -16.03% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £48.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.13 | £65.00 | £78.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £38.13 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.59% | -40.82% | -5.56% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in London
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 16 October 2026.
Cybersecurity Hourly Rate Trend in London
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | 97 | £550 | +4.76% | 233 |
| West London | -14 | 16 | £575 | +35.29% | 43 |
| East London | +8 | 9 | £525 | -8.70% | 13 |
| South London | -10 | 5 | £495 | -20.80% | 15 |
| North London | -5 | 2 | £400 | -38.46% | 2 |
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Cybersecurity Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 31.5% | 301 |
| 2 | Risk Management | 19.5% | 186 |
| 3 | Vulnerability Management | 17.4% | 166 |
| 4 | Cloud Security | 16.9% | 162 |
| 4 | Incident Response | 16.9% | 162 |
| 6 | Security Operations | 16.3% | 156 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 15.9% | 152 |
| 8 | Roadmaps | 15.4% | 147 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 15.0% | 143 |
| 10 | Security Architecture | 13.4% | 128 |
| 10 | SIEM | 13.4% | 128 |
| 12 | Information Security | 13.0% | 124 |
| 13 | Agile | 12.4% | 119 |
| 14 | Identity Access Management | 11.6% | 111 |
| 15 | Problem-Solving | 11.2% | 107 |
| 16 | AI | 10.5% | 100 |
| 17 | Data Protection | 10.0% | 96 |
| 18 | DevOps | 9.7% | 93 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 9.5% | 91 |
| 20 | Infrastructure as Code | 8.6% | 82 |