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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 73 64
Rank change year-on-year +9 -9 -2
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 639 447 623
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.09% 3.30% 3.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.52% 3.64% 3.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 260 450
10th Percentile £407 £374 £431
25th Percentile £475 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £553 £606
Median % change year-on-year +0.45% -8.87% -3.00%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £734
90th Percentile £800 £788 £814
England median daily rate £536 £562 £582
% change year-on-year -4.63% -3.41% -3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 6 2
10th Percentile £26.11 £48.88 £53.00
25th Percentile £33.72 £56.20 £55.63
Median hourly rate £56.00 £73.60 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.91% +17.76% -3.10%
75th Percentile £94.06 £82.00 £70.63
90th Percentile £95.00 £83.20 £74.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £54.00 £72.50
% change year-on-year -15.81% -25.52% +10.69%

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 14,143 12,286 16,265
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.44% 90.69% 88.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,444 7,897 11,628
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 156 343
10th Percentile £18.21 £20.23 £16.02
25th Percentile £24.81 £24.73 £19.53
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.05% +23.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56.73 £55.25 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.58 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.61 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -23.99% - -

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 February 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 February 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 February 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 -14 83 £525 -6.67% 77
South London -26 7 £339 -28.68% 9
West London -21 6 £423 -0.59% 33
North London +7 5 - - 11
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 16 (2.50%) Confluence
2 14 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.10%) Apache
3 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.31%) WebLogic
Applications
1 17 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.03%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.47%) Trello
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 143 (22.38%) Azure
2 85 (13.30%) AWS
3 62 (9.70%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (5.79%) Entra ID
5 30 (4.69%) GCP
6 29 (4.54%) Microsoft Purview
7 28 (4.38%) GitHub
8 21 (3.29%) GitHub Actions
9 20 (3.13%) SaaS
10 16 (2.50%) Power Platform
11 14 (2.19%) Azure Sentinel
12 13 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (2.03%) OpenShift
13 10 (1.56%) Mimecast
13 10 (1.56%) PaaS
13 10 (1.56%) Serverless
14 8 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
16 6 (0.94%) Azure AI
16 6 (0.94%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 79 (12.36%) Firewall
2 41 (6.42%) Network Security
3 12 (1.88%) WAN
4 10 (1.56%) DNS
4 10 (1.56%) VPN
4 10 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.10%) Internet
5 7 (1.10%) Wireless
6 6 (0.94%) LAN
7 5 (0.78%) BGP
7 5 (0.78%) OSPF
7 5 (0.78%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.63%) Broadband
8 4 (0.63%) DHCP
8 4 (0.63%) NGFW
9 3 (0.47%) HTTP
9 3 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.47%) Modbus
9 3 (0.47%) SSL
10 2 (0.31%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.03%) Power BI
2 10 (1.56%) Data Lake
3 5 (0.78%) Big Data
4 4 (0.63%) Amazon Athena
4 4 (0.63%) Tableau
5 3 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.31%) Metadata
7 1 (0.16%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.16%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.16%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 22 (3.44%) Jenkins
2 21 (3.29%) JIRA
3 4 (0.63%) GitLab
4 3 (0.47%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.31%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.31%) Git
6 1 (0.16%) Ant
6 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.16%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.16%) Snyk
6 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
General
1 207 (32.39%) Social Skills
2 161 (25.20%) Finance
3 73 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (9.23%) Public Sector
5 57 (8.92%) Banking
6 33 (5.16%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (3.44%) Influencing Skills
7 22 (3.44%) Investment Banking
8 18 (2.82%) Legal
8 18 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
9 16 (2.50%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.35%) Retail
11 14 (2.19%) Financial Institution
12 13 (2.03%) Local Government
13 10 (1.56%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.56%) Military
13 10 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (0.94%) Spanish Language
15 5 (0.78%) Law
16 3 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 90 (14.08%) Analyst
2 68 (10.64%) Architect
3 63 (9.86%) Senior
4 62 (9.70%) Security Engineer
5 58 (9.08%) Consultant
6 53 (8.29%) Security Manager
7 50 (7.82%) Project Manager
8 42 (6.57%) Security Architect
9 41 (6.42%) Security Analyst
10 39 (6.10%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 38 (5.95%) Security Specialist
12 35 (5.48%) Security Consultant
13 29 (4.54%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 28 (4.38%) Lead
15 27 (4.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 27 (4.23%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 26 (4.07%) Tester
17 24 (3.76%) Business Analyst
18 23 (3.60%) Penetration Tester
19 22 (3.44%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.76%) SAML
2 23 (3.60%) OpenID
3 15 (2.35%) LDAP
3 15 (2.35%) REST
4 12 (1.88%) Kafka
5 9 (1.41%) React
5 9 (1.41%) SailPoint
6 8 (1.25%) .NET
6 8 (1.25%) OAuth
7 5 (0.78%) Apache NiFi
7 5 (0.78%) NestJS
8 4 (0.63%) GraphQL
8 4 (0.63%) Model Context Protocol
8 4 (0.63%) Next.js
8 4 (0.63%) Node.js
9 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (0.47%) Middleware
9 3 (0.47%) RESTful
10 2 (0.31%) gRPC
10 2 (0.31%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.51%) Security Posture
2 42 (6.57%) Management Information System
3 40 (6.26%) Cloud Native
4 39 (6.10%) Cyber Threat
5 36 (5.63%) Onboarding
6 28 (4.38%) Security Operations Centre
7 21 (3.29%) Cyber Defence
8 17 (2.66%) Operational Technology
9 14 (2.19%) Product Ownership
10 13 (2.03%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.88%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (1.88%) PKI
12 11 (1.72%) Public Cloud
13 10 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (1.41%) AI Agents
14 9 (1.41%) BYOD
15 6 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
15 6 (0.94%) IoT
15 6 (0.94%) NHS
16 5 (0.78%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 57 (8.92%) Windows
2 37 (5.79%) Linux
3 15 (2.35%) Mac OS
4 12 (1.88%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.72%) Unix
6 8 (1.25%) VMS
6 8 (1.25%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.63%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.31%) CentOS
8 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.16%) Android
9 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (18.62%) Stakeholder Management
2 108 (16.90%) Incident Response
3 107 (16.74%) SIEM
4 105 (16.43%) Information Security
5 96 (15.02%) Risk Management
6 94 (14.71%) Agile
7 93 (14.55%) Cloud Security
8 84 (13.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 78 (12.21%) Security Operations
10 65 (10.17%) Continuous Improvement
10 65 (10.17%) Vulnerability Management
11 64 (10.02%) CI/CD
12 63 (9.86%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 63 (9.86%) Threat Intelligence
13 62 (9.70%) Problem-Solving
14 60 (9.39%) AI
15 57 (8.92%) Identity Access Management
16 55 (8.61%) DevOps
17 50 (7.82%) Infrastructure as Code
18 45 (7.04%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.67%) Python
2 36 (5.63%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.29%) Kusto Query Language
4 17 (2.66%) Bash
5 12 (1.88%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.72%) Java
7 10 (1.56%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.41%) C++
8 9 (1.41%) SQL
9 7 (1.10%) C#
10 4 (0.63%) Rust
11 3 (0.47%) Go
12 2 (0.31%) Haskell
13 1 (0.16%) BeanShell
13 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 212 (33.18%) Security Cleared
2 182 (28.48%) SC Cleared
3 97 (15.18%) CISSP
4 64 (10.02%) CISM
5 54 (8.45%) Degree
6 38 (5.95%) DV Cleared
7 24 (3.76%) CHECK Team Leader
8 23 (3.60%) CHECK Team Member
9 21 (3.29%) CompTIA Security+
10 18 (2.82%) CEH
10 18 (2.82%) GIAC
11 17 (2.66%) CRISC
12 13 (2.03%) PMI Certification
13 12 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (1.88%) OSCP
14 10 (1.56%) CESG Certified Professional
14 10 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
14 10 (1.56%) PMP
15 9 (1.41%) CISA
15 9 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (19.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 119 (18.62%) NIST
3 52 (8.14%) GDPR
4 40 (6.26%) GRC
5 33 (5.16%) NCSC
6 27 (4.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (4.07%) PCI DSS
8 14 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (2.03%) COBIT
10 12 (1.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 12 (1.88%) SOC 2
11 9 (1.41%) QA
11 9 (1.41%) SLA
12 7 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 7 (1.10%) PMO
13 6 (0.94%) EU AI Act
13 6 (0.94%) HIPAA
14 5 (0.78%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.63%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (5.16%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.35%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (1.10%) Docker
4 4 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 34 (5.32%) Kubernetes
2 32 (5.01%) Terraform
3 26 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (3.13%) SCCM
5 13 (2.03%) Ansible
6 11 (1.72%) CASB
7 7 (1.10%) AirWatch
8 6 (0.94%) SCOrch
9 5 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.63%) Nessus
10 4 (0.63%) RSA Archer
11 3 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.47%) logstash
11 3 (0.47%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.47%) QRadar
11 3 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.47%) WSUS
12 2 (0.31%) Fluentd
12 2 (0.31%) Nagios
Vendors
1 136 (21.28%) Microsoft
2 64 (10.02%) Splunk
3 31 (4.85%) CyberArk
4 26 (4.07%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.29%) CrowdStrike
6 18 (2.82%) Palo Alto
6 18 (2.82%) Tenable
7 17 (2.66%) Google
8 10 (1.56%) Cisco
8 10 (1.56%) Fortinet
8 10 (1.56%) OpenAI
9 9 (1.41%) Netskope
9 9 (1.41%) Qualys
10 7 (1.10%) Darktrace
10 7 (1.10%) Okta
11 6 (0.94%) Foundry
11 6 (0.94%) Rapid7
11 6 (0.94%) SAP
11 6 (0.94%) Zscaler
12 5 (0.78%) Ariba