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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 64 65
Rank change year-on-year +6 +1 -6
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 835 558 563
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.16% 4.15% 3.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.66% 4.49% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 552 348 394
10th Percentile £424 £375 £400
25th Percentile £497 £488 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £566 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.55% -5.63% -3.23%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £700
90th Percentile £800 £775 £800
England median daily rate £563 £550 £590
% change year-on-year +2.27% -6.78% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 5
10th Percentile £31.72 £31.88 £27.14
25th Percentile £35.75 £34.69 £30.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £46.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +35.87% +52.72% -62.93%
75th Percentile £68.75 £62.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £92.45 £62.95 £70.25
England median hourly rate £80.00 £57.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +39.13% -11.54% -14.10%

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 17,902 12,422 14,415
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.17% 92.40% 88.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,758 8,269 10,048
10th Percentile £361 £325 £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 £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £511 £525
% change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 254 197
10th Percentile £17.18 £16.50 £16.99
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.29 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.22% -16.33% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.44 £48.44 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.50
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +5.81%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 19 August 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 +11 105 £550 +4.76% 91
West London -20 10 £550 +22.22% 51
East London -4 7 £620 +6.90% 27
South London -12 4 £475 -24.00% 17
North London -4 1 £400 -38.46% 17
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 (1.56%) Confluence
1 13 (1.56%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.12%) CMS
3 1 (0.12%) IIS
3 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.36%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 242 (28.98%) Azure
2 147 (17.60%) AWS
3 84 (10.06%) Entra ID
3 84 (10.06%) Microsoft 365
4 67 (8.02%) GCP
5 60 (7.19%) SaaS
6 42 (5.03%) Microsoft Purview
7 40 (4.79%) Azure Sentinel
8 26 (3.11%) Power Platform
9 19 (2.28%) PaaS
10 18 (2.16%) Microsoft Copilot
11 17 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (2.04%) GitHub
11 17 (2.04%) IaaS
12 16 (1.92%) Amazon Bedrock
13 14 (1.68%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (1.44%) Azure AI
15 9 (1.08%) Google Workspace
15 9 (1.08%) OCI
16 8 (0.96%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 62 (7.43%) Firewall
2 54 (6.47%) Network Security
3 28 (3.35%) DNS
4 19 (2.28%) VPN
5 13 (1.56%) Internet
6 12 (1.44%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.20%) WAN
8 8 (0.96%) DHCP
8 8 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.84%) LAN
9 7 (0.84%) VLAN
10 6 (0.72%) NAS
10 6 (0.72%) SAN
11 5 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.60%) DKIM
11 5 (0.60%) DMARC
11 5 (0.60%) IPsec
11 5 (0.60%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.60%) NGFW
12 4 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.92%) Power BI
2 11 (1.32%) Big Data
3 6 (0.72%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.60%) Db2
5 4 (0.48%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.48%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.36%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.23%) JIRA
2 8 (0.96%) Git
2 8 (0.96%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.84%) GitLab
4 5 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.60%) Snyk
5 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.24%) MSI
6 2 (0.24%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Browser DevTools
General
1 250 (29.94%) Social Skills
2 218 (26.11%) Finance
3 88 (10.54%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (9.58%) Public Sector
5 61 (7.31%) Banking
6 31 (3.71%) Influencing Skills
7 28 (3.35%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (3.35%) Legal
8 23 (2.75%) Local Government
9 20 (2.40%) Retail
10 18 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.04%) Manufacturing
11 17 (2.04%) Telecoms
12 12 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (0.96%) Financial Institution
14 8 (0.96%) Military
15 5 (0.60%) Investment Banking
15 5 (0.60%) Law
16 4 (0.48%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 139 (16.65%) Analyst
2 125 (14.97%) Architect
3 75 (8.98%) Security Architect
4 73 (8.74%) Senior
5 63 (7.54%) Lead
6 61 (7.31%) Security Analyst
7 58 (6.95%) Consultant
8 56 (6.71%) Security Engineer
9 55 (6.59%) Business Analyst
10 54 (6.47%) Project Manager
10 54 (6.47%) Security Manager
11 43 (5.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 42 (5.03%) Security Consultant
13 38 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 30 (3.59%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 26 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 26 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 23 (2.75%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 20 (2.40%) Operations Analyst
17 20 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.44%) OAuth
1 12 (1.44%) REST
1 12 (1.44%) SailPoint
2 9 (1.08%) Middleware
3 8 (0.96%) LDAP
4 7 (0.84%) OpenID
4 7 (0.84%) SAML
5 5 (0.60%) Azure Blueprints
5 5 (0.60%) FIDO
5 5 (0.60%) JSON
5 5 (0.60%) WebAuthn
6 4 (0.48%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.48%) RESTful
7 3 (0.36%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.36%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.36%) Django
8 2 (0.24%) JWT
8 2 (0.24%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.24%) SOAP
8 2 (0.24%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.90%) Security Posture
2 54 (6.47%) Onboarding
3 41 (4.91%) Operational Technology
4 35 (4.19%) Cloud Native
5 33 (3.95%) Security Operations Centre
6 31 (3.71%) Management Information System
7 26 (3.11%) AI Agents
8 20 (2.40%) Cyber Threat
8 20 (2.40%) Data Protection Act
9 17 (2.04%) Data Centre
10 16 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
10 16 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.80%) CMDB
11 15 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (1.80%) PKI
11 15 (1.80%) SCADA
12 14 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (1.20%) Product Ownership
14 9 (1.08%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 49 (5.87%) Windows
2 28 (3.35%) Linux
3 16 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.44%) Mac OS
5 11 (1.32%) Unix
6 8 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.60%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.48%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.12%) CentOS
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (25.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 132 (15.81%) Incident Response
3 127 (15.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 124 (14.85%) Risk Management
4 124 (14.85%) Security Operations
5 119 (14.25%) Cloud Security
6 116 (13.89%) Vulnerability Management
7 109 (13.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 109 (13.05%) SIEM
8 108 (12.93%) Information Security
9 99 (11.86%) AI
10 98 (11.74%) Security Architecture
11 96 (11.50%) Agile
11 96 (11.50%) Roadmaps
12 95 (11.38%) Identity Access Management
13 83 (9.94%) Data Protection
14 79 (9.46%) Problem-Solving
15 70 (8.38%) DevOps
16 68 (8.14%) Decision-Making
17 63 (7.54%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 48 (5.75%) Python
2 46 (5.51%) PowerShell
3 31 (3.71%) SQL
4 17 (2.04%) Kusto Query Language
5 15 (1.80%) Bash
5 15 (1.80%) Bicep
6 6 (0.72%) Search Processing Language
7 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.36%) Korn
9 2 (0.24%) C#
9 2 (0.24%) Java
9 2 (0.24%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.24%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.12%) C
10 1 (0.12%) Groovy
10 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 196 (23.47%) Security Cleared
2 150 (17.96%) CISSP
3 147 (17.60%) SC Cleared
4 96 (11.50%) CISM
5 70 (8.38%) Degree
6 44 (5.27%) Cisco Certification
7 41 (4.91%) DV Cleared
8 36 (4.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 32 (3.83%) PMP
10 29 (3.47%) PMI Certification
11 28 (3.35%) CEH
11 28 (3.35%) CompTIA Security+
11 28 (3.35%) GIAC
12 23 (2.75%) CRISC
13 21 (2.51%) Azure Certification
14 19 (2.28%) CISA
15 17 (2.04%) AWS Certification
15 17 (2.04%) CCSP
16 16 (1.92%) CompTIA CySA+
17 15 (1.80%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (22.04%) NIST
2 162 (19.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (7.66%) NCSC
4 58 (6.95%) GRC
5 55 (6.59%) GDPR
6 48 (5.75%) Cyber Essentials
7 36 (4.31%) COBIT
8 34 (4.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (3.35%) PCI DSS
10 19 (2.28%) PMO
10 19 (2.28%) QA
11 17 (2.04%) NIST 800
12 16 (1.92%) ITGC
12 16 (1.92%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (1.08%) EU AI Act
15 7 (0.84%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (0.84%) SLA
16 6 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 6 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 59 (7.07%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.80%) Docker
3 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) NFS
4 6 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.36%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.36%) vSphere
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.12%) Samba
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 42 (5.03%) Terraform
2 20 (2.40%) Kubernetes
3 16 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.56%) Ansible
6 9 (1.08%) CASB
7 6 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.60%) Puppet
8 5 (0.60%) QRadar
9 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.48%) Nessus
9 4 (0.48%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.36%) Grafana
10 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.36%) SCCM
11 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.24%) MOM
11 2 (0.24%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.12%) Nagios
Vendors
1 223 (26.71%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.03%) ServiceNow
3 41 (4.91%) CrowdStrike
4 38 (4.55%) CyberArk
4 38 (4.55%) Splunk
5 24 (2.87%) Tenable
6 23 (2.75%) Google
7 21 (2.51%) Qualys
8 15 (1.80%) Cisco
9 14 (1.68%) Zscaler
10 13 (1.56%) OpenAI
10 13 (1.56%) Palo Alto
11 12 (1.44%) Foundry
12 11 (1.32%) VMware
13 10 (1.20%) Oracle
14 9 (1.08%) Okta
14 9 (1.08%) Rapid7
15 8 (0.96%) Netskope
16 6 (0.72%) BeyondTrust
16 6 (0.72%) Databricks