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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 81 66
Rank change year-on-year +13 -15 -5
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 669 419 593
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.97% 3.32% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.43% 3.63% 3.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 434 272 437
10th Percentile £408 £337 £413
25th Percentile £475 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £688 £638 £738
90th Percentile £800 £763 £825
England median daily rate £550 £550 £582
% change year-on-year - -5.50% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 5 1
10th Percentile £26.11 £54.97 -
25th Percentile £29.04 £68.80 £51.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £73.60 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% +40.19% -22.22%
75th Percentile £95.00 £83.20 £53.75
90th Percentile £99.00 - -
England median hourly rate £55.50 £73.31 £83.40
% change year-on-year -24.29% -12.10% +27.33%

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 15,109 11,547 15,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.66% 91.42% 88.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,127 7,832 11,395
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £680 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 169 335
10th Percentile £18.14 £19.16 £15.97
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.05% -22.67%
75th Percentile £57.25 £51.18 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £65.50 £68.75
England median hourly rate £36.00 £32.66 £33.00
% change year-on-year +10.24% -1.05% -12.00%

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 28 March 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 28 March 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 28 March 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 0 93 £525 -5.62% 109
South London -29 7 £339 -28.68% 6
North London +4 4 - - 6
East London -10 3 £717 +16.59% 25
West London -18 3 £423 -0.59% 23
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 18 (2.69%) Confluence
2 15 (2.24%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.45%) Apache
Applications
1 17 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
2 12 (1.79%) MS Visio
3 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.45%) Trello
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.30%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 182 (27.20%) Azure
2 110 (16.44%) AWS
3 72 (10.76%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (6.88%) GCP
5 43 (6.43%) Entra ID
6 34 (5.08%) SaaS
7 27 (4.04%) GitHub
8 25 (3.74%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (2.84%) Power Platform
10 18 (2.69%) Azure AI
11 17 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
12 16 (2.39%) Amazon Bedrock
13 15 (2.24%) PaaS
14 14 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
15 13 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
15 13 (1.94%) Mimecast
15 13 (1.94%) OpenShift
16 11 (1.64%) IaaS
16 11 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
17 9 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 70 (10.46%) Firewall
2 48 (7.17%) Network Security
3 14 (2.09%) DNS
4 11 (1.64%) VPN
5 10 (1.49%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.35%) WAN
7 7 (1.05%) Internet
7 7 (1.05%) Wireless
8 6 (0.90%) LAN
8 6 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.75%) BGP
9 5 (0.75%) Broadband
9 5 (0.75%) DHCP
9 5 (0.75%) NGFW
9 5 (0.75%) VLAN
10 4 (0.60%) OSPF
11 3 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.45%) HTTP
11 3 (0.45%) Modbus
11 3 (0.45%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.24%) Power BI
2 12 (1.79%) Big Data
3 11 (1.64%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.60%) Tableau
5 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.30%) Amazon QuickSight
6 2 (0.30%) Metadata
6 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.15%) DB2
7 1 (0.15%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 26 (3.89%) JIRA
2 22 (3.29%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.60%) Git
4 2 (0.30%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.30%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
General
1 211 (31.54%) Social Skills
2 176 (26.31%) Finance
3 85 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (9.87%) Public Sector
5 57 (8.52%) Banking
6 37 (5.53%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (4.19%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (2.84%) Local Government
9 18 (2.69%) Legal
9 18 (2.69%) Retail
10 17 (2.54%) Investment Banking
11 13 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.49%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.20%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.05%) Military
16 6 (0.90%) Manufacturing
17 5 (0.75%) Law
18 3 (0.45%) Front Office
18 3 (0.45%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 91 (13.60%) Analyst
2 81 (12.11%) Architect
3 70 (10.46%) Senior
4 67 (10.01%) Consultant
5 61 (9.12%) Security Engineer
6 57 (8.52%) Security Manager
7 53 (7.92%) Project Manager
8 46 (6.88%) Security Architect
9 44 (6.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 44 (6.58%) Security Consultant
10 40 (5.98%) Lead
11 39 (5.83%) Security Analyst
12 38 (5.68%) Security Specialist
13 35 (5.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 34 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 32 (4.78%) Business Analyst
16 31 (4.63%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 31 (4.63%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 22 (3.29%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 21 (3.14%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.14%) SAML
2 20 (2.99%) OpenID
3 16 (2.39%) LDAP
4 15 (2.24%) REST
5 12 (1.79%) SailPoint
6 6 (0.90%) Kafka
7 5 (0.75%) .NET
7 5 (0.75%) NestJS
7 5 (0.75%) React
8 4 (0.60%) Node.js
8 4 (0.60%) OAuth
8 4 (0.60%) RESTful
9 3 (0.45%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.45%) Apache NiFi
9 3 (0.45%) Middleware
9 3 (0.45%) SOAP
9 3 (0.45%) Web Services
10 2 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.30%) GraphQL
10 2 (0.30%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 50 (7.47%) Security Posture
2 42 (6.28%) Cloud Native
3 38 (5.68%) Onboarding
4 35 (5.23%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.29%) Cyber Threat
5 22 (3.29%) Security Operations Centre
6 21 (3.14%) AI Agents
7 20 (2.99%) Cyber Defence
8 18 (2.69%) Product Ownership
9 17 (2.54%) Operational Technology
9 17 (2.54%) PKI
10 13 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
11 12 (1.79%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.64%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (1.20%) BYOD
15 6 (0.90%) CMDB
15 6 (0.90%) Mainframe
16 5 (0.75%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 55 (8.22%) Windows
2 31 (4.63%) Linux
3 12 (1.79%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.64%) Mac OS
4 11 (1.64%) Unix
5 8 (1.20%) VMS
6 6 (0.90%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.75%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (17.49%) Stakeholder Management
2 111 (16.59%) Information Security
3 109 (16.29%) SIEM
4 103 (15.40%) Incident Response
5 97 (14.50%) Cloud Security
6 95 (14.20%) Agile
7 82 (12.26%) Risk Management
8 78 (11.66%) AI
8 78 (11.66%) Continuous Improvement
8 78 (11.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 75 (11.21%) Security Operations
10 68 (10.16%) Problem-Solving
10 68 (10.16%) Vulnerability Management
11 60 (8.97%) CI/CD
12 58 (8.67%) Data Protection
12 58 (8.67%) Identity Access Management
13 55 (8.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 55 (8.22%) DevOps
13 55 (8.22%) Threat Intelligence
14 52 (7.77%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.32%) Python
2 32 (4.78%) PowerShell
3 23 (3.44%) Kusto Query Language
4 20 (2.99%) SQL
5 19 (2.84%) Bash
6 8 (1.20%) Java
6 8 (1.20%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.05%) C++
7 7 (1.05%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.75%) C#
9 4 (0.60%) Rust
10 3 (0.45%) Go
10 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.30%) Haskell
12 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.15%) Bicep
12 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 197 (29.45%) Security Cleared
2 162 (24.22%) SC Cleared
3 117 (17.49%) CISSP
4 79 (11.81%) CISM
5 59 (8.82%) Degree
6 33 (4.93%) DV Cleared
7 27 (4.04%) Cisco Certification
8 26 (3.89%) CompTIA Security+
9 25 (3.74%) CEH
10 24 (3.59%) GIAC
11 22 (3.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 17 (2.54%) CRISC
13 14 (2.09%) PMI Certification
14 13 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (1.94%) PMP
15 12 (1.79%) CESG Certified Professional
15 12 (1.79%) CISA
15 12 (1.79%) OSCP
16 9 (1.35%) CCSP
17 8 (1.20%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (19.58%) NIST
2 121 (18.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (8.97%) GDPR
4 44 (6.58%) NCSC
5 42 (6.28%) GRC
6 33 (4.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 28 (4.19%) PCI DSS
8 24 (3.59%) COBIT
9 19 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (1.64%) QA
11 10 (1.49%) SLA
12 9 (1.35%) ITGC
12 9 (1.35%) PMO
12 9 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 9 (1.35%) SOC 2
13 8 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 7 (1.05%) HIPAA
15 6 (0.90%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.45%) EU AI Act
16 3 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 37 (5.53%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (1.20%) Docker
4 3 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.30%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.15%) NFS
Systems Management
1 30 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.04%) Terraform
3 18 (2.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (2.39%) CASB
5 13 (1.94%) SCCM
6 10 (1.49%) Ansible
7 7 (1.05%) AirWatch
7 7 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.75%) RSA Archer
9 4 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.60%) Nessus
10 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.45%) logstash
10 3 (0.45%) QRadar
10 3 (0.45%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.30%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.30%) WSUS
12 1 (0.15%) Icinga
12 1 (0.15%) Nmap
Vendors
1 163 (24.36%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.12%) Splunk
3 32 (4.78%) ServiceNow
4 31 (4.63%) CyberArk
5 23 (3.44%) CrowdStrike
6 19 (2.84%) OpenAI
7 18 (2.69%) Foundry
8 17 (2.54%) Tenable
9 16 (2.39%) Google
9 16 (2.39%) Palo Alto
10 12 (1.79%) Netskope
11 10 (1.49%) Cisco
12 9 (1.35%) Zscaler
13 8 (1.20%) Qualys
14 7 (1.05%) Fortinet
14 7 (1.05%) Okta
14 7 (1.05%) VMware
15 5 (0.75%) Ariba
15 5 (0.75%) Rapid7
15 5 (0.75%) SAP