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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 61 69
Rank change year-on-year 0 +8 -10
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 807 559 542
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.02% 4.07% 3.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 4.42% 3.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 535 349 385
10th Percentile £413 £375 £400
25th Percentile £488 £488 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £551 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -8.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £713
90th Percentile £775 £775 £795
England median daily rate £559 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +1.59% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 4
10th Percentile £33.07 £32.50 £30.04
25th Percentile £48.50 £36.25 £30.09
Median hourly rate £67.50 £54.50 £43.81
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% +24.40% -46.08%
75th Percentile £97.50 £63.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £103.30 - £71.75
England median hourly rate £80.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +45.45% -15.38% -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 17,889 12,658 14,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.21% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,794 8,473 10,216
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £658 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 301 250 195
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.15
25th Percentile £20.02 £24.54 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £29.50 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -16.90% -12.93%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.31 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.88
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% -

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 3 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 3 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 3 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 +6 103 £550 +4.76% 110
East London -3 7 £620 +3.33% 23
West London -19 6 £500 +14.29% 59
South London -17 5 £475 -24.00% 20
North London -4 1 £400 -38.46% 15
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 (1.49%) Confluence
2 11 (1.36%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.50%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.37%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 237 (29.37%) Azure
2 143 (17.72%) AWS
3 79 (9.79%) Entra ID
3 79 (9.79%) Microsoft 365
4 62 (7.68%) GCP
5 56 (6.94%) SaaS
6 45 (5.58%) Microsoft Purview
7 40 (4.96%) Azure Sentinel
8 21 (2.60%) Amazon Bedrock
9 20 (2.48%) Power Platform
10 19 (2.35%) PaaS
11 17 (2.11%) GitHub
11 17 (2.11%) IaaS
12 16 (1.98%) Azure AI
13 14 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
13 14 (1.73%) Microsoft Copilot
14 13 (1.61%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (1.36%) Mimecast
16 9 (1.12%) OCI
17 8 (0.99%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.69%) Firewall
2 49 (6.07%) Network Security
3 27 (3.35%) DNS
4 15 (1.86%) VPN
5 13 (1.61%) Internet
6 10 (1.24%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.12%) DHCP
8 8 (0.99%) WAN
9 7 (0.87%) LAN
10 6 (0.74%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.74%) VLAN
11 5 (0.62%) DKIM
11 5 (0.62%) DMARC
11 5 (0.62%) IPsec
11 5 (0.62%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.62%) NAS
11 5 (0.62%) NGFW
11 5 (0.62%) SAN
12 4 (0.50%) HTTP
12 4 (0.50%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.73%) Power BI
2 11 (1.36%) Big Data
3 7 (0.87%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.62%) Db2
5 4 (0.50%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.50%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.12%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 24 (2.97%) JIRA
2 8 (0.99%) Git
3 7 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.74%) GitLab
5 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.50%) Snyk
6 2 (0.25%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.25%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.12%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.12%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.12%) MSI
General
1 235 (29.12%) Social Skills
2 213 (26.39%) Finance
3 88 (10.90%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (9.54%) Public Sector
5 59 (7.31%) Banking
6 28 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
7 26 (3.22%) Documentation Skills
7 26 (3.22%) Legal
8 22 (2.73%) Local Government
9 20 (2.48%) Retail
10 15 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (1.73%) Manufacturing
12 13 (1.61%) Telecoms
13 11 (1.36%) Financial Institution
14 8 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (0.99%) Investment Banking
14 8 (0.99%) Military
15 7 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.50%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.50%) Law
Job Titles
1 131 (16.23%) Analyst
2 115 (14.25%) Architect
3 75 (9.29%) Senior
4 73 (9.05%) Security Architect
5 61 (7.56%) Project Manager
5 61 (7.56%) Security Engineer
6 58 (7.19%) Consultant
7 55 (6.82%) Security Manager
8 54 (6.69%) Security Analyst
9 53 (6.57%) Lead
10 48 (5.95%) Business Analyst
11 47 (5.82%) Security Consultant
12 40 (4.96%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 38 (4.71%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 34 (4.21%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 31 (3.84%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 29 (3.59%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 25 (3.10%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 23 (2.85%) Security Specialist
19 19 (2.35%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.61%) SailPoint
2 11 (1.36%) OAuth
2 11 (1.36%) REST
3 9 (1.12%) Middleware
4 8 (0.99%) LDAP
5 7 (0.87%) SAML
6 6 (0.74%) OpenID
7 5 (0.62%) Azure Blueprints
8 4 (0.50%) JSON
8 4 (0.50%) RESTful
9 3 (0.37%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.37%) Django
9 3 (0.37%) FIDO
9 3 (0.37%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.37%) WebAuthn
10 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.25%) NestJS
10 2 (0.25%) SOAP
10 2 (0.25%) Web Services
11 1 (0.12%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.18%) Security Posture
2 48 (5.95%) Onboarding
3 37 (4.58%) Operational Technology
4 34 (4.21%) Cloud Native
5 29 (3.59%) Management Information System
6 28 (3.47%) AI Agents
7 27 (3.35%) Security Operations Centre
8 18 (2.23%) Cyber Threat
8 18 (2.23%) Data Protection Act
9 17 (2.11%) PKI
10 15 (1.86%) SCADA
11 14 (1.73%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.61%) CMDB
12 13 (1.61%) Cyber Defence
12 13 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
14 10 (1.24%) BYOD
14 10 (1.24%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (1.24%) Product Ownership
15 9 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.33%) Windows
2 25 (3.10%) Linux
3 15 (1.86%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.36%) Unix
5 7 (0.87%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.62%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.50%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.50%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.12%) CentOS
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (23.17%) Stakeholder Management
2 124 (15.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 122 (15.12%) Incident Response
4 118 (14.62%) Security Operations
5 117 (14.50%) Risk Management
6 114 (14.13%) Vulnerability Management
7 111 (13.75%) Information Security
8 106 (13.14%) Cloud Security
9 101 (12.52%) SIEM
10 94 (11.65%) Continuous Improvement
11 93 (11.52%) AI
12 91 (11.28%) Agile
13 85 (10.53%) Identity Access Management
14 84 (10.41%) Data Protection
14 84 (10.41%) Security Architecture
15 83 (10.29%) Roadmaps
16 75 (9.29%) Problem-Solving
17 62 (7.68%) ITIL
18 59 (7.31%) Decision-Making
18 59 (7.31%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 47 (5.82%) Python
2 41 (5.08%) PowerShell
3 30 (3.72%) SQL
4 16 (1.98%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.73%) Bash
6 13 (1.61%) Bicep
7 6 (0.74%) Search Processing Language
8 4 (0.50%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.37%) C#
9 3 (0.37%) Korn
9 3 (0.37%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.25%) Java
10 2 (0.25%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.25%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.12%) C
11 1 (0.12%) C++
11 1 (0.12%) Groovy
11 1 (0.12%) Rust
Qualifications
1 190 (23.54%) Security Cleared
2 146 (18.09%) CISSP
3 144 (17.84%) SC Cleared
4 93 (11.52%) CISM
5 66 (8.18%) Degree
6 43 (5.33%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (5.20%) DV Cleared
8 35 (4.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 27 (3.35%) CEH
9 27 (3.35%) CompTIA Security+
9 27 (3.35%) GIAC
10 26 (3.22%) CRISC
10 26 (3.22%) PMP
11 25 (3.10%) PMI Certification
12 22 (2.73%) CISA
13 19 (2.35%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.98%) CompTIA CySA+
15 15 (1.86%) AWS Certification
15 15 (1.86%) CCSP
15 15 (1.86%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (22.30%) NIST
2 152 (18.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 62 (7.68%) GDPR
3 62 (7.68%) GRC
4 60 (7.43%) NCSC
5 52 (6.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 39 (4.83%) COBIT
7 38 (4.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (4.21%) PCI DSS
9 22 (2.73%) QA
10 19 (2.35%) SOC 2
11 17 (2.11%) NIST 800
11 17 (2.11%) PMO
12 16 (1.98%) ITGC
13 12 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (1.12%) SLA
15 8 (0.99%) EU AI Act
16 6 (0.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 6 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 5 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 57 (7.06%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.73%) Docker
3 7 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.74%) NFS
4 6 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.37%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.25%) vSphere
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Samba
Systems Management
1 37 (4.58%) Terraform
2 19 (2.35%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.73%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.49%) Ansible
6 9 (1.12%) CASB
7 5 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.62%) Puppet
7 5 (0.62%) QRadar
8 4 (0.50%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.50%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.37%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.37%) Grafana
10 2 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.25%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.25%) Nessus
10 2 (0.25%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.25%) SCCM
10 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 204 (25.28%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.20%) CrowdStrike
3 41 (5.08%) Splunk
4 40 (4.96%) CyberArk
5 36 (4.46%) ServiceNow
6 22 (2.73%) Tenable
7 20 (2.48%) Google
8 19 (2.35%) OpenAI
9 18 (2.23%) Qualys
10 17 (2.11%) Foundry
11 13 (1.61%) Palo Alto
12 12 (1.49%) Zscaler
13 11 (1.36%) Netskope
14 10 (1.24%) Cisco
14 10 (1.24%) Oracle
15 9 (1.12%) Okta
15 9 (1.12%) VMware
16 7 (0.87%) Rapid7
17 5 (0.62%) BeyondTrust
17 5 (0.62%) Sybase