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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 69 69
Rank change year-on-year +8 0 -12
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 748 461 567
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.95% 3.71% 3.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.45% 4.02% 3.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 496 281 424
10th Percentile £413 £350 £400
25th Percentile £481 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £686 £675 £725
90th Percentile £825 £775 £800
England median daily rate £560 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +1.82% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 3
10th Percentile £33.74 £48.06 £30.02
25th Percentile £54.88 £51.51 £30.06
Median hourly rate £71.25 £64.05 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +11.24% +112.65% -56.97%
75th Percentile £96.25 £74.61 £53.19
90th Percentile £102.48 £76.89 £67.02
England median hourly rate £83.00 £77.14 £78.00
% change year-on-year +7.60% -1.11% +4.00%

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 16,816 11,468 15,660
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.80% 92.31% 88.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,190 7,694 11,171
10th Percentile £360 £340 £343
25th Percentile £436 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £519 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.23% -1.00% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 206 315
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.01
Median hourly rate £37.50 £33.45 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.12% +11.48% -24.84%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.38 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £67.60
England median hourly rate £47.00 £27.40 £37.50
% change year-on-year +71.53% -26.93% +5.19%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 +4 103 £550 +3.19% 62
South London -16 7 £165 -65.26% 8
East London -8 4 £715 +20.68% 16
West London -29 3 £750 +62.16% 43
North London -1 1 - - 16
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 (1.74%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.60%) Confluence
3 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.20%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.40%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 212 (28.34%) Azure
2 118 (15.78%) AWS
3 80 (10.70%) Microsoft 365
4 60 (8.02%) Entra ID
5 59 (7.89%) GCP
6 50 (6.68%) SaaS
7 45 (6.02%) Microsoft Purview
8 37 (4.95%) Azure Sentinel
9 24 (3.21%) GitHub
10 20 (2.67%) Amazon Bedrock
11 18 (2.41%) PaaS
12 16 (2.14%) Azure AI
13 15 (2.01%) IaaS
13 15 (2.01%) Mimecast
14 13 (1.74%) Power Platform
15 12 (1.60%) OpenShift
16 11 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
16 11 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
16 11 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
17 9 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 56 (7.49%) Firewall
2 49 (6.55%) Network Security
3 17 (2.27%) DNS
4 13 (1.74%) VPN
5 9 (1.20%) Internet
6 8 (1.07%) NGFW
7 7 (0.94%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (0.94%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.94%) VLAN
8 6 (0.80%) LAN
8 6 (0.80%) WAN
9 5 (0.67%) DKIM
9 5 (0.67%) DMARC
10 4 (0.53%) BGP
10 4 (0.53%) DHCP
11 3 (0.40%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.40%) Intranet
11 3 (0.40%) IPsec
11 3 (0.40%) OSPF
11 3 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.47%) Power BI
2 9 (1.20%) Big Data
3 4 (0.53%) Amazon QuickSight
3 4 (0.53%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.40%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.13%) Db2
6 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.13%) MySQL
6 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (2.94%) JIRA
2 20 (2.67%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.07%) Git
4 5 (0.67%) GitLab
5 3 (0.40%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.40%) Snyk
6 2 (0.27%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 212 (28.34%) Finance
2 196 (26.20%) Social Skills
3 79 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (9.36%) Public Sector
5 52 (6.95%) Banking
6 36 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
7 32 (4.28%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (3.48%) Legal
9 21 (2.81%) Local Government
10 17 (2.27%) Retail
11 12 (1.60%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.47%) Financial Institution
12 11 (1.47%) Investment Banking
12 11 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.34%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (0.94%) Military
16 4 (0.53%) Aviation
16 4 (0.53%) Law
16 4 (0.53%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 115 (15.37%) Architect
2 103 (13.77%) Analyst
3 67 (8.96%) Security Architect
4 62 (8.29%) Project Manager
5 58 (7.75%) Security Engineer
6 55 (7.35%) Consultant
7 54 (7.22%) Security Manager
8 53 (7.09%) Senior
9 48 (6.42%) Lead
10 45 (6.02%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 45 (6.02%) Security Consultant
11 44 (5.88%) Security Analyst
12 43 (5.75%) Business Analyst
13 36 (4.81%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 35 (4.68%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 32 (4.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 32 (4.28%) Security Specialist
16 28 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 27 (3.61%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 22 (2.94%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.41%) SAML
2 17 (2.27%) OpenID
3 16 (2.14%) LDAP
4 13 (1.74%) SailPoint
5 9 (1.20%) OAuth
5 9 (1.20%) REST
6 5 (0.67%) Azure Blueprints
7 4 (0.53%) Middleware
7 4 (0.53%) NestJS
7 4 (0.53%) RESTful
8 3 (0.40%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.40%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.40%) Django
8 3 (0.40%) Web Services
9 2 (0.27%) .NET
9 2 (0.27%) FIDO
9 2 (0.27%) JSON
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.27%) Node.js
9 2 (0.27%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 64 (8.56%) Security Posture
2 55 (7.35%) Cloud Native
3 44 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 32 (4.28%) Operational Technology
5 27 (3.61%) Management Information System
6 25 (3.34%) AI Agents
7 21 (2.81%) Security Operations Centre
8 16 (2.14%) SCADA
9 14 (1.87%) Cyber Threat
9 14 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.74%) PKI
11 11 (1.47%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (1.20%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.20%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.07%) BYOD
14 8 (1.07%) CMDB
15 7 (0.94%) Cloud Security Posture
15 7 (0.94%) Cyber Defence
15 7 (0.94%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 40 (5.35%) Windows
2 21 (2.81%) Linux
3 17 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.07%) Unix
5 7 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.80%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.67%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.53%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.53%) VMS
8 4 (0.53%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (18.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 107 (14.30%) Information Security
3 106 (14.17%) Risk Management
4 104 (13.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 103 (13.77%) Incident Response
6 101 (13.50%) SIEM
7 93 (12.43%) Vulnerability Management
8 92 (12.30%) Cloud Security
9 89 (11.90%) Security Operations
10 86 (11.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 81 (10.83%) AI
12 76 (10.16%) Security Architecture
13 74 (9.89%) Agile
14 73 (9.76%) Data Protection
14 73 (9.76%) Identity Access Management
15 67 (8.96%) DevOps
16 64 (8.56%) Problem-Solving
17 63 (8.42%) CI/CD
17 63 (8.42%) Threat Modelling
18 62 (8.29%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.15%) Python
2 36 (4.81%) PowerShell
3 23 (3.07%) SQL
4 18 (2.41%) Kusto Query Language
5 12 (1.60%) Bash
6 8 (1.07%) Bicep
6 8 (1.07%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.80%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.40%) C#
8 3 (0.40%) Rust
8 3 (0.40%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.27%) C++
9 2 (0.27%) Go
9 2 (0.27%) Java
10 1 (0.13%) Groovy
10 1 (0.13%) Haskell
10 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.13%) Korn
Qualifications
1 181 (24.20%) Security Cleared
2 142 (18.98%) SC Cleared
3 131 (17.51%) CISSP
4 85 (11.36%) CISM
5 60 (8.02%) Degree
6 38 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
7 33 (4.41%) DV Cleared
8 32 (4.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 25 (3.34%) CompTIA Security+
9 25 (3.34%) GIAC
10 23 (3.07%) CRISC
11 21 (2.81%) CEH
12 20 (2.67%) CISA
13 16 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (2.14%) PMI Certification
14 14 (1.87%) Azure Certification
14 14 (1.87%) CCSP
14 14 (1.87%) PMP
15 11 (1.47%) AWS Certification
16 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (21.26%) NIST
2 138 (18.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 61 (8.16%) GDPR
3 61 (8.16%) NCSC
4 57 (7.62%) GRC
5 43 (5.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 37 (4.95%) COBIT
7 35 (4.68%) PCI DSS
8 33 (4.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 19 (2.54%) QA
10 17 (2.27%) SOC 2
11 14 (1.87%) ITGC
11 14 (1.87%) NIST 800
12 10 (1.34%) PMO
13 9 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.94%) EU AI Act
14 7 (0.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 5 (0.67%) SLA
16 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 4 (0.53%) JSP 440
System Software
1 45 (6.02%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.74%) Docker
3 10 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.27%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) NFS
Systems Management
1 37 (4.95%) Terraform
2 35 (4.68%) Kubernetes
3 17 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (2.01%) Ansible
5 12 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.20%) CASB
7 7 (0.94%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.40%) Grafana
8 3 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.40%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.40%) Puppet
8 3 (0.40%) SCCM
9 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.27%) Nessus
9 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.27%) QRadar
9 2 (0.27%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.13%) logstash
10 1 (0.13%) Salt
Vendors
1 178 (23.80%) Microsoft
2 53 (7.09%) Splunk
3 47 (6.28%) CyberArk
4 40 (5.35%) CrowdStrike
5 31 (4.14%) ServiceNow
6 22 (2.94%) Google
7 20 (2.67%) Tenable
8 19 (2.54%) OpenAI
9 18 (2.41%) Qualys
10 17 (2.27%) Foundry
11 15 (2.01%) Netskope
11 15 (2.01%) Palo Alto
12 9 (1.20%) Okta
12 9 (1.20%) Rapid7
12 9 (1.20%) Zscaler
13 7 (0.94%) Cisco
14 6 (0.80%) Fortinet
14 6 (0.80%) Oracle
14 6 (0.80%) VMware
15 4 (0.53%) Progress