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

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 65 58
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 +9
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 605 491 654
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.20% 3.50% 3.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.60% 3.87% 4.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 364 306 451
10th Percentile £408 £410 £400
25th Percentile £485 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £613
Median % change year-on-year - -2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £744
90th Percentile £784 £791 £813
England median daily rate £536 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -6.78% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 2
10th Percentile £26.11 £38.62 £53.00
25th Percentile £31.18 £56.20 £55.63
Median hourly rate £47.00 £73.60 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.14% +17.76% +47.93%
75th Percentile £75.00 £82.00 £70.63
90th Percentile £93.75 £83.20 £74.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £50.72 £72.50
% change year-on-year -10.37% -30.04% +11.54%

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 13,144 12,678 15,980
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.30% 90.34% 88.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,697 8,106 11,397
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 155 261
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.94 £16.63
25th Percentile £24.65 £23.99 £19.99
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -13.01%
75th Percentile £53.75 £53.75 £54.13
90th Percentile £68.93 £80.45 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -17.65% +21.43%

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 16 January 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 16 January 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 16 January 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 -17 75 £525 -8.70% 94
North London +9 6 £650 +40.54% 7
West London -17 5 £423 -3.43% 34
South London -19 3 £525 +7.64% 28
East London -9 1 £575 -10.16% 35
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 19 (3.14%) Confluence
2 11 (1.82%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.32%) Apache
3 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.33%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (0.33%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.33%) WebLogic
Applications
1 19 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.98%) MS Visio
3 9 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.50%) Trello
7 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 130 (21.49%) Azure
2 79 (13.06%) AWS
3 54 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.62%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.12%) GitHub
6 30 (4.96%) GCP
7 25 (4.13%) Microsoft Purview
8 22 (3.64%) GitHub Actions
9 19 (3.14%) Azure Sentinel
10 18 (2.98%) SaaS
11 17 (2.81%) Power Platform
12 12 (1.98%) Serverless
13 11 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (1.16%) Azure Key Vault
15 7 (1.16%) Mimecast
16 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
16 6 (0.99%) PaaS
17 5 (0.83%) Amazon S3
17 5 (0.83%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 80 (13.22%) Firewall
2 45 (7.44%) Network Security
3 12 (1.98%) WAN
4 11 (1.82%) DNS
4 11 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (1.65%) VPN
6 8 (1.32%) Intrusion Detection
6 8 (1.32%) Wireless
7 7 (1.16%) SSL
7 7 (1.16%) TCP/IP
8 6 (0.99%) Internet
8 6 (0.99%) LAN
8 6 (0.99%) Modbus
9 4 (0.66%) BGP
9 4 (0.66%) HTTP
9 4 (0.66%) OSPF
10 3 (0.50%) Broadband
10 3 (0.50%) SSH
11 2 (0.33%) IPsec
11 2 (0.33%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.31%) Power BI
2 8 (1.32%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.16%) Big Data
4 5 (0.83%) Amazon Athena
4 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.66%) Tableau
6 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.33%) Metadata
6 2 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.33%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.33%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.17%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.17%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.17%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 26 (4.30%) JIRA
2 11 (1.82%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.83%) GitLab
4 4 (0.66%) Git
5 3 (0.50%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.33%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.17%) Ant
7 1 (0.17%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.17%) IDA Disassembler
7 1 (0.17%) Snyk
7 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.17%) Zephyr
General
1 179 (29.59%) Social Skills
2 142 (23.47%) Finance
3 63 (10.41%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (10.08%) Public Sector
5 57 (9.42%) Banking
6 20 (3.31%) Investment Banking
6 20 (3.31%) Local Government
7 18 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (2.81%) Legal
9 16 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.64%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.48%) Financial Institution
10 15 (2.48%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.98%) Retail
12 10 (1.65%) Military
12 10 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.16%) Law
15 6 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.99%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 88 (14.55%) Analyst
2 79 (13.06%) Security Engineer
3 60 (9.92%) Senior
4 57 (9.42%) Consultant
5 49 (8.10%) Architect
6 47 (7.77%) Security Manager
7 41 (6.78%) Security Analyst
8 40 (6.61%) Project Manager
9 37 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 37 (6.12%) Security Architect
10 34 (5.62%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 33 (5.45%) Security Consultant
12 31 (5.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 30 (4.96%) Lead
14 29 (4.79%) Tester
15 25 (4.13%) Security Specialist
16 24 (3.97%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 24 (3.97%) Penetration Tester
17 22 (3.64%) Business Analyst
18 18 (2.98%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.48%) Kafka
1 15 (2.48%) REST
2 12 (1.98%) React
2 12 (1.98%) SAML
3 11 (1.82%) OpenID
4 9 (1.49%) .NET
4 9 (1.49%) SailPoint
5 7 (1.16%) OAuth
6 6 (0.99%) Apache NiFi
7 5 (0.83%) LangChain
7 5 (0.83%) LDAP
7 5 (0.83%) NestJS
7 5 (0.83%) Node.js
8 4 (0.66%) GraphQL
8 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (0.66%) Next.js
9 3 (0.50%) FastAPI
10 2 (0.33%) gRPC
10 2 (0.33%) Jest
10 2 (0.33%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.93%) Cyber Threat
2 46 (7.60%) Management Information System
3 42 (6.94%) Security Posture
4 29 (4.79%) Security Operations Centre
5 27 (4.46%) Onboarding
6 26 (4.30%) Cloud Native
7 23 (3.80%) Cyber Defence
8 17 (2.81%) Operational Technology
8 17 (2.81%) Product Ownership
9 16 (2.64%) Data Centre
9 16 (2.64%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.65%) PKI
10 10 (1.65%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.16%) NHS
13 6 (0.99%) IoT
13 6 (0.99%) SCADA
14 5 (0.83%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 65 (10.74%) Windows
2 47 (7.77%) Linux
3 15 (2.48%) Mac OS
4 14 (2.31%) Unix
5 11 (1.82%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.49%) VMS
7 7 (1.16%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.50%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.33%) CentOS
9 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.17%) Android
10 1 (0.17%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (20.17%) Incident Response
2 109 (18.02%) SIEM
3 97 (16.03%) Stakeholder Management
4 93 (15.37%) Information Security
5 91 (15.04%) Agile
5 91 (15.04%) Cloud Security
6 88 (14.55%) Risk Management
7 85 (14.05%) Security Operations
8 71 (11.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 65 (10.74%) Problem-Solving
10 63 (10.41%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 63 (10.41%) Threat Intelligence
11 58 (9.59%) Continuous Improvement
12 56 (9.26%) CI/CD
12 56 (9.26%) Identity Access Management
12 56 (9.26%) Vulnerability Management
13 51 (8.43%) DevOps
13 51 (8.43%) Security Architecture
14 50 (8.26%) AI
15 42 (6.94%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 58 (9.59%) Python
2 42 (6.94%) PowerShell
3 31 (5.12%) Kusto Query Language
4 18 (2.98%) Bash
5 13 (2.15%) Java
5 13 (2.15%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.32%) C#
6 8 (1.32%) C++
7 7 (1.16%) SQL
8 6 (0.99%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.33%) Go
9 2 (0.33%) Haskell
9 2 (0.33%) Rust
10 1 (0.17%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.17%) Bicep
10 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 185 (30.58%) Security Cleared
2 156 (25.79%) SC Cleared
3 95 (15.70%) CISSP
4 58 (9.59%) CISM
5 57 (9.42%) Degree
6 37 (6.12%) DV Cleared
7 25 (4.13%) CHECK Team Leader
8 24 (3.97%) CHECK Team Member
8 24 (3.97%) CompTIA Security+
9 22 (3.64%) CEH
10 15 (2.48%) GIAC
11 14 (2.31%) OSCP
12 13 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
13 12 (1.98%) CISA
14 11 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (1.82%) CRISC
15 10 (1.65%) CESG Certified Professional
15 10 (1.65%) PMI Certification
16 9 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
16 9 (1.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (18.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (16.69%) NIST
3 48 (7.93%) GDPR
4 29 (4.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (4.63%) GRC
6 23 (3.80%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.64%) NCSC
8 14 (2.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 9 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (1.49%) EU AI Act
10 8 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 8 (1.32%) QA
11 7 (1.16%) Accessibility
11 7 (1.16%) HIPAA
11 7 (1.16%) SLA
11 7 (1.16%) SOC 2
12 6 (0.99%) COBIT
13 4 (0.66%) PMO
14 3 (0.50%) ITGC
14 3 (0.50%) NIST 800
System Software
1 40 (6.61%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.48%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.99%) Docker
4 3 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.17%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.17%) Firmware
5 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 33 (5.45%) Terraform
2 24 (3.97%) Kubernetes
3 21 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (2.81%) SCCM
5 13 (2.15%) Ansible
6 12 (1.98%) CASB
7 6 (0.99%) CSIRT
7 6 (0.99%) Nessus
7 6 (0.99%) QRadar
7 6 (0.99%) SCOrch
8 4 (0.66%) AirWatch
8 4 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.50%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.50%) RSA Archer
9 3 (0.50%) WSUS
10 2 (0.33%) Fluentd
10 2 (0.33%) logstash
10 2 (0.33%) Nagios
10 2 (0.33%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 133 (21.98%) Microsoft
2 58 (9.59%) Splunk
3 26 (4.30%) CrowdStrike
4 23 (3.80%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.47%) CyberArk
6 18 (2.98%) Google
6 18 (2.98%) Palo Alto
7 17 (2.81%) Tenable
8 13 (2.15%) Fortinet
9 12 (1.98%) Darktrace
10 10 (1.65%) Cisco
11 7 (1.16%) Rapid7
11 7 (1.16%) SAP
12 6 (0.99%) Netskope
12 6 (0.99%) Okta
12 6 (0.99%) Oracle
12 6 (0.99%) Qualys
13 5 (0.83%) Databricks
13 5 (0.83%) Forcepoint
13 5 (0.83%) Zscaler