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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 66 60
Rank change year-on-year +6 -6 +7
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 605 495 655
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.22% 3.53% 3.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.62% 3.91% 4.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 304 454
10th Percentile £408 £407 £403
25th Percentile £485 £481 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £585 £616
Median % change year-on-year -1.71% -5.07% -1.40%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £747
90th Percentile £775 £788 £821
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% -2.34%
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 13,093 12,664 16,176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.28% 90.41% 88.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,651 8,072 11,558
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
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 219 156 277
10th Percentile £18.25 £19.97 £16.48
25th Percentile £24.69 £24.42 £19.99
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +9.38% -14.35%
75th Percentile £54.38 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £69.49 £80.38 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -12.50% +14.29%

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 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 18 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 18 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 -14 76 £525 -8.70% 98
North London +9 6 £650 +48.57% 7
West London -15 5 £423 -3.43% 36
South London -18 3 £525 +10.53% 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 20 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.98%) MS Visio
3 9 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.50%) Trello
6 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
1 127 (20.99%) Azure
2 78 (12.89%) AWS
3 53 (8.76%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.45%) Entra ID
5 30 (4.96%) GCP
5 30 (4.96%) GitHub
6 25 (4.13%) Microsoft Purview
7 22 (3.64%) GitHub Actions
8 19 (3.14%) Azure Sentinel
9 18 (2.98%) SaaS
10 17 (2.81%) Power Platform
11 12 (1.98%) Serverless
12 11 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.16%) Azure Key Vault
14 7 (1.16%) Mimecast
15 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (0.99%) PaaS
16 5 (0.83%) Amazon S3
16 5 (0.83%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 81 (13.39%) 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%) 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
7 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (4.30%) JIRA
2 12 (1.98%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.83%) GitLab
4 4 (0.66%) Git
5 3 (0.50%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.33%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.17%) Ant
7 1 (0.17%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.17%) IDA Disassembler
7 1 (0.17%) Snyk
7 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.17%) Zephyr
General
1 180 (29.75%) Social Skills
2 143 (23.64%) Finance
3 63 (10.41%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (10.08%) Public Sector
5 55 (9.09%) Banking
6 20 (3.31%) Investment Banking
6 20 (3.31%) Local Government
7 18 (2.98%) Legal
7 18 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (2.81%) 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%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.65%) Military
12 10 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.16%) Law
14 6 (0.99%) Spanish Language
15 5 (0.83%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 88 (14.55%) Analyst
2 75 (12.40%) Security Engineer
3 59 (9.75%) Senior
4 57 (9.42%) Consultant
5 52 (8.60%) Architect
6 48 (7.93%) Security Manager
7 41 (6.78%) Project Manager
7 41 (6.78%) Security Analyst
8 38 (6.28%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 38 (6.28%) Security Architect
9 33 (5.45%) Security Consultant
10 31 (5.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 31 (5.12%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 30 (4.96%) Lead
12 29 (4.79%) Tester
13 27 (4.46%) Security Specialist
14 24 (3.97%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 24 (3.97%) Penetration Tester
15 22 (3.64%) Business Analyst
16 18 (2.98%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.48%) REST
2 14 (2.31%) Kafka
3 13 (2.15%) SAML
4 12 (1.98%) OpenID
5 11 (1.82%) React
6 9 (1.49%) .NET
6 9 (1.49%) SailPoint
7 7 (1.16%) OAuth
8 6 (0.99%) Apache NiFi
8 6 (0.99%) LDAP
9 4 (0.66%) GraphQL
9 4 (0.66%) LangChain
9 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (0.66%) NestJS
9 4 (0.66%) Next.js
9 4 (0.66%) Node.js
10 2 (0.33%) JSON
10 2 (0.33%) Regular Expression
10 2 (0.33%) RESTful
10 2 (0.33%) WebSockets
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 28 (4.63%) Onboarding
6 27 (4.46%) 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 7 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.16%) NHS
12 6 (0.99%) IoT
12 6 (0.99%) SCADA
13 5 (0.83%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 64 (10.58%) 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
1 120 (19.83%) Incident Response
2 107 (17.69%) SIEM
3 98 (16.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 94 (15.54%) Information Security
5 92 (15.21%) Cloud Security
6 90 (14.88%) Agile
7 89 (14.71%) Risk Management
8 85 (14.05%) Security Operations
9 72 (11.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 66 (10.91%) Problem-Solving
11 63 (10.41%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 63 (10.41%) Threat Intelligence
12 59 (9.75%) Continuous Improvement
13 56 (9.26%) CI/CD
13 56 (9.26%) Identity Access Management
13 56 (9.26%) Vulnerability Management
14 53 (8.76%) Security Architecture
15 52 (8.60%) DevOps
16 49 (8.10%) AI
17 42 (6.94%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 57 (9.42%) Python
2 42 (6.94%) PowerShell
3 29 (4.79%) 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
1 186 (30.74%) Security Cleared
2 157 (25.95%) SC Cleared
3 96 (15.87%) CISSP
4 59 (9.75%) 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
13 12 (1.98%) CRISC
14 11 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
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
1 114 (18.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 102 (16.86%) NIST
3 48 (7.93%) GDPR
4 30 (4.96%) GRC
5 29 (4.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (3.80%) NCSC
6 23 (3.80%) PCI DSS
7 14 (2.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 9 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (1.49%) EU AI Act
9 8 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 8 (1.32%) QA
10 7 (1.16%) Accessibility
10 7 (1.16%) HIPAA
10 7 (1.16%) SLA
10 7 (1.16%) SOC 2
11 6 (0.99%) COBIT
12 4 (0.66%) PMO
13 3 (0.50%) ITGC
13 3 (0.50%) NIST 800
System Software
1 38 (6.28%) 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 32 (5.29%) Terraform
2 25 (4.13%) 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
1 130 (21.49%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.75%) Splunk
3 26 (4.30%) CrowdStrike
4 23 (3.80%) ServiceNow
5 22 (3.64%) 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