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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 72 71
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 -11
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 663 432 571
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.71% 3.49% 3.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.20% 3.78% 3.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 272 426
10th Percentile £413 £350 £400
25th Percentile £480 £450 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £545 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.75% -9.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £700 £650 £725
90th Percentile £838 £750 £819
England median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -5.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 1
10th Percentile £26.11 £50.36 -
25th Percentile £30.72 £57.28 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £73.60 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -11.68% +144.36% -55.38%
75th Percentile £90.63 £80.80 -
90th Percentile £100.83 £82.24 -
England median hourly rate £82.50 £73.31 £83.77
% change year-on-year +12.54% -12.48% +19.66%

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 15,783 11,435 15,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.30% 92.26% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,560 7,742 11,125
10th Percentile £356 £350 £346
25th Percentile £431 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £688
90th Percentile £755 £813 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 241 176 311
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.17 £15.95
25th Percentile £25.15 £22.86 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +5.03% +22.13% -28.62%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.75 £48.66
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.50
England median hourly rate £47.00 £29.07 £36.50
% change year-on-year +61.68% -20.36% -2.67%

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 15 May 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 15 May 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 15 May 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 95 £525 -8.70% 104
South London -27 5 £165 -65.26% 11
North London 0 3 - - 11
East London -14 3 £717 +19.50% 18
West London -28 2 £1,000 +122.22% 30
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 (1.81%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.51%) Confluence
3 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) Apache
Applications
1 12 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (1.81%) MS Visio
2 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.45%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 190 (28.66%) Azure
2 100 (15.08%) AWS
3 73 (11.01%) Microsoft 365
4 56 (8.45%) GCP
5 44 (6.64%) Entra ID
6 41 (6.18%) SaaS
7 29 (4.37%) GitHub
7 29 (4.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (3.47%) Azure Sentinel
9 18 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (2.56%) Azure AI
10 17 (2.56%) PaaS
11 16 (2.41%) Amazon Bedrock
12 14 (2.11%) IaaS
12 14 (2.11%) Mimecast
13 13 (1.96%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (1.96%) OpenShift
14 11 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
15 10 (1.51%) Power Platform
16 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 62 (9.35%) Firewall
2 44 (6.64%) Network Security
3 18 (2.71%) DNS
4 11 (1.66%) VPN
5 9 (1.36%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.06%) Internet
6 7 (1.06%) VLAN
6 7 (1.06%) WAN
7 6 (0.90%) LAN
7 6 (0.90%) NGFW
8 5 (0.75%) DHCP
8 5 (0.75%) DKIM
8 5 (0.75%) DMARC
8 5 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.60%) BGP
9 4 (0.60%) Broadband
9 4 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.60%) Wireless
10 3 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
10 3 (0.45%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.51%) Big Data
2 7 (1.06%) Power BI
3 5 (0.75%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.60%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.15%) DB2
6 1 (0.15%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.32%) Jenkins
2 21 (3.17%) JIRA
3 7 (1.06%) Git
4 2 (0.30%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.30%) GitLab
5 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 188 (28.36%) Finance
2 181 (27.30%) Social Skills
3 74 (11.16%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (9.35%) Public Sector
5 49 (7.39%) Banking
6 37 (5.58%) Documentation Skills
7 30 (4.52%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (3.32%) Local Government
9 20 (3.02%) Legal
10 19 (2.87%) Retail
11 14 (2.11%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.21%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.06%) Financial Institution
15 6 (0.90%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.90%) Military
16 4 (0.60%) Aviation
16 4 (0.60%) Law
16 4 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 96 (14.48%) Architect
2 85 (12.82%) Analyst
3 55 (8.30%) Security Architect
4 54 (8.14%) Consultant
4 54 (8.14%) Senior
5 52 (7.84%) Security Manager
6 51 (7.69%) Security Engineer
7 49 (7.39%) Project Manager
8 44 (6.64%) Lead
9 43 (6.49%) Security Consultant
10 42 (6.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 35 (5.28%) Business Analyst
12 34 (5.13%) Security Analyst
13 32 (4.83%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 31 (4.68%) Security Specialist
15 30 (4.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 30 (4.52%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 29 (4.37%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 24 (3.62%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 20 (3.02%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.87%) SAML
2 18 (2.71%) OpenID
3 16 (2.41%) LDAP
4 11 (1.66%) SailPoint
5 10 (1.51%) REST
6 8 (1.21%) OAuth
7 4 (0.60%) Middleware
7 4 (0.60%) NestJS
8 3 (0.45%) .NET
8 3 (0.45%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.45%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.45%) Django
8 3 (0.45%) Kafka
8 3 (0.45%) Node.js
8 3 (0.45%) React
8 3 (0.45%) RESTful
8 3 (0.45%) Web Services
9 2 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.30%) JSON
9 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.69%) Security Posture
2 46 (6.94%) Cloud Native
3 35 (5.28%) Onboarding
4 25 (3.77%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.32%) AI Agents
5 22 (3.32%) Operational Technology
6 17 (2.56%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
7 16 (2.41%) Security Operations Centre
8 14 (2.11%) PKI
9 13 (1.96%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.36%) SCADA
12 8 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (1.21%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (0.90%) BYOD
14 6 (0.90%) Cyber Security Posture
15 5 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.03%) Windows
2 20 (3.02%) Linux
3 11 (1.66%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.06%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.06%) Unix
4 7 (1.06%) VMS
5 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (17.80%) Stakeholder Management
2 106 (15.99%) Information Security
3 95 (14.33%) Incident Response
4 86 (12.97%) SIEM
5 83 (12.52%) Risk Management
6 79 (11.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 79 (11.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 78 (11.76%) Cloud Security
8 76 (11.46%) Agile
9 75 (11.31%) AI
10 68 (10.26%) Security Operations
11 66 (9.95%) Vulnerability Management
12 65 (9.80%) CI/CD
13 64 (9.65%) DevOps
14 61 (9.20%) Identity Access Management
15 60 (9.05%) Data Protection
16 58 (8.75%) Security Architecture
17 57 (8.60%) Threat Modelling
18 56 (8.45%) Problem-Solving
19 55 (8.30%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 44 (6.64%) Python
2 25 (3.77%) PowerShell
3 20 (3.02%) SQL
4 18 (2.71%) Kusto Query Language
5 17 (2.56%) Bash
6 8 (1.21%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.75%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.60%) C#
8 4 (0.60%) Rust
9 3 (0.45%) Bicep
9 3 (0.45%) C++
9 3 (0.45%) Go
9 3 (0.45%) Java
9 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.30%) Haskell
10 2 (0.30%) Search Processing Language
11 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 171 (25.79%) Security Cleared
2 143 (21.57%) SC Cleared
3 104 (15.69%) CISSP
4 70 (10.56%) CISM
5 55 (8.30%) Degree
6 31 (4.68%) Cisco Certification
7 26 (3.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 22 (3.32%) GIAC
9 21 (3.17%) DV Cleared
10 20 (3.02%) CEH
10 20 (3.02%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (2.71%) CRISC
12 14 (2.11%) CISA
13 13 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.81%) Azure Certification
15 11 (1.66%) CCSP
15 11 (1.66%) PMI Certification
16 10 (1.51%) PMP
17 8 (1.21%) SSCP
18 7 (1.06%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (20.51%) NIST
2 119 (17.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 54 (8.14%) GDPR
4 49 (7.39%) NCSC
5 41 (6.18%) GRC
6 34 (5.13%) COBIT
7 31 (4.68%) Cyber Essentials
8 27 (4.07%) PCI DSS
9 20 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (2.11%) QA
11 13 (1.96%) ITGC
11 13 (1.96%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.66%) PMO
13 10 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (1.36%) NIST 800
15 8 (1.21%) SLA
16 7 (1.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
17 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 3 (0.45%) SOC 1
System Software
1 41 (6.18%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
3 10 (1.51%) 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 35 (5.28%) Kubernetes
2 31 (4.68%) Terraform
3 15 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.81%) CASB
5 11 (1.66%) Ansible
5 11 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.06%) AirWatch
6 7 (1.06%) SCCM
7 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.30%) Grafana
8 2 (0.30%) logstash
8 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.30%) Puppet
8 2 (0.30%) QRadar
8 2 (0.30%) RSA Archer
8 2 (0.30%) WSUS
9 1 (0.15%) Fluentd
9 1 (0.15%) Nessus
9 1 (0.15%) Salt
9 1 (0.15%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 146 (22.02%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.24%) Splunk
3 34 (5.13%) CyberArk
4 29 (4.37%) CrowdStrike
5 23 (3.47%) ServiceNow
6 20 (3.02%) Google
6 20 (3.02%) OpenAI
7 17 (2.56%) Foundry
8 16 (2.41%) Palo Alto
9 15 (2.26%) Netskope
10 13 (1.96%) Tenable
11 8 (1.21%) Cisco
11 8 (1.21%) Qualys
11 8 (1.21%) Zscaler
12 7 (1.06%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.90%) Okta
14 5 (0.75%) VMware
15 4 (0.60%) Rapid7
16 3 (0.45%) OneTrust
16 3 (0.45%) Ping Identity