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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 56 64
Rank change year-on-year +2 +8 +9
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 659 579 738
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.70% 3.68% 3.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.08% 4.13% 4.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 362 508
10th Percentile £413 £413 £431
25th Percentile £499 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
75th Percentile £688 £700 £748
90th Percentile £775 £788 £825
England median daily rate £537 £578 £600
% change year-on-year -6.97% -3.75% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 2
10th Percentile £30.00 £28.09 £53.00
25th Percentile £36.25 £41.00 £55.63
Median hourly rate £47.00 £57.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.26% -8.00% +27.55%
75th Percentile £67.88 £77.33 £70.63
90th Percentile £93.75 £80.32 £74.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £52.00 £72.76
% change year-on-year -12.58% -28.53% +11.09%

All Process and 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 12,961 14,023 18,134
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.39% 89.17% 89.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,517 9,049 13,046
10th Percentile £331 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -2.54%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £507 £525 £546
% change year-on-year -3.43% -3.85% -0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 166 250
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.38 £18.56
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.98 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.79 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.93% +0.76% -
75th Percentile £47.00 £55.94 £61.75
90th Percentile £67.50 £80.38 £76.38
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -32.03% -16.85% +27.14%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 -15 74 £533 -7.30% 242
West London -8 8 £423 -39.64% 57
South London -3 7 £525 -12.54% 25
North London +3 3 £650 +71.05% 17
East London -8 3 £675 +15.38% 36
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 21 (3.19%) Confluence
2 20 (3.03%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (1.52%) Apache
5 2 (0.30%) CMS
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
5 2 (0.30%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.30%) WebLogic
Applications
1 16 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.46%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.15%) Eikon
4 1 (0.15%) Eze OMS
4 1 (0.15%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 158 (23.98%) Azure
2 115 (17.45%) AWS
3 63 (9.56%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (7.59%) GCP
5 44 (6.68%) SaaS
6 38 (5.77%) Entra ID
7 31 (4.70%) GitHub
8 25 (3.79%) Amazon S3
9 21 (3.19%) Microsoft Purview
10 20 (3.03%) Amazon EC2
11 19 (2.88%) Amazon SQS
12 18 (2.73%) Azure Sentinel
13 15 (2.28%) Power Platform
14 13 (1.97%) Serverless
15 9 (1.37%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (1.06%) PaaS
17 6 (0.91%) Azure AKS
17 6 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
18 5 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 75 (11.38%) Firewall
2 44 (6.68%) Network Security
3 20 (3.03%) DNS
4 14 (2.12%) VPN
4 14 (2.12%) WAN
5 12 (1.82%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.67%) SSL
6 11 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.37%) Intrusion Detection
8 8 (1.21%) DHCP
9 7 (1.06%) Internet
9 7 (1.06%) LAN
9 7 (1.06%) Wireless
10 6 (0.91%) HTTP
10 6 (0.91%) IP Telephony
11 5 (0.76%) Modbus
11 5 (0.76%) VLAN
12 3 (0.46%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.46%) SSH
12 3 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.97%) Power BI
2 9 (1.37%) Big Data
3 7 (1.06%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.76%) Amazon Athena
4 5 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.76%) Tableau
5 4 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.30%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.30%) GIS
7 2 (0.30%) Metadata
7 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.15%) Looker
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.15%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 29 (4.40%) JIRA
2 18 (2.73%) Burp Suite
2 18 (2.73%) Metasploit
3 14 (2.12%) SonarQube
4 7 (1.06%) GitLab
5 5 (0.76%) Git
6 4 (0.61%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.46%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.15%) Ant
8 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.15%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.15%) IDA Disassembler
8 1 (0.15%) Postman
8 1 (0.15%) Snyk
8 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 210 (31.87%) Social Skills
2 158 (23.98%) Finance
3 86 (13.05%) Public Sector
4 71 (10.77%) Analytical Skills
5 67 (10.17%) Banking
6 26 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
6 26 (3.95%) Legal
7 18 (2.73%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.58%) Investment Banking
9 16 (2.43%) Financial Institution
10 15 (2.28%) Military
10 15 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.12%) Local Government
11 14 (2.12%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.52%) Law
13 10 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.06%) Retail
15 6 (0.91%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 107 (16.24%) Analyst
2 97 (14.72%) Security Engineer
3 80 (12.14%) Architect
4 63 (9.56%) Security Architect
5 62 (9.41%) Senior
6 55 (8.35%) Security Analyst
7 51 (7.74%) Consultant
8 49 (7.44%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 41 (6.22%) Project Manager
10 35 (5.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 35 (5.31%) Security Manager
11 33 (5.01%) Lead
12 31 (4.70%) Tester
13 28 (4.25%) Security Consultant
14 26 (3.95%) Business Analyst
14 26 (3.95%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 26 (3.95%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 26 (3.95%) Penetration Tester
15 20 (3.03%) Security Specialist
16 17 (2.58%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.58%) Kafka
2 13 (1.97%) React
3 11 (1.67%) OAuth
3 11 (1.67%) SAML
4 10 (1.52%) REST
5 9 (1.37%) .NET
5 9 (1.37%) OpenID
5 9 (1.37%) SailPoint
6 8 (1.21%) Apache NiFi
7 5 (0.76%) GraphQL
7 5 (0.76%) LangChain
8 4 (0.61%) FastAPI
8 4 (0.61%) LDAP
8 4 (0.61%) NestJS
8 4 (0.61%) Node.js
8 4 (0.61%) PyTorch
8 4 (0.61%) TensorFlow
9 3 (0.46%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.46%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.74%) Management Information System
2 47 (7.13%) Security Posture
3 46 (6.98%) Cyber Threat
3 46 (6.98%) Onboarding
4 43 (6.53%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (3.49%) CSOC
5 23 (3.49%) Cyber Defence
6 21 (3.19%) Data Centre
7 19 (2.88%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (2.58%) Cloud Native
8 17 (2.58%) PKI
9 16 (2.43%) Product Ownership
10 12 (1.82%) Operational Technology
11 8 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.06%) IoT
13 6 (0.91%) Algorithms
13 6 (0.91%) CMDB
13 6 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 77 (11.68%) Windows
2 48 (7.28%) Linux
3 25 (3.79%) Mac OS
4 15 (2.28%) Unix
4 15 (2.28%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.82%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.91%) Android
7 5 (0.76%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.61%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.46%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.46%) VMS
10 2 (0.30%) CentOS
10 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (20.64%) SIEM
2 120 (18.21%) Incident Response
3 114 (17.30%) Cloud Security
4 109 (16.54%) Security Operations
5 100 (15.17%) Information Security
6 99 (15.02%) Agile
7 94 (14.26%) Stakeholder Management
8 83 (12.59%) Risk Management
9 77 (11.68%) Problem-Solving
10 69 (10.47%) Vulnerability Management
11 67 (10.17%) Penetration Testing
12 66 (10.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 62 (9.41%) Security Architecture
14 61 (9.26%) Threat Intelligence
15 60 (9.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 59 (8.95%) CI/CD
17 55 (8.35%) Continuous Improvement
17 55 (8.35%) Identity Access Management
18 53 (8.04%) AI
19 51 (7.74%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 76 (11.53%) Python
2 48 (7.28%) PowerShell
3 38 (5.77%) Bash
4 26 (3.95%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (2.12%) Java
6 12 (1.82%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.82%) SQL
7 11 (1.67%) C#
7 11 (1.67%) C++
8 4 (0.61%) Bicep
9 2 (0.30%) Perl
9 2 (0.30%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.30%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.15%) C
10 1 (0.15%) LookML
10 1 (0.15%) PromQL
10 1 (0.15%) R
10 1 (0.15%) Ruby
10 1 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 198 (30.05%) Security Cleared
2 165 (25.04%) SC Cleared
3 103 (15.63%) CISSP
4 59 (8.95%) Degree
5 58 (8.80%) CISM
6 34 (5.16%) CHECK Team Member
7 33 (5.01%) DV Cleared
8 31 (4.70%) OSCP
9 26 (3.95%) CEH
10 25 (3.79%) CHECK Team Leader
11 24 (3.64%) CompTIA Security+
12 22 (3.34%) CREST Certified
13 17 (2.58%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (2.43%) GIAC
15 15 (2.28%) PMI Certification
15 15 (2.28%) PMP
16 14 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
17 13 (1.97%) Tigerscheme
18 12 (1.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 12 (1.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (18.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 113 (17.15%) NIST
3 52 (7.89%) GDPR
4 35 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (4.55%) NCSC
6 26 (3.95%) GRC
7 22 (3.34%) PCI DSS
8 16 (2.43%) QA
9 14 (2.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 12 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (1.37%) COBIT
11 9 (1.37%) EU AI Act
11 9 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 9 (1.37%) SLA
12 7 (1.06%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.91%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.91%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.76%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.61%) ITGC
16 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 56 (8.50%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.91%) Docker
4 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (3.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (3.19%) Terraform
3 18 (2.73%) SCCM
4 16 (2.43%) Nmap
5 14 (2.12%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.82%) Kubernetes
7 11 (1.67%) CASB
8 8 (1.21%) CSIRT
8 8 (1.21%) QRadar
9 7 (1.06%) Ansible
9 7 (1.06%) Nessus
10 6 (0.91%) SCOrch
11 5 (0.76%) AirWatch
12 4 (0.61%) Prometheus
12 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
12 4 (0.61%) WSUS
13 3 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 3 (0.46%) RSA Archer
14 2 (0.30%) Grafana
14 2 (0.30%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 144 (21.85%) Microsoft
2 78 (11.84%) Splunk
3 30 (4.55%) ServiceNow
4 28 (4.25%) CrowdStrike
5 19 (2.88%) CyberArk
6 18 (2.73%) Tenable
7 17 (2.58%) Oracle
8 16 (2.43%) SAP
9 15 (2.28%) Google
9 15 (2.28%) Veracode
10 13 (1.97%) Darktrace
10 13 (1.97%) Palo Alto
11 12 (1.82%) Cisco
12 11 (1.67%) Salesforce
13 10 (1.52%) Fortinet
14 8 (1.21%) VMware
15 7 (1.06%) Okta
15 7 (1.06%) Qualys
16 6 (0.91%) Forcepoint
16 6 (0.91%) Zscaler