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

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 80 63
Rank change year-on-year +15 -17 +1
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 621 435 627
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.99% 3.22% 3.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 3.55% 3.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 255 455
10th Percentile £406 £400 £438
25th Percentile £475 £453 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £558 £618
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -9.72% -1.20%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £740
90th Percentile £800 £788 £825
England median daily rate £537 £565 £588
% change year-on-year -4.96% -3.83% -2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 2
10th Percentile £26.11 £48.88 £53.00
25th Percentile £28.65 £56.20 £55.63
Median hourly rate £70.00 £73.60 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.89% +17.76% -3.10%
75th Percentile £94.69 £82.00 £70.63
90th Percentile £95.50 £83.20 £74.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £54.50 £72.50
% change year-on-year -16.59% -24.83% +10.69%

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 14,060 12,254 16,339
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.32% 90.76% 88.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,407 7,894 11,682
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.82%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 155 348
10th Percentile £17.85 £21.10 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £26.13 £19.34
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56.38 £55.25 £51.94
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.61 £72.50
England median hourly rate £27.21 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -22.26% - -

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 22 February 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 22 February 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 22 February 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 -12 82 £525 -8.70% 91
South London -26 7 £339 -28.68% 8
West London -21 6 £423 -0.59% 34
North London +6 5 - - 11
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 16 (2.58%) Confluence
2 14 (2.25%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.13%) Apache
3 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (0.32%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.32%) WebLogic
Applications
1 17 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.93%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.48%) Trello
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 141 (22.71%) Azure
2 83 (13.37%) AWS
3 62 (9.98%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (5.80%) Entra ID
5 29 (4.67%) Microsoft Purview
6 28 (4.51%) GCP
7 25 (4.03%) GitHub
8 21 (3.38%) SaaS
9 18 (2.90%) GitHub Actions
10 16 (2.58%) Power Platform
11 14 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
12 13 (2.09%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (2.09%) OpenShift
13 10 (1.61%) Mimecast
13 10 (1.61%) PaaS
14 8 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (1.29%) Serverless
15 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
16 6 (0.97%) Azure AI
16 6 (0.97%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 76 (12.24%) Firewall
2 40 (6.44%) Network Security
3 12 (1.93%) WAN
4 10 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (1.45%) DNS
5 9 (1.45%) VPN
6 7 (1.13%) Wireless
7 6 (0.97%) LAN
8 5 (0.81%) BGP
8 5 (0.81%) OSPF
8 5 (0.81%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.64%) Broadband
9 4 (0.64%) DHCP
9 4 (0.64%) Internet
9 4 (0.64%) NGFW
10 3 (0.48%) HTTP
10 3 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.48%) Modbus
11 2 (0.32%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.32%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.09%) Power BI
2 10 (1.61%) Data Lake
3 5 (0.81%) Big Data
4 4 (0.64%) Tableau
5 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.32%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.32%) Metadata
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.16%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.16%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 22 (3.54%) Jenkins
2 21 (3.38%) JIRA
3 3 (0.48%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.32%) Git
4 2 (0.32%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) Ant
5 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.16%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.16%) Snyk
General
1 205 (33.01%) Social Skills
2 151 (24.32%) Finance
3 67 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (9.02%) Public Sector
5 51 (8.21%) Banking
6 32 (5.15%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.38%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (3.22%) Investment Banking
9 19 (3.06%) Legal
10 18 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.42%) Retail
12 13 (2.09%) Financial Institution
12 13 (2.09%) Local Government
13 12 (1.93%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.61%) Manufacturing
14 10 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (1.29%) Military
16 6 (0.97%) Spanish Language
17 3 (0.48%) Law
17 3 (0.48%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 86 (13.85%) Analyst
2 67 (10.79%) Architect
3 62 (9.98%) Security Engineer
4 59 (9.50%) Senior
5 54 (8.70%) Consultant
6 53 (8.53%) Security Manager
7 50 (8.05%) Project Manager
8 41 (6.60%) Security Architect
9 39 (6.28%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 39 (6.28%) Security Analyst
10 38 (6.12%) Security Specialist
11 32 (5.15%) Security Consultant
12 30 (4.83%) Lead
13 27 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 26 (4.19%) Tester
15 25 (4.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 25 (4.03%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 23 (3.70%) Business Analyst
16 23 (3.70%) Penetration Tester
17 22 (3.54%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.86%) SAML
2 23 (3.70%) OpenID
3 15 (2.42%) LDAP
4 14 (2.25%) REST
5 10 (1.61%) Kafka
6 9 (1.45%) SailPoint
7 8 (1.29%) .NET
7 8 (1.29%) OAuth
7 8 (1.29%) React
8 5 (0.81%) Apache NiFi
8 5 (0.81%) NestJS
9 4 (0.64%) Node.js
10 3 (0.48%) GraphQL
10 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Graph
10 3 (0.48%) Middleware
10 3 (0.48%) Next.js
10 3 (0.48%) RESTful
11 2 (0.32%) 802.1X
11 2 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
11 2 (0.32%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.57%) Security Posture
2 41 (6.60%) Management Information System
3 40 (6.44%) Cloud Native
4 35 (5.64%) Onboarding
5 29 (4.67%) Cyber Threat
6 28 (4.51%) Security Operations Centre
7 21 (3.38%) Cyber Defence
8 17 (2.74%) Operational Technology
9 14 (2.25%) Product Ownership
10 13 (2.09%) Data Centre
10 13 (2.09%) PKI
11 12 (1.93%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.77%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.45%) BYOD
13 9 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
14 8 (1.29%) AI Agents
15 6 (0.97%) IoT
15 6 (0.97%) NHS
16 5 (0.81%) SCADA
16 5 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 57 (9.18%) Windows
2 37 (5.96%) Linux
3 15 (2.42%) Mac OS
4 12 (1.93%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.77%) Unix
6 8 (1.29%) VMS
6 8 (1.29%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.64%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.32%) CentOS
8 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.32%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.16%) Android
9 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (18.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 106 (17.07%) Incident Response
2 106 (17.07%) SIEM
3 105 (16.91%) Information Security
4 93 (14.98%) Agile
4 93 (14.98%) Risk Management
5 92 (14.81%) Cloud Security
6 78 (12.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 77 (12.40%) Security Operations
8 65 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 64 (10.31%) Vulnerability Management
10 62 (9.98%) Problem-Solving
11 60 (9.66%) CI/CD
12 59 (9.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 59 (9.50%) Threat Intelligence
13 57 (9.18%) AI
14 54 (8.70%) Identity Access Management
15 53 (8.53%) DevOps
16 47 (7.57%) Infrastructure as Code
17 45 (7.25%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 47 (7.57%) Python
2 36 (5.80%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.38%) Kusto Query Language
4 17 (2.74%) Bash
5 11 (1.77%) Java
5 11 (1.77%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.45%) C++
6 9 (1.45%) SQL
6 9 (1.45%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.13%) C#
8 4 (0.64%) Rust
9 3 (0.48%) Go
10 2 (0.32%) Haskell
11 1 (0.16%) BeanShell
11 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 208 (33.49%) Security Cleared
2 181 (29.15%) SC Cleared
3 98 (15.78%) CISSP
4 64 (10.31%) CISM
5 55 (8.86%) Degree
6 35 (5.64%) DV Cleared
7 24 (3.86%) CHECK Team Leader
8 23 (3.70%) CHECK Team Member
9 21 (3.38%) CompTIA Security+
10 17 (2.74%) CRISC
11 16 (2.58%) GIAC
12 15 (2.42%) CEH
13 13 (2.09%) PMI Certification
14 12 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
15 10 (1.61%) CESG Certified Professional
15 10 (1.61%) CISA
15 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (1.61%) PMP
16 9 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
16 9 (1.45%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (19.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 118 (19.00%) NIST
3 51 (8.21%) GDPR
4 41 (6.60%) GRC
5 33 (5.31%) NCSC
6 27 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (4.19%) PCI DSS
8 14 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (2.09%) COBIT
10 12 (1.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 10 (1.61%) QA
11 10 (1.61%) SOC 2
12 9 (1.45%) SLA
13 7 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 7 (1.13%) PMO
14 6 (0.97%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.81%) Accessibility
16 4 (0.64%) EU AI Act
16 4 (0.64%) NIST 800
17 3 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (5.31%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.97%) Docker
4 4 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 31 (4.99%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.67%) Terraform
3 26 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (3.22%) SCCM
5 13 (2.09%) Ansible
6 10 (1.61%) CASB
7 7 (1.13%) AirWatch
8 6 (0.97%) SCOrch
9 5 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.64%) RSA Archer
11 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.48%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.48%) logstash
11 3 (0.48%) Nessus
11 3 (0.48%) QRadar
11 3 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.48%) WSUS
12 2 (0.32%) Fluentd
12 2 (0.32%) Nagios
12 2 (0.32%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 136 (21.90%) Microsoft
2 63 (10.14%) Splunk
3 30 (4.83%) CyberArk
4 26 (4.19%) ServiceNow
5 20 (3.22%) CrowdStrike
6 17 (2.74%) Palo Alto
6 17 (2.74%) Tenable
7 16 (2.58%) Google
8 10 (1.61%) Cisco
9 9 (1.45%) Fortinet
9 9 (1.45%) Netskope
9 9 (1.45%) Qualys
10 8 (1.29%) OpenAI
11 7 (1.13%) Okta
12 6 (0.97%) Foundry
12 6 (0.97%) SAP
12 6 (0.97%) Zscaler
13 5 (0.81%) Ariba
13 5 (0.81%) Ping Identity
13 5 (0.81%) VMware