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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 80 67
Rank change year-on-year +11 -13 -3
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 654 420 595
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.92% 3.32% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 3.63% 3.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 266 435
10th Percentile £409 £333 £413
25th Percentile £475 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £613
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -14.29% -2.00%
75th Percentile £688 £638 £747
90th Percentile £800 £763 £825
England median daily rate £550 £550 £585
% change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 5 1
10th Percentile £26.11 £54.97 -
25th Percentile £29.04 £68.80 £51.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £73.60 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% +40.19% -22.22%
75th Percentile £95.00 £83.20 £53.75
90th Percentile £99.00 - -
England median hourly rate £55.50 £73.60 £83.40
% change year-on-year -24.59% -11.75% +27.33%

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 14,959 11,567 15,974
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.70% 91.45% 88.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,041 7,825 11,442
10th Percentile £356 £350 £340
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 165 332
10th Percentile £18.07 £19.08 £15.95
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £19.54
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.33
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +15.40% -22.23%
75th Percentile £57.00 £51.25 £50.63
90th Percentile £72.50 £66.50 £71.13
England median hourly rate £35.55 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +9.38% -1.52% -12.00%

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 26 March 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 26 March 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 26 March 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 -1 90 £525 -5.62% 109
South London -31 7 £339 -28.68% 6
North London +4 4 - - 6
East London -9 3 £717 +19.50% 25
West London -19 3 £423 +2.42% 23
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 18 (2.75%) Confluence
2 15 (2.29%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.46%) Apache
Applications
1 18 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
2 12 (1.83%) MS Visio
3 10 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.46%) Trello
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.31%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 179 (27.37%) Azure
2 109 (16.67%) AWS
3 70 (10.70%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (7.03%) GCP
5 41 (6.27%) Entra ID
6 34 (5.20%) SaaS
7 27 (4.13%) GitHub
8 25 (3.82%) Microsoft Purview
9 20 (3.06%) Power Platform
10 17 (2.60%) Azure AI
10 17 (2.60%) GitHub Actions
11 15 (2.29%) Amazon Bedrock
11 15 (2.29%) Azure Sentinel
11 15 (2.29%) PaaS
12 13 (1.99%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (1.99%) Mimecast
12 13 (1.99%) OpenShift
13 11 (1.68%) IaaS
13 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Copilot
14 9 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 69 (10.55%) Firewall
2 48 (7.34%) Network Security
3 13 (1.99%) DNS
4 11 (1.68%) VPN
5 10 (1.53%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.38%) WAN
7 7 (1.07%) Internet
7 7 (1.07%) Wireless
8 6 (0.92%) LAN
8 6 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.76%) BGP
9 5 (0.76%) Broadband
9 5 (0.76%) NGFW
9 5 (0.76%) VLAN
10 4 (0.61%) DHCP
10 4 (0.61%) OSPF
11 3 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.46%) HTTP
11 3 (0.46%) Modbus
11 3 (0.46%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.45%) Power BI
2 11 (1.68%) Big Data
2 11 (1.68%) Data Lake
3 4 (0.61%) Tableau
4 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.31%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.31%) Metadata
5 2 (0.31%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.15%) DB2
6 1 (0.15%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 27 (4.13%) JIRA
2 22 (3.36%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.61%) Git
4 3 (0.46%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.31%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
General
1 206 (31.50%) Social Skills
2 176 (26.91%) Finance
3 82 (12.54%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (9.94%) Public Sector
5 56 (8.56%) Banking
6 37 (5.66%) Documentation Skills
7 26 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (2.75%) Legal
8 18 (2.75%) Local Government
8 18 (2.75%) Retail
9 17 (2.60%) Investment Banking
10 13 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.53%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.22%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.07%) Military
15 6 (0.92%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.76%) Law
17 3 (0.46%) Front Office
17 3 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 87 (13.30%) Analyst
2 79 (12.08%) Architect
3 69 (10.55%) Senior
4 67 (10.24%) Consultant
5 61 (9.33%) Security Engineer
6 56 (8.56%) Security Manager
7 53 (8.10%) Project Manager
8 44 (6.73%) Security Architect
8 44 (6.73%) Security Consultant
9 43 (6.57%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 40 (6.12%) Lead
11 38 (5.81%) Security Analyst
12 37 (5.66%) Security Specialist
13 35 (5.35%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 34 (5.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 31 (4.74%) Business Analyst
16 30 (4.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 29 (4.43%) Cybersecurity Specialist
18 21 (3.21%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 21 (3.21%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.06%) SAML
2 19 (2.91%) OpenID
3 15 (2.29%) LDAP
3 15 (2.29%) REST
4 11 (1.68%) SailPoint
5 6 (0.92%) Kafka
6 5 (0.76%) .NET
6 5 (0.76%) NestJS
6 5 (0.76%) React
7 4 (0.61%) Node.js
7 4 (0.61%) RESTful
8 3 (0.46%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.46%) Apache NiFi
8 3 (0.46%) Middleware
8 3 (0.46%) OAuth
8 3 (0.46%) SOAP
8 3 (0.46%) Web Services
9 2 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.31%) GraphQL
9 2 (0.31%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 50 (7.65%) Security Posture
2 42 (6.42%) Cloud Native
3 38 (5.81%) Onboarding
4 35 (5.35%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
6 21 (3.21%) Security Operations Centre
7 20 (3.06%) AI Agents
7 20 (3.06%) Cyber Defence
8 18 (2.75%) Product Ownership
9 17 (2.60%) Operational Technology
10 16 (2.45%) PKI
11 13 (1.99%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
12 12 (1.83%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.68%) Public Cloud
14 9 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (1.22%) BYOD
16 6 (0.92%) CMDB
16 6 (0.92%) Mainframe
17 5 (0.76%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 55 (8.41%) Windows
2 31 (4.74%) Linux
3 12 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.68%) Mac OS
4 11 (1.68%) Unix
5 8 (1.22%) VMS
6 6 (0.92%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.76%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (17.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 111 (16.97%) Information Security
3 109 (16.67%) SIEM
4 102 (15.60%) Incident Response
5 98 (14.98%) Cloud Security
6 94 (14.37%) Agile
7 79 (12.08%) Risk Management
8 78 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 75 (11.47%) AI
9 75 (11.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 73 (11.16%) Security Operations
11 67 (10.24%) Vulnerability Management
12 65 (9.94%) Problem-Solving
13 59 (9.02%) CI/CD
13 59 (9.02%) Data Protection
14 57 (8.72%) Identity Access Management
15 56 (8.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 56 (8.56%) Threat Intelligence
16 53 (8.10%) DevOps
17 51 (7.80%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 50 (7.65%) Python
2 32 (4.89%) PowerShell
3 23 (3.52%) Kusto Query Language
4 20 (3.06%) Bash
5 19 (2.91%) SQL
6 8 (1.22%) Java
6 8 (1.22%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.07%) C++
7 7 (1.07%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.76%) C#
9 4 (0.61%) Rust
10 3 (0.46%) Go
10 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.31%) Haskell
12 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.15%) Bicep
12 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 194 (29.66%) Security Cleared
2 161 (24.62%) SC Cleared
3 111 (16.97%) CISSP
4 74 (11.31%) CISM
5 56 (8.56%) Degree
6 32 (4.89%) DV Cleared
7 27 (4.13%) Cisco Certification
8 23 (3.52%) CompTIA Security+
9 22 (3.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 22 (3.36%) CEH
10 21 (3.21%) GIAC
11 14 (2.14%) CRISC
11 14 (2.14%) PMI Certification
12 13 (1.99%) PMP
13 12 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (1.83%) OSCP
14 11 (1.68%) CISA
15 10 (1.53%) CESG Certified Professional
16 9 (1.38%) CCSP
17 8 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (19.57%) NIST
2 116 (17.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (9.17%) GDPR
4 43 (6.57%) NCSC
5 42 (6.42%) GRC
6 33 (5.05%) Cyber Essentials
7 28 (4.28%) PCI DSS
8 22 (3.36%) COBIT
9 19 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (1.68%) QA
11 10 (1.53%) SLA
12 9 (1.38%) PMO
12 9 (1.38%) SOC 2
13 8 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 8 (1.22%) ITGC
13 8 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (1.07%) HIPAA
15 6 (0.92%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.46%) EU AI Act
16 3 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 35 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (1.22%) Docker
4 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.15%) NFS
Systems Management
1 30 (4.59%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.13%) Terraform
3 19 (2.91%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (2.45%) CASB
5 14 (2.14%) SCCM
6 11 (1.68%) Ansible
7 7 (1.07%) AirWatch
8 6 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.76%) RSA Archer
10 4 (0.61%) Nessus
11 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.46%) logstash
11 3 (0.46%) QRadar
11 3 (0.46%) SCOrch
11 3 (0.46%) WSUS
12 2 (0.31%) Fluentd
12 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.15%) Icinga
13 1 (0.15%) VxRail
Vendors
1 161 (24.62%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.02%) Splunk
3 33 (5.05%) ServiceNow
4 31 (4.74%) CyberArk
5 23 (3.52%) CrowdStrike
6 18 (2.75%) OpenAI
7 17 (2.60%) Foundry
7 17 (2.60%) Tenable
8 16 (2.45%) Google
8 16 (2.45%) Palo Alto
9 12 (1.83%) Netskope
10 10 (1.53%) Cisco
11 9 (1.38%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.22%) Qualys
13 7 (1.07%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.07%) Okta
13 7 (1.07%) VMware
14 5 (0.76%) Ariba
14 5 (0.76%) Rapid7
14 5 (0.76%) SAP