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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 61 67
Rank change year-on-year +6 +6 -7
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 867 573 581
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.32% 4.28% 3.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.85% 4.63% 4.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 562 355 389
10th Percentile £425 £413 £400
25th Percentile £500 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -3.36% -3.45%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £700
90th Percentile £800 £775 £780
England median daily rate £560 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +1.82% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 5
10th Percentile £43.40 £33.13 £27.14
25th Percentile £54.88 £38.63 £30.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £47.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +38.30% +56.04% -58.46%
75th Percentile £78.63 £58.44 £61.25
90th Percentile £96.40 £62.75 £70.25
England median hourly rate £80.00 £52.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +52.38% -8.70% -23.33%

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 17,877 12,377 14,454
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.04% 92.46% 88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,691 8,233 9,872
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 255 194
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.00 £17.33
25th Percentile £19.98 £24.89 £22.28
Median hourly rate £35.50 £32.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £54.69
90th Percentile £85.53 £63.75 £71.69
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +9 108 £550 +3.97% 158
West London -12 11 £600 +33.33% 77
East London -1 6 £525 -8.70% 25
South London -20 4 £475 -17.39% 17
North London -2 2 £400 -38.46% 6
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 (1.85%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.38%) Confluence
3 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.23%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.12%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 253 (29.18%) Azure
2 158 (18.22%) AWS
3 94 (10.84%) Microsoft 365
4 87 (10.03%) Entra ID
5 70 (8.07%) GCP
6 58 (6.69%) SaaS
7 42 (4.84%) Azure Sentinel
7 42 (4.84%) Microsoft Purview
8 27 (3.11%) Power Platform
9 19 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (2.08%) GitHub
10 18 (2.08%) PaaS
11 16 (1.85%) IaaS
12 15 (1.73%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (1.61%) Amazon Bedrock
14 11 (1.27%) OCI
15 10 (1.15%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 9 (1.04%) Google Workspace
16 9 (1.04%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.38%) Firewall
2 56 (6.46%) Network Security
3 26 (3.00%) DNS
4 18 (2.08%) VPN
5 13 (1.50%) Internet
5 13 (1.50%) WAN
6 11 (1.27%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.92%) DHCP
7 8 (0.92%) Intrusion Detection
8 7 (0.81%) IPsec
8 7 (0.81%) LAN
9 6 (0.69%) NAS
9 6 (0.69%) SAN
9 6 (0.69%) VLAN
10 5 (0.58%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (0.58%) DKIM
10 5 (0.58%) DMARC
10 5 (0.58%) Kerberos
11 4 (0.46%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.46%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.96%) Power BI
2 11 (1.27%) Big Data
3 6 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.69%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.58%) Db2
4 5 (0.58%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.46%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.46%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.35%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.23%) Metadata
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 26 (3.00%) JIRA
2 9 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.92%) Git
3 8 (0.92%) GitLab
4 5 (0.58%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.58%) Snyk
5 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.23%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.23%) MSI
6 2 (0.23%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
General
1 266 (30.68%) Social Skills
2 215 (24.80%) Finance
3 96 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (9.69%) Public Sector
5 63 (7.27%) Banking
6 35 (4.04%) Influencing Skills
7 32 (3.69%) Legal
8 27 (3.11%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (2.54%) Local Government
10 19 (2.19%) Manufacturing
10 19 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (2.19%) Retail
11 17 (1.96%) Telecoms
12 15 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (1.73%) Military
13 10 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (0.81%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.58%) Aviation
16 4 (0.46%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.46%) Law
Job Titles
1 155 (17.88%) Analyst
2 131 (15.11%) Architect
3 78 (9.00%) Security Architect
4 74 (8.54%) Security Analyst
5 69 (7.96%) Senior
6 65 (7.50%) Consultant
7 63 (7.27%) Lead
8 58 (6.69%) Security Engineer
9 57 (6.57%) Project Manager
10 56 (6.46%) Business Analyst
11 54 (6.23%) Security Manager
12 48 (5.54%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 45 (5.19%) Security Consultant
14 37 (4.27%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 31 (3.58%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 29 (3.34%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 27 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 22 (2.54%) Solutions Architect
19 21 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Specialist
20 20 (2.31%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.84%) Terraform
2 13 (1.50%) OAuth
3 12 (1.38%) REST
4 10 (1.15%) SailPoint
5 8 (0.92%) LDAP
5 8 (0.92%) Middleware
5 8 (0.92%) SAML
6 7 (0.81%) FIDO
6 7 (0.81%) WebAuthn
7 6 (0.69%) OpenID
8 5 (0.58%) Azure Blueprints
8 5 (0.58%) JSON
9 4 (0.46%) OAuth2
10 3 (0.35%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.35%) AWS CDK
10 3 (0.35%) Django
10 3 (0.35%) RESTful
11 2 (0.23%) JWT
11 2 (0.23%) OpenAPI
11 2 (0.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.61%) Security Posture
2 61 (7.04%) Onboarding
3 46 (5.31%) Operational Technology
4 36 (4.15%) Cloud Native
4 36 (4.15%) Management Information System
5 34 (3.92%) Security Operations Centre
6 25 (2.88%) Cyber Threat
7 24 (2.77%) AI Agents
8 23 (2.65%) Cyber Defence
9 19 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
10 18 (2.08%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.85%) CMDB
11 16 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (1.73%) SCADA
13 14 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
13 14 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.38%) PKI
15 11 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
16 10 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
17 9 (1.04%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 53 (6.11%) Windows
2 26 (3.00%) Linux
3 18 (2.08%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.61%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.15%) Unix
6 8 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.58%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.46%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.12%) CentOS
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (26.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 148 (17.07%) Incident Response
3 144 (16.61%) Risk Management
4 135 (15.57%) Security Operations
5 132 (15.22%) Vulnerability Management
6 131 (15.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 127 (14.65%) Cloud Security
8 121 (13.96%) SIEM
9 119 (13.73%) Continuous Improvement
10 107 (12.34%) Security Architecture
11 104 (12.00%) Roadmaps
12 102 (11.76%) Agile
12 102 (11.76%) Information Security
13 97 (11.19%) AI
14 93 (10.73%) Identity Access Management
15 89 (10.27%) Data Protection
16 86 (9.92%) Problem-Solving
17 83 (9.57%) Decision-Making
18 71 (8.19%) DevOps
19 67 (7.73%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 43 (4.96%) Python
2 41 (4.73%) PowerShell
3 27 (3.11%) SQL
4 19 (2.19%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.61%) Bash
5 14 (1.61%) Bicep
6 6 (0.69%) Search Processing Language
7 4 (0.46%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.35%) Korn
9 2 (0.23%) Java
9 2 (0.23%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.23%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.12%) C
10 1 (0.12%) C#
10 1 (0.12%) Groovy
10 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 214 (24.68%) Security Cleared
2 163 (18.80%) SC Cleared
3 153 (17.65%) CISSP
4 98 (11.30%) CISM
5 69 (7.96%) Degree
6 44 (5.07%) DV Cleared
7 43 (4.96%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (4.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 35 (4.04%) PMP
10 32 (3.69%) PMI Certification
11 30 (3.46%) CompTIA Security+
12 29 (3.34%) CEH
12 29 (3.34%) GIAC
13 25 (2.88%) CRISC
14 23 (2.65%) Azure Certification
15 21 (2.42%) AWS Certification
16 20 (2.31%) CISA
17 17 (1.96%) CCSP
18 16 (1.85%) CompTIA CySA+
18 16 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 181 (20.88%) NIST
2 168 (19.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (7.50%) NCSC
4 59 (6.81%) GRC
5 52 (6.00%) GDPR
6 49 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials
7 37 (4.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 36 (4.15%) COBIT
9 29 (3.34%) PCI DSS
10 20 (2.31%) PMO
11 19 (2.19%) QA
12 16 (1.85%) NIST 800
13 15 (1.73%) SOC 2
14 12 (1.38%) ITGC
14 12 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 9 (1.04%) EU AI Act
16 8 (0.92%) SLA
17 7 (0.81%) Data Quality
17 7 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 7 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 60 (6.92%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.61%) Docker
3 10 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.69%) NFS
4 6 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.35%) vSphere
6 2 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.23%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.12%) Samba
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (2.88%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (1.38%) Ansible
5 8 (0.92%) CASB
6 6 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.58%) Puppet
7 5 (0.58%) QRadar
8 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.46%) Nessus
8 4 (0.46%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.35%) Grafana
9 3 (0.35%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.35%) SCCM
10 2 (0.23%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.23%) MOM
10 2 (0.23%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.12%) Nagios
11 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 230 (26.53%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.42%) Splunk
3 41 (4.73%) CrowdStrike
3 41 (4.73%) ServiceNow
4 37 (4.27%) CyberArk
5 24 (2.77%) Tenable
6 23 (2.65%) Google
7 21 (2.42%) Qualys
8 14 (1.61%) Cisco
8 14 (1.61%) Palo Alto
8 14 (1.61%) VMware
9 13 (1.50%) OpenAI
9 13 (1.50%) Zscaler
10 11 (1.27%) Oracle
11 9 (1.04%) Foundry
11 9 (1.04%) Rapid7
12 8 (0.92%) Netskope
12 8 (0.92%) Okta
13 6 (0.69%) BeyondTrust
13 6 (0.69%) Databricks