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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 61 68
Rank change year-on-year +2 +7 -8
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 819 558 544
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.07% 4.10% 3.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.57% 4.44% 3.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 542 350 385
10th Percentile £413 £375 £400
25th Percentile £488 £488 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £561 £551 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.91% -8.21% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £713
90th Percentile £775 £775 £795
England median daily rate £553 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +0.45% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 4
10th Percentile £33.07 £32.50 £30.04
25th Percentile £48.50 £36.25 £30.09
Median hourly rate £67.50 £54.50 £43.81
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% +24.40% -46.08%
75th Percentile £97.50 £63.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £103.30 - £71.75
England median hourly rate £80.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +45.45% -15.38% -14.10%

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 17,923 12,563 14,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.03% 92.23% 88.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,813 8,414 10,214
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £541 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.62% -1.59% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 296 248 196
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.97
25th Percentile £20.02 £24.62 £22.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £29.50 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +22.03% -16.31% -14.59%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.56 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.88
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% -

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 5 August 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 5 August 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 5 August 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 +10 103 £550 +4.76% 126
East London -1 7 £620 +3.33% 22
West London -21 6 £500 +14.29% 57
South London -21 5 £475 -24.00% 18
North London -4 1 £400 -38.46% 13
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 15 (1.83%) Confluence
2 12 (1.47%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.37%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 239 (29.18%) Azure
2 144 (17.58%) AWS
3 80 (9.77%) Entra ID
4 79 (9.65%) Microsoft 365
5 63 (7.69%) GCP
6 56 (6.84%) SaaS
7 45 (5.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 40 (4.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (2.56%) Amazon Bedrock
10 20 (2.44%) Power Platform
11 19 (2.32%) PaaS
12 17 (2.08%) GitHub
12 17 (2.08%) IaaS
13 16 (1.95%) Azure AI
14 15 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
16 13 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
17 10 (1.22%) Mimecast
18 9 (1.10%) OCI
19 8 (0.98%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.59%) Firewall
2 50 (6.11%) Network Security
3 28 (3.42%) DNS
4 15 (1.83%) VPN
5 14 (1.71%) Internet
6 10 (1.22%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.10%) DHCP
8 8 (0.98%) WAN
9 7 (0.85%) LAN
10 6 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.73%) VLAN
11 5 (0.61%) DKIM
11 5 (0.61%) DMARC
11 5 (0.61%) IPsec
11 5 (0.61%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.61%) NAS
11 5 (0.61%) NGFW
11 5 (0.61%) SAN
12 4 (0.49%) HTTP
12 4 (0.49%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.71%) Power BI
2 11 (1.34%) Big Data
3 7 (0.85%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.61%) Db2
5 4 (0.49%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.49%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.24%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.12%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.30%) JIRA
2 8 (0.98%) Git
3 7 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.73%) GitLab
5 4 (0.49%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.49%) Snyk
6 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.24%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.12%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.12%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.12%) MSI
General
1 242 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 214 (26.13%) Finance
3 90 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (9.28%) Public Sector
5 61 (7.45%) Banking
6 30 (3.66%) Legal
7 29 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (2.69%) Local Government
10 20 (2.44%) Retail
11 16 (1.95%) Manufacturing
11 16 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (1.95%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.34%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (0.98%) Investment Banking
14 8 (0.98%) Military
15 4 (0.49%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 131 (16.00%) Analyst
2 119 (14.53%) Architect
3 76 (9.28%) Security Architect
4 75 (9.16%) Senior
5 64 (7.81%) Project Manager
6 61 (7.45%) Security Engineer
7 59 (7.20%) Consultant
8 55 (6.72%) Security Manager
9 54 (6.59%) Lead
9 54 (6.59%) Security Analyst
10 48 (5.86%) Business Analyst
11 47 (5.74%) Security Consultant
12 40 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 38 (4.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 34 (4.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 30 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 29 (3.54%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 25 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 22 (2.69%) Security Specialist
19 20 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.59%) SailPoint
2 12 (1.47%) OAuth
3 11 (1.34%) REST
4 9 (1.10%) Middleware
5 8 (0.98%) LDAP
6 7 (0.85%) OpenID
6 7 (0.85%) SAML
7 5 (0.61%) Azure Blueprints
7 5 (0.61%) RESTful
8 4 (0.49%) JSON
8 4 (0.49%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.37%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.37%) Django
9 3 (0.37%) FIDO
9 3 (0.37%) WebAuthn
10 2 (0.24%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.24%) JWT
10 2 (0.24%) OpenAPI
10 2 (0.24%) SOAP
10 2 (0.24%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.30%) Security Posture
2 51 (6.23%) Onboarding
3 39 (4.76%) Operational Technology
4 35 (4.27%) Cloud Native
5 30 (3.66%) AI Agents
6 29 (3.54%) Management Information System
7 28 (3.42%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (2.32%) Data Protection Act
9 18 (2.20%) Cyber Threat
10 17 (2.08%) PKI
11 15 (1.83%) Cyber Defence
11 15 (1.83%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.83%) SCADA
12 14 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
13 13 (1.59%) CMDB
14 12 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
15 10 (1.22%) BYOD
15 10 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
16 9 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (1.10%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.25%) Windows
2 25 (3.05%) Linux
3 15 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.34%) Unix
5 7 (0.85%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.61%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.49%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.49%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.12%) CentOS
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 126 (15.38%) Incident Response
2 126 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 121 (14.77%) Risk Management
4 119 (14.53%) Security Operations
5 117 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
6 112 (13.68%) Information Security
7 110 (13.43%) Cloud Security
8 102 (12.45%) SIEM
9 95 (11.60%) AI
9 95 (11.60%) Continuous Improvement
10 93 (11.36%) Agile
11 89 (10.87%) Identity Access Management
11 89 (10.87%) Security Architecture
12 87 (10.62%) Data Protection
13 86 (10.50%) Roadmaps
14 74 (9.04%) Problem-Solving
15 63 (7.69%) ITIL
16 62 (7.57%) DevOps
17 61 (7.45%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 46 (5.62%) Python
2 41 (5.01%) PowerShell
3 30 (3.66%) SQL
4 16 (1.95%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.71%) Bash
6 13 (1.59%) Bicep
7 6 (0.73%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.37%) C#
8 3 (0.37%) Korn
8 3 (0.37%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.24%) Java
9 2 (0.24%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.24%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.12%) C
10 1 (0.12%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 191 (23.32%) Security Cleared
2 149 (18.19%) CISSP
3 145 (17.70%) SC Cleared
4 96 (11.72%) CISM
5 72 (8.79%) Degree
6 43 (5.25%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (5.13%) DV Cleared
8 35 (4.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 28 (3.42%) CEH
9 28 (3.42%) PMP
10 27 (3.30%) CompTIA Security+
10 27 (3.30%) CRISC
10 27 (3.30%) GIAC
10 27 (3.30%) PMI Certification
11 22 (2.69%) CISA
12 19 (2.32%) Azure Certification
13 16 (1.95%) CompTIA CySA+
14 15 (1.83%) AWS Certification
14 15 (1.83%) CCSP
14 15 (1.83%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (22.34%) NIST
2 155 (18.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (7.69%) GDPR
3 63 (7.69%) GRC
4 60 (7.33%) NCSC
5 51 (6.23%) Cyber Essentials
6 39 (4.76%) COBIT
7 37 (4.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 35 (4.27%) PCI DSS
9 20 (2.44%) QA
10 19 (2.32%) SOC 2
11 18 (2.20%) NIST 800
12 17 (2.08%) PMO
13 16 (1.95%) ITGC
14 12 (1.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 9 (1.10%) EU AI Act
15 9 (1.10%) SLA
16 7 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 6 (0.73%) HMG Security Policy Framework
18 5 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 58 (7.08%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.71%) Docker
3 7 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.73%) NFS
4 6 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.37%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) vSphere
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.12%) Samba
Systems Management
1 37 (4.52%) Terraform
2 20 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.47%) Ansible
6 9 (1.10%) CASB
7 5 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.61%) Puppet
7 5 (0.61%) QRadar
8 4 (0.49%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.49%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.37%) Grafana
10 2 (0.24%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.24%) MOM
10 2 (0.24%) Nessus
10 2 (0.24%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.24%) SCCM
10 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 210 (25.64%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.13%) Splunk
3 41 (5.01%) CrowdStrike
4 40 (4.88%) CyberArk
5 35 (4.27%) ServiceNow
6 22 (2.69%) Tenable
7 21 (2.56%) Google
8 19 (2.32%) OpenAI
9 18 (2.20%) Qualys
10 17 (2.08%) Foundry
11 13 (1.59%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.59%) Zscaler
12 10 (1.22%) Cisco
12 10 (1.22%) Netskope
12 10 (1.22%) Oracle
13 9 (1.10%) Okta
13 9 (1.10%) VMware
14 7 (0.85%) Rapid7
15 5 (0.61%) BeyondTrust
15 5 (0.61%) Databricks