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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 65 67
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 -8
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 793 549 546
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.95% 4.04% 3.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 4.38% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 343 390
10th Percentile £413 £375 £400
25th Percentile £488 £483 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £550 £598
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -7.95% -4.40%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £709
90th Percentile £770 £775 £789
England median daily rate £560 £550 £582
% change year-on-year +1.82% -5.50% -3.00%
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 £70.00
% change year-on-year +45.45% -21.43% -6.67%

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 17,865 12,538 14,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.00% 92.17% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,797 8,407 10,335
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -0.94% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £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 295 245 209
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -11.76% -18.07%
75th Percentile £56.63 £49.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.38
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.40% -2.35%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 31 July 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 +5 102 £550 +4.76% 82
East London -2 7 £620 +3.33% 24
West London -16 6 £500 +14.29% 52
South London -20 6 £463 -26.00% 17
North London -4 1 £400 -38.46% 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 12 (1.51%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.39%) Confluence
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.13%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) IIS
4 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.50%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 232 (29.26%) Azure
2 140 (17.65%) AWS
3 79 (9.96%) Entra ID
4 76 (9.58%) Microsoft 365
5 62 (7.82%) GCP
6 57 (7.19%) SaaS
7 44 (5.55%) Microsoft Purview
8 39 (4.92%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (2.65%) Amazon Bedrock
10 20 (2.52%) PaaS
11 18 (2.27%) IaaS
12 17 (2.14%) GitHub
13 16 (2.02%) Azure AI
13 16 (2.02%) Power Platform
14 14 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (1.39%) Mimecast
17 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
18 9 (1.13%) OCI
19 8 (1.01%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 53 (6.68%) Firewall
2 49 (6.18%) Network Security
3 26 (3.28%) DNS
4 15 (1.89%) VPN
5 13 (1.64%) Internet
6 10 (1.26%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.13%) DHCP
8 8 (1.01%) WAN
9 7 (0.88%) LAN
10 6 (0.76%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.76%) VLAN
11 5 (0.63%) DKIM
11 5 (0.63%) DMARC
11 5 (0.63%) IPsec
11 5 (0.63%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.63%) NAS
11 5 (0.63%) NGFW
11 5 (0.63%) SAN
12 4 (0.50%) HTTP
12 4 (0.50%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.77%) Power BI
2 11 (1.39%) Big Data
3 7 (0.88%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.63%) Db2
5 4 (0.50%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.50%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.13%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 22 (2.77%) JIRA
2 8 (1.01%) Git
3 6 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.63%) GitLab
5 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.50%) Snyk
6 2 (0.25%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.25%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 226 (28.50%) Social Skills
2 210 (26.48%) Finance
3 83 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (9.33%) Public Sector
5 57 (7.19%) Banking
6 27 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
6 27 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
6 27 (3.40%) Legal
7 22 (2.77%) Local Government
8 19 (2.40%) Retail
9 15 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (1.64%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.51%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.39%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.01%) Investment Banking
13 8 (1.01%) Military
14 7 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.50%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.50%) Law
Job Titles
1 131 (16.52%) Analyst
2 109 (13.75%) Architect
3 73 (9.21%) Senior
4 72 (9.08%) Security Architect
5 61 (7.69%) Project Manager
5 61 (7.69%) Security Engineer
6 56 (7.06%) Consultant
6 56 (7.06%) Security Manager
7 54 (6.81%) Security Analyst
8 52 (6.56%) Lead
9 48 (6.05%) Business Analyst
10 45 (5.67%) Security Consultant
11 40 (5.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 39 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 34 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 31 (3.91%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 28 (3.53%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 25 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 21 (2.65%) Security Specialist
18 19 (2.40%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.77%) SailPoint
2 11 (1.39%) OAuth
3 9 (1.13%) Middleware
3 9 (1.13%) REST
4 8 (1.01%) LDAP
5 7 (0.88%) SAML
6 6 (0.76%) OpenID
7 5 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
8 4 (0.50%) RESTful
9 3 (0.38%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.38%) Django
9 3 (0.38%) FIDO
9 3 (0.38%) JSON
9 3 (0.38%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.25%) NestJS
10 2 (0.25%) SOAP
10 2 (0.25%) Web Services
10 2 (0.25%) WebAuthn
11 1 (0.13%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.32%) Security Posture
2 45 (5.67%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.41%) Operational Technology
4 34 (4.29%) Cloud Native
5 28 (3.53%) AI Agents
5 28 (3.53%) Management Information System
6 26 (3.28%) Security Operations Centre
7 17 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (2.14%) PKI
8 16 (2.02%) Cyber Threat
9 15 (1.89%) SCADA
10 14 (1.77%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.51%) CMDB
11 12 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
11 12 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.26%) BYOD
13 10 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (1.13%) Mainframe
14 9 (1.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.42%) Windows
2 23 (2.90%) Linux
3 16 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.39%) Unix
5 7 (0.88%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.63%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.50%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.50%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
9 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (22.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 122 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 121 (15.26%) Incident Response
4 115 (14.50%) Security Operations
5 114 (14.38%) Risk Management
5 114 (14.38%) Vulnerability Management
6 109 (13.75%) Information Security
7 103 (12.99%) Cloud Security
8 99 (12.48%) SIEM
9 91 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
10 90 (11.35%) AI
11 89 (11.22%) Agile
12 84 (10.59%) Identity Access Management
13 83 (10.47%) Data Protection
14 82 (10.34%) Security Architecture
15 78 (9.84%) Roadmaps
16 70 (8.83%) Problem-Solving
17 62 (7.82%) ITIL
18 59 (7.44%) Decision-Making
19 57 (7.19%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 47 (5.93%) Python
2 40 (5.04%) PowerShell
3 30 (3.78%) SQL
4 16 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
5 13 (1.64%) Bash
6 12 (1.51%) Bicep
7 6 (0.76%) Search Processing Language
8 4 (0.50%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.38%) C#
9 3 (0.38%) Korn
9 3 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.25%) Java
10 2 (0.25%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.25%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.13%) C
11 1 (0.13%) C++
11 1 (0.13%) Groovy
11 1 (0.13%) Rust
Qualifications
1 184 (23.20%) Security Cleared
2 141 (17.78%) CISSP
3 138 (17.40%) SC Cleared
4 89 (11.22%) CISM
5 66 (8.32%) Degree
6 43 (5.42%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (5.30%) DV Cleared
8 35 (4.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 27 (3.40%) CEH
9 27 (3.40%) CompTIA Security+
10 26 (3.28%) GIAC
11 25 (3.15%) PMI Certification
11 25 (3.15%) PMP
12 23 (2.90%) CRISC
13 22 (2.77%) CISA
14 18 (2.27%) Azure Certification
15 16 (2.02%) CompTIA CySA+
16 15 (1.89%) AWS Certification
16 15 (1.89%) CCSP
17 14 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 174 (21.94%) NIST
2 143 (18.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 62 (7.82%) GDPR
4 61 (7.69%) GRC
5 60 (7.57%) NCSC
6 47 (5.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 38 (4.79%) COBIT
8 34 (4.29%) PCI DSS
9 33 (4.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 22 (2.77%) QA
11 18 (2.27%) SOC 2
12 17 (2.14%) NIST 800
13 16 (2.02%) ITGC
14 15 (1.89%) PMO
15 12 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 8 (1.01%) EU AI Act
16 8 (1.01%) SLA
17 6 (0.76%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 6 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 5 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 56 (7.06%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.77%) Docker
3 8 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.76%) NFS
4 6 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.38%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.25%) vSphere
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) Samba
Systems Management
1 36 (4.54%) Terraform
2 19 (2.40%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.51%) Ansible
6 9 (1.13%) CASB
7 6 (0.76%) QRadar
8 5 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.63%) Puppet
9 4 (0.50%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.50%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.38%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.38%) Grafana
11 2 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.25%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.25%) Nessus
11 2 (0.25%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.25%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.25%) SCCM
11 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 199 (25.09%) Microsoft
2 43 (5.42%) CrowdStrike
3 41 (5.17%) CyberArk
3 41 (5.17%) Splunk
4 34 (4.29%) ServiceNow
5 23 (2.90%) Tenable
6 20 (2.52%) Google
7 19 (2.40%) OpenAI
7 19 (2.40%) Qualys
8 17 (2.14%) Foundry
9 13 (1.64%) Palo Alto
10 12 (1.51%) Zscaler
11 11 (1.39%) Netskope
12 10 (1.26%) Cisco
12 10 (1.26%) VMware
13 9 (1.13%) Okta
13 9 (1.13%) Oracle
14 8 (1.01%) Rapid7
15 5 (0.63%) BeyondTrust
15 5 (0.63%) Sybase