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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 59 62
Rank change year-on-year +7 +3 +10
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 649 580 760
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.67% 3.70% 3.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 4.15% 4.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 360 528
10th Percentile £413 £413 £431
25th Percentile £500 £502 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
75th Percentile £688 £700 £747
90th Percentile £775 £796 £825
England median daily rate £538 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 7 2
10th Percentile £35.63 £28.09 £53.00
25th Percentile £38.63 £41.00 £55.63
Median hourly rate £50.75 £57.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.74% -8.00% +104.92%
75th Percentile £70.19 £77.33 £70.63
90th Percentile £93.88 £80.32 £74.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £52.00 £72.76
% change year-on-year -12.58% -28.53% +11.94%

All Process and 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 12,857 13,965 18,257
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.44% 89.14% 89.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,458 8,984 13,161
10th Percentile £331 £350 £358
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -2.13%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 163 244
10th Percentile £17.93 £17.30 £18.52
25th Percentile £25.00 £24.75 £21.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £46.81 £56.00 £62.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £80.60 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -32.03% -16.85% +27.14%

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025. 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 -21 72 £529 -8.00% 404
West London -4 9 £424 -39.46% 64
South London -4 6 £575 -4.21% 24
East London -7 5 £575 -1.71% 31
North London +3 2 £650 +71.05% 20
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 20 (3.08%) Confluence
2 17 (2.62%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (1.54%) Apache
5 3 (0.46%) CMS
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.31%) WebLogic
Applications
1 13 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.62%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.31%) Trello
5 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.15%) Eikon
3 1 (0.15%) Eze OMS
3 1 (0.15%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 153 (23.57%) Azure
2 113 (17.41%) AWS
3 61 (9.40%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (8.17%) GCP
5 41 (6.32%) SaaS
6 37 (5.70%) Entra ID
7 30 (4.62%) GitHub
8 25 (3.85%) Amazon S3
9 21 (3.24%) Microsoft Purview
10 20 (3.08%) Amazon EC2
11 19 (2.93%) Amazon SQS
12 17 (2.62%) Azure Sentinel
13 13 (2.00%) Power Platform
13 13 (2.00%) Serverless
14 8 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (0.92%) Azure AKS
16 6 (0.92%) IaaS
16 6 (0.92%) PaaS
17 5 (0.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 75 (11.56%) Firewall
2 44 (6.78%) Network Security
3 19 (2.93%) DNS
4 15 (2.31%) VPN
5 14 (2.16%) WAN
6 12 (1.85%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.69%) SSL
7 11 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (1.23%) DHCP
10 7 (1.08%) LAN
10 7 (1.08%) Wireless
11 6 (0.92%) HTTP
11 6 (0.92%) Internet
11 6 (0.92%) IP Telephony
12 5 (0.77%) VLAN
13 4 (0.62%) Modbus
14 3 (0.46%) Cisco ASA
14 3 (0.46%) SSH
14 3 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.69%) Big Data
1 11 (1.69%) Power BI
2 9 (1.39%) Data Lake
3 5 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
3 5 (0.77%) BigQuery
3 5 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.46%) Tableau
6 2 (0.31%) GIS
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.31%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.15%) Looker
7 1 (0.15%) Metadata
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.15%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 27 (4.16%) JIRA
2 18 (2.77%) Burp Suite
2 18 (2.77%) Metasploit
3 14 (2.16%) SonarQube
4 7 (1.08%) GitLab
5 5 (0.77%) Git
6 4 (0.62%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.46%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.15%) Ant
8 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.15%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.15%) IDA Disassembler
8 1 (0.15%) Postman
8 1 (0.15%) Snyk
8 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 205 (31.59%) Social Skills
2 154 (23.73%) Finance
3 86 (13.25%) Public Sector
4 71 (10.94%) Analytical Skills
5 63 (9.71%) Banking
6 25 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (3.85%) Legal
7 17 (2.62%) Investment Banking
7 17 (2.62%) Telecoms
8 16 (2.47%) Military
9 15 (2.31%) Financial Institution
9 15 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.16%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.00%) Local Government
12 9 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.23%) Law
14 6 (0.92%) Marketing
14 6 (0.92%) Retail
15 5 (0.77%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 101 (15.56%) Analyst
2 96 (14.79%) Security Engineer
3 81 (12.48%) Architect
4 66 (10.17%) Security Architect
5 60 (9.24%) Senior
6 53 (8.17%) Security Analyst
7 51 (7.86%) Consultant
8 49 (7.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 37 (5.70%) Project Manager
10 33 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 33 (5.08%) Security Manager
11 32 (4.93%) Lead
12 30 (4.62%) Security Consultant
12 30 (4.62%) Tester
13 26 (4.01%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 26 (4.01%) Penetration Tester
14 25 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 22 (3.39%) Business Analyst
16 18 (2.77%) IT Manager
16 18 (2.77%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.47%) Kafka
2 14 (2.16%) React
3 10 (1.54%) OAuth
4 9 (1.39%) .NET
4 9 (1.39%) SAML
5 8 (1.23%) Apache NiFi
5 8 (1.23%) OpenID
5 8 (1.23%) SailPoint
6 6 (0.92%) REST
7 5 (0.77%) GraphQL
7 5 (0.77%) LangChain
8 4 (0.62%) FastAPI
8 4 (0.62%) LDAP
8 4 (0.62%) PyTorch
8 4 (0.62%) TensorFlow
9 3 (0.46%) Next.js
9 3 (0.46%) Node.js
9 3 (0.46%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.46%) pytest
9 3 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.40%) Management Information System
1 48 (7.40%) Security Posture
2 47 (7.24%) Cyber Threat
3 44 (6.78%) Onboarding
4 43 (6.63%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (3.54%) CSOC
5 23 (3.54%) Cyber Defence
6 21 (3.24%) Data Centre
7 19 (2.93%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (2.62%) PKI
9 16 (2.47%) Product Ownership
10 15 (2.31%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.85%) Operational Technology
12 8 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.08%) IoT
14 6 (0.92%) Algorithms
14 6 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
15 5 (0.77%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 75 (11.56%) Windows
2 47 (7.24%) Linux
3 24 (3.70%) Mac OS
4 15 (2.31%) Unix
4 15 (2.31%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.85%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.92%) Android
7 5 (0.77%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.46%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.46%) VMS
10 2 (0.31%) CentOS
10 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (20.80%) SIEM
2 117 (18.03%) Incident Response
3 113 (17.41%) Cloud Security
4 108 (16.64%) Security Operations
5 99 (15.25%) Agile
6 96 (14.79%) Information Security
7 93 (14.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 80 (12.33%) Risk Management
9 77 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
10 69 (10.63%) Vulnerability Management
11 67 (10.32%) Penetration Testing
12 63 (9.71%) Security Architecture
13 61 (9.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 58 (8.94%) Threat Intelligence
15 57 (8.78%) CI/CD
15 57 (8.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 54 (8.32%) AI
16 54 (8.32%) Identity Access Management
17 52 (8.01%) Data Protection
18 51 (7.86%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 79 (12.17%) Python
2 49 (7.55%) PowerShell
3 38 (5.86%) Bash
4 25 (3.85%) Kusto Query Language
5 15 (2.31%) Java
6 14 (2.16%) SQL
7 13 (2.00%) JavaScript
8 12 (1.85%) C++
9 11 (1.69%) C#
10 4 (0.62%) Bicep
11 3 (0.46%) Perl
11 3 (0.46%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
13 1 (0.15%) C
13 1 (0.15%) LookML
13 1 (0.15%) PromQL
13 1 (0.15%) R
13 1 (0.15%) Ruby
13 1 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 192 (29.58%) Security Cleared
2 161 (24.81%) SC Cleared
3 101 (15.56%) CISSP
4 58 (8.94%) Degree
5 57 (8.78%) CISM
6 34 (5.24%) CHECK Team Member
7 31 (4.78%) DV Cleared
7 31 (4.78%) OSCP
8 27 (4.16%) CEH
9 25 (3.85%) CHECK Team Leader
10 24 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
11 23 (3.54%) CREST Certified
12 17 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (2.31%) GIAC
14 14 (2.16%) PMI Certification
14 14 (2.16%) PMP
15 13 (2.00%) Tigerscheme
16 12 (1.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 12 (1.85%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (18.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 112 (17.26%) NIST
3 52 (8.01%) GDPR
4 34 (5.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (4.62%) NCSC
6 26 (4.01%) GRC
7 22 (3.39%) PCI DSS
8 16 (2.47%) QA
9 14 (2.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 12 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (1.39%) COBIT
11 9 (1.39%) EU AI Act
11 9 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 8 (1.23%) SLA
13 6 (0.92%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.92%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.92%) SOC 2
14 4 (0.62%) ITGC
14 4 (0.62%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 56 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.92%) Docker
4 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (3.39%) Microsoft Intune
1 22 (3.39%) Terraform
2 18 (2.77%) SCCM
3 16 (2.47%) Nmap
4 14 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
4 14 (2.16%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.69%) CASB
6 8 (1.23%) CSIRT
7 7 (1.08%) Ansible
7 7 (1.08%) Nessus
7 7 (1.08%) QRadar
8 6 (0.92%) SCOrch
9 5 (0.77%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.62%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.62%) WSUS
11 3 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 2 (0.31%) Grafana
12 2 (0.31%) Nexpose
12 2 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 139 (21.42%) Microsoft
2 78 (12.02%) Splunk
3 28 (4.31%) CrowdStrike
4 27 (4.16%) ServiceNow
5 18 (2.77%) CyberArk
5 18 (2.77%) Google
5 18 (2.77%) Oracle
5 18 (2.77%) Tenable
6 16 (2.47%) SAP
7 15 (2.31%) Veracode
8 13 (2.00%) Darktrace
9 12 (1.85%) Cisco
9 12 (1.85%) Palo Alto
10 11 (1.69%) Salesforce
11 10 (1.54%) Fortinet
12 7 (1.08%) Qualys
12 7 (1.08%) VMware
13 6 (0.92%) Forcepoint
13 6 (0.92%) Okta
13 6 (0.92%) Zscaler