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

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 59 67
Rank change year-on-year -2 +8 -9
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 833 584 572
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.15% 4.33% 3.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.66% 4.68% 3.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 546 365 389
10th Percentile £423 £400 £400
25th Percentile £500 £488 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £565 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% -5.83% -3.23%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £700
90th Percentile £800 £775 £788
England median daily rate £560 £550 £588
% change year-on-year +1.82% -6.38% -2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £31.72 £33.13 £27.14
25th Percentile £35.75 £38.63 £30.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £47.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +32.98% +56.04% -58.46%
75th Percentile £68.75 £58.44 £61.25
90th Percentile £92.45 £62.75 £70.25
England median hourly rate £80.00 £53.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +49.53% -10.83% -20.00%

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 17,870 12,469 14,463
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.09% 92.49% 88.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,708 8,292 9,981
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £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 287 258 190
10th Percentile £17.16 £16.50 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.68 £24.77 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.00 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -14.89% -11.88%
75th Percentile £56.25 £47.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.31
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 24 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 24 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 24 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 +7 106 £550 +4.76% 96
West London -12 10 £550 +22.22% 60
East London 0 5 £525 -8.70% 26
South London -12 4 £475 -24.00% 16
North London -3 2 £400 -38.46% 15
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 13 (1.56%) Confluence
1 13 (1.56%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.12%) CMS
3 1 (0.12%) IIS
3 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.36%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 240 (28.81%) Azure
2 144 (17.29%) AWS
3 85 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
4 82 (9.84%) Entra ID
5 66 (7.92%) GCP
6 58 (6.96%) SaaS
7 41 (4.92%) Microsoft Purview
8 40 (4.80%) Azure Sentinel
9 27 (3.24%) Power Platform
10 19 (2.28%) PaaS
11 18 (2.16%) Microsoft Copilot
12 17 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.04%) GitHub
12 17 (2.04%) IaaS
13 14 (1.68%) Amazon Bedrock
13 14 (1.68%) Azure Logic Apps
14 10 (1.20%) Azure AI
15 9 (1.08%) Google Workspace
15 9 (1.08%) OCI
16 8 (0.96%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 62 (7.44%) Firewall
2 55 (6.60%) Network Security
3 28 (3.36%) DNS
4 19 (2.28%) VPN
5 14 (1.68%) Internet
6 12 (1.44%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.32%) WAN
8 8 (0.96%) DHCP
8 8 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.84%) LAN
9 7 (0.84%) VLAN
10 6 (0.72%) NAS
10 6 (0.72%) SAN
11 5 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.60%) DKIM
11 5 (0.60%) DMARC
11 5 (0.60%) IPsec
11 5 (0.60%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.60%) NGFW
12 4 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.04%) Power BI
2 11 (1.32%) Big Data
3 6 (0.72%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.60%) Db2
5 4 (0.48%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.48%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.48%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.36%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.24%) JIRA
2 8 (0.96%) Git
2 8 (0.96%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.84%) GitLab
4 5 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.60%) Snyk
5 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.24%) MSI
6 2 (0.24%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Browser DevTools
General
1 251 (30.13%) Social Skills
2 215 (25.81%) Finance
3 88 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (9.48%) Public Sector
5 62 (7.44%) Banking
6 33 (3.96%) Influencing Skills
7 28 (3.36%) Legal
8 27 (3.24%) Documentation Skills
9 23 (2.76%) Local Government
10 20 (2.40%) Retail
11 18 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (2.04%) Manufacturing
12 17 (2.04%) Telecoms
13 13 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (1.20%) Military
15 9 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.84%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.60%) Law
18 4 (0.48%) Aerospace
18 4 (0.48%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 141 (16.93%) Analyst
2 127 (15.25%) Architect
3 74 (8.88%) Security Architect
4 71 (8.52%) Senior
5 64 (7.68%) Security Analyst
6 63 (7.56%) Lead
7 61 (7.32%) Consultant
8 57 (6.84%) Business Analyst
9 54 (6.48%) Security Engineer
9 54 (6.48%) Security Manager
10 53 (6.36%) Project Manager
11 44 (5.28%) Security Consultant
12 43 (5.16%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 38 (4.56%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 30 (3.60%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 29 (3.48%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 26 (3.12%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 21 (2.52%) Cybersecurity Specialist
18 20 (2.40%) Operations Analyst
18 20 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.92%) Terraform
2 12 (1.44%) REST
3 11 (1.32%) OAuth
4 10 (1.20%) SailPoint
5 9 (1.08%) Middleware
6 8 (0.96%) LDAP
7 6 (0.72%) OpenID
7 6 (0.72%) SAML
8 5 (0.60%) Azure Blueprints
8 5 (0.60%) FIDO
8 5 (0.60%) JSON
8 5 (0.60%) WebAuthn
9 4 (0.48%) OAuth2
9 4 (0.48%) RESTful
10 3 (0.36%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.36%) AWS CDK
10 3 (0.36%) Django
11 2 (0.24%) JWT
11 2 (0.24%) OpenAPI
11 2 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.56%) Security Posture
2 53 (6.36%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.28%) Operational Technology
4 35 (4.20%) Cloud Native
5 33 (3.96%) Security Operations Centre
6 30 (3.60%) Management Information System
7 24 (2.88%) AI Agents
8 20 (2.40%) Cyber Threat
9 19 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
10 18 (2.16%) Data Centre
11 17 (2.04%) Cyber Defence
12 15 (1.80%) CMDB
12 15 (1.80%) SCADA
13 14 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
13 14 (1.68%) PKI
13 14 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
14 10 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (1.20%) Product Ownership
15 9 (1.08%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 51 (6.12%) Windows
2 28 (3.36%) Linux
3 17 (2.04%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.44%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.20%) Unix
6 8 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.60%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.48%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.24%) 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
1 215 (25.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 133 (15.97%) Incident Response
3 127 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 125 (15.01%) Security Operations
5 124 (14.89%) Risk Management
6 120 (14.41%) Cloud Security
7 118 (14.17%) Vulnerability Management
8 110 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 109 (13.09%) SIEM
10 102 (12.24%) Information Security
11 97 (11.64%) Roadmaps
11 97 (11.64%) Security Architecture
12 95 (11.40%) Agile
13 92 (11.04%) AI
14 90 (10.80%) Identity Access Management
15 82 (9.84%) Data Protection
16 79 (9.48%) Problem-Solving
17 71 (8.52%) Decision-Making
18 68 (8.16%) DevOps
19 63 (7.56%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 45 (5.40%) Python
2 44 (5.28%) PowerShell
3 31 (3.72%) SQL
4 17 (2.04%) Kusto Query Language
5 15 (1.80%) Bash
5 15 (1.80%) Bicep
6 6 (0.72%) Search Processing Language
7 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.36%) Korn
9 2 (0.24%) C#
9 2 (0.24%) Java
9 2 (0.24%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.24%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.12%) C
10 1 (0.12%) Groovy
10 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 196 (23.53%) Security Cleared
2 147 (17.65%) SC Cleared
3 142 (17.05%) CISSP
4 90 (10.80%) CISM
5 68 (8.16%) Degree
6 44 (5.28%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (5.04%) DV Cleared
8 36 (4.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 31 (3.72%) PMP
10 28 (3.36%) CEH
10 28 (3.36%) CompTIA Security+
10 28 (3.36%) PMI Certification
11 27 (3.24%) GIAC
12 22 (2.64%) CRISC
13 21 (2.52%) Azure Certification
14 19 (2.28%) AWS Certification
15 18 (2.16%) CISA
16 17 (2.04%) CCSP
17 16 (1.92%) CompTIA CySA+
18 15 (1.80%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (21.85%) NIST
2 159 (19.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 66 (7.92%) NCSC
4 56 (6.72%) GRC
5 51 (6.12%) GDPR
6 47 (5.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 36 (4.32%) COBIT
8 35 (4.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 27 (3.24%) PCI DSS
10 19 (2.28%) PMO
11 18 (2.16%) QA
12 17 (2.04%) NIST 800
13 16 (1.92%) ITGC
14 15 (1.80%) SOC 2
15 10 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 9 (1.08%) EU AI Act
16 9 (1.08%) SLA
17 7 (0.84%) Data Quality
17 7 (0.84%) HMG Security Policy Framework
18 6 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 57 (6.84%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.56%) Docker
3 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) NFS
4 6 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.36%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.36%) vSphere
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
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 20 (2.40%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (1.56%) Ansible
5 9 (1.08%) CASB
6 6 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.60%) Puppet
7 5 (0.60%) QRadar
8 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.48%) Nessus
8 4 (0.48%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.36%) Grafana
9 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.36%) SCCM
10 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.24%) MOM
10 2 (0.24%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.12%) Nagios
11 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 221 (26.53%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.04%) ServiceNow
3 40 (4.80%) CrowdStrike
4 39 (4.68%) Splunk
5 37 (4.44%) CyberArk
6 23 (2.76%) Google
6 23 (2.76%) Tenable
7 20 (2.40%) Qualys
8 15 (1.80%) Cisco
9 14 (1.68%) Zscaler
10 13 (1.56%) OpenAI
10 13 (1.56%) Palo Alto
11 12 (1.44%) VMware
12 10 (1.20%) Foundry
12 10 (1.20%) Oracle
13 9 (1.08%) Rapid7
14 8 (0.96%) Netskope
14 8 (0.96%) Okta
15 6 (0.72%) BeyondTrust
15 6 (0.72%) Databricks