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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 57 62
Rank change year-on-year +2 +5 +10
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 652 582 721
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.59% 3.66% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.98% 4.08% 4.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 390 364 491
10th Percentile £412 £402 £425
25th Percentile £485 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £578 £593 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.53% -1.25% -
75th Percentile £688 £690 £747
90th Percentile £775 £788 £825
England median daily rate £537 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -6.61% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 2
10th Percentile £30.00 £38.62 £53.00
25th Percentile £36.25 £52.44 £55.63
Median hourly rate £47.00 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £67.88 £77.86 £70.63
90th Percentile £93.75 £80.80 £74.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £52.00 £72.76
% change year-on-year -12.58% -28.53% +11.09%

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 13,093 14,255 17,622
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.17% 89.59% 89.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,612 9,195 12,635
10th Percentile £335 £350 £353
25th Percentile £425 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £799
England median daily rate £501 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.53% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 174 238
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.55
25th Percentile £24.56 £23.98 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.44
Median % change year-on-year -21.33% +5.81% -9.13%
75th Percentile £47.63 £55.56 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.24 £80.75 £75.38
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +19.85%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 -20 77 £533 -7.30% 63
West London -6 8 £423 -39.64% 47
North London +5 5 £650 +71.05% 14
South London -10 5 £525 - 21
East London -7 3 £675 +15.38% 35
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 (3.07%) Confluence
2 19 (2.91%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.69%) Apache
3 11 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.31%) WebLogic
Applications
1 17 (2.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.77%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.46%) Trello
6 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.61%) 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
1 145 (22.24%) Azure
2 89 (13.65%) AWS
3 61 (9.36%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (6.13%) GCP
5 39 (5.98%) Entra ID
6 29 (4.45%) SaaS
7 24 (3.68%) GitHub
8 20 (3.07%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (2.91%) Azure Sentinel
10 16 (2.45%) Power Platform
11 14 (2.15%) Serverless
12 12 (1.84%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (1.53%) Amazon S3
14 9 (1.38%) Azure AKS
15 8 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
16 7 (1.07%) PaaS
17 5 (0.77%) Amazon EC2
17 5 (0.77%) Amazon SQS
17 5 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 77 (11.81%) Firewall
2 46 (7.06%) Network Security
3 18 (2.76%) DNS
4 15 (2.30%) WAN
5 13 (1.99%) VPN
6 12 (1.84%) TCP/IP
6 12 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.53%) SSL
8 9 (1.38%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (1.23%) Internet
9 8 (1.23%) Wireless
10 7 (1.07%) DHCP
10 7 (1.07%) LAN
11 6 (0.92%) HTTP
11 6 (0.92%) IP Telephony
12 5 (0.77%) Modbus
12 5 (0.77%) VLAN
13 3 (0.46%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
13 3 (0.46%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.15%) Power BI
2 10 (1.53%) Big Data
3 7 (1.07%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
4 5 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.77%) Tableau
5 4 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.31%) Metadata
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%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.15%) GIS
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.15%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 30 (4.60%) JIRA
2 9 (1.38%) Burp Suite
2 9 (1.38%) Metasploit
3 6 (0.92%) GitLab
3 6 (0.92%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.46%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.46%) Git
5 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Ant
6 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.15%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.15%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) Snyk
6 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 211 (32.36%) Social Skills
2 161 (24.69%) Finance
3 71 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (10.43%) Public Sector
5 66 (10.12%) Banking
6 23 (3.53%) Legal
7 18 (2.76%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.61%) Investment Banking
9 16 (2.45%) Financial Institution
10 15 (2.30%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (2.15%) Local Government
12 12 (1.84%) Military
12 12 (1.84%) Retail
13 10 (1.53%) Law
13 10 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.92%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 109 (16.72%) Analyst
2 94 (14.42%) Security Engineer
3 68 (10.43%) Senior
4 63 (9.66%) Architect
5 57 (8.74%) Security Analyst
6 55 (8.44%) Consultant
7 47 (7.21%) Security Architect
8 43 (6.60%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 42 (6.44%) Security Manager
10 40 (6.13%) Project Manager
11 36 (5.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 32 (4.91%) Lead
13 31 (4.75%) Tester
14 30 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 29 (4.45%) Security Consultant
16 26 (3.99%) Penetration Tester
17 25 (3.83%) Business Analyst
17 25 (3.83%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 20 (3.07%) Security Specialist
19 18 (2.76%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.91%) Kafka
2 14 (2.15%) React
3 12 (1.84%) REST
4 10 (1.53%) .NET
4 10 (1.53%) OAuth
4 10 (1.53%) SAML
5 9 (1.38%) Apache NiFi
5 9 (1.38%) SailPoint
6 8 (1.23%) OpenID
7 5 (0.77%) GraphQL
7 5 (0.77%) LangChain
7 5 (0.77%) Node.js
8 4 (0.61%) FastAPI
8 4 (0.61%) NestJS
8 4 (0.61%) PyTorch
8 4 (0.61%) Regular Expression
8 4 (0.61%) TensorFlow
9 3 (0.46%) Jest
9 3 (0.46%) pytest
9 3 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.36%) Management Information System
2 46 (7.06%) Cyber Threat
3 45 (6.90%) Security Posture
4 30 (4.60%) Security Operations Centre
5 29 (4.45%) Onboarding
6 26 (3.99%) Cyber Defence
7 22 (3.37%) Data Centre
8 21 (3.22%) Product Ownership
9 20 (3.07%) Cloud Native
10 19 (2.91%) Data Protection Act
11 15 (2.30%) PKI
12 14 (2.15%) Operational Technology
13 9 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
15 7 (1.07%) CSOC
15 7 (1.07%) IoT
16 6 (0.92%) CMDB
16 6 (0.92%) NHS
16 6 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 78 (11.96%) Windows
2 48 (7.36%) Linux
3 26 (3.99%) Mac OS
4 14 (2.15%) Unix
4 14 (2.15%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.69%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.92%) Android
7 5 (0.77%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.61%) 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
1 124 (19.02%) Incident Response
2 123 (18.87%) SIEM
3 106 (16.26%) Agile
4 102 (15.64%) Cloud Security
4 102 (15.64%) Information Security
5 99 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 97 (14.88%) Security Operations
7 84 (12.88%) Risk Management
8 77 (11.81%) Problem-Solving
9 69 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 66 (10.12%) Threat Intelligence
10 66 (10.12%) Vulnerability Management
11 65 (9.97%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 58 (8.90%) Continuous Improvement
13 57 (8.74%) Penetration Testing
13 57 (8.74%) Security Architecture
14 52 (7.98%) AI
14 52 (7.98%) Roadmaps
15 51 (7.82%) CI/CD
15 51 (7.82%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (11.04%) Python
2 49 (7.52%) PowerShell
3 30 (4.60%) Bash
4 28 (4.29%) Kusto Query Language
5 15 (2.30%) Java
6 14 (2.15%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.84%) C#
7 12 (1.84%) C++
7 12 (1.84%) SQL
8 4 (0.61%) Bicep
9 2 (0.31%) Perl
9 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.31%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.15%) C
10 1 (0.15%) R
10 1 (0.15%) Ruby
10 1 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 185 (28.37%) Security Cleared
2 155 (23.77%) SC Cleared
3 100 (15.34%) CISSP
4 57 (8.74%) Degree
5 56 (8.59%) CISM
6 33 (5.06%) DV Cleared
7 28 (4.29%) CHECK Team Member
8 26 (3.99%) CEH
9 25 (3.83%) CHECK Team Leader
10 24 (3.68%) CompTIA Security+
11 22 (3.37%) OSCP
12 16 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (2.30%) GIAC
14 14 (2.15%) PMI Certification
14 14 (2.15%) PMP
15 12 (1.84%) CREST Certified
16 11 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 11 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
16 11 (1.69%) FFIEC
16 11 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (17.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 115 (17.64%) NIST
3 51 (7.82%) GDPR
4 31 (4.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 26 (3.99%) GRC
6 24 (3.68%) NCSC
7 21 (3.22%) PCI DSS
8 15 (2.30%) QA
9 14 (2.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 10 (1.53%) SLA
11 9 (1.38%) COBIT
11 9 (1.38%) EU AI Act
11 9 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 7 (1.07%) Accessibility
12 7 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.92%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.92%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.77%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.61%) ITGC
15 4 (0.61%) PMO
System Software
1 55 (8.44%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.15%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.92%) Docker
4 2 (0.31%) 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 25 (3.83%) Terraform
2 21 (3.22%) SCCM
3 20 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.99%) CASB
5 12 (1.84%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (1.84%) Kubernetes
6 8 (1.23%) CSIRT
6 8 (1.23%) QRadar
7 7 (1.07%) Ansible
7 7 (1.07%) Nessus
7 7 (1.07%) Nmap
7 7 (1.07%) SCOrch
8 5 (0.77%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.77%) WSUS
9 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.46%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.46%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.31%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 146 (22.39%) Microsoft
2 65 (9.97%) Splunk
3 29 (4.45%) ServiceNow
4 27 (4.14%) CrowdStrike
5 19 (2.91%) CyberArk
6 18 (2.76%) Tenable
7 16 (2.45%) Oracle
7 16 (2.45%) Palo Alto
8 15 (2.30%) Google
8 15 (2.30%) SAP
9 14 (2.15%) Cisco
10 13 (1.99%) Darktrace
11 11 (1.69%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.53%) Salesforce
13 8 (1.23%) Qualys
13 8 (1.23%) Zscaler
14 7 (1.07%) Okta
15 6 (0.92%) Forcepoint
15 6 (0.92%) Veracode
15 6 (0.92%) VMware