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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 64 69
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 -10
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 783 530 549
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.93% 3.91% 3.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 4.23% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 516 332 392
10th Percentile £413 £364 £400
25th Percentile £486 £478 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £725
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
England median daily rate £558 £550 £582
% change year-on-year +1.36% -5.50% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 4
10th Percentile £33.07 £31.88 £30.04
25th Percentile £48.50 £34.69 £30.09
Median hourly rate £67.50 £46.00 £43.81
Median % change year-on-year +46.74% +5.00% -46.08%
75th Percentile £97.50 £63.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £103.30 - £71.75
England median hourly rate £80.00 £54.75 £67.50
% change year-on-year +46.12% -18.89% -10.00%

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 17,727 12,515 14,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.96% 92.25% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,711 8,371 10,405
10th Percentile £363 £326 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £653 £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 283 241 219
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.19
25th Percentile £20.26 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year +19.03% -12.41% -17.47%
75th Percentile £57.25 £49.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.38
England median hourly rate £46.90 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +86.48% -37.63% -5.12%

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 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 28 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 28 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 +10 100 £550 +4.76% 86
West London -17 7 £675 +54.29% 47
East London -2 6 £525 -12.50% 24
South London -21 6 £463 -26.00% 16
North London -3 1 £400 -38.46% 8
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 11 (1.40%) Confluence
1 11 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.13%) CMS
3 1 (0.13%) IIS
3 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.64%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
6 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
1 229 (29.25%) Azure
2 140 (17.88%) AWS
3 78 (9.96%) Entra ID
4 76 (9.71%) Microsoft 365
5 62 (7.92%) GCP
6 56 (7.15%) SaaS
7 43 (5.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 39 (4.98%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (2.68%) Amazon Bedrock
10 19 (2.43%) PaaS
11 17 (2.17%) GitHub
11 17 (2.17%) IaaS
12 16 (2.04%) Azure AI
12 16 (2.04%) Power Platform
13 14 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
14 13 (1.66%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (1.40%) Mimecast
16 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
17 9 (1.15%) OCI
18 8 (1.02%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.90%) Firewall
2 49 (6.26%) Network Security
3 26 (3.32%) DNS
4 16 (2.04%) VPN
5 12 (1.53%) Internet
6 10 (1.28%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.15%) DHCP
8 8 (1.02%) WAN
9 7 (0.89%) LAN
10 6 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.77%) NGFW
10 6 (0.77%) VLAN
11 5 (0.64%) DKIM
11 5 (0.64%) DMARC
11 5 (0.64%) IPsec
11 5 (0.64%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.64%) NAS
11 5 (0.64%) SAN
12 4 (0.51%) HTTP
12 4 (0.51%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.79%) Power BI
2 11 (1.40%) Big Data
3 7 (0.89%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.64%) Db2
5 4 (0.51%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.51%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.26%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.26%) 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 (2.81%) JIRA
2 8 (1.02%) Git
3 6 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.64%) GitLab
5 4 (0.51%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.51%) Snyk
6 2 (0.26%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.26%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 220 (28.10%) Social Skills
2 207 (26.44%) Finance
3 82 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (9.58%) Public Sector
5 57 (7.28%) Banking
6 27 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
6 27 (3.45%) Legal
7 25 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
8 22 (2.81%) Local Government
9 20 (2.55%) Retail
10 15 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (1.53%) Financial Institution
11 12 (1.53%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.53%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.02%) Investment Banking
12 8 (1.02%) Military
13 6 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.51%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.51%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 124 (15.84%) Analyst
2 108 (13.79%) Architect
3 71 (9.07%) Security Architect
3 71 (9.07%) Senior
4 60 (7.66%) Project Manager
4 60 (7.66%) Security Engineer
5 57 (7.28%) Consultant
6 54 (6.90%) Lead
6 54 (6.90%) Security Manager
7 52 (6.64%) Security Analyst
8 46 (5.87%) Security Consultant
9 43 (5.49%) Business Analyst
10 38 (4.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 37 (4.73%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 34 (4.34%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 31 (3.96%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 28 (3.58%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 25 (3.19%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 21 (2.68%) Security Specialist
17 19 (2.43%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.79%) SailPoint
2 11 (1.40%) OAuth
3 9 (1.15%) Middleware
3 9 (1.15%) REST
4 8 (1.02%) LDAP
5 7 (0.89%) SAML
6 6 (0.77%) OpenID
7 5 (0.64%) Azure Blueprints
8 4 (0.51%) RESTful
9 3 (0.38%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.38%) Django
9 3 (0.38%) JSON
9 3 (0.38%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.26%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.26%) FIDO
10 2 (0.26%) NestJS
10 2 (0.26%) SOAP
10 2 (0.26%) Web Services
11 1 (0.13%) JWT
11 1 (0.13%) WebAuthn
Miscellaneous
1 67 (8.56%) Security Posture
2 44 (5.62%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.47%) Operational Technology
4 34 (4.34%) Cloud Native
5 28 (3.58%) Management Information System
6 27 (3.45%) AI Agents
7 25 (3.19%) Security Operations Centre
8 17 (2.17%) PKI
9 16 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
9 16 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
10 15 (1.92%) SCADA
11 14 (1.79%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.40%) CMDB
12 11 (1.40%) Cyber Defence
12 11 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
13 10 (1.28%) BYOD
13 10 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (1.15%) Mainframe
14 9 (1.15%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 44 (5.62%) Windows
2 24 (3.07%) Linux
3 16 (2.04%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.40%) Unix
5 8 (1.02%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.64%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.51%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.51%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) CentOS
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (21.84%) Stakeholder Management
2 124 (15.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 117 (14.94%) Incident Response
4 112 (14.30%) Risk Management
4 112 (14.30%) Security Operations
5 109 (13.92%) Vulnerability Management
6 107 (13.67%) Information Security
7 99 (12.64%) Cloud Security
8 98 (12.52%) SIEM
9 89 (11.37%) Agile
9 89 (11.37%) AI
10 86 (10.98%) Continuous Improvement
11 81 (10.34%) Security Architecture
12 80 (10.22%) Data Protection
13 78 (9.96%) Identity Access Management
14 76 (9.71%) Roadmaps
15 70 (8.94%) Problem-Solving
16 61 (7.79%) ITIL
17 60 (7.66%) Decision-Making
18 57 (7.28%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 49 (6.26%) Python
2 41 (5.24%) PowerShell
3 25 (3.19%) SQL
4 17 (2.17%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.79%) Bash
6 12 (1.53%) Bicep
7 6 (0.77%) Search Processing Language
8 4 (0.51%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.38%) C#
9 3 (0.38%) Korn
9 3 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.26%) Java
10 2 (0.26%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.26%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.13%) C
11 1 (0.13%) C++
11 1 (0.13%) Groovy
11 1 (0.13%) Rust
Qualifications
1 182 (23.24%) Security Cleared
2 139 (17.75%) CISSP
3 137 (17.50%) SC Cleared
4 88 (11.24%) CISM
5 62 (7.92%) Degree
6 43 (5.49%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (5.36%) DV Cleared
8 35 (4.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 27 (3.45%) CompTIA Security+
10 26 (3.32%) CEH
10 26 (3.32%) GIAC
11 24 (3.07%) PMI Certification
12 23 (2.94%) CRISC
12 23 (2.94%) PMP
13 22 (2.81%) CISA
14 17 (2.17%) Azure Certification
15 16 (2.04%) CompTIA CySA+
16 15 (1.92%) AWS Certification
16 15 (1.92%) CCSP
17 14 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (21.33%) NIST
2 141 (18.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (8.17%) GDPR
4 63 (8.05%) GRC
5 57 (7.28%) NCSC
6 46 (5.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 35 (4.47%) COBIT
8 34 (4.34%) PCI DSS
9 33 (4.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 22 (2.81%) QA
11 18 (2.30%) SOC 2
12 17 (2.17%) NIST 800
13 16 (2.04%) ITGC
14 14 (1.79%) PMO
15 12 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 8 (1.02%) EU AI Act
16 8 (1.02%) SLA
17 6 (0.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 5 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 55 (7.02%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.79%) Docker
3 8 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.77%) NFS
5 5 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.38%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.26%) vSphere
8 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.13%) Samba
Systems Management
1 36 (4.60%) Terraform
2 19 (2.43%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.53%) Ansible
6 9 (1.15%) CASB
7 6 (0.77%) QRadar
8 5 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.64%) Puppet
9 4 (0.51%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.51%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.38%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.38%) Grafana
11 2 (0.26%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.26%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.26%) Nessus
11 2 (0.26%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.26%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.26%) SCCM
11 2 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 197 (25.16%) Microsoft
2 43 (5.49%) CrowdStrike
3 41 (5.24%) CyberArk
3 41 (5.24%) Splunk
4 34 (4.34%) ServiceNow
5 23 (2.94%) Tenable
6 20 (2.55%) Google
7 19 (2.43%) OpenAI
7 19 (2.43%) Qualys
8 17 (2.17%) Foundry
9 15 (1.92%) Palo Alto
10 12 (1.53%) Zscaler
11 11 (1.40%) Cisco
11 11 (1.40%) Netskope
12 10 (1.28%) VMware
13 9 (1.15%) Okta
13 9 (1.15%) Oracle
14 8 (1.02%) Rapid7
15 5 (0.64%) BeyondTrust
15 5 (0.64%) Sybase