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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 67 69
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 -10
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 722 461 570
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.88% 3.77% 3.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 4.08% 3.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 479 280 429
10th Percentile £413 £350 £400
25th Percentile £481 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -7.12%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £725
90th Percentile £838 £775 £800
England median daily rate £557 £550 £588
% change year-on-year +1.27% -6.38% -2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 3
10th Percentile £26.11 £48.06 £30.02
25th Percentile £30.72 £51.51 £30.06
Median hourly rate £65.00 £64.05 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +1.48% +112.65% -56.97%
75th Percentile £90.63 £74.61 £53.19
90th Percentile £100.83 £76.89 £67.02
England median hourly rate £82.50 £73.60 £79.63
% change year-on-year +12.09% -7.58% +9.12%

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 16,527 11,302 15,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.72% 92.31% 88.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,014 7,563 11,181
10th Percentile £358 £347 £340
25th Percentile £435 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 199 318
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.89 £28.25
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +16.42% -28.34%
75th Percentile £58.75 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £80.38 £63.75 £68.23
England median hourly rate £47.00 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +67.86% -25.33% +4.17%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 +1 98 £538 - 97
South London -24 5 £165 -65.26% 9
East London -8 4 £715 +20.68% 18
West London -27 3 £750 +57.89% 34
North London -2 1 - - 9
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 (1.80%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.66%) Confluence
3 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.39%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.42%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 209 (28.95%) Azure
2 113 (15.65%) AWS
3 78 (10.80%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (8.17%) GCP
5 57 (7.89%) Entra ID
6 48 (6.65%) SaaS
7 42 (5.82%) Microsoft Purview
8 35 (4.85%) Azure Sentinel
9 27 (3.74%) GitHub
10 19 (2.63%) Amazon Bedrock
11 18 (2.49%) PaaS
12 16 (2.22%) Azure AI
12 16 (2.22%) Mimecast
13 15 (2.08%) IaaS
14 14 (1.94%) GitHub Actions
15 13 (1.80%) OpenShift
16 12 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
17 11 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
17 11 (1.52%) Power Platform
18 9 (1.25%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 59 (8.17%) Firewall
2 46 (6.37%) Network Security
3 18 (2.49%) DNS
4 12 (1.66%) VPN
5 9 (1.25%) Internet
6 8 (1.11%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.97%) LAN
7 7 (0.97%) NGFW
7 7 (0.97%) VLAN
7 7 (0.97%) WAN
8 6 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.69%) DKIM
9 5 (0.69%) DMARC
10 4 (0.55%) BGP
10 4 (0.55%) Broadband
10 4 (0.55%) DHCP
11 3 (0.42%) Cisco IPT
11 3 (0.42%) OSPF
11 3 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.42%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.25%) Big Data
1 9 (1.25%) Power BI
2 4 (0.55%) Amazon QuickSight
2 4 (0.55%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.28%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.28%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.14%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.14%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.14%) Db2
4 1 (0.14%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.19%) Jenkins
2 22 (3.05%) JIRA
3 7 (0.97%) Git
4 4 (0.55%) GitLab
5 2 (0.28%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.14%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.14%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.14%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.14%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.14%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.14%) Snyk
6 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
General
1 203 (28.12%) Finance
2 188 (26.04%) Social Skills
3 75 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.42%) Public Sector
5 51 (7.06%) Banking
6 36 (4.99%) Documentation Skills
7 31 (4.29%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (3.60%) Local Government
9 25 (3.46%) Legal
10 17 (2.35%) Retail
11 11 (1.52%) Investment Banking
11 11 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.39%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.39%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.25%) Financial Institution
14 7 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.83%) Military
16 4 (0.55%) Aviation
16 4 (0.55%) Law
16 4 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 108 (14.96%) Architect
2 100 (13.85%) Analyst
3 64 (8.86%) Security Architect
4 62 (8.59%) Project Manager
5 55 (7.62%) Senior
6 54 (7.48%) Security Engineer
7 53 (7.34%) Consultant
8 51 (7.06%) Security Manager
9 48 (6.65%) Lead
10 44 (6.09%) Security Consultant
11 43 (5.96%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 42 (5.82%) Business Analyst
12 42 (5.82%) Security Analyst
13 34 (4.71%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 32 (4.43%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 32 (4.43%) Security Specialist
15 31 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 31 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 28 (3.88%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 22 (3.05%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.49%) SAML
2 17 (2.35%) OpenID
3 16 (2.22%) LDAP
4 12 (1.66%) SailPoint
5 8 (1.11%) OAuth
5 8 (1.11%) REST
6 5 (0.69%) Azure Blueprints
7 4 (0.55%) Middleware
7 4 (0.55%) NestJS
7 4 (0.55%) RESTful
8 3 (0.42%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.42%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.42%) Django
8 3 (0.42%) Web Services
9 2 (0.28%) .NET
9 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.28%) Next.js
9 2 (0.28%) Node.js
9 2 (0.28%) React
10 1 (0.14%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 64 (8.86%) Security Posture
2 51 (7.06%) Cloud Native
3 41 (5.68%) Onboarding
4 31 (4.29%) Operational Technology
5 29 (4.02%) Management Information System
6 24 (3.32%) AI Agents
7 23 (3.19%) Security Operations Centre
8 18 (2.49%) Cyber Threat
9 15 (2.08%) SCADA
10 13 (1.80%) PKI
11 12 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
12 10 (1.39%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.25%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (1.25%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.11%) CMDB
14 8 (1.11%) Cyber Defence
15 7 (0.97%) BYOD
15 7 (0.97%) Cloud Security Posture
15 7 (0.97%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 42 (5.82%) Windows
2 22 (3.05%) Linux
3 17 (2.35%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.97%) Unix
4 7 (0.97%) VMS
5 6 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.69%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.55%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.55%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.55%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 106 (14.68%) Information Security
3 105 (14.54%) Incident Response
4 103 (14.27%) Risk Management
5 100 (13.85%) SIEM
5 100 (13.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 91 (12.60%) Vulnerability Management
7 90 (12.47%) Cloud Security
8 89 (12.33%) Security Operations
9 82 (11.36%) Continuous Improvement
10 80 (11.08%) AI
11 73 (10.11%) Agile
12 72 (9.97%) Data Protection
12 72 (9.97%) Identity Access Management
13 68 (9.42%) Security Architecture
14 67 (9.28%) DevOps
15 63 (8.73%) CI/CD
16 62 (8.59%) Threat Modelling
17 60 (8.31%) Problem-Solving
18 59 (8.17%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 44 (6.09%) Python
2 33 (4.57%) PowerShell
3 21 (2.91%) SQL
4 18 (2.49%) Kusto Query Language
5 13 (1.80%) Bash
6 9 (1.25%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.11%) Bicep
8 4 (0.55%) Rust
8 4 (0.55%) Search Processing Language
9 3 (0.42%) C#
9 3 (0.42%) Go
9 3 (0.42%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.42%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.28%) C++
10 2 (0.28%) Haskell
10 2 (0.28%) Java
11 1 (0.14%) Groovy
11 1 (0.14%) Korn
Qualifications
1 184 (25.48%) Security Cleared
2 147 (20.36%) SC Cleared
3 126 (17.45%) CISSP
4 83 (11.50%) CISM
5 59 (8.17%) Degree
6 35 (4.85%) Cisco Certification
7 32 (4.43%) DV Cleared
8 30 (4.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 23 (3.19%) CompTIA Security+
10 22 (3.05%) GIAC
11 20 (2.77%) CEH
11 20 (2.77%) CRISC
12 19 (2.63%) CISA
13 16 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (2.22%) PMI Certification
14 14 (1.94%) Azure Certification
14 14 (1.94%) PMP
15 13 (1.80%) CCSP
16 10 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
17 9 (1.25%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (21.75%) NIST
2 138 (19.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (8.73%) GDPR
4 58 (8.03%) NCSC
5 52 (7.20%) GRC
6 43 (5.96%) Cyber Essentials
7 36 (4.99%) COBIT
8 33 (4.57%) PCI DSS
9 32 (4.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 18 (2.49%) QA
11 16 (2.22%) SOC 2
12 14 (1.94%) ITGC
13 13 (1.80%) NIST 800
14 9 (1.25%) PMO
14 9 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 7 (0.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (0.97%) SLA
16 6 (0.83%) EU AI Act
17 4 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
17 4 (0.55%) SOC 1
System Software
1 43 (5.96%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.52%) Docker
3 10 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) NFS
Systems Management
1 37 (5.12%) Kubernetes
2 35 (4.85%) Terraform
3 17 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (2.22%) Ansible
5 11 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.39%) CASB
7 7 (0.97%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.42%) Grafana
8 3 (0.42%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.42%) Puppet
8 3 (0.42%) SCCM
9 2 (0.28%) Nessus
9 2 (0.28%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.28%) QRadar
9 2 (0.28%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.14%) logstash
10 1 (0.14%) Salt
Vendors
1 171 (23.68%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.20%) Splunk
3 44 (6.09%) CyberArk
4 37 (5.12%) CrowdStrike
5 29 (4.02%) ServiceNow
6 24 (3.32%) Google
7 20 (2.77%) Tenable
8 19 (2.63%) OpenAI
9 17 (2.35%) Foundry
9 17 (2.35%) Qualys
10 16 (2.22%) Netskope
11 14 (1.94%) Palo Alto
12 9 (1.25%) Rapid7
12 9 (1.25%) Zscaler
13 8 (1.11%) Okta
14 6 (0.83%) Cisco
14 6 (0.83%) Fortinet
14 6 (0.83%) Oracle
14 6 (0.83%) VMware
15 4 (0.55%) Progress