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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 79 63
Rank change year-on-year +11 -16 +1
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 652 420 598
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.93% 3.27% 3.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.38% 3.58% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 421 269 438
10th Percentile £408 £334 £413
25th Percentile £470 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £613
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -14.29% -2.00%
75th Percentile £675 £638 £746
90th Percentile £800 £765 £825
England median daily rate £550 £550 £588
% change year-on-year - -6.38% -2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 5 1
10th Percentile £26.11 £54.97 -
25th Percentile £29.04 £68.80 £51.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £73.60 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% +40.19% -20.75%
75th Percentile £95.00 £83.20 £53.75
90th Percentile £99.00 - -
England median hourly rate £55.50 £73.46 £83.40
% change year-on-year -24.44% -11.92% +27.33%

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 14,871 11,726 15,989
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.70% 91.30% 88.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,969 7,878 11,440
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £445 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £677 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £504 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.05% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 165 337
10th Percentile £18.07 £19.52 £15.98
25th Percentile £21.73 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.89 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.09% +17.67% -21.54%
75th Percentile £56.98 £52.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £71.15 £70.50
England median hourly rate £35.00 £33.26 £32.50
% change year-on-year +5.25% +2.32% -13.33%

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 23 March 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 23 March 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 23 March 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 -3 90 £525 -2.33% 105
South London -28 7 £339 -28.68% 4
North London +3 4 - - 9
East London -10 3 £717 +19.50% 25
West London -20 3 £423 -0.59% 25
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 17 (2.61%) Confluence
2 15 (2.30%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.46%) Apache
Applications
1 18 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.84%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (1.69%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.46%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.31%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 176 (26.99%) Azure
2 103 (15.80%) AWS
3 74 (11.35%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (7.21%) Entra ID
5 41 (6.29%) GCP
6 33 (5.06%) SaaS
7 29 (4.45%) Microsoft Purview
8 26 (3.99%) GitHub
9 20 (3.07%) Power Platform
10 17 (2.61%) Azure AI
10 17 (2.61%) Azure Sentinel
11 16 (2.45%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (2.30%) Amazon Bedrock
13 14 (2.15%) PaaS
14 13 (1.99%) Cloud Computing
14 13 (1.99%) OpenShift
15 12 (1.84%) Mimecast
16 10 (1.53%) IaaS
16 10 (1.53%) Microsoft Copilot
17 9 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 69 (10.58%) Firewall
2 48 (7.36%) Network Security
3 10 (1.53%) DNS
3 10 (1.53%) WAN
4 9 (1.38%) VPN
5 7 (1.07%) Internet
5 7 (1.07%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.07%) Wireless
6 6 (0.92%) LAN
7 5 (0.77%) BGP
7 5 (0.77%) Broadband
7 5 (0.77%) NGFW
8 4 (0.61%) DHCP
8 4 (0.61%) OSPF
9 3 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
9 3 (0.46%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.46%) Modbus
9 3 (0.46%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.46%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.45%) Power BI
2 11 (1.69%) Data Lake
3 10 (1.53%) Big Data
4 4 (0.61%) Tableau
5 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.31%) Metadata
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.15%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 26 (3.99%) JIRA
2 22 (3.37%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.46%) Git
3 3 (0.46%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.31%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
General
1 206 (31.60%) Social Skills
2 171 (26.23%) Finance
3 81 (12.42%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (9.82%) Public Sector
5 53 (8.13%) Banking
6 37 (5.67%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (2.76%) Legal
9 17 (2.61%) Investment Banking
9 17 (2.61%) Local Government
9 17 (2.61%) Retail
10 13 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.53%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.38%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.07%) Military
15 6 (0.92%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.77%) Law
17 4 (0.61%) Spanish Language
18 3 (0.46%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 89 (13.65%) Analyst
2 78 (11.96%) Architect
3 69 (10.58%) Senior
4 67 (10.28%) Consultant
5 60 (9.20%) Security Engineer
6 57 (8.74%) Security Manager
7 52 (7.98%) Project Manager
8 45 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 44 (6.75%) Security Architect
9 44 (6.75%) Security Consultant
10 39 (5.98%) Lead
10 39 (5.98%) Security Analyst
11 38 (5.83%) Security Specialist
12 35 (5.37%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 32 (4.91%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 30 (4.60%) Business Analyst
15 29 (4.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 28 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 20 (3.07%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 20 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.22%) SAML
2 20 (3.07%) OpenID
3 15 (2.30%) LDAP
3 15 (2.30%) REST
4 11 (1.69%) SailPoint
5 6 (0.92%) Kafka
6 5 (0.77%) .NET
6 5 (0.77%) NestJS
6 5 (0.77%) React
7 4 (0.61%) Node.js
7 4 (0.61%) OAuth
7 4 (0.61%) RESTful
8 3 (0.46%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.46%) Apache NiFi
8 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.46%) Middleware
8 3 (0.46%) SOAP
8 3 (0.46%) Web Services
9 2 (0.31%) GraphQL
9 2 (0.31%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.98%) Security Posture
2 43 (6.60%) Cloud Native
3 39 (5.98%) Onboarding
4 38 (5.83%) Management Information System
5 24 (3.68%) Cyber Threat
5 24 (3.68%) Security Operations Centre
6 20 (3.07%) Cyber Defence
7 19 (2.91%) AI Agents
8 18 (2.76%) Product Ownership
9 17 (2.61%) Operational Technology
10 16 (2.45%) PKI
11 13 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
12 12 (1.84%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
13 11 (1.69%) Public Cloud
14 9 (1.38%) BYOD
14 9 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
15 6 (0.92%) CMDB
16 5 (0.77%) Private Cloud
16 5 (0.77%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 56 (8.59%) Windows
2 31 (4.75%) Linux
3 13 (1.99%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.38%) Unix
6 8 (1.23%) VMS
7 7 (1.07%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.77%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.15%) Android
9 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (17.79%) Information Security
2 113 (17.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 110 (16.87%) SIEM
4 103 (15.80%) Incident Response
5 99 (15.18%) Cloud Security
6 94 (14.42%) Agile
7 80 (12.27%) Risk Management
8 78 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
9 77 (11.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 76 (11.66%) Security Operations
11 73 (11.20%) AI
12 66 (10.12%) Problem-Solving
12 66 (10.12%) Vulnerability Management
13 59 (9.05%) CI/CD
13 59 (9.05%) Identity Access Management
14 57 (8.74%) Data Protection
15 55 (8.44%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 55 (8.44%) Threat Intelligence
16 54 (8.28%) DevOps
17 50 (7.67%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.06%) Python
2 35 (5.37%) PowerShell
3 22 (3.37%) Kusto Query Language
4 19 (2.91%) SQL
5 17 (2.61%) Bash
6 8 (1.23%) Java
6 8 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.07%) C++
7 7 (1.07%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.77%) C#
9 4 (0.61%) Rust
10 3 (0.46%) Go
11 2 (0.31%) Haskell
11 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.15%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.15%) Bicep
12 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 198 (30.37%) Security Cleared
2 165 (25.31%) SC Cleared
3 113 (17.33%) CISSP
4 78 (11.96%) CISM
5 59 (9.05%) Degree
6 32 (4.91%) DV Cleared
7 24 (3.68%) Cisco Certification
7 24 (3.68%) CompTIA Security+
8 22 (3.37%) CEH
9 21 (3.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 20 (3.07%) GIAC
11 14 (2.15%) CRISC
11 14 (2.15%) PMI Certification
12 13 (1.99%) PMP
13 12 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (1.69%) CISA
14 11 (1.69%) OSCP
15 10 (1.53%) CESG Certified Professional
16 9 (1.38%) CCSP
16 9 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (20.25%) NIST
2 123 (18.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (9.20%) GDPR
4 42 (6.44%) GRC
4 42 (6.44%) NCSC
5 31 (4.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 25 (3.83%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.37%) COBIT
8 16 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 11 (1.69%) QA
10 10 (1.53%) SLA
10 10 (1.53%) SOC 2
11 9 (1.38%) PMO
12 8 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 8 (1.23%) ITGC
12 8 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (1.07%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.92%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 42 (6.44%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.99%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (1.07%) Docker
4 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 30 (4.60%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.14%) Terraform
3 24 (3.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (2.61%) CASB
5 16 (2.45%) SCCM
6 11 (1.69%) Ansible
7 7 (1.07%) AirWatch
8 6 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.77%) RSA Archer
10 4 (0.61%) Nessus
10 4 (0.61%) SCOrch
11 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.46%) logstash
11 3 (0.46%) QRadar
11 3 (0.46%) WSUS
12 2 (0.31%) Fluentd
12 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.15%) Icinga
13 1 (0.15%) VxRail
Vendors
1 162 (24.85%) Microsoft
2 58 (8.90%) Splunk
3 33 (5.06%) ServiceNow
4 32 (4.91%) CyberArk
5 22 (3.37%) CrowdStrike
6 18 (2.76%) Palo Alto
7 17 (2.61%) Foundry
7 17 (2.61%) OpenAI
7 17 (2.61%) Tenable
8 16 (2.45%) Google
9 11 (1.69%) Netskope
10 10 (1.53%) Cisco
11 9 (1.38%) Fortinet
11 9 (1.38%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.23%) Qualys
13 7 (1.07%) Okta
13 7 (1.07%) VMware
14 5 (0.77%) Ariba
14 5 (0.77%) Rapid7
15 4 (0.61%) SAP