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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 59 62
Rank change year-on-year +5 +3 +11
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 646 575 726
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.60% 3.67% 3.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.01% 4.09% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 362 494
10th Percentile £413 £400 £416
25th Percentile £488 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% -2.04%
75th Percentile £688 £686 £748
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 £50.00 £72.50
% change year-on-year -9.08% -31.03% +10.69%

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 12,904 14,060 17,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.94% 89.70% 89.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,504 9,083 12,650
10th Percentile £335 £350 £353
25th Percentile £425 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £567
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.96% -3.72%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £764 £800 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.11% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 169 237
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.54
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.25 £37.00 £35.63
Median % change year-on-year -20.95% +3.85% -9.80%
75th Percentile £47.38 £53.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.14%

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 1 December 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 1 December 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 1 December 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 -18 78 £533 -7.30% 66
West London -6 8 £423 -39.64% 45
North London +7 5 £650 +71.05% 15
South London -8 4 £525 - 24
East London -8 3 £675 +15.38% 40
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 (3.10%) Confluence
2 19 (2.94%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.70%) Apache
3 11 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.31%) WebLogic
Applications
1 17 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.77%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.46%) Trello
5 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.62%) 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
1 143 (22.14%) Azure
2 89 (13.78%) AWS
3 59 (9.13%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (6.19%) GCP
5 37 (5.73%) Entra ID
6 28 (4.33%) SaaS
7 25 (3.87%) GitHub
8 19 (2.94%) Azure Sentinel
8 19 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
9 16 (2.48%) Power Platform
10 14 (2.17%) Serverless
11 13 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (1.55%) Amazon S3
13 9 (1.39%) Azure AKS
14 8 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (0.93%) PaaS
16 5 (0.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 5 (0.77%) Amazon EC2
16 5 (0.77%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 76 (11.76%) Firewall
2 46 (7.12%) Network Security
3 18 (2.79%) DNS
4 15 (2.32%) WAN
5 13 (2.01%) VPN
6 12 (1.86%) TCP/IP
6 12 (1.86%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
7 9 (1.39%) SSL
8 8 (1.24%) Internet
8 8 (1.24%) Wireless
9 7 (1.08%) DHCP
9 7 (1.08%) LAN
10 6 (0.93%) HTTP
10 6 (0.93%) IP Telephony
11 5 (0.77%) Modbus
11 5 (0.77%) VLAN
12 3 (0.46%) SMTP
12 3 (0.46%) SSH
12 3 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.17%) Power BI
2 10 (1.55%) Big Data
3 7 (1.08%) 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 (0.62%) 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 (4.64%) JIRA
2 9 (1.39%) Burp Suite
2 9 (1.39%) Metasploit
3 6 (0.93%) GitLab
3 6 (0.93%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.46%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.46%) Git
4 3 (0.46%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Ant
5 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.15%) Fiddler
5 1 (0.15%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) Snyk
5 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 211 (32.66%) Social Skills
2 156 (24.15%) Finance
3 70 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (10.37%) Public Sector
5 64 (9.91%) Banking
6 23 (3.56%) Legal
7 18 (2.79%) Telecoms
8 16 (2.48%) Financial Institution
8 16 (2.48%) Investment Banking
9 15 (2.32%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.17%) Local Government
11 12 (1.86%) Military
11 12 (1.86%) Retail
12 10 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.39%) Law
14 8 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.93%) Spanish Language
16 5 (0.77%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 105 (16.25%) Analyst
2 93 (14.40%) Security Engineer
3 67 (10.37%) Senior
4 61 (9.44%) Architect
5 57 (8.82%) Security Analyst
6 55 (8.51%) Consultant
7 45 (6.97%) Security Architect
8 43 (6.66%) Security Manager
9 42 (6.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 41 (6.35%) Project Manager
11 36 (5.57%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 33 (5.11%) Lead
13 31 (4.80%) Tester
14 30 (4.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 28 (4.33%) Security Consultant
16 26 (4.02%) Penetration Tester
17 25 (3.87%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 22 (3.41%) Business Analyst
19 20 (3.10%) Security Specialist
20 18 (2.79%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.94%) Kafka
2 14 (2.17%) React
3 12 (1.86%) REST
4 11 (1.70%) SAML
5 10 (1.55%) .NET
5 10 (1.55%) OAuth
6 9 (1.39%) Apache NiFi
6 9 (1.39%) OpenID
7 8 (1.24%) SailPoint
8 5 (0.77%) GraphQL
8 5 (0.77%) LangChain
8 5 (0.77%) Node.js
9 4 (0.62%) FastAPI
9 4 (0.62%) NestJS
9 4 (0.62%) PyTorch
9 4 (0.62%) Regular Expression
9 4 (0.62%) TensorFlow
10 3 (0.46%) Jest
10 3 (0.46%) pytest
10 3 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.28%) Management Information System
2 46 (7.12%) Security Posture
3 45 (6.97%) Cyber Threat
4 30 (4.64%) Security Operations Centre
5 28 (4.33%) Onboarding
6 25 (3.87%) Cyber Defence
7 22 (3.41%) Data Centre
7 22 (3.41%) Product Ownership
8 20 (3.10%) Cloud Native
9 19 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (2.17%) Operational Technology
10 14 (2.17%) PKI
11 9 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.24%) CSOC
12 8 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.08%) IoT
14 6 (0.93%) CMDB
14 6 (0.93%) NHS
14 6 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 76 (11.76%) Windows
2 47 (7.28%) Linux
3 26 (4.02%) Mac OS
4 14 (2.17%) Unix
4 14 (2.17%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.70%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.93%) Android
7 5 (0.77%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.62%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (19.04%) Incident Response
2 122 (18.89%) SIEM
3 103 (15.94%) Agile
4 102 (15.79%) Cloud Security
4 102 (15.79%) Information Security
5 101 (15.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 97 (15.02%) Security Operations
7 83 (12.85%) Risk Management
8 77 (11.92%) Problem-Solving
9 70 (10.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 67 (10.37%) Threat Intelligence
11 66 (10.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 64 (9.91%) Vulnerability Management
13 59 (9.13%) Continuous Improvement
14 57 (8.82%) Security Architecture
15 56 (8.67%) Penetration Testing
16 52 (8.05%) AI
17 51 (7.89%) CI/CD
17 51 (7.89%) Roadmaps
18 50 (7.74%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 74 (11.46%) Python
2 50 (7.74%) PowerShell
3 31 (4.80%) Bash
4 28 (4.33%) Kusto Query Language
5 15 (2.32%) Java
6 14 (2.17%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.86%) C#
7 12 (1.86%) C++
7 12 (1.86%) SQL
8 4 (0.62%) 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 (28.64%) Security Cleared
2 155 (23.99%) SC Cleared
3 99 (15.33%) CISSP
4 57 (8.82%) CISM
4 57 (8.82%) Degree
5 34 (5.26%) DV Cleared
6 28 (4.33%) CHECK Team Member
7 27 (4.18%) CEH
8 25 (3.87%) CHECK Team Leader
9 24 (3.72%) CompTIA Security+
10 21 (3.25%) OSCP
11 15 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (2.17%) GIAC
13 13 (2.01%) PMI Certification
13 13 (2.01%) PMP
14 11 (1.70%) CISA
14 11 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (1.70%) CREST Certified
14 11 (1.70%) FFIEC
14 11 (1.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 113 (17.49%) NIST
3 51 (7.89%) GDPR
4 31 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 26 (4.02%) GRC
6 24 (3.72%) NCSC
7 23 (3.56%) PCI DSS
8 15 (2.32%) QA
8 15 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.55%) SLA
10 9 (1.39%) COBIT
10 9 (1.39%) EU AI Act
10 9 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 7 (1.08%) Accessibility
11 7 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.08%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.93%) SOC 2
13 5 (0.77%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.62%) ITGC
14 4 (0.62%) PMO
System Software
1 52 (8.05%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.93%) 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 26 (4.02%) Terraform
2 21 (3.25%) SCCM
3 19 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.01%) CASB
4 13 (2.01%) Kubernetes
5 12 (1.86%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.24%) CSIRT
6 8 (1.24%) QRadar
7 7 (1.08%) Ansible
7 7 (1.08%) Nessus
7 7 (1.08%) Nmap
7 7 (1.08%) SCOrch
8 5 (0.77%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.77%) WSUS
9 4 (0.62%) 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%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.31%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 147 (22.76%) Microsoft
2 65 (10.06%) Splunk
3 30 (4.64%) ServiceNow
4 27 (4.18%) CrowdStrike
5 18 (2.79%) CyberArk
5 18 (2.79%) Tenable
6 16 (2.48%) Oracle
7 15 (2.32%) Google
7 15 (2.32%) Palo Alto
7 15 (2.32%) SAP
8 13 (2.01%) Darktrace
9 12 (1.86%) Cisco
10 11 (1.70%) Fortinet
11 10 (1.55%) Salesforce
12 8 (1.24%) Okta
12 8 (1.24%) Zscaler
13 7 (1.08%) Qualys
14 6 (0.93%) Forcepoint
14 6 (0.93%) Veracode
14 6 (0.93%) VMware