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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 66 66
Rank change year-on-year +7 0 -7
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 793 536 556
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.01% 3.95% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 4.29% 3.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 523 332 401
10th Percentile £413 £375 £400
25th Percentile £480 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £713
90th Percentile £800 £775 £800
England median daily rate £560 £550 £580
% change year-on-year +1.82% -5.17% -3.33%
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 £82.50 £54.75 £72.50
% change year-on-year +50.68% -24.48% -3.33%

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 17,589 12,488 14,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.92% 92.12% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,618 8,349 10,661
10th Percentile £363 £331 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £542 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
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 276 238 247
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.24
25th Percentile £21.41 £24.66 £21.05
Median hourly rate £36.00 £30.40 £33.55
Median % change year-on-year +18.41% -9.38% -19.16%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £51.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.25
England median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +88.87% -37.13% -6.43%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +2 104 £550 +3.19% 94
South London -17 8 £308 -46.52% 15
East London -5 6 £525 -12.50% 24
West London -14 6 £500 +14.29% 43
North London -2 1 £400 -38.46% 10
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 (1.64%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.39%) Confluence
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.13%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) IIS
4 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 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
1 222 (27.99%) Azure
2 130 (16.39%) AWS
3 79 (9.96%) Microsoft 365
4 78 (9.84%) Entra ID
5 55 (6.94%) GCP
5 55 (6.94%) SaaS
6 43 (5.42%) Microsoft Purview
7 39 (4.92%) Azure Sentinel
8 21 (2.65%) Amazon Bedrock
9 20 (2.52%) PaaS
10 17 (2.14%) GitHub
10 17 (2.14%) IaaS
11 16 (2.02%) Azure AI
12 15 (1.89%) Power Platform
13 13 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
14 12 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (1.39%) Mimecast
16 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
17 8 (1.01%) Google Workspace
17 8 (1.01%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 55 (6.94%) Firewall
2 50 (6.31%) Network Security
3 26 (3.28%) DNS
4 17 (2.14%) VPN
5 11 (1.39%) Internet
6 10 (1.26%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.13%) DHCP
8 8 (1.01%) WAN
9 7 (0.88%) LAN
9 7 (0.88%) NGFW
9 7 (0.88%) VLAN
10 6 (0.76%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.63%) DKIM
11 5 (0.63%) DMARC
11 5 (0.63%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.63%) NAS
11 5 (0.63%) SAN
12 4 (0.50%) Broadband
12 4 (0.50%) HTTP
12 4 (0.50%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.64%) Power BI
2 11 (1.39%) Big Data
3 6 (0.76%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.63%) Db2
5 4 (0.50%) Amazon QuickSight
5 4 (0.50%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.25%) 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%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.13%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 22 (2.77%) JIRA
2 13 (1.64%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.01%) Git
4 5 (0.63%) GitLab
5 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.50%) Snyk
6 2 (0.25%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.25%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.13%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 221 (27.87%) Social Skills
2 213 (26.86%) Finance
3 84 (10.59%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (9.33%) Public Sector
5 57 (7.19%) Banking
6 35 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
7 34 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
8 26 (3.28%) Legal
9 21 (2.65%) Local Government
10 19 (2.40%) Retail
11 16 (2.02%) Telecoms
12 14 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (1.64%) Financial Institution
14 11 (1.39%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.01%) Investment Banking
15 8 (1.01%) Military
16 6 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 4 (0.50%) Aerospace
18 4 (0.50%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 124 (15.64%) Analyst
2 116 (14.63%) Architect
3 73 (9.21%) Security Architect
4 67 (8.45%) Senior
5 61 (7.69%) Project Manager
6 59 (7.44%) Security Engineer
7 56 (7.06%) Consultant
8 53 (6.68%) Security Analyst
9 52 (6.56%) Lead
9 52 (6.56%) Security Manager
10 45 (5.67%) Security Consultant
11 44 (5.55%) Business Analyst
12 39 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 36 (4.54%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 34 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 32 (4.04%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 28 (3.53%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 26 (3.28%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 24 (3.03%) Security Specialist
19 19 (2.40%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.89%) LDAP
2 13 (1.64%) SailPoint
2 13 (1.64%) SAML
3 12 (1.51%) OpenID
4 9 (1.13%) Middleware
4 9 (1.13%) OAuth
5 8 (1.01%) REST
6 5 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
7 3 (0.38%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.38%) Django
7 3 (0.38%) FIDO
7 3 (0.38%) JSON
7 3 (0.38%) RESTful
8 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.25%) NestJS
8 2 (0.25%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.25%) SOAP
8 2 (0.25%) Web Services
9 1 (0.13%) Model Context Protocol
9 1 (0.13%) WebAuthn
Miscellaneous
1 71 (8.95%) Security Posture
2 47 (5.93%) Onboarding
3 41 (5.17%) Cloud Native
4 34 (4.29%) Operational Technology
5 28 (3.53%) Management Information System
6 27 (3.40%) AI Agents
7 24 (3.03%) Security Operations Centre
8 17 (2.14%) Cyber Threat
8 17 (2.14%) PKI
9 16 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
10 15 (1.89%) Data Centre
10 15 (1.89%) SCADA
11 11 (1.39%) CMDB
11 11 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
12 10 (1.26%) Product Ownership
12 10 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.13%) BYOD
13 9 (1.13%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 45 (5.67%) Windows
2 23 (2.90%) Linux
3 18 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.39%) Unix
5 8 (1.01%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.63%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.50%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.50%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) CentOS
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (21.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 120 (15.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 117 (14.75%) Incident Response
4 112 (14.12%) Security Operations
5 111 (14.00%) Risk Management
6 110 (13.87%) Information Security
7 109 (13.75%) Vulnerability Management
8 105 (13.24%) SIEM
9 96 (12.11%) Cloud Security
10 87 (10.97%) Agile
11 86 (10.84%) AI
12 85 (10.72%) Continuous Improvement
13 80 (10.09%) Security Architecture
14 78 (9.84%) Data Protection
15 76 (9.58%) Identity Access Management
16 73 (9.21%) Problem-Solving
16 73 (9.21%) Roadmaps
17 64 (8.07%) DevOps
18 62 (7.82%) CI/CD
19 61 (7.69%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 51 (6.43%) Python
2 41 (5.17%) PowerShell
3 27 (3.40%) SQL
4 16 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.77%) Bash
6 12 (1.51%) Bicep
7 6 (0.76%) Search Processing Language
8 5 (0.63%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.38%) C#
9 3 (0.38%) Korn
9 3 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.25%) C++
10 2 (0.25%) Java
10 2 (0.25%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.25%) Objective-C
10 2 (0.25%) Rust
11 1 (0.13%) C
11 1 (0.13%) Go
11 1 (0.13%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 195 (24.59%) Security Cleared
2 149 (18.79%) SC Cleared
3 141 (17.78%) CISSP
4 90 (11.35%) CISM
5 62 (7.82%) Degree
6 42 (5.30%) Cisco Certification
6 42 (5.30%) DV Cleared
7 34 (4.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 29 (3.66%) GIAC
9 26 (3.28%) CompTIA Security+
10 25 (3.15%) CEH
11 24 (3.03%) CRISC
12 22 (2.77%) CISA
12 22 (2.77%) PMI Certification
13 21 (2.65%) PMP
14 16 (2.02%) Azure Certification
15 15 (1.89%) CompTIA CySA+
16 14 (1.77%) AWS Certification
16 14 (1.77%) CCSP
16 14 (1.77%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 175 (22.07%) NIST
2 147 (18.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (8.20%) NCSC
4 64 (8.07%) GDPR
5 62 (7.82%) GRC
6 46 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 36 (4.54%) COBIT
8 34 (4.29%) PCI DSS
9 33 (4.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 22 (2.77%) QA
11 19 (2.40%) SOC 2
12 17 (2.14%) NIST 800
13 15 (1.89%) ITGC
14 14 (1.77%) PMO
15 11 (1.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 8 (1.01%) EU AI Act
16 8 (1.01%) SLA
17 7 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
18 6 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
19 5 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 56 (7.06%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.77%) Docker
3 9 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.76%) NFS
4 6 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.38%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) Samba
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (4.67%) Terraform
2 26 (3.28%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.51%) Ansible
6 9 (1.13%) CASB
7 6 (0.76%) QRadar
8 5 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.63%) Puppet
9 4 (0.50%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.50%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.50%) SCCM
10 3 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.38%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.38%) Grafana
11 2 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.25%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.25%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.25%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 195 (24.59%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.43%) Splunk
3 47 (5.93%) CyberArk
4 43 (5.42%) CrowdStrike
5 33 (4.16%) ServiceNow
6 22 (2.77%) Tenable
7 19 (2.40%) OpenAI
7 19 (2.40%) Qualys
8 18 (2.27%) Google
9 17 (2.14%) Foundry
10 15 (1.89%) Palo Alto
11 11 (1.39%) Cisco
11 11 (1.39%) Netskope
11 11 (1.39%) VMware
11 11 (1.39%) Zscaler
12 9 (1.13%) Okta
13 8 (1.01%) Oracle
13 8 (1.01%) Rapid7
14 5 (0.63%) Apple
14 5 (0.63%) Sybase