Cybersecurity Jobs in the City of London

Cybersecurity
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 66 44
Rank change year-on-year +17 -22 +42
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 164 206 429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 4.91% 4.45% 6.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.33% 4.67% 6.30%
Number of salaries quoted 129 159 245
10th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £54,375 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £85,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.18% +3.03% +24.53%
75th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £103,750
90th Percentile £107,000 £103,750 £128,900
Central London median annual salary £67,250 £81,250 £80,000
% change year-on-year -17.23% +1.56% +28.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,079 4,409 6,805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.13% 95.25% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,440 3,687 5,582
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,515 £45,501
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,451
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £94,264
90th Percentile £113,750 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the City of London

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the City of London.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the City of London

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the City of London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the City of London

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.22%) CMS
2 1 (0.61%) Hyperledger
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.61%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.61%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (1.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 44 (26.83%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (26.22%) Azure
3 12 (7.32%) AWS
4 11 (6.71%) Azure Sentinel
5 10 (6.10%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (6.10%) Google Workspace
6 9 (5.49%) Microsoft Purview
7 8 (4.88%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (3.05%) GCP
9 4 (2.44%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.83%) Serverless
10 3 (1.83%) WhatsApp
11 2 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.22%) ClickUp
11 2 (1.22%) Google Ads
11 2 (1.22%) Google Analytics
12 1 (0.61%) Cloudflare
12 1 (0.61%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.61%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (32.32%) Firewall
2 23 (14.02%) Network Security
3 18 (10.98%) TCP/IP
4 12 (7.32%) DNS
5 11 (6.71%) Intrusion Detection
6 9 (5.49%) NAS
6 9 (5.49%) Wireless
7 8 (4.88%) Broadband
8 7 (4.27%) LAN
8 7 (4.27%) WAN
8 7 (4.27%) Wireshark
9 5 (3.05%) IPsec
9 5 (3.05%) SSL
10 4 (2.44%) VPN
11 3 (1.83%) 5G
11 3 (1.83%) Internet
11 3 (1.83%) Radio Access Network
11 3 (1.83%) VLAN
11 3 (1.83%) VoIP
11 3 (1.83%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.44%) Power BI
2 2 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.22%) Data Lake
2 2 (1.22%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.61%) Big Data
3 1 (0.61%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.61%) MySQL
3 1 (0.61%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.61%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (1.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.61%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
General
1 55 (33.54%) Finance
2 45 (27.44%) Social Skills
3 38 (23.17%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.32%) Law
5 11 (6.71%) Legal
6 10 (6.10%) Games
7 9 (5.49%) Financial Institution
7 9 (5.49%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (4.27%) Retail
8 7 (4.27%) Telecoms
9 6 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (3.05%) Advertising
11 4 (2.44%) Banking
11 4 (2.44%) Marketing
12 2 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.22%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.61%) Front Office
13 1 (0.61%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 47 (28.66%) Analyst
2 38 (23.17%) Security Analyst
3 35 (21.34%) Senior
4 19 (11.59%) Architect
4 19 (11.59%) Senior Analyst
5 18 (10.98%) Senior Security Analyst
6 17 (10.37%) Security Engineer
7 15 (9.15%) IT Analyst
7 15 (9.15%) IT Security Analyst
8 14 (8.54%) Security Architect
9 13 (7.93%) CISSP Analyst
9 13 (7.93%) Senior IT Security Analyst
10 12 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 10 (6.10%) Lead
12 9 (5.49%) Consultant
12 9 (5.49%) IT Manager
13 8 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 8 (4.88%) IT Consultant
14 7 (4.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 7 (4.27%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.05%) HTML
2 3 (1.83%) CSS
3 2 (1.22%) .NET
3 2 (1.22%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.22%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.61%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.61%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.61%) Express.js
4 1 (0.61%) jQuery
4 1 (0.61%) LangChain
4 1 (0.61%) MERN Stack
4 1 (0.61%) OAuth
4 1 (0.61%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.61%) OpenID
4 1 (0.61%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.61%) React
4 1 (0.61%) REST
4 1 (0.61%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.61%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.37%) Management Information System
2 9 (5.49%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (5.49%) Onboarding
2 9 (5.49%) Video Conferencing
3 8 (4.88%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (4.27%) Security Posture
4 7 (4.27%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.66%) Cyberattack
6 4 (2.44%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.83%) Blockchain
7 3 (1.83%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (1.83%) Educational Technology
7 3 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.83%) Insider Threat
7 3 (1.83%) Social Media
8 2 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.22%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.22%) Marketing Technology
8 2 (1.22%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 33 (20.12%) Windows
2 15 (9.15%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.10%) Apple iOS
3 10 (6.10%) Linux
4 9 (5.49%) Android
4 9 (5.49%) Mac OS
5 5 (3.05%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.22%) Debian
6 2 (1.22%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.22%) Unix
7 1 (0.61%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.61%) VMS
7 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (29.27%) Information Security
2 44 (26.83%) SIEM
3 43 (26.22%) Incident Response
4 30 (18.29%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (14.02%) Security Management
5 23 (14.02%) Security Operations
6 22 (13.41%) Penetration Testing
7 21 (12.80%) Incident Management
7 21 (12.80%) Vulnerability Management
8 20 (12.20%) Business Continuity
8 20 (12.20%) Privileged Access Management
8 20 (12.20%) Security Architecture
9 18 (10.98%) Computer Science
9 18 (10.98%) Risk Management
10 17 (10.37%) Application Security
10 17 (10.37%) Cloud Security
10 17 (10.37%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 17 (10.37%) Threat Detection
11 16 (9.76%) Data Protection
11 16 (9.76%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.20%) Python
2 12 (7.32%) PowerShell
3 9 (5.49%) Bash
3 9 (5.49%) Java
4 6 (3.66%) JavaScript
4 6 (3.66%) SQL
5 3 (1.83%) C
6 2 (1.22%) C#
6 2 (1.22%) C++
6 2 (1.22%) Go
6 2 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (1.22%) R
6 2 (1.22%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.61%) PHP
Qualifications
1 43 (26.22%) CISSP
2 32 (19.51%) Degree
3 18 (10.98%) CEH
4 14 (8.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (7.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 13 (7.93%) CCSP
5 13 (7.93%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (7.32%) CISM
6 12 (7.32%) GIAC
7 8 (4.88%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (4.88%) SANS
8 7 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (4.27%) Security Cleared
8 7 (4.27%) SSCP
9 6 (3.66%) CISA
9 6 (3.66%) CREST Certified
9 6 (3.66%) CRISC
9 6 (3.66%) SC Cleared
10 5 (3.05%) MCSA
10 5 (3.05%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (24.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (16.46%) NIST
3 12 (7.32%) NCSC
4 10 (6.10%) PCI DSS
4 10 (6.10%) SOC 2
5 8 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (3.05%) GDPR
6 5 (3.05%) QA
7 3 (1.83%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (1.22%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.22%) COBIT
8 2 (1.22%) FISMA
8 2 (1.22%) GLBA
8 2 (1.22%) GRC
8 2 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.61%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.61%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (12.80%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (4.88%) Docker
4 7 (4.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.83%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.61%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.61%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (5.49%) Kubernetes
3 8 (4.88%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (4.27%) Nmap
5 2 (1.22%) CASB
6 1 (0.61%) cPanel
6 1 (0.61%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.61%) QRadar
6 1 (0.61%) SCCM
6 1 (0.61%) Terraform
6 1 (0.61%) WMI
6 1 (0.61%) WSUS
Vendors
1 65 (39.63%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.76%) Google
3 11 (6.71%) Apple
3 11 (6.71%) VMware
4 10 (6.10%) Qualys
4 10 (6.10%) Rapid7
4 10 (6.10%) Splunk
5 7 (4.27%) Thycotic
6 4 (2.44%) Adobe
7 2 (1.22%) Cisco
7 2 (1.22%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.22%) iManage
7 2 (1.22%) Intel
7 2 (1.22%) LogRhythm
7 2 (1.22%) Meraki
7 2 (1.22%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.22%) SolarWinds
7 2 (1.22%) Sun
8 1 (0.61%) ForgeRock
8 1 (0.61%) Synology