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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 65 47
Rank change year-on-year +17 -18 +39
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 162 210 425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 4.82% 4.46% 5.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.22% 4.69% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 127 165 253
10th Percentile £43,750 £43,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £48,125 £56,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £85,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.18% +3.03% +25.71%
75th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £103,750
90th Percentile £105,500 £103,750 £128,900
Central London median annual salary £67,250 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -20.88% +6.25% +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 3,103 4,481 6,798
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.35% 95.18% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,462 3,750 5,655
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £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 4 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 (1.23%) CMS
2 1 (0.62%) Hyperledger
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.62%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.62%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (1.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 44 (27.16%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (26.54%) Azure
3 12 (7.41%) AWS
4 11 (6.79%) Azure Sentinel
5 10 (6.17%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (6.17%) Google Workspace
6 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
7 8 (4.94%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (3.09%) GCP
9 4 (2.47%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.85%) Serverless
10 3 (1.85%) WhatsApp
11 2 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.23%) ClickUp
11 2 (1.23%) Google Ads
11 2 (1.23%) Google Analytics
12 1 (0.62%) Cloudflare
12 1 (0.62%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (32.72%) Firewall
2 22 (13.58%) Network Security
3 18 (11.11%) TCP/IP
4 12 (7.41%) DNS
5 11 (6.79%) Intrusion Detection
6 9 (5.56%) NAS
6 9 (5.56%) Wireless
7 8 (4.94%) Broadband
8 7 (4.32%) LAN
8 7 (4.32%) WAN
8 7 (4.32%) Wireshark
9 5 (3.09%) IPsec
9 5 (3.09%) SSL
10 4 (2.47%) VPN
11 3 (1.85%) 5G
11 3 (1.85%) Internet
11 3 (1.85%) Radio Access Network
11 3 (1.85%) VLAN
11 3 (1.85%) VoIP
11 3 (1.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.47%) Power BI
2 2 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.23%) Data Lake
2 2 (1.23%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.62%) Big Data
3 1 (0.62%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.62%) MySQL
3 1 (0.62%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.62%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (1.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.62%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.62%) Jenkins
General
1 53 (32.72%) Finance
2 44 (27.16%) Social Skills
3 37 (22.84%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.41%) Law
5 11 (6.79%) Legal
6 10 (6.17%) Games
7 9 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (4.94%) Financial Institution
9 7 (4.32%) Retail
9 7 (4.32%) Telecoms
10 6 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (3.09%) Advertising
12 4 (2.47%) Banking
12 4 (2.47%) Marketing
13 2 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.62%) Front Office
14 1 (0.62%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 46 (28.40%) Analyst
2 37 (22.84%) Security Analyst
3 35 (21.60%) Senior
4 19 (11.73%) Architect
4 19 (11.73%) Senior Analyst
5 18 (11.11%) Senior Security Analyst
6 17 (10.49%) Security Engineer
7 15 (9.26%) IT Analyst
7 15 (9.26%) IT Security Analyst
8 14 (8.64%) Security Architect
9 13 (8.02%) CISSP Analyst
9 13 (8.02%) Senior IT Security Analyst
10 11 (6.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 10 (6.17%) Lead
12 9 (5.56%) Consultant
12 9 (5.56%) IT Manager
13 8 (4.94%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 8 (4.94%) IT Consultant
14 7 (4.32%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 7 (4.32%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.09%) HTML
2 3 (1.85%) CSS
3 2 (1.23%) .NET
3 2 (1.23%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.23%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.62%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.62%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.62%) Express.js
4 1 (0.62%) jQuery
4 1 (0.62%) LangChain
4 1 (0.62%) MERN Stack
4 1 (0.62%) OAuth
4 1 (0.62%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.62%) OpenID
4 1 (0.62%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.62%) React
4 1 (0.62%) REST
4 1 (0.62%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.62%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.88%) Management Information System
2 9 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 9 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
3 8 (4.94%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (4.32%) Security Posture
4 7 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.70%) Cyberattack
6 4 (2.47%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.85%) Blockchain
7 3 (1.85%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (1.85%) Educational Technology
7 3 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.85%) Social Media
8 2 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.23%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.23%) Insider Threat
8 2 (1.23%) Marketing Technology
8 2 (1.23%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 33 (20.37%) Windows
2 15 (9.26%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.17%) Apple iOS
3 10 (6.17%) Linux
4 9 (5.56%) Android
4 9 (5.56%) Mac OS
5 5 (3.09%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.23%) Debian
6 2 (1.23%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.23%) Unix
7 1 (0.62%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.62%) VMS
7 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (28.40%) Information Security
2 42 (25.93%) Incident Response
2 42 (25.93%) SIEM
3 29 (17.90%) Problem-Solving
4 23 (14.20%) Security Management
5 22 (13.58%) Security Operations
6 21 (12.96%) Penetration Testing
7 20 (12.35%) Business Continuity
7 20 (12.35%) Incident Management
7 20 (12.35%) Privileged Access Management
7 20 (12.35%) Security Architecture
7 20 (12.35%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (11.11%) Risk Management
9 17 (10.49%) Application Security
9 17 (10.49%) Cloud Security
9 17 (10.49%) Computer Science
9 17 (10.49%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 17 (10.49%) Threat Detection
10 16 (9.88%) Data Protection
11 15 (9.26%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.35%) Python
2 12 (7.41%) PowerShell
3 9 (5.56%) Bash
3 9 (5.56%) Java
4 6 (3.70%) JavaScript
4 6 (3.70%) SQL
5 3 (1.85%) C
6 2 (1.23%) C#
6 2 (1.23%) C++
6 2 (1.23%) Go
6 2 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (1.23%) R
6 2 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.62%) PHP
Qualifications
1 43 (26.54%) CISSP
2 31 (19.14%) Degree
3 18 (11.11%) CEH
4 14 (8.64%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (8.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 13 (8.02%) CCSP
5 13 (8.02%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (7.41%) CISM
6 12 (7.41%) GIAC
7 8 (4.94%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (4.94%) SANS
8 7 (4.32%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (4.32%) Security Cleared
8 7 (4.32%) SSCP
9 6 (3.70%) CISA
9 6 (3.70%) CREST Certified
9 6 (3.70%) CRISC
9 6 (3.70%) SC Cleared
10 5 (3.09%) MCSA
10 5 (3.09%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (24.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (16.67%) NIST
3 12 (7.41%) NCSC
4 10 (6.17%) PCI DSS
4 10 (6.17%) SOC 2
5 8 (4.94%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (3.09%) GDPR
6 5 (3.09%) QA
7 3 (1.85%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (1.23%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.23%) COBIT
8 2 (1.23%) FISMA
8 2 (1.23%) GLBA
8 2 (1.23%) GRC
8 2 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.62%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.62%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (12.96%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (4.94%) Docker
4 7 (4.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.85%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.62%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.62%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (7.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (5.56%) Kubernetes
3 8 (4.94%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (4.32%) Nmap
5 2 (1.23%) CASB
6 1 (0.62%) cPanel
6 1 (0.62%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.62%) QRadar
6 1 (0.62%) SCCM
6 1 (0.62%) Terraform
6 1 (0.62%) WMI
6 1 (0.62%) WSUS
Vendors
1 65 (40.12%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.88%) Google
3 11 (6.79%) Apple
3 11 (6.79%) VMware
4 10 (6.17%) Qualys
4 10 (6.17%) Rapid7
4 10 (6.17%) Splunk
5 7 (4.32%) Thycotic
6 4 (2.47%) Adobe
7 2 (1.23%) Cisco
7 2 (1.23%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.23%) iManage
7 2 (1.23%) LogRhythm
7 2 (1.23%) Meraki
7 2 (1.23%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.23%) SolarWinds
7 2 (1.23%) Sun
8 1 (0.62%) ForgeRock
8 1 (0.62%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.62%) Synology