Cybersecurity Job Trends in London

Cybersecurity
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 40 34
Rank change year-on-year +17 -6 +23
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,436 760 1,419
As % of all permanent jobs in London 6.88% 6.42% 6.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.43% 6.68% 6.65%
Number of salaries quoted 860 464 1,048
10th Percentile £38,950 £46,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £59,688 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,350 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.87% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,750 £59,500
% change year-on-year +2.13% -1.26% -8.46%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,025 11,372 21,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.52% 96.07% 90.49%
Number of salaries quoted 11,508 6,798 15,875
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £125,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in London

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in London over the 6 months to 27 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in London

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the London region over the 6 months to 27 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +28 241 £70,000 -1.75% 105
West London +22 116 £38,000 -43.97% 32
South London +44 80 £50,000 -31.03% 9
East London +18 58 £87,500 - 17
North London +17 28 £60,000 - 12
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 25 (1.74%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.28%) CMS
4 3 (0.21%) Apache
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.14%) SAS
6 1 (0.070%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.070%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.35%) Maya
6 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.21%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 3 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
3 2 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.14%) Shopify
4 1 (0.070%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 312 (21.73%) Azure
2 181 (12.60%) AWS
3 134 (9.33%) Cloud Computing
4 107 (7.45%) Microsoft 365
5 96 (6.69%) Entra ID
6 65 (4.53%) SaaS
7 56 (3.90%) GCP
8 24 (1.67%) Microsoft Purview
9 23 (1.60%) AWS CloudFormation
9 23 (1.60%) Azure Sentinel
9 23 (1.60%) GitHub
10 22 (1.53%) Nutanix
11 20 (1.39%) Power Platform
12 19 (1.32%) Google Workspace
13 17 (1.18%) Mimecast
14 9 (0.63%) Serverless
15 7 (0.49%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 6 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
16 6 (0.42%) Datadog
17 5 (0.35%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 145 (10.10%) Internet
2 100 (6.96%) Firewall
3 78 (5.43%) Network Security
4 28 (1.95%) Broadband
4 28 (1.95%) VPN
5 22 (1.53%) WAN
6 20 (1.39%) CHAP
6 20 (1.39%) DNS
7 16 (1.11%) Intrusion Detection
7 16 (1.11%) TCP/IP
8 14 (0.97%) LAN
9 13 (0.91%) DHCP
9 13 (0.91%) Wireless
10 11 (0.77%) Kerberos
10 11 (0.77%) SD-WAN
11 10 (0.70%) Cisco ISE
11 10 (0.70%) VLAN
12 8 (0.56%) VoIP
12 8 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.49%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.39%) Power BI
2 16 (1.11%) Big Data
3 15 (1.04%) Tableau
4 9 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.21%) Hadoop
7 3 (0.21%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.14%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.14%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.14%) Impala
8 2 (0.14%) MySQL
8 2 (0.14%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.14%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.070%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.070%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.070%) Metadata
9 1 (0.070%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (1.60%) GitLab
2 22 (1.53%) Git
3 9 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.35%) JIRA
5 4 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.28%) MLflow
6 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.070%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.070%) JMeter
7 1 (0.070%) Locust
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle APEX
General
1 498 (34.68%) Social Skills
2 253 (17.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 250 (17.41%) Finance
4 222 (15.46%) Banking
5 173 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
6 90 (6.27%) Retail
7 72 (5.01%) Legal
8 53 (3.69%) Law
9 46 (3.20%) Public Sector
10 43 (2.99%) Marketing
11 39 (2.72%) Local Government
12 36 (2.51%) Aviation
13 31 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
13 31 (2.16%) Multimedia
13 31 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (1.74%) Telecoms
15 24 (1.67%) Financial Institution
16 19 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (0.77%) Advertising
17 11 (0.77%) Games
Job Titles
1 160 (11.14%) Senior
2 120 (8.36%) Analyst
3 115 (8.01%) Architect
4 112 (7.80%) Consultant
5 107 (7.45%) Lecturer
6 103 (7.17%) Lead
7 99 (6.89%) Security Analyst
8 94 (6.55%) Security Engineer
9 81 (5.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 76 (5.29%) Security Manager
11 70 (4.87%) Security Architect
12 50 (3.48%) Account Manager
13 48 (3.34%) Developer
14 45 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 44 (3.06%) IT Manager
16 42 (2.92%) Security Consultant
17 41 (2.86%) Trainee
18 36 (2.51%) Senior Consultant
19 33 (2.30%) Cybersecurity Manager
20 31 (2.16%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.79%) REST
2 35 (2.44%) OAuth
2 35 (2.44%) OpenID
2 35 (2.44%) SAML
3 29 (2.02%) LDAP
4 24 (1.67%) CSS
5 23 (1.60%) SOAP
6 21 (1.46%) HTML
7 17 (1.18%) GraphQL
7 17 (1.18%) SailPoint
8 15 (1.04%) React
9 11 (0.77%) FastAPI
10 10 (0.70%) RESTful
11 8 (0.56%) Kafka
12 6 (0.42%) .NET
12 6 (0.42%) PySpark
12 6 (0.42%) Web Services
13 5 (0.35%) LangChain
13 5 (0.35%) Node.js
13 5 (0.35%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 135 (9.40%) IoT
2 133 (9.26%) Security Posture
3 87 (6.06%) Management Information System
4 78 (5.43%) Cyber Threat
5 62 (4.32%) Cyber Defence
6 51 (3.55%) Cloud Native
7 46 (3.20%) Cyberattack
8 40 (2.79%) Operational Technology
9 38 (2.65%) Security Operations Centre
10 29 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
11 28 (1.95%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.95%) Onboarding
12 24 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
13 21 (1.46%) Blockchain
14 18 (1.25%) Cloud Security Posture
14 18 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
15 17 (1.18%) Blog
16 15 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
17 12 (0.84%) Mobile App
17 12 (0.84%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 106 (7.38%) Windows
2 72 (5.01%) Linux
3 49 (3.41%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.39%) Mac OS
5 14 (0.97%) Android
6 13 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 12 (0.84%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.56%) Windows 10
9 6 (0.42%) CentOS
9 6 (0.42%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.35%) Unix
11 2 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (16.36%) Information Security
2 234 (16.30%) Incident Response
3 222 (15.46%) AI
4 202 (14.07%) Mentoring
5 200 (13.93%) Risk Management
6 173 (12.05%) Cloud Security
7 165 (11.49%) Machine Learning
8 162 (11.28%) Problem-Solving
9 146 (10.17%) Agile
10 136 (9.47%) User Experience
11 132 (9.19%) Vulnerability Management
12 129 (8.98%) Continuous Improvement
13 128 (8.91%) Web Development
14 116 (8.08%) Roadmaps
15 115 (8.01%) Security Operations
16 108 (7.52%) Project Management
17 104 (7.24%) SIEM
18 96 (6.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 96 (6.69%) Threat Intelligence
19 94 (6.55%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (11.21%) Python
2 127 (8.84%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.48%) SQL
4 40 (2.79%) JavaScript
5 29 (2.02%) Bash
6 24 (1.67%) C++
7 22 (1.53%) Java
8 17 (1.18%) T-SQL
9 15 (1.04%) R
10 11 (0.77%) Go
11 9 (0.63%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.28%) C#
14 3 (0.21%) C
15 2 (0.14%) Bicep
15 2 (0.14%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.14%) Perl
15 2 (0.14%) Rust
15 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.070%) PHP
Qualifications
1 311 (21.66%) Degree
2 234 (16.30%) CISSP
3 169 (11.77%) Master's Degree
4 144 (10.03%) CISM
5 121 (8.43%) PhD
5 121 (8.43%) Postgraduate
6 99 (6.89%) Security Cleared
7 81 (5.64%) CISA
8 66 (4.60%) SC Cleared
9 62 (4.32%) Azure Certification
10 61 (4.25%) CEH
11 59 (4.11%) CompTIA Security+
12 50 (3.48%) Cisco Certification
13 45 (3.13%) CRISC
14 41 (2.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 41 (2.86%) CompTIA CySA+
15 40 (2.79%) GIAC
15 40 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
16 39 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
17 36 (2.51%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 270 (18.80%) NIST
2 225 (15.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 126 (8.77%) GDPR
4 71 (4.94%) GRC
4 71 (4.94%) QA
5 70 (4.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 60 (4.18%) PCI DSS
7 44 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 38 (2.65%) NCSC
9 34 (2.37%) NIST 800
10 31 (2.16%) COBIT
11 18 (1.25%) Accessibility
12 17 (1.18%) SOC 2
13 13 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 11 (0.77%) ISO 22301
15 9 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
15 9 (0.63%) SLA
16 8 (0.56%) HIPAA
17 7 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 7 (0.49%) JSP 440
System Software
1 98 (6.82%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.53%) Docker
4 17 (1.18%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.77%) IAG
6 6 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.35%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (0.21%) Firmware
8 3 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 45 (3.13%) Terraform
2 38 (2.65%) Kubernetes
3 29 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (0.97%) Ansible
6 10 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 10 (0.70%) SCCM
7 8 (0.56%) CASB
7 8 (0.56%) VxRail
8 7 (0.49%) RSA Archer
9 5 (0.35%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.28%) Argo
10 4 (0.28%) Grafana
11 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
12 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.14%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.14%) QRadar
13 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 261 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.20%) VMware
3 42 (2.92%) CrowdStrike
4 34 (2.37%) ForeScout
4 34 (2.37%) Splunk
5 29 (2.02%) Palo Alto
5 29 (2.02%) Salesforce
6 28 (1.95%) Google
7 26 (1.81%) Cisco
7 26 (1.81%) CyberArk
8 21 (1.46%) Dell
8 21 (1.46%) Fortinet
9 12 (0.84%) Commvault
10 11 (0.77%) Okta
11 10 (0.70%) Oracle
11 10 (0.70%) Rapid7
11 10 (0.70%) SAP
11 10 (0.70%) ServiceNow
11 10 (0.70%) Sophos
11 10 (0.70%) Zscaler