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 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 40 34
Rank change year-on-year +22 -6 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,505 832 1,321
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.55% 6.44% 5.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.07% 6.69% 6.51%
Number of salaries quoted 694 516 1,076
10th Percentile £31,000 £47,250 £43,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,038 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,039 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.39% - +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,563
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -12.50% +0.80% -8.42%

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 14,938 12,434 20,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.90% 96.31% 91.58%
Number of salaries quoted 9,728 7,533 15,890
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 26 March 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 26 March 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 +17 228 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +27 183 £47,000 -30.70% 23
South London +54 176 £50,000 -13.42% 6
East London +24 107 £96,250 +49.22% 25
North London +19 43 £60,000 -7.69% 6
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 18 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
1 18 (1.20%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.47%) CMS
3 3 (0.20%) Confluence
3 3 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.13%) SAS
5 1 (0.066%) Apache
5 1 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.066%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.066%) nginx
Applications
1 23 (1.53%) Maya
2 19 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.47%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.20%) Endur
3 3 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.20%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FS
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.066%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.066%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.066%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.066%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 406 (26.98%) Cloud Computing
2 338 (22.46%) Azure
3 214 (14.22%) AWS
4 90 (5.98%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (4.92%) Entra ID
6 61 (4.05%) GCP
7 42 (2.79%) SaaS
8 33 (2.19%) Nutanix
9 32 (2.13%) GitHub
10 27 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
11 23 (1.53%) AWS CloudFormation
12 22 (1.46%) Google Workspace
13 21 (1.40%) Power Platform
14 16 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
15 15 (1.00%) Mimecast
16 14 (0.93%) PaaS
17 9 (0.60%) OCI
18 8 (0.53%) IaaS
18 8 (0.53%) Serverless
19 7 (0.47%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 407 (27.04%) Internet
2 101 (6.71%) Firewall
3 63 (4.19%) Network Security
4 34 (2.26%) VPN
5 24 (1.59%) WAN
6 23 (1.53%) CHAP
6 23 (1.53%) Intrusion Detection
7 21 (1.40%) Broadband
8 17 (1.13%) DNS
9 14 (0.93%) SD-WAN
10 13 (0.86%) LAN
10 13 (0.86%) Wireless
11 11 (0.73%) DHCP
11 11 (0.73%) TCP/IP
12 9 (0.60%) VLAN
13 6 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
13 6 (0.40%) SAN
13 6 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (0.33%) Unified Communications
14 5 (0.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.33%) Power BI
1 20 (1.33%) Tableau
2 19 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.20%) Big Data
4 10 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
5 7 (0.47%) Metadata
6 6 (0.40%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.40%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.33%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.20%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.20%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
10 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.13%) Impala
10 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 32 (2.13%) Git
2 16 (1.06%) GitLab
3 11 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.40%) JIRA
5 4 (0.27%) MLflow
6 2 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.13%) JMeter
6 2 (0.13%) Locust
General
1 720 (47.84%) Social Skills
2 501 (33.29%) Banking
3 473 (31.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 297 (19.73%) Finance
5 146 (9.70%) Analytical Skills
6 109 (7.24%) Legal
7 82 (5.45%) Retail
8 80 (5.32%) Law
9 52 (3.46%) Public Sector
10 50 (3.32%) Multimedia
11 44 (2.92%) Marketing
12 35 (2.33%) Games
13 33 (2.19%) Financial Institution
13 33 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
13 33 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (1.93%) Local Government
16 22 (1.46%) Aviation
17 21 (1.40%) Telecoms
18 20 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 325 (21.59%) Lecturer
2 151 (10.03%) Senior
3 102 (6.78%) Analyst
3 102 (6.78%) Architect
3 102 (6.78%) Consultant
4 96 (6.38%) Lead
5 79 (5.25%) Security Analyst
6 71 (4.72%) Security Engineer
7 55 (3.65%) Security Manager
8 53 (3.52%) Account Manager
8 53 (3.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 50 (3.32%) Trainee
10 49 (3.26%) Security Architect
11 45 (2.99%) IT Manager
12 42 (2.79%) Developer
13 40 (2.66%) Security Consultant
13 40 (2.66%) Security Specialist
14 37 (2.46%) Senior Consultant
15 35 (2.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 31 (2.06%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.52%) CSS
2 35 (2.33%) HTML
3 30 (1.99%) REST
4 25 (1.66%) OAuth
5 24 (1.59%) SAML
6 23 (1.53%) LDAP
6 23 (1.53%) OpenID
7 20 (1.33%) SOAP
8 18 (1.20%) GraphQL
9 15 (1.00%) React
10 14 (0.93%) SailPoint
11 8 (0.53%) RESTful
12 7 (0.47%) FastAPI
13 6 (0.40%) LangChain
13 6 (0.40%) PySpark
13 6 (0.40%) PyTorch
13 6 (0.40%) TensorFlow
14 5 (0.33%) AngularJS
14 5 (0.33%) Pandas
14 5 (0.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (26.31%) IoT
2 121 (8.04%) Security Posture
3 79 (5.25%) Management Information System
4 57 (3.79%) Enterprise Software
5 49 (3.26%) Cyber Threat
6 45 (2.99%) Cloud Native
7 38 (2.52%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.33%) Cyberattack
8 35 (2.33%) Security Operations Centre
9 34 (2.26%) Hybrid Cloud
10 31 (2.06%) Data Centre
11 30 (1.99%) Blockchain
12 19 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.13%) Cloud Security Posture
14 15 (1.00%) Onboarding
15 14 (0.93%) Mobile App
15 14 (0.93%) Product Ownership
16 13 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
17 11 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
17 11 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 103 (6.84%) Windows
2 69 (4.58%) Linux
3 43 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.53%) Mac OS
5 14 (0.93%) Android
6 10 (0.66%) Unix
7 8 (0.53%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.33%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.20%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.13%) CentOS
11 1 (0.066%) Solaris
11 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 483 (32.09%) AI
2 411 (27.31%) Machine Learning
3 396 (26.31%) User Experience
4 393 (26.11%) Web Development
5 202 (13.42%) Risk Management
6 198 (13.16%) Incident Response
7 195 (12.96%) Information Security
8 186 (12.36%) Mentoring
9 164 (10.90%) Problem-Solving
10 144 (9.57%) Cloud Security
11 143 (9.50%) Agile
12 138 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 121 (8.04%) Roadmaps
14 105 (6.98%) Vulnerability Management
15 99 (6.58%) SIEM
16 97 (6.45%) Project Management
17 86 (5.71%) Data Protection
17 86 (5.71%) Security Operations
18 85 (5.65%) Security Architecture
19 81 (5.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 143 (9.50%) Python
2 110 (7.31%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.32%) SQL
4 46 (3.06%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.79%) Bash
6 24 (1.59%) C++
6 24 (1.59%) R
7 19 (1.26%) Java
8 18 (1.20%) T-SQL
9 11 (0.73%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.47%) Go
11 5 (0.33%) C
12 4 (0.27%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.13%) C#
14 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.13%) Perl
15 1 (0.066%) Bicep
15 1 (0.066%) Scala
Qualifications
1 556 (36.94%) Degree
2 415 (27.57%) Master's Degree
3 377 (25.05%) PhD
4 376 (24.98%) Postgraduate
5 218 (14.49%) CISSP
6 138 (9.17%) CISM
7 86 (5.71%) CISA
8 68 (4.52%) Azure Certification
9 62 (4.12%) CEH
10 57 (3.79%) CompTIA Security+
11 55 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 52 (3.46%) Security Cleared
13 42 (2.79%) CRISC
14 41 (2.72%) AWS Certification
15 40 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
16 38 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
17 37 (2.46%) CompTIA CySA+
17 37 (2.46%) SANS
18 35 (2.33%) SC Cleared
19 33 (2.19%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 250 (16.61%) NIST
2 213 (14.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 130 (8.64%) GDPR
4 66 (4.39%) Cyber Essentials
5 59 (3.92%) GRC
6 50 (3.32%) PCI DSS
7 48 (3.19%) QA
8 46 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 33 (2.19%) COBIT
9 33 (2.19%) NCSC
10 30 (1.99%) NIST 800
11 17 (1.13%) ISO 22301
12 14 (0.93%) Accessibility
12 14 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 12 (0.80%) SOC 2
14 11 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 7 (0.47%) Data Quality
16 7 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
16 7 (0.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 83 (5.51%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.46%) Docker
4 12 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.60%) IAG
6 8 (0.53%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.40%) vSphere
8 3 (0.20%) Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.066%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 40 (2.66%) Terraform
2 29 (1.93%) Kubernetes
2 29 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.26%) Ansible
4 18 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (0.86%) SCCM
6 12 (0.80%) CASB
7 8 (0.53%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.47%) VxRail
9 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.20%) Grafana
9 3 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.13%) Argo
10 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.13%) QRadar
10 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Satellite
11 1 (0.066%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 253 (16.81%) Microsoft
2 47 (3.12%) VMware
3 42 (2.79%) CrowdStrike
4 32 (2.13%) Palo Alto
5 28 (1.86%) Fortinet
5 28 (1.86%) Oracle
6 27 (1.79%) Google
7 26 (1.73%) Dell
7 26 (1.73%) ForeScout
7 26 (1.73%) Splunk
8 23 (1.53%) CyberArk
9 22 (1.46%) Salesforce
10 20 (1.33%) Cisco
10 20 (1.33%) Commvault
11 16 (1.06%) SAP
11 16 (1.06%) ServiceNow
12 9 (0.60%) Sophos
13 8 (0.53%) MuleSoft
13 8 (0.53%) Okta
13 8 (0.53%) Zscaler