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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 41 36
Rank change year-on-year +24 -5 +18
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,432 886 1,262
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.67% 6.30% 5.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.13% 6.56% 6.32%
Number of salaries quoted 650 515 1,068
10th Percentile £30,500 £47,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,313 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £51,563 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.50% +4.17% -7.69%

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 14,143 13,514 19,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.58% 96.16% 91.66%
Number of salaries quoted 9,149 7,724 15,904
10th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £38,943
25th Percentile £53,750 £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 8 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 8 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 +15 210 £70,000 +7.69% 98
South London +49 179 £50,000 -23.08% 5
West London +29 171 £47,000 -18.50% 32
East London +25 102 £105,000 +72.84% 31
North London +19 39 £70,000 +7.69% 14
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 20 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.63%) CMS
4 3 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.14%) Confluence
5 2 (0.14%) SAS
6 1 (0.070%) Apache
6 1 (0.070%) nginx
Applications
1 28 (1.96%) Maya
2 24 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.63%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.49%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.070%) CINEMA 4D
8 1 (0.070%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.28%) Endur
2 4 (0.28%) Exchequer
2 4 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.21%) SAP CX
3 3 (0.21%) SAP FS
3 3 (0.21%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.14%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.14%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.14%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.14%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.14%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.14%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.070%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.070%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.070%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 405 (28.28%) Cloud Computing
2 318 (22.21%) Azure
3 200 (13.97%) AWS
4 91 (6.35%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (4.82%) Entra ID
6 55 (3.84%) GCP
7 35 (2.44%) SaaS
8 31 (2.16%) GitHub
9 30 (2.09%) Nutanix
10 24 (1.68%) Power Platform
11 22 (1.54%) Google Workspace
12 21 (1.47%) Azure Sentinel
13 20 (1.40%) AWS CloudFormation
14 19 (1.33%) PaaS
15 18 (1.26%) Microsoft Purview
16 14 (0.98%) Mimecast
17 12 (0.84%) IaaS
18 11 (0.77%) Serverless
19 10 (0.70%) OCI
20 8 (0.56%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 406 (28.35%) Internet
2 99 (6.91%) Firewall
3 55 (3.84%) Network Security
4 32 (2.23%) VPN
5 28 (1.96%) WAN
6 22 (1.54%) Intrusion Detection
7 21 (1.47%) Broadband
8 20 (1.40%) CHAP
9 16 (1.12%) SD-WAN
10 15 (1.05%) DNS
10 15 (1.05%) LAN
11 14 (0.98%) Wireless
12 13 (0.91%) TCP/IP
13 12 (0.84%) DHCP
14 10 (0.70%) VLAN
15 8 (0.56%) VoIP
16 6 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
17 5 (0.35%) SAN
17 5 (0.35%) Unified Communications
18 4 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.61%) Power BI
1 23 (1.61%) Tableau
2 20 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.26%) Big Data
4 9 (0.63%) Metadata
5 8 (0.56%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (0.49%) Oracle Database
6 7 (0.49%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.49%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.35%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.28%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.21%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.14%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.14%) ClickHouse
10 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.14%) Impala
10 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 31 (2.16%) Git
2 14 (0.98%) GitLab
3 12 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.28%) JIRA
4 4 (0.28%) MLflow
5 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.14%) JMeter
5 2 (0.14%) Locust
General
1 696 (48.60%) Social Skills
2 500 (34.92%) Banking
3 462 (32.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 308 (21.51%) Finance
5 146 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
6 107 (7.47%) Legal
7 86 (6.01%) Law
8 75 (5.24%) Retail
9 56 (3.91%) Public Sector
10 49 (3.42%) Multimedia
11 48 (3.35%) Marketing
12 43 (3.00%) Games
13 36 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
15 34 (2.37%) Financial Institution
16 29 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
17 24 (1.68%) Local Government
18 20 (1.40%) Telecoms
19 19 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
20 10 (0.70%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 325 (22.70%) Lecturer
2 151 (10.54%) Senior
3 94 (6.56%) Architect
3 94 (6.56%) Consultant
4 92 (6.42%) Analyst
5 86 (6.01%) Lead
6 68 (4.75%) Security Analyst
7 66 (4.61%) Security Engineer
8 49 (3.42%) Trainee
9 48 (3.35%) Security Manager
10 47 (3.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 44 (3.07%) Account Manager
11 44 (3.07%) Security Architect
12 41 (2.86%) IT Manager
13 40 (2.79%) Developer
14 38 (2.65%) Security Specialist
15 37 (2.58%) Security Consultant
16 36 (2.51%) Senior Consultant
17 32 (2.23%) Cybersecurity Engineer
18 29 (2.03%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.65%) CSS
2 35 (2.44%) HTML
3 31 (2.16%) REST
4 25 (1.75%) OAuth
5 24 (1.68%) SAML
6 23 (1.61%) OpenID
7 22 (1.54%) LDAP
8 20 (1.40%) SOAP
9 18 (1.26%) GraphQL
10 16 (1.12%) React
11 10 (0.70%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.56%) PyTorch
12 8 (0.56%) RESTful
12 8 (0.56%) TensorFlow
13 6 (0.42%) AngularJS
13 6 (0.42%) FastAPI
13 6 (0.42%) LangChain
13 6 (0.42%) Pandas
13 6 (0.42%) PySpark
13 6 (0.42%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (27.65%) IoT
2 102 (7.12%) Security Posture
3 75 (5.24%) Management Information System
4 68 (4.75%) Enterprise Software
5 56 (3.91%) Cyber Threat
6 45 (3.14%) Cloud Native
7 35 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
8 33 (2.30%) Data Centre
9 32 (2.23%) Cyberattack
10 31 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
11 29 (2.03%) Security Operations Centre
12 28 (1.96%) Blockchain
13 19 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
14 17 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
15 15 (1.05%) Cloud Security Posture
16 14 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
16 14 (0.98%) Mobile App
17 12 (0.84%) Cyber Security Posture
17 12 (0.84%) PKI
17 12 (0.84%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 96 (6.70%) Windows
2 61 (4.26%) Linux
3 40 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.68%) Mac OS
5 18 (1.26%) Android
6 11 (0.77%) Unix
7 9 (0.63%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.42%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.070%) Solaris
10 1 (0.070%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 490 (34.22%) AI
2 417 (29.12%) Machine Learning
3 393 (27.44%) Web Development
4 389 (27.16%) User Experience
5 206 (14.39%) Risk Management
6 187 (13.06%) Information Security
7 184 (12.85%) Incident Response
8 175 (12.22%) Mentoring
9 171 (11.94%) Problem-Solving
10 129 (9.01%) Agile
11 128 (8.94%) Continuous Improvement
12 119 (8.31%) Cloud Security
12 119 (8.31%) Roadmaps
13 93 (6.49%) Analytics
14 92 (6.42%) Vulnerability Management
15 89 (6.22%) SIEM
16 86 (6.01%) Project Management
17 82 (5.73%) Computer Science
17 82 (5.73%) Data Protection
18 76 (5.31%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 141 (9.85%) Python
2 106 (7.40%) PowerShell
3 53 (3.70%) SQL
4 47 (3.28%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.89%) Bash
6 24 (1.68%) C++
6 24 (1.68%) R
7 18 (1.26%) Java
7 18 (1.26%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.77%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.49%) Go
10 5 (0.35%) C
11 4 (0.28%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.21%) C#
12 3 (0.21%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.14%) Perl
14 1 (0.070%) Bicep
14 1 (0.070%) Scala
Qualifications
1 552 (38.55%) Degree
2 411 (28.70%) Master's Degree
3 378 (26.40%) PhD
4 374 (26.12%) Postgraduate
5 205 (14.32%) CISSP
6 135 (9.43%) CISM
7 90 (6.28%) CISA
8 58 (4.05%) Azure Certification
9 57 (3.98%) Microsoft Certification
10 53 (3.70%) CEH
11 43 (3.00%) CompTIA Security+
11 43 (3.00%) Computer Science Degree
11 43 (3.00%) CRISC
12 42 (2.93%) AWS Certification
12 42 (2.93%) Security Cleared
13 31 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
14 30 (2.09%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 30 (2.09%) SANS
15 28 (1.96%) CompTIA CySA+
16 27 (1.89%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 224 (15.64%) NIST
2 202 (14.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 119 (8.31%) GDPR
4 60 (4.19%) Cyber Essentials
5 55 (3.84%) GRC
6 40 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 40 (2.79%) PCI DSS
6 40 (2.79%) QA
7 34 (2.37%) NCSC
8 32 (2.23%) COBIT
9 26 (1.82%) NIST 800
10 16 (1.12%) ISO 22301
11 11 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
11 11 (0.77%) Data Quality
12 10 (0.70%) Accessibility
12 10 (0.70%) SOC 2
13 8 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 19770
13 8 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 5 (0.35%) HIPAA
14 5 (0.35%) JSP 440
System Software
1 78 (5.45%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.54%) Docker
4 11 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.56%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.35%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) Firmware
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.070%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 1 (0.070%) IAG
9 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 38 (2.65%) Terraform
2 29 (2.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (1.82%) Kubernetes
4 19 (1.33%) Ansible
5 17 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (0.84%) CASB
6 12 (0.84%) SCCM
7 9 (0.63%) RSA Archer
8 8 (0.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 6 (0.42%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 5 (0.35%) VxRail
11 4 (0.28%) Nessus
11 4 (0.28%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.21%) CSIRT
12 3 (0.21%) Grafana
12 3 (0.21%) Proxmox
13 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
14 1 (0.070%) DatAdvantage
14 1 (0.070%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 242 (16.90%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.21%) VMware
3 37 (2.58%) CrowdStrike
4 33 (2.30%) Oracle
5 31 (2.16%) Palo Alto
6 27 (1.89%) Dell
6 27 (1.89%) Fortinet
7 24 (1.68%) Google
8 21 (1.47%) Salesforce
9 19 (1.33%) Commvault
9 19 (1.33%) SAP
10 18 (1.26%) CyberArk
10 18 (1.26%) ForeScout
11 17 (1.19%) ServiceNow
12 15 (1.05%) Cisco
13 13 (0.91%) Splunk
14 10 (0.70%) MuleSoft
14 10 (0.70%) Xero
15 9 (0.63%) YouTube
16 8 (0.56%) Sophos