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 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 41 35
Rank change year-on-year +23 -6 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,564 830 1,378
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.26% 6.43% 6.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.87% 6.69% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 750 524 1,092
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,475 £42,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,539 £74,625 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% +2.93% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £119,625 £105,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -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 15,854 12,411 20,761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 83.78% 96.14% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10,368 7,546 16,032
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 12 April 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 12 April 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 +28 256 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +28 186 £40,000 -41.02% 23
South London +49 175 £50,000 -0.99% 6
East London +27 107 £87,500 +35.66% 25
North London +15 44 £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 20 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 20 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.45%) CMS
3 3 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.19%) Confluence
4 2 (0.13%) Apache
4 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.13%) SAS
5 1 (0.064%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.064%) nginx
Applications
1 16 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.90%) Maya
3 13 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.064%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.19%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.19%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.064%) Endur
5 1 (0.064%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.064%) Maximo
5 1 (0.064%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.064%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.064%) SAP FS
5 1 (0.064%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.064%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 398 (25.45%) Cloud Computing
2 343 (21.93%) Azure
3 207 (13.24%) AWS
4 105 (6.71%) Microsoft 365
5 79 (5.05%) Entra ID
6 58 (3.71%) SaaS
7 56 (3.58%) GCP
8 31 (1.98%) Nutanix
9 30 (1.92%) GitHub
10 26 (1.66%) Azure Sentinel
11 24 (1.53%) AWS CloudFormation
12 21 (1.34%) Google Workspace
13 19 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
13 19 (1.21%) Power Platform
14 15 (0.96%) Mimecast
15 11 (0.70%) PaaS
16 9 (0.58%) Serverless
17 6 (0.38%) Amazon GuardDuty
17 6 (0.38%) OCI
17 6 (0.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 402 (25.70%) Internet
2 105 (6.71%) Firewall
3 65 (4.16%) Network Security
4 33 (2.11%) VPN
5 24 (1.53%) CHAP
6 23 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
6 23 (1.47%) WAN
7 21 (1.34%) Broadband
8 18 (1.15%) DNS
9 15 (0.96%) Wireless
10 14 (0.90%) SD-WAN
11 13 (0.83%) LAN
12 12 (0.77%) TCP/IP
13 11 (0.70%) DHCP
13 11 (0.70%) VLAN
14 10 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
15 7 (0.45%) Unified Communications
16 6 (0.38%) Cisco ISE
16 6 (0.38%) Kerberos
16 6 (0.38%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.15%) Big Data
1 18 (1.15%) Power BI
2 16 (1.02%) Tableau
3 14 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (0.32%) Neo4j
6 4 (0.26%) Metadata
6 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.26%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.19%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.19%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.13%) Impala
8 2 (0.13%) MySQL
8 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 30 (1.92%) Git
2 18 (1.15%) GitLab
3 9 (0.58%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.32%) JIRA
5 4 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.26%) MLflow
6 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.13%) JMeter
6 2 (0.13%) Locust
General
1 734 (46.93%) Social Skills
2 502 (32.10%) Banking
3 475 (30.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 284 (18.16%) Finance
5 151 (9.65%) Analytical Skills
6 106 (6.78%) Legal
7 84 (5.37%) Retail
8 70 (4.48%) Law
9 47 (3.01%) Multimedia
9 47 (3.01%) Public Sector
10 41 (2.62%) Marketing
11 34 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 32 (2.05%) Financial Institution
13 31 (1.98%) Local Government
13 31 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
15 24 (1.53%) Games
16 23 (1.47%) Aviation
17 22 (1.41%) Telecoms
18 20 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 320 (20.46%) Lecturer
2 149 (9.53%) Senior
3 110 (7.03%) Analyst
4 106 (6.78%) Architect
5 104 (6.65%) Consultant
6 95 (6.07%) Lead
7 86 (5.50%) Security Analyst
8 77 (4.92%) Security Engineer
9 59 (3.77%) Security Manager
10 58 (3.71%) Account Manager
10 58 (3.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 56 (3.58%) Security Architect
12 53 (3.39%) Trainee
13 47 (3.01%) IT Manager
14 43 (2.75%) Developer
15 38 (2.43%) Security Consultant
15 38 (2.43%) Security Specialist
16 34 (2.17%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 34 (2.17%) Senior Consultant
17 31 (1.98%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.30%) CSS
2 34 (2.17%) REST
3 33 (2.11%) HTML
4 29 (1.85%) OAuth
5 28 (1.79%) SAML
6 27 (1.73%) OpenID
7 25 (1.60%) LDAP
8 22 (1.41%) SOAP
9 18 (1.15%) GraphQL
9 18 (1.15%) React
10 15 (0.96%) SailPoint
11 9 (0.58%) FastAPI
11 9 (0.58%) RESTful
12 6 (0.38%) LangChain
12 6 (0.38%) Node.js
12 6 (0.38%) PySpark
12 6 (0.38%) PyTorch
12 6 (0.38%) TensorFlow
13 5 (0.32%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.32%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 392 (25.06%) IoT
2 124 (7.93%) Security Posture
3 84 (5.37%) Management Information System
4 48 (3.07%) Cyber Threat
5 44 (2.81%) Cloud Native
6 41 (2.62%) Cyber Defence
7 40 (2.56%) Cyberattack
7 40 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
8 36 (2.30%) Security Operations Centre
9 30 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
10 29 (1.85%) Blockchain
10 29 (1.85%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
12 17 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
12 17 (1.09%) Onboarding
13 16 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
14 14 (0.90%) Mobile App
14 14 (0.90%) Product Ownership
15 12 (0.77%) Cyber Security Posture
16 10 (0.64%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.71%) Windows
2 71 (4.54%) Linux
3 42 (2.69%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 13 (0.83%) Android
6 9 (0.58%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.51%) Unix
8 7 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.38%) Windows 10
10 5 (0.32%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.26%) CentOS
12 1 (0.064%) Solaris
12 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 468 (29.92%) AI
2 401 (25.64%) Machine Learning
3 392 (25.06%) User Experience
4 388 (24.81%) Web Development
5 211 (13.49%) Information Security
6 198 (12.66%) Incident Response
6 198 (12.66%) Mentoring
6 198 (12.66%) Risk Management
7 165 (10.55%) Problem-Solving
8 155 (9.91%) Cloud Security
9 144 (9.21%) Agile
10 138 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
11 119 (7.61%) Roadmaps
12 111 (7.10%) Vulnerability Management
13 97 (6.20%) SIEM
14 95 (6.07%) Project Management
15 88 (5.63%) Data Protection
15 88 (5.63%) Security Operations
16 85 (5.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 84 (5.37%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 148 (9.46%) Python
2 120 (7.67%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.20%) SQL
4 47 (3.01%) JavaScript
5 29 (1.85%) Bash
6 26 (1.66%) C++
7 21 (1.34%) Java
7 21 (1.34%) R
8 18 (1.15%) T-SQL
9 13 (0.83%) TypeScript
10 9 (0.58%) Go
11 5 (0.32%) C
12 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.19%) C#
13 3 (0.19%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.13%) Bicep
14 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.13%) Perl
15 1 (0.064%) Rust
Qualifications
1 549 (35.10%) Degree
2 413 (26.41%) Master's Degree
3 373 (23.85%) Postgraduate
4 370 (23.66%) PhD
5 224 (14.32%) CISSP
6 142 (9.08%) CISM
7 82 (5.24%) CISA
8 71 (4.54%) Azure Certification
9 65 (4.16%) CEH
10 64 (4.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 55 (3.52%) Security Cleared
12 52 (3.32%) Microsoft Certification
13 44 (2.81%) CRISC
14 43 (2.75%) CompTIA CySA+
15 39 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
16 38 (2.43%) AWS Certification
16 38 (2.43%) SANS
16 38 (2.43%) SC Cleared
17 35 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
18 34 (2.17%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 258 (16.50%) NIST
2 211 (13.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 135 (8.63%) GDPR
4 73 (4.67%) Cyber Essentials
5 61 (3.90%) GRC
6 57 (3.64%) QA
7 56 (3.58%) PCI DSS
8 48 (3.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 35 (2.24%) COBIT
10 33 (2.11%) NCSC
11 31 (1.98%) NIST 800
12 16 (1.02%) ISO 22301
13 15 (0.96%) Accessibility
14 14 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 14 (0.90%) SOC 2
15 10 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.51%) HIPAA
16 8 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 19770
17 7 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 7 (0.45%) JSP 440
System Software
1 85 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (1.53%) Docker
4 12 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.64%) IAG
6 7 (0.45%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.38%) vSphere
8 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.19%) Firmware
10 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.064%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (2.62%) Terraform
2 34 (2.17%) Kubernetes
3 31 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (1.21%) Ansible
4 19 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (0.83%) SCCM
6 11 (0.70%) CASB
7 7 (0.45%) RSA Archer
7 7 (0.45%) VxRail
8 6 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 4 (0.26%) Argo
9 4 (0.26%) Grafana
10 3 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) QRadar
11 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.064%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 261 (16.69%) Microsoft
2 44 (2.81%) VMware
3 41 (2.62%) CrowdStrike
4 32 (2.05%) ForeScout
4 32 (2.05%) Palo Alto
5 28 (1.79%) Splunk
6 26 (1.66%) CyberArk
6 26 (1.66%) Fortinet
6 26 (1.66%) Google
7 23 (1.47%) Dell
7 23 (1.47%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.34%) Cisco
9 18 (1.15%) Commvault
9 18 (1.15%) Oracle
10 17 (1.09%) ServiceNow
11 10 (0.64%) Okta
11 10 (0.64%) SAP
12 9 (0.58%) Sophos
12 9 (0.58%) Zscaler
13 7 (0.45%) Apple