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 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 40 47
Rank change year-on-year +22 +7 +16
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,272 1,027 923
As % of all permanent jobs in London 9.42% 6.37% 5.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.55% 6.77% 5.53%
Number of salaries quoted 555 553 788
10th Percentile £30,000 £50,000 £45,713
25th Percentile £46,000 £61,250 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £74,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% -1.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £91,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -3.85%

All Process and 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 12,059 15,165 16,676
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 89.35% 94.02% 93.68%
Number of salaries quoted 7,755 8,640 13,425
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,801 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £119,200 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 19 December 2025.

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 19 December 2025. 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
South London +35 164 £50,000 -31.03% 18
West London +28 153 £47,000 -43.03% 39
Central London -2 153 £70,000 +7.69% 57
East London +16 95 £105,000 +82.61% 34
North London +17 25 £32,500 -50.00% 10
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 28 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.63%) CMS
4 5 (0.39%) Confluence
5 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.24%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.24%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.079%) Apache
6 1 (0.079%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.079%) nginx
6 1 (0.079%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.079%) SAS
Applications
1 63 (4.95%) Maya
2 25 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.55%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.24%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.079%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.079%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 22 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 19 (1.49%) SAP IBP
4 12 (0.94%) SAP CO
4 12 (0.94%) SAP FI
4 12 (0.94%) SAP FI/CO
4 12 (0.94%) SAP FSCM
5 11 (0.86%) SAP IS-U
6 9 (0.71%) SAP FS
7 6 (0.47%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.31%) Endur
9 3 (0.24%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.24%) SAP CX
9 3 (0.24%) Yoast SEO
10 2 (0.16%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.079%) Carpe Diem
11 1 (0.079%) Fidessa
11 1 (0.079%) Pegasus Opera
11 1 (0.079%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 417 (32.78%) Cloud Computing
2 272 (21.38%) Azure
3 178 (13.99%) AWS
4 103 (8.10%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (4.17%) GCP
6 51 (4.01%) Power Platform
7 46 (3.62%) Entra ID
8 36 (2.83%) SaaS
9 32 (2.52%) PaaS
10 28 (2.20%) GitHub
11 22 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (1.73%) IaaS
12 20 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
13 15 (1.18%) Nutanix
13 15 (1.18%) Serverless
14 14 (1.10%) Boomi
14 14 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
14 14 (1.10%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 13 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
15 13 (1.02%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 403 (31.68%) Internet
2 96 (7.55%) Firewall
3 42 (3.30%) VPN
4 35 (2.75%) WAN
5 34 (2.67%) Network Security
6 27 (2.12%) LAN
7 23 (1.81%) DNS
7 23 (1.81%) TCP/IP
8 22 (1.73%) DHCP
8 22 (1.73%) Intrusion Detection
9 17 (1.34%) VoIP
10 14 (1.10%) VLAN
11 11 (0.86%) Wireshark
12 10 (0.79%) CHAP
12 10 (0.79%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
14 7 (0.55%) Wireless
15 6 (0.47%) Modbus
16 5 (0.39%) SAN
17 4 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (3.38%) Power BI
2 36 (2.83%) Tableau
3 30 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (2.04%) SQL Server
5 21 (1.65%) SAP BW
6 17 (1.34%) Big Data
7 14 (1.10%) Data Lake
8 12 (0.94%) Metadata
9 11 (0.86%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.71%) Oracle Database
11 8 (0.63%) NoSQL
12 6 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.31%) Neo4j
14 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
14 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 2 (0.16%) MS Access
16 1 (0.079%) Apache Hive
16 1 (0.079%) MySQL
16 1 (0.079%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 32 (2.52%) Git
2 13 (1.02%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.63%) JIRA
4 7 (0.55%) GitLab
5 1 (0.079%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.079%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.079%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.079%) JMeter
5 1 (0.079%) Locust
5 1 (0.079%) MLflow
5 1 (0.079%) SonarQube
General
1 724 (56.92%) Social Skills
2 508 (39.94%) Banking
3 436 (34.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 353 (27.75%) Finance
5 209 (16.43%) Analytical Skills
6 130 (10.22%) Law
7 89 (7.00%) Legal
8 86 (6.76%) Games
9 68 (5.35%) Marketing
10 56 (4.40%) Retail
11 46 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
11 46 (3.62%) Public Sector
12 40 (3.14%) Multimedia
13 35 (2.75%) Telecoms
14 34 (2.67%) Manufacturing
15 33 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
16 31 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
17 30 (2.36%) Dutch Language
17 30 (2.36%) French Language
18 29 (2.28%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 326 (25.63%) Lecturer
2 140 (11.01%) Senior
3 101 (7.94%) Analyst
4 92 (7.23%) Lead
5 91 (7.15%) Architect
6 66 (5.19%) Consultant
7 57 (4.48%) Security Analyst
8 55 (4.32%) IT Manager
9 52 (4.09%) Security Engineer
10 41 (3.22%) IT Architect
11 40 (3.14%) Trainee
12 36 (2.83%) Senior Consultant
13 35 (2.75%) IT Support
14 32 (2.52%) Senior Architect
15 29 (2.28%) Developer
16 28 (2.20%) Security Specialist
17 27 (2.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
18 26 (2.04%) Security Architect
19 23 (1.81%) Lead Architect
19 23 (1.81%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (2.91%) CSS
2 36 (2.83%) HTML
3 20 (1.57%) React
4 14 (1.10%) REST
4 14 (1.10%) YAML
5 12 (0.94%) AngularJS
6 10 (0.79%) Middleware
7 8 (0.63%) Pandas
7 8 (0.63%) PyTorch
7 8 (0.63%) RESTful
7 8 (0.63%) TensorFlow
7 8 (0.63%) Vue
8 7 (0.55%) .NET
8 7 (0.55%) SailPoint
9 6 (0.47%) jQuery
9 6 (0.47%) PySpark
10 4 (0.31%) MERN Stack
10 4 (0.31%) Polars
10 4 (0.31%) XML
10 4 (0.31%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 394 (30.97%) IoT
2 113 (8.88%) Enterprise Software
3 68 (5.35%) Management Information System
3 68 (5.35%) Security Posture
4 51 (4.01%) Cyber Threat
5 36 (2.83%) Cloud Native
6 35 (2.75%) Hybrid Cloud
7 29 (2.28%) Data Centre
7 29 (2.28%) Onboarding
8 28 (2.20%) Blockchain
9 27 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
10 21 (1.65%) CCTV
11 18 (1.42%) Product Ownership
12 16 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
12 16 (1.26%) Cyberattack
13 15 (1.18%) Virtual Team
14 14 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
15 13 (1.02%) Public Cloud
15 13 (1.02%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 100 (7.86%) Windows
2 62 (4.87%) Linux
3 30 (2.36%) Mac OS
4 28 (2.20%) Windows Server
5 22 (1.73%) Android
6 17 (1.34%) Windows 10
7 16 (1.26%) Unix
8 14 (1.10%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.47%) VMS
11 4 (0.31%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
13 2 (0.16%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.079%) Kali Linux
14 1 (0.079%) Solaris
14 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (39.15%) AI
2 416 (32.70%) Machine Learning
3 393 (30.90%) User Experience
4 392 (30.82%) Web Development
5 228 (17.92%) Problem-Solving
6 218 (17.14%) Risk Management
7 172 (13.52%) Incident Response
8 152 (11.95%) Information Security
9 146 (11.48%) Mentoring
10 140 (11.01%) Analytics
11 139 (10.93%) Agile
12 128 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
13 116 (9.12%) Project Management
14 114 (8.96%) Roadmaps
15 107 (8.41%) Business Strategy
16 100 (7.86%) SIEM
17 92 (7.23%) Computer Science
18 90 (7.08%) IT Strategy
19 89 (7.00%) DevOps
20 87 (6.84%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 112 (8.81%) Python
2 70 (5.50%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.93%) JavaScript
4 44 (3.46%) SQL
5 22 (1.73%) R
6 12 (0.94%) Bash
7 11 (0.86%) Java
8 9 (0.71%) C++
9 8 (0.63%) C#
10 5 (0.39%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.39%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.31%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.31%) Perl
12 3 (0.24%) C
12 3 (0.24%) Go
13 2 (0.16%) Bicep
13 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.16%) VBScript
14 1 (0.079%) Scala
14 1 (0.079%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 631 (49.61%) Degree
2 427 (33.57%) Master's Degree
3 379 (29.80%) PhD
4 374 (29.40%) Postgraduate
5 190 (14.94%) CISSP
6 131 (10.30%) CISM
7 86 (6.76%) CISA
8 54 (4.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 51 (4.01%) Computer Science Degree
9 51 (4.01%) CRISC
10 50 (3.93%) Azure Certification
11 41 (3.22%) AWS Certification
12 39 (3.07%) CEH
12 39 (3.07%) PMI Certification
13 31 (2.44%) PMP
14 30 (2.36%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 27 (2.12%) CompTIA Security+
16 26 (2.04%) Security Cleared
17 20 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
18 19 (1.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 189 (14.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 183 (14.39%) NIST
3 120 (9.43%) GDPR
4 67 (5.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 55 (4.32%) GRC
6 40 (3.14%) QA
7 33 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 30 (2.36%) COBIT
9 28 (2.20%) PCI DSS
10 25 (1.97%) SOC 2
11 24 (1.89%) NCSC
12 23 (1.81%) NIST 800
13 14 (1.10%) Data Quality
14 13 (1.02%) SLA
15 12 (0.94%) ITGC
15 12 (0.94%) SOC 1
16 11 (0.86%) Accessibility
16 11 (0.86%) ISO 22301
17 9 (0.71%) IFRS 17
17 9 (0.71%) Solvency II
System Software
1 51 (4.01%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (1.18%) Docker
4 13 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.79%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.47%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.16%) vSphere
10 1 (0.079%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 39 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (1.89%) Terraform
3 22 (1.73%) Ansible
4 17 (1.34%) RSA Archer
5 15 (1.18%) Kubernetes
6 9 (0.71%) SCCM
6 9 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
7 8 (0.63%) Nessus
7 8 (0.63%) QRadar
8 7 (0.55%) CASB
9 6 (0.47%) Autotask
9 6 (0.47%) CSIRT
9 6 (0.47%) PaperCut
9 6 (0.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 4 (0.31%) Nagios
11 3 (0.24%) Grafana
11 3 (0.24%) Proxmox
11 3 (0.24%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 257 (20.20%) Microsoft
2 61 (4.80%) SAP
3 54 (4.25%) Oracle
4 40 (3.14%) VMware
5 32 (2.52%) CrowdStrike
5 32 (2.52%) Palo Alto
6 31 (2.44%) Salesforce
7 26 (2.04%) Fortinet
8 25 (1.97%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.34%) Adobe
9 17 (1.34%) MuleSoft
10 16 (1.26%) Dell
11 15 (1.18%) Splunk
12 14 (1.10%) Cisco
13 12 (0.94%) Duck Creek
13 12 (0.94%) Google
13 12 (0.94%) Guidewire
14 11 (0.86%) Apple
14 11 (0.86%) Commvault
14 11 (0.86%) CyberArk