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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 35 42
Rank change year-on-year +8 +7 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,542 828 1,023
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.95% 7.06% 5.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.39% 7.52% 6.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,064 483 539
10th Percentile £43,325 £32,500 £46,713
25th Percentile £57,500 £49,475 £60,650
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -5.41% +2.07%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £92,500
90th Percentile £106,750 £118,000 £116,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

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 20,872 11,015 16,509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 80.53% 93.87% 89.87%
Number of salaries quoted 13,691 6,981 9,817
10th Percentile £40,825 £37,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

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 11 October 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 11 October 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 +18 138 £75,000 - 224
West London -6 72 £72,500 +47.36% 50
South London +2 33 £50,000 +8.70% 17
East London -15 17 £90,000 -14.29% 18
North London -3 2 £58,875 +42.73% 1
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 45 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.39%) Confluence
3 6 (0.39%) SAS
4 4 (0.26%) Apache
4 4 (0.26%) IIS
5 3 (0.19%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.065%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.065%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.13%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.19%) Distributed Ledger
1 3 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Eikon
3 1 (0.065%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.065%) Magento
3 1 (0.065%) RMDS
3 1 (0.065%) SAP CAR
3 1 (0.065%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 319 (20.69%) Azure
2 188 (12.19%) AWS
3 180 (11.67%) Entra ID
4 169 (10.96%) Microsoft 365
5 91 (5.90%) SaaS
6 80 (5.19%) GCP
7 50 (3.24%) Microsoft Purview
8 32 (2.08%) Mimecast
8 32 (2.08%) Power Platform
9 30 (1.95%) Cloud Computing
10 28 (1.82%) Azure Sentinel
11 26 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
12 25 (1.62%) Azure Logic Apps
13 22 (1.43%) GitHub
14 21 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
15 20 (1.30%) PaaS
16 17 (1.10%) Serverless
17 16 (1.04%) OneDrive
18 15 (0.97%) Azure API Management
19 13 (0.84%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 150 (9.73%) Firewall
2 98 (6.36%) Network Security
3 70 (4.54%) VPN
4 51 (3.31%) DNS
5 38 (2.46%) Internet
5 38 (2.46%) WAN
6 37 (2.40%) TCP/IP
7 35 (2.27%) LAN
8 34 (2.20%) DHCP
9 24 (1.56%) Wireless
10 21 (1.36%) Kerberos
11 19 (1.23%) Cisco ISE
12 17 (1.10%) VLAN
13 14 (0.91%) SD-WAN
14 12 (0.78%) Broadband
14 12 (0.78%) Cisco Nexus
14 12 (0.78%) Wireshark
15 11 (0.71%) OSPF
15 11 (0.71%) SSL
15 11 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.49%) Power BI
2 17 (1.10%) SQL Server
3 14 (0.91%) Big Data
4 12 (0.78%) Tableau
5 9 (0.58%) Metadata
6 7 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.13%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.13%) MySQL
9 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.13%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.065%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (1.23%) Burp Suite
2 16 (1.04%) JIRA
3 15 (0.97%) Git
4 13 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.84%) Metasploit
5 10 (0.65%) GitLab
6 3 (0.19%) Yeoman
7 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.13%) git-flow
7 2 (0.13%) Snyk
7 2 (0.13%) Xcode
7 2 (0.13%) XCTest
7 2 (0.13%) XCUITest
8 1 (0.065%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.065%) JMeter
8 1 (0.065%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.065%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.065%) Vite
8 1 (0.065%) webpack
General
1 473 (30.67%) Social Skills
2 279 (18.09%) Finance
3 159 (10.31%) Analytical Skills
4 142 (9.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 111 (7.20%) Law
6 99 (6.42%) Banking
7 93 (6.03%) Legal
7 93 (6.03%) Public Sector
8 74 (4.80%) Retail
9 60 (3.89%) Marketing
10 51 (3.31%) Influencing Skills
11 44 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
12 43 (2.79%) Telecoms
13 22 (1.43%) Financial Institution
13 22 (1.43%) Local Government
14 18 (1.17%) Aviation
15 17 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (0.78%) Back Office
16 12 (0.78%) Manufacturing
17 10 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 186 (12.06%) Consultant
2 180 (11.67%) Senior
3 153 (9.92%) Architect
4 147 (9.53%) Lead
5 126 (8.17%) Analyst
6 116 (7.52%) Security Engineer
7 100 (6.49%) Security Manager
8 98 (6.36%) Security Analyst
9 97 (6.29%) Security Architect
10 79 (5.12%) Security Consultant
11 71 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 67 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 64 (4.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 50 (3.24%) Security Specialist
15 43 (2.79%) Software Engineer
16 40 (2.59%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 40 (2.59%) IT Manager
17 37 (2.40%) IAM Consultant
18 36 (2.33%) Business Manager
19 34 (2.20%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (2.72%) Terraform
2 39 (2.53%) OpenID
3 36 (2.33%) OAuth
4 35 (2.27%) SAML
5 31 (2.01%) REST
6 27 (1.75%) LDAP
7 15 (0.97%) RESTful
8 14 (0.91%) SailPoint
9 12 (0.78%) .NET
10 9 (0.58%) FastAPI
10 9 (0.58%) Middleware
10 9 (0.58%) OAuth2
11 8 (0.52%) Kafka
12 7 (0.45%) JWT
13 6 (0.39%) FIX Protocol
13 6 (0.39%) NumPy
13 6 (0.39%) Pandas
13 6 (0.39%) React
14 5 (0.32%) .NET Core
14 5 (0.32%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 142 (9.21%) Security Posture
2 114 (7.39%) Management Information System
3 105 (6.81%) Cyber Threat
4 79 (5.12%) Onboarding
5 67 (4.35%) Operational Technology
6 52 (3.37%) Cloud Native
7 48 (3.11%) Cyber Defence
8 46 (2.98%) Data Centre
9 37 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
10 32 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
11 28 (1.82%) Security Operations Centre
12 22 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
13 21 (1.36%) AI Agents
13 21 (1.36%) Blog
14 18 (1.17%) Driving Licence
15 16 (1.04%) PKI
16 15 (0.97%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
16 15 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
16 15 (0.97%) IoT
16 15 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 125 (8.11%) Windows
2 76 (4.93%) Linux
3 56 (3.63%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.56%) macOS
5 15 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 14 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 13 (0.84%) Apple iOS
8 11 (0.71%) Android
9 6 (0.39%) Unix
10 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.19%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
12 2 (0.13%) CentOS
13 1 (0.065%) Rocky
13 1 (0.065%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (18.61%) Information Security
2 256 (16.60%) Incident Response
3 234 (15.18%) Risk Management
4 224 (14.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 222 (14.40%) Continuous Improvement
6 216 (14.01%) AI
7 211 (13.68%) Cloud Security
7 211 (13.68%) Problem-Solving
8 200 (12.97%) Security Operations
9 190 (12.32%) Vulnerability Management
10 166 (10.77%) Roadmaps
11 156 (10.12%) SIEM
12 142 (9.21%) Decision-Making
13 135 (8.75%) Mentoring
14 134 (8.69%) Identity Access Management
15 131 (8.50%) Security Architecture
16 130 (8.43%) Agile
17 122 (7.91%) Data Protection
18 116 (7.52%) Penetration Testing
19 109 (7.07%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 140 (9.08%) Python
2 94 (6.10%) PowerShell
3 28 (1.82%) Java
4 26 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
4 26 (1.69%) SQL
5 18 (1.17%) Bash
6 17 (1.10%) JavaScript
7 15 (0.97%) Go
8 11 (0.71%) C#
9 9 (0.58%) Bicep
9 9 (0.58%) C++
10 5 (0.32%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.32%) Rust
11 4 (0.26%) Swift
12 3 (0.19%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.19%) VBA
12 3 (0.19%) VBScript
13 2 (0.13%) Scala
13 2 (0.13%) Search Processing Language
13 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 265 (17.19%) CISSP
2 229 (14.85%) Security Cleared
3 220 (14.27%) Degree
4 170 (11.02%) CISM
5 156 (10.12%) SC Cleared
6 69 (4.47%) Cisco Certification
6 69 (4.47%) Master's Degree
7 56 (3.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 48 (3.11%) CISA
9 45 (2.92%) Azure Certification
9 45 (2.92%) CRISC
10 44 (2.85%) CompTIA Security+
11 43 (2.79%) DV Cleared
12 41 (2.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 36 (2.33%) CCSP
13 36 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
14 31 (2.01%) OSCP
15 30 (1.95%) GIAC
16 28 (1.82%) CEH
17 27 (1.75%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 295 (19.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 248 (16.08%) NIST
3 156 (10.12%) GDPR
4 113 (7.33%) GRC
5 94 (6.10%) Cyber Essentials
6 64 (4.15%) PCI DSS
7 50 (3.24%) NCSC
8 49 (3.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 33 (2.14%) SOC 2
10 32 (2.08%) QA
11 20 (1.30%) NIST 800
12 19 (1.23%) COBIT
13 17 (1.10%) Accessibility
14 15 (0.97%) SLA
15 14 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 13 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 12 (0.78%) ISO 22301
17 12 (0.78%) PMO
18 7 (0.45%) SOC 1
19 5 (0.32%) Data Quality
System Software
1 125 (8.11%) Active Directory
2 42 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.17%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (1.04%) Docker
6 7 (0.45%) vSphere
7 5 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.26%) IAG
9 3 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.19%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.13%) ProxySG
11 1 (0.065%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.065%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 66 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (2.98%) Single Sign-On
3 37 (2.40%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.17%) Ansible
5 16 (1.04%) Nessus
6 15 (0.97%) Grafana
7 13 (0.84%) CASB
7 13 (0.84%) Nmap
8 7 (0.45%) SCCM
9 5 (0.32%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.32%) QRadar
10 4 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Satellite
11 3 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.19%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 3 (0.19%) VxRail
12 2 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 353 (22.89%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.09%) Cisco
3 55 (3.57%) Palo Alto
4 50 (3.24%) VMware
5 47 (3.05%) CrowdStrike
6 45 (2.92%) Google
7 40 (2.59%) Splunk
8 33 (2.14%) CyberArk
9 28 (1.82%) Rapid7
9 28 (1.82%) Salesforce
10 26 (1.69%) Tenable
11 24 (1.56%) ServiceNow
12 21 (1.36%) Meraki
12 21 (1.36%) Zscaler
13 20 (1.30%) Fortinet
14 19 (1.23%) Qualys
15 17 (1.10%) SAP
16 15 (0.97%) Netskope
16 15 (0.97%) Okta
17 13 (0.84%) Dynatrace