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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 42 33
Rank change year-on-year +25 -9 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,660 805 1,459
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.39% 6.28% 6.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.12% 6.54% 6.85%
Number of salaries quoted 825 508 1,094
10th Percentile £36,600 £46,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £89,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £119,125 £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 16,406 12,317 21,304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.90% 96.02% 91.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,795 7,519 16,058
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £59,450 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% +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 27 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 27 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 +31 268 £70,000 +7.69% 104
West London +24 195 £38,000 -43.97% 29
South London +52 172 £50,000 -23.08% 7
East London +27 108 £87,500 +35.66% 26
North London +12 44 £60,000 -7.69% 9
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 23 (1.39%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.30%) CMS
4 3 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.18%) Confluence
5 2 (0.12%) Apache
5 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.12%) SAS
6 1 (0.060%) nginx
Applications
1 16 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.84%) Maya
3 12 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.48%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.24%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.060%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.060%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.060%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.18%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.12%) Shopify
5 1 (0.060%) Endur
5 1 (0.060%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.060%) Maximo
5 1 (0.060%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.060%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.060%) SAP FS
5 1 (0.060%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.060%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.060%) Yoast SEO
Cloud Services
1 394 (23.73%) Cloud Computing
2 347 (20.90%) Azure
3 201 (12.11%) AWS
4 112 (6.75%) Microsoft 365
5 88 (5.30%) Entra ID
6 65 (3.92%) SaaS
7 56 (3.37%) GCP
8 28 (1.69%) GitHub
9 27 (1.63%) Nutanix
10 24 (1.45%) AWS CloudFormation
10 24 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
11 22 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
12 21 (1.27%) Google Workspace
12 21 (1.27%) Power Platform
13 17 (1.02%) Mimecast
14 7 (0.42%) PaaS
14 7 (0.42%) Serverless
15 6 (0.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 6 (0.36%) OCI
15 6 (0.36%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 399 (24.04%) Internet
2 109 (6.57%) Firewall
3 72 (4.34%) Network Security
4 35 (2.11%) VPN
5 25 (1.51%) CHAP
6 23 (1.39%) Broadband
6 23 (1.39%) WAN
7 19 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
8 18 (1.08%) DNS
9 15 (0.90%) Wireless
10 14 (0.84%) SD-WAN
11 13 (0.78%) LAN
11 13 (0.78%) TCP/IP
12 11 (0.66%) DHCP
12 11 (0.66%) VLAN
12 11 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
13 8 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
13 8 (0.48%) Kerberos
13 8 (0.48%) Unified Communications
14 6 (0.36%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.20%) Power BI
2 18 (1.08%) Big Data
2 18 (1.08%) Tableau
3 12 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (0.30%) Neo4j
5 4 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.24%) Metadata
5 4 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.24%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.18%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.18%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.18%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.12%) Apache Hive
7 2 (0.12%) ClickHouse
7 2 (0.12%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.12%) Impala
7 2 (0.12%) MySQL
7 2 (0.12%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.12%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 28 (1.69%) Git
2 20 (1.20%) GitLab
3 8 (0.48%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.30%) JIRA
5 4 (0.24%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.24%) MLflow
6 1 (0.060%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.060%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.060%) JMeter
6 1 (0.060%) Locust
General
1 757 (45.60%) Social Skills
2 503 (30.30%) Banking
3 492 (29.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 301 (18.13%) Finance
5 168 (10.12%) Analytical Skills
6 103 (6.20%) Retail
7 102 (6.14%) Legal
8 69 (4.16%) Law
9 44 (2.65%) Multimedia
9 44 (2.65%) Public Sector
10 41 (2.47%) Marketing
11 36 (2.17%) Local Government
12 33 (1.99%) Financial Institution
13 32 (1.93%) Aviation
13 32 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
14 29 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
15 26 (1.57%) Telecoms
16 24 (1.45%) Games
17 23 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
18 19 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 317 (19.10%) Lecturer
2 153 (9.22%) Senior
3 124 (7.47%) Analyst
4 114 (6.87%) Consultant
5 108 (6.51%) Architect
6 100 (6.02%) Lead
7 97 (5.84%) Security Analyst
8 96 (5.78%) Security Engineer
9 73 (4.40%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 67 (4.04%) Security Manager
11 59 (3.55%) Security Architect
12 57 (3.43%) Account Manager
13 54 (3.25%) Trainee
14 51 (3.07%) Developer
15 45 (2.71%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 45 (2.71%) IT Manager
16 40 (2.41%) Security Consultant
17 37 (2.23%) Senior Consultant
18 34 (2.05%) Security Specialist
19 31 (1.87%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.29%) REST
2 34 (2.05%) CSS
3 33 (1.99%) OAuth
4 32 (1.93%) SAML
5 31 (1.87%) HTML
5 31 (1.87%) OpenID
6 27 (1.63%) LDAP
7 24 (1.45%) SOAP
8 18 (1.08%) GraphQL
8 18 (1.08%) React
9 14 (0.84%) SailPoint
10 13 (0.78%) FastAPI
10 13 (0.78%) RESTful
11 6 (0.36%) LangChain
11 6 (0.36%) Node.js
11 6 (0.36%) PySpark
11 6 (0.36%) PyTorch
11 6 (0.36%) TensorFlow
11 6 (0.36%) Web Services
12 5 (0.30%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 388 (23.37%) IoT
2 135 (8.13%) Security Posture
3 88 (5.30%) Management Information System
4 64 (3.86%) Cyber Threat
5 51 (3.07%) Cyber Defence
6 44 (2.65%) Cyberattack
7 43 (2.59%) Cloud Native
8 38 (2.29%) Security Operations Centre
9 37 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
10 30 (1.81%) Data Centre
11 29 (1.75%) Blockchain
12 27 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
13 21 (1.27%) Operational Technology
14 20 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
15 19 (1.14%) Onboarding
15 19 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
16 17 (1.02%) Cloud Security Posture
17 15 (0.90%) Blog
17 15 (0.90%) Mobile App
18 13 (0.78%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.33%) Windows
2 70 (4.22%) Linux
3 44 (2.65%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.33%) Mac OS
5 15 (0.90%) Android
6 11 (0.66%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (0.48%) Windows 10
9 7 (0.42%) Unix
10 6 (0.36%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.30%) CentOS
12 1 (0.060%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.060%) Solaris
12 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 471 (28.37%) AI
2 406 (24.46%) Machine Learning
3 392 (23.61%) User Experience
4 385 (23.19%) Web Development
5 237 (14.28%) Information Security
6 218 (13.13%) Incident Response
7 213 (12.83%) Mentoring
8 211 (12.71%) Risk Management
9 175 (10.54%) Problem-Solving
10 158 (9.52%) Cloud Security
11 148 (8.92%) Agile
12 143 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
13 120 (7.23%) Roadmaps
14 116 (6.99%) Vulnerability Management
15 103 (6.20%) Project Management
16 102 (6.14%) SIEM
16 102 (6.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 96 (5.78%) Security Operations
18 91 (5.48%) Data Protection
19 89 (5.36%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 165 (9.94%) Python
2 126 (7.59%) PowerShell
3 54 (3.25%) SQL
4 47 (2.83%) JavaScript
5 32 (1.93%) Bash
6 26 (1.57%) C++
7 20 (1.20%) Java
8 19 (1.14%) R
9 18 (1.08%) T-SQL
10 13 (0.78%) TypeScript
11 9 (0.54%) Go
12 5 (0.30%) C
13 4 (0.24%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.18%) C#
14 3 (0.18%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.12%) Bicep
15 2 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.12%) Perl
16 1 (0.060%) Rust
Qualifications
1 565 (34.04%) Degree
2 419 (25.24%) Master's Degree
3 370 (22.29%) PhD
3 370 (22.29%) Postgraduate
4 248 (14.94%) CISSP
5 152 (9.16%) CISM
6 88 (5.30%) CISA
7 74 (4.46%) Security Cleared
8 73 (4.40%) Azure Certification
9 68 (4.10%) CompTIA Security+
10 65 (3.92%) CEH
11 53 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
12 48 (2.89%) CRISC
13 47 (2.83%) SC Cleared
14 45 (2.71%) CompTIA CySA+
15 41 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
15 41 (2.47%) SANS
16 38 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
16 38 (2.29%) GIAC
17 36 (2.17%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 273 (16.45%) NIST
2 223 (13.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 131 (7.89%) GDPR
4 71 (4.28%) GRC
5 70 (4.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 64 (3.86%) QA
7 57 (3.43%) PCI DSS
8 45 (2.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 41 (2.47%) NCSC
10 37 (2.23%) COBIT
11 36 (2.17%) NIST 800
12 17 (1.02%) Accessibility
13 15 (0.90%) ISO 22301
13 15 (0.90%) SOC 2
14 14 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 10 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.48%) HIPAA
16 8 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 19770
17 7 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 7 (0.42%) JSP 440
System Software
1 89 (5.36%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.33%) Docker
4 12 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.60%) IAG
6 9 (0.54%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.36%) vSphere
8 5 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.18%) Firmware
10 2 (0.12%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (2.47%) Terraform
2 34 (2.05%) Kubernetes
3 31 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 21 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
5 17 (1.02%) Ansible
6 11 (0.66%) SCCM
7 8 (0.48%) CASB
7 8 (0.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.42%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.42%) VxRail
9 5 (0.30%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.24%) Argo
11 3 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 2 (0.12%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.12%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.12%) Grafana
12 2 (0.12%) QRadar
12 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Satellite
13 1 (0.060%) DatAdvantage
Vendors
1 270 (16.27%) Microsoft
2 44 (2.65%) VMware
3 41 (2.47%) CrowdStrike
4 36 (2.17%) ForeScout
5 34 (2.05%) Palo Alto
6 28 (1.69%) Splunk
7 27 (1.63%) CyberArk
8 26 (1.57%) Google
8 26 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 24 (1.45%) Cisco
10 23 (1.39%) Dell
11 21 (1.27%) Fortinet
12 17 (1.02%) Oracle
13 16 (0.96%) Commvault
14 15 (0.90%) ServiceNow
15 10 (0.60%) Okta
15 10 (0.60%) SAP
16 9 (0.54%) Sophos
16 9 (0.54%) Zscaler
17 8 (0.48%) iManage