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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 41 36
Rank change year-on-year +24 -5 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,463 856 1,268
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.63% 6.30% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.11% 6.55% 6.33%
Number of salaries quoted 666 509 1,072
10th Percentile £30,125 £47,500 £44,099
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 £91,625 £95,000 £89,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +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 14,477 13,067 20,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.44% 96.22% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9,388 7,587 15,910
10th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,442 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.59% +4.06% -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 14 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 14 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 +17 216 £70,000 +7.69% 116
South London +52 177 £50,000 -13.42% 5
West London +26 177 £47,000 -25.09% 31
East London +24 106 £87,500 +44.03% 33
North London +21 40 £65,000 - 11
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 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
1 20 (1.37%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.62%) CMS
3 3 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.14%) Confluence
4 2 (0.14%) SAS
5 1 (0.068%) Apache
5 1 (0.068%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.068%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.068%) nginx
Applications
1 28 (1.91%) Maya
2 22 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.62%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.48%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.068%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.27%) Endur
2 4 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.21%) Exchequer
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%) 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
4 2 (0.14%) Shopify
5 1 (0.068%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.068%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.068%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 407 (27.82%) Cloud Computing
2 329 (22.49%) Azure
3 210 (14.35%) AWS
4 90 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (4.58%) Entra ID
6 59 (4.03%) GCP
7 38 (2.60%) SaaS
8 34 (2.32%) GitHub
9 32 (2.19%) Nutanix
10 24 (1.64%) Azure Sentinel
11 23 (1.57%) Power Platform
12 22 (1.50%) AWS CloudFormation
12 22 (1.50%) Google Workspace
13 17 (1.16%) PaaS
14 16 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
15 13 (0.89%) Mimecast
16 11 (0.75%) IaaS
17 10 (0.68%) OCI
17 10 (0.68%) Serverless
18 8 (0.55%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 410 (28.02%) Internet
2 98 (6.70%) Firewall
3 60 (4.10%) Network Security
4 31 (2.12%) VPN
5 28 (1.91%) WAN
6 22 (1.50%) CHAP
7 21 (1.44%) Broadband
7 21 (1.44%) Intrusion Detection
8 16 (1.09%) SD-WAN
9 15 (1.03%) LAN
9 15 (1.03%) Wireless
10 14 (0.96%) DNS
11 12 (0.82%) TCP/IP
12 11 (0.75%) DHCP
13 8 (0.55%) VLAN
14 7 (0.48%) VoIP
15 6 (0.41%) SAN
15 6 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
16 5 (0.34%) Cisco ISE
16 5 (0.34%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (1.50%) Power BI
1 22 (1.50%) Tableau
2 20 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.23%) Big Data
4 9 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (0.55%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.55%) Metadata
6 6 (0.41%) Oracle Database
6 6 (0.41%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.34%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.34%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.27%) 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 34 (2.32%) Git
2 16 (1.09%) GitLab
3 12 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.34%) JIRA
5 4 (0.27%) MLflow
6 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.14%) JMeter
6 2 (0.14%) Locust
7 1 (0.068%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 707 (48.33%) Social Skills
2 501 (34.24%) Banking
3 464 (31.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 310 (21.19%) Finance
5 151 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
6 108 (7.38%) Legal
7 88 (6.02%) Law
8 77 (5.26%) Retail
9 56 (3.83%) Public Sector
10 53 (3.62%) Multimedia
11 49 (3.35%) Marketing
12 43 (2.94%) Games
13 38 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
14 36 (2.46%) Financial Institution
15 34 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
16 30 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
17 27 (1.85%) Local Government
18 20 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
19 19 (1.30%) Telecoms
20 15 (1.03%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 325 (22.21%) Lecturer
2 150 (10.25%) Senior
3 99 (6.77%) Architect
4 98 (6.70%) Analyst
5 93 (6.36%) Consultant
6 89 (6.08%) Lead
7 72 (4.92%) Security Analyst
8 66 (4.51%) Security Engineer
9 53 (3.62%) Trainee
10 52 (3.55%) Security Manager
11 50 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 48 (3.28%) Account Manager
13 45 (3.08%) Security Architect
14 43 (2.94%) IT Manager
15 41 (2.80%) Developer
16 39 (2.67%) Security Specialist
17 37 (2.53%) Security Consultant
18 35 (2.39%) Senior Consultant
19 32 (2.19%) Cybersecurity Engineer
20 30 (2.05%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.73%) CSS
2 37 (2.53%) HTML
3 31 (2.12%) REST
4 25 (1.71%) OAuth
5 24 (1.64%) SAML
6 23 (1.57%) OpenID
7 22 (1.50%) LDAP
8 20 (1.37%) SOAP
9 18 (1.23%) GraphQL
10 16 (1.09%) React
11 11 (0.75%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.55%) RESTful
13 7 (0.48%) FastAPI
14 6 (0.41%) AngularJS
14 6 (0.41%) LangChain
14 6 (0.41%) PySpark
14 6 (0.41%) PyTorch
14 6 (0.41%) TensorFlow
15 5 (0.34%) Pandas
15 5 (0.34%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (27.07%) IoT
2 107 (7.31%) Security Posture
3 81 (5.54%) Management Information System
4 65 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
5 53 (3.62%) Cyber Threat
6 45 (3.08%) Cloud Native
7 35 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
8 33 (2.26%) Data Centre
9 32 (2.19%) Cyber Defence
9 32 (2.19%) Cyberattack
9 32 (2.19%) Security Operations Centre
10 30 (2.05%) Blockchain
11 19 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
12 16 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
12 16 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
13 14 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (0.96%) Mobile App
14 12 (0.82%) Cyber Security Posture
14 12 (0.82%) Onboarding
14 12 (0.82%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 99 (6.77%) Windows
2 64 (4.37%) Linux
3 42 (2.87%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.64%) Mac OS
5 17 (1.16%) Android
6 10 (0.68%) Unix
7 8 (0.55%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.41%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.14%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.068%) CentOS
11 1 (0.068%) Solaris
11 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 489 (33.42%) AI
2 417 (28.50%) Machine Learning
3 393 (26.86%) Web Development
4 391 (26.73%) User Experience
5 208 (14.22%) Risk Management
6 195 (13.33%) Information Security
7 191 (13.06%) Incident Response
8 181 (12.37%) Mentoring
9 171 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
10 135 (9.23%) Agile
10 135 (9.23%) Continuous Improvement
11 131 (8.95%) Cloud Security
12 118 (8.07%) Roadmaps
13 95 (6.49%) SIEM
13 95 (6.49%) Vulnerability Management
14 92 (6.29%) Analytics
15 88 (6.02%) Project Management
16 85 (5.81%) Data Protection
17 82 (5.60%) Computer Science
18 79 (5.40%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 143 (9.77%) Python
2 108 (7.38%) PowerShell
3 51 (3.49%) SQL
4 49 (3.35%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.85%) Bash
6 25 (1.71%) R
7 24 (1.64%) C++
8 18 (1.23%) Java
8 18 (1.23%) T-SQL
9 11 (0.75%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.48%) Go
11 5 (0.34%) C
12 4 (0.27%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.21%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.14%) C#
14 2 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.14%) Perl
15 1 (0.068%) Bicep
15 1 (0.068%) Scala
Qualifications
1 557 (38.07%) Degree
2 415 (28.37%) Master's Degree
3 378 (25.84%) PhD
4 375 (25.63%) Postgraduate
5 207 (14.15%) CISSP
6 138 (9.43%) CISM
7 92 (6.29%) CISA
8 64 (4.37%) Azure Certification
9 58 (3.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 57 (3.90%) CEH
11 49 (3.35%) CompTIA Security+
12 45 (3.08%) Security Cleared
13 44 (3.01%) AWS Certification
13 44 (3.01%) CRISC
14 43 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
15 33 (2.26%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 33 (2.26%) Cisco Certification
16 32 (2.19%) CompTIA CySA+
16 32 (2.19%) SANS
17 29 (1.98%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 234 (15.99%) NIST
2 207 (14.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 118 (8.07%) GDPR
4 63 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 55 (3.76%) GRC
6 42 (2.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 42 (2.87%) PCI DSS
7 41 (2.80%) QA
8 34 (2.32%) COBIT
8 34 (2.32%) NCSC
9 27 (1.85%) NIST 800
10 17 (1.16%) ISO 22301
11 12 (0.82%) Accessibility
12 11 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
12 11 (0.75%) Data Quality
13 10 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (0.62%) SOC 2
15 8 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 6 (0.41%) HIPAA
16 6 (0.41%) JSP 440
System Software
1 79 (5.40%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.50%) Docker
4 11 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.55%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.41%) vSphere
7 3 (0.21%) Firmware
7 3 (0.21%) IAG
8 2 (0.14%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 2 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.068%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 40 (2.73%) Terraform
2 29 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (1.85%) Kubernetes
4 19 (1.30%) Ansible
5 17 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (0.82%) CASB
6 12 (0.82%) SCCM
7 9 (0.62%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.48%) VxRail
9 5 (0.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.21%) Grafana
10 3 (0.21%) Nessus
10 3 (0.21%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.14%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.14%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.14%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.14%) QRadar
Vendors
1 246 (16.81%) Microsoft
2 47 (3.21%) VMware
3 41 (2.80%) CrowdStrike
4 31 (2.12%) Oracle
5 30 (2.05%) Palo Alto
6 28 (1.91%) Dell
7 26 (1.78%) Fortinet
8 25 (1.71%) Google
9 21 (1.44%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.44%) Splunk
10 20 (1.37%) Commvault
10 20 (1.37%) ForeScout
10 20 (1.37%) SAP
11 18 (1.23%) Cisco
11 18 (1.23%) CyberArk
12 17 (1.16%) ServiceNow
13 10 (0.68%) MuleSoft
14 9 (0.62%) Xero
15 8 (0.55%) YouTube
15 8 (0.55%) Zscaler