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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 35 41
Rank change year-on-year +19 +6 +18
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,399 1,012 1,114
As % of all permanent jobs in London 9.56% 6.51% 5.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.96% 6.87% 6.05%
Number of salaries quoted 631 558 951
10th Percentile £30,000 £50,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,750 £74,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +2.07% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +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 12,769 14,739 18,409
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.24% 94.83% 92.03%
Number of salaries quoted 8,144 8,025 14,817
10th Percentile £36,750 £43,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 24 January 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 24 January 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 0 185 £70,000 +7.69% 70
South London +43 175 £50,000 -31.03% 37
West London +28 158 £47,000 -30.70% 42
East London +22 100 £105,000 +82.61% 41
North London +19 28 £70,000 +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 28 (2.00%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.57%) CMS
4 4 (0.29%) Confluence
5 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.21%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.14%) SAS
7 1 (0.071%) Apache
7 1 (0.071%) nginx
Applications
1 59 (4.22%) Maya
2 28 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.50%) Chatbot
5 7 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.21%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.071%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.071%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.071%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 20 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 16 (1.14%) SAP IBP
4 10 (0.71%) SAP CO
4 10 (0.71%) SAP FI
4 10 (0.71%) SAP FI/CO
4 10 (0.71%) SAP FSCM
5 9 (0.64%) SAP FS
5 9 (0.64%) SAP IS-U
6 6 (0.43%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.29%) Endur
8 3 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.21%) SAP CX
8 3 (0.21%) Yoast SEO
9 2 (0.14%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.071%) Carpe Diem
10 1 (0.071%) Fidessa
10 1 (0.071%) Pegasus Opera
10 1 (0.071%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 414 (29.59%) Cloud Computing
2 305 (21.80%) Azure
3 204 (14.58%) AWS
4 101 (7.22%) Microsoft 365
5 65 (4.65%) Entra ID
6 53 (3.79%) GCP
7 48 (3.43%) Power Platform
8 33 (2.36%) GitHub
9 31 (2.22%) SaaS
10 27 (1.93%) PaaS
11 25 (1.79%) Nutanix
12 22 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
13 18 (1.29%) IaaS
14 16 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
14 16 (1.14%) Serverless
15 15 (1.07%) Google Workspace
16 14 (1.00%) AWS CloudFormation
16 14 (1.00%) Boomi
16 14 (1.00%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
17 13 (0.93%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 407 (29.09%) Internet
2 98 (7.01%) Firewall
3 38 (2.72%) Network Security
3 38 (2.72%) VPN
4 37 (2.64%) WAN
5 24 (1.72%) LAN
6 21 (1.50%) TCP/IP
7 19 (1.36%) DNS
8 18 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
9 17 (1.22%) DHCP
10 16 (1.14%) CHAP
11 15 (1.07%) SD-WAN
11 15 (1.07%) VoIP
12 12 (0.86%) Broadband
13 10 (0.71%) VLAN
13 10 (0.71%) Wireless
13 10 (0.71%) Wireshark
14 6 (0.43%) SAN
15 5 (0.36%) Modbus
15 5 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (3.07%) Power BI
2 38 (2.72%) Tableau
3 33 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (1.36%) SQL Server
5 18 (1.29%) Big Data
5 18 (1.29%) SAP BW
6 14 (1.00%) Data Lake
7 12 (0.86%) Metadata
8 11 (0.79%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.64%) NoSQL
9 9 (0.64%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.36%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.21%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.14%) Apache Hive
13 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
13 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
13 2 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 35 (2.50%) Git
2 14 (1.00%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.71%) GitLab
4 6 (0.43%) JIRA
5 4 (0.29%) MLflow
6 1 (0.071%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.071%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.071%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.071%) JMeter
6 1 (0.071%) Locust
General
1 735 (52.54%) Social Skills
2 517 (36.95%) Banking
3 448 (32.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 352 (25.16%) Finance
5 208 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
6 129 (9.22%) Law
7 94 (6.72%) Legal
8 82 (5.86%) Games
9 74 (5.29%) Retail
10 65 (4.65%) Marketing
11 48 (3.43%) Multimedia
11 48 (3.43%) Presentation Skills
11 48 (3.43%) Public Sector
12 39 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
13 34 (2.43%) Financial Institution
14 30 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (2.07%) Dutch Language
15 29 (2.07%) French Language
16 27 (1.93%) Manufacturing
16 27 (1.93%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 326 (23.30%) Lecturer
2 175 (12.51%) Senior
3 112 (8.01%) Architect
4 98 (7.01%) Analyst
5 94 (6.72%) Lead
6 84 (6.00%) Consultant
7 67 (4.79%) Security Analyst
8 58 (4.15%) Security Engineer
9 56 (4.00%) IT Manager
10 48 (3.43%) Trainee
11 46 (3.29%) Senior Consultant
12 43 (3.07%) Security Architect
13 41 (2.93%) IT Architect
14 40 (2.86%) Security Manager
15 39 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 37 (2.64%) Developer
17 34 (2.43%) Senior Architect
18 32 (2.29%) Account Manager
19 30 (2.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
20 29 (2.07%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.15%) CSS
2 40 (2.86%) HTML
3 23 (1.64%) REST
4 20 (1.43%) React
5 14 (1.00%) OAuth
6 13 (0.93%) SAML
7 12 (0.86%) AngularJS
7 12 (0.86%) LDAP
7 12 (0.86%) OpenID
8 11 (0.79%) GraphQL
8 11 (0.79%) SOAP
9 10 (0.71%) PyTorch
9 10 (0.71%) TensorFlow
10 9 (0.64%) Middleware
11 8 (0.57%) Pandas
11 8 (0.57%) RESTful
11 8 (0.57%) Vue
11 8 (0.57%) YAML
12 7 (0.50%) SailPoint
12 7 (0.50%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (28.31%) IoT
2 108 (7.72%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (5.50%) Security Posture
4 73 (5.22%) Management Information System
5 61 (4.36%) Cyber Threat
6 43 (3.07%) Cloud Native
7 38 (2.72%) Hybrid Cloud
8 36 (2.57%) Data Centre
9 34 (2.43%) Blockchain
10 28 (2.00%) Onboarding
11 27 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
12 25 (1.79%) Cyber Defence
13 23 (1.64%) Cyberattack
14 21 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
14 21 (1.50%) Security Operations Centre
15 20 (1.43%) CCTV
16 16 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
16 16 (1.14%) Product Ownership
17 14 (1.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 14 (1.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 102 (7.29%) Windows
2 67 (4.79%) Linux
3 30 (2.14%) Windows Server
4 29 (2.07%) Mac OS
5 20 (1.43%) Android
6 18 (1.29%) Unix
7 13 (0.93%) Apple iOS
8 11 (0.79%) Windows 10
9 6 (0.43%) VMS
10 5 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.071%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.071%) Solaris
12 1 (0.071%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 506 (36.17%) AI
2 415 (29.66%) Machine Learning
3 392 (28.02%) Web Development
4 388 (27.73%) User Experience
5 228 (16.30%) Risk Management
6 216 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
7 197 (14.08%) Incident Response
8 170 (12.15%) Information Security
9 168 (12.01%) Mentoring
10 153 (10.94%) Agile
11 139 (9.94%) Analytics
12 134 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
13 127 (9.08%) Roadmaps
14 121 (8.65%) Project Management
15 107 (7.65%) Business Strategy
16 103 (7.36%) Cloud Security
16 103 (7.36%) SIEM
17 97 (6.93%) Computer Science
18 94 (6.72%) Vulnerability Management
19 90 (6.43%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 126 (9.01%) Python
2 87 (6.22%) PowerShell
3 60 (4.29%) JavaScript
4 51 (3.65%) SQL
5 27 (1.93%) R
6 20 (1.43%) Bash
7 18 (1.29%) C++
8 13 (0.93%) Java
9 12 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 9 (0.64%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.36%) Go
12 4 (0.29%) C
12 4 (0.29%) C#
12 4 (0.29%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.21%) Perl
14 2 (0.14%) Bicep
14 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.071%) Rust
15 1 (0.071%) Scala
Qualifications
1 622 (44.46%) Degree
2 412 (29.45%) Master's Degree
3 379 (27.09%) PhD
4 374 (26.73%) Postgraduate
5 207 (14.80%) CISSP
6 139 (9.94%) CISM
7 97 (6.93%) CISA
8 63 (4.50%) Microsoft Certification
9 52 (3.72%) Azure Certification
10 47 (3.36%) CRISC
11 46 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
12 44 (3.15%) AWS Certification
13 40 (2.86%) Security Cleared
14 39 (2.79%) CEH
15 34 (2.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 31 (2.22%) CompTIA Security+
17 29 (2.07%) PMI Certification
18 27 (1.93%) SANS
19 25 (1.79%) SC Cleared
20 23 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 209 (14.94%) NIST
2 202 (14.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 132 (9.44%) GDPR
4 68 (4.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 59 (4.22%) GRC
6 44 (3.15%) QA
7 41 (2.93%) PCI DSS
8 38 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 36 (2.57%) COBIT
10 33 (2.36%) NCSC
11 23 (1.64%) NIST 800
12 16 (1.14%) Data Quality
13 13 (0.93%) Accessibility
13 13 (0.93%) ISO 22301
13 13 (0.93%) SLA
14 10 (0.71%) ITGC
14 10 (0.71%) SOC 2
15 9 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
15 9 (0.64%) IFRS
15 9 (0.64%) Solvency II
System Software
1 67 (4.79%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.57%) Docker
4 13 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.43%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.36%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.29%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 44 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.22%) Terraform
3 22 (1.57%) Kubernetes
4 21 (1.50%) Ansible
5 16 (1.14%) SCCM
6 13 (0.93%) RSA Archer
7 12 (0.86%) CASB
8 10 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
9 9 (0.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 6 (0.43%) CSIRT
10 6 (0.43%) Nessus
10 6 (0.43%) PaperCut
10 6 (0.43%) QRadar
10 6 (0.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 5 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
12 4 (0.29%) Nagios
13 3 (0.21%) Grafana
13 3 (0.21%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.21%) VxRail
14 2 (0.14%) Suricata
Vendors
1 252 (18.01%) Microsoft
2 51 (3.65%) Oracle
3 50 (3.57%) SAP
4 41 (2.93%) VMware
5 30 (2.14%) CrowdStrike
6 28 (2.00%) Palo Alto
7 27 (1.93%) Salesforce
8 24 (1.72%) Fortinet
9 22 (1.57%) ServiceNow
10 20 (1.43%) Google
11 18 (1.29%) Dell
12 17 (1.22%) Adobe
12 17 (1.22%) MuleSoft
13 15 (1.07%) Commvault
14 14 (1.00%) Cisco
14 14 (1.00%) Splunk
15 12 (0.86%) CyberArk
15 12 (0.86%) Duck Creek
15 12 (0.86%) Guidewire
16 11 (0.79%) Apple