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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 41 50
Rank change year-on-year +19 +9 +14
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,132 1,037 925
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.55% 6.07% 5.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.46% 6.56% 5.42%
Number of salaries quoted 538 556 788
10th Percentile £30,925 £48,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £46,375 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,692 £72,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% -3.00% +3.45%
75th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -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 11,970 15,796 17,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 90.42% 92.39% 93.52%
Number of salaries quoted 7,673 9,233 13,887
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £121,250 £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 5 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 5 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
Central London -4 137 £75,000 +15.38% 74
West London +29 118 £47,000 -43.03% 42
South London +37 117 £50,000 -31.03% 30
East London +12 69 £105,000 +82.61% 39
North London +11 18 £32,500 -50.00% 16
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 27 (2.39%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.80%) CMS
4 5 (0.44%) Confluence
5 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.18%) Apache
6 2 (0.18%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.18%) nginx
7 1 (0.088%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.088%) Traefik
Applications
1 62 (5.48%) Maya
2 25 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.62%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.27%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.088%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.088%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.088%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 23 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.68%) SAP IBP
3 18 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
4 13 (1.15%) SAP CO
4 13 (1.15%) SAP FI
4 13 (1.15%) SAP FI/CO
4 13 (1.15%) SAP FSCM
5 11 (0.97%) SAP IS-U
6 9 (0.80%) SAP FS
7 6 (0.53%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.35%) Endur
9 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.27%) SAP CX
9 3 (0.27%) Yoast SEO
10 2 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.18%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.088%) Fidessa
11 1 (0.088%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 294 (25.97%) Cloud Computing
2 251 (22.17%) Azure
3 170 (15.02%) AWS
4 98 (8.66%) Microsoft 365
5 51 (4.51%) GCP
6 50 (4.42%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.62%) Entra ID
8 35 (3.09%) PaaS
8 35 (3.09%) SaaS
9 24 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (2.03%) GitHub
10 23 (2.03%) IaaS
11 19 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
11 19 (1.68%) Serverless
12 14 (1.24%) Boomi
12 14 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (1.24%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 12 (1.06%) Nutanix
13 12 (1.06%) OCI
14 11 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 279 (24.65%) Internet
2 96 (8.48%) Firewall
3 43 (3.80%) VPN
4 35 (3.09%) WAN
5 34 (3.00%) Network Security
6 26 (2.30%) Intrusion Detection
6 26 (2.30%) LAN
7 24 (2.12%) TCP/IP
8 22 (1.94%) DHCP
8 22 (1.94%) DNS
9 16 (1.41%) VoIP
10 15 (1.33%) VLAN
11 11 (0.97%) Wireshark
12 10 (0.88%) SD-WAN
13 7 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.62%) Wireless
14 6 (0.53%) CHAP
14 6 (0.53%) Modbus
15 5 (0.44%) IP Telephony
16 4 (0.35%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (3.71%) Power BI
2 34 (3.00%) Tableau
3 30 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (2.30%) SQL Server
5 21 (1.86%) SAP BW
6 14 (1.24%) Data Lake
7 13 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 11 (0.97%) Big Data
8 11 (0.97%) Metadata
9 9 (0.80%) Oracle Database
10 8 (0.71%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.35%) MySQL
14 3 (0.27%) Data Mining
14 3 (0.27%) MS Access
14 3 (0.27%) Neo4j
14 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 2 (0.18%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 28 (2.47%) Git
2 13 (1.15%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.71%) JIRA
4 6 (0.53%) GitLab
5 3 (0.27%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.088%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.088%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.088%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.088%) git-flow
6 1 (0.088%) JMeter
6 1 (0.088%) Locust
6 1 (0.088%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.088%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.088%) Spinnaker
General
1 608 (53.71%) Social Skills
2 388 (34.28%) Banking
3 373 (32.95%) Finance
4 314 (27.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 212 (18.73%) Analytical Skills
6 133 (11.75%) Law
7 86 (7.60%) Legal
8 85 (7.51%) Games
9 71 (6.27%) Marketing
10 51 (4.51%) Retail
11 46 (4.06%) Public Sector
12 43 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
13 40 (3.53%) Telecoms
14 36 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
15 35 (3.09%) Manufacturing
16 30 (2.65%) Dutch Language
16 30 (2.65%) French Language
16 30 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
17 29 (2.56%) Multimedia
18 27 (2.39%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 223 (19.70%) Lecturer
2 135 (11.93%) Senior
3 103 (9.10%) Analyst
4 98 (8.66%) Lead
5 88 (7.77%) Architect
6 64 (5.65%) Consultant
7 62 (5.48%) IT Manager
8 57 (5.04%) Security Analyst
9 53 (4.68%) Security Engineer
10 41 (3.62%) IT Architect
11 37 (3.27%) IT Support
12 35 (3.09%) Senior Consultant
13 32 (2.83%) Senior Architect
14 29 (2.56%) Trainee
15 25 (2.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 25 (2.21%) Developer
15 25 (2.21%) Security Specialist
16 24 (2.12%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 23 (2.03%) Lead Architect
18 22 (1.94%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.56%) CSS
1 29 (2.56%) HTML
2 22 (1.94%) React
3 18 (1.59%) REST
4 16 (1.41%) YAML
5 12 (1.06%) AngularJS
5 12 (1.06%) RESTful
6 10 (0.88%) Middleware
6 10 (0.88%) Vue
7 7 (0.62%) .NET
7 7 (0.62%) Pandas
7 7 (0.62%) PyTorch
7 7 (0.62%) TensorFlow
8 6 (0.53%) jQuery
9 5 (0.44%) EDI
9 5 (0.44%) SailPoint
10 4 (0.35%) Kafka
10 4 (0.35%) OAuth
10 4 (0.35%) XML
10 4 (0.35%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 271 (23.94%) IoT
2 112 (9.89%) Enterprise Software
3 72 (6.36%) Management Information System
4 65 (5.74%) Security Posture
5 51 (4.51%) Cyber Threat
6 36 (3.18%) Cloud Native
7 32 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
7 32 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
8 30 (2.65%) Onboarding
9 26 (2.30%) Data Centre
10 24 (2.12%) Blockchain
11 21 (1.86%) CCTV
12 20 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
13 18 (1.59%) Cyberattack
13 18 (1.59%) Product Ownership
13 18 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
13 18 (1.59%) Virtual Team
14 14 (1.24%) Cyber Defence
14 14 (1.24%) Taxonomies
15 13 (1.15%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 96 (8.48%) Windows
2 60 (5.30%) Linux
3 28 (2.47%) Mac OS
4 26 (2.30%) Windows Server
5 20 (1.77%) Android
6 16 (1.41%) Unix
6 16 (1.41%) Windows 10
7 11 (0.97%) Apple iOS
8 7 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.53%) VMS
10 5 (0.44%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.088%) Kali Linux
13 1 (0.088%) Solaris
13 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 381 (33.66%) AI
2 304 (26.86%) Machine Learning
3 278 (24.56%) User Experience
4 269 (23.76%) Web Development
5 237 (20.94%) Problem-Solving
6 222 (19.61%) Risk Management
7 169 (14.93%) Incident Response
8 152 (13.43%) Information Security
9 140 (12.37%) Agile
9 140 (12.37%) Analytics
10 131 (11.57%) Mentoring
11 127 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
12 121 (10.69%) Roadmaps
13 120 (10.60%) Project Management
14 106 (9.36%) Business Strategy
15 98 (8.66%) SIEM
16 96 (8.48%) Computer Science
17 94 (8.30%) IT Strategy
18 93 (8.22%) DevOps
19 85 (7.51%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 103 (9.10%) Python
2 68 (6.01%) PowerShell
3 43 (3.80%) SQL
4 42 (3.71%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.50%) R
6 15 (1.33%) Java
7 14 (1.24%) Bash
8 8 (0.71%) C#
9 7 (0.62%) C++
10 5 (0.44%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.44%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.35%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.27%) Perl
12 3 (0.27%) Scala
13 2 (0.18%) Bicep
13 2 (0.18%) C
13 2 (0.18%) Go
13 2 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.18%) VBScript
14 1 (0.088%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 515 (45.49%) Degree
2 302 (26.68%) Master's Degree
3 262 (23.14%) PhD
4 257 (22.70%) Postgraduate
5 179 (15.81%) CISSP
6 121 (10.69%) CISM
7 82 (7.24%) CISA
8 55 (4.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 50 (4.42%) CRISC
10 43 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
11 41 (3.62%) PMI Certification
12 39 (3.45%) Azure Certification
13 34 (3.00%) CEH
14 33 (2.92%) PMP
15 32 (2.83%) AWS Certification
16 22 (1.94%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 22 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
17 21 (1.86%) Security Cleared
18 16 (1.41%) SC Cleared
19 14 (1.24%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 190 (16.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 182 (16.08%) NIST
3 124 (10.95%) GDPR
4 70 (6.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 58 (5.12%) GRC
6 38 (3.36%) QA
7 36 (3.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 31 (2.74%) PCI DSS
9 28 (2.47%) COBIT
10 27 (2.39%) SOC 2
11 23 (2.03%) NCSC
12 22 (1.94%) NIST 800
13 15 (1.33%) Data Quality
14 14 (1.24%) SLA
15 12 (1.06%) Accessibility
15 12 (1.06%) ITGC
15 12 (1.06%) SOC 1
16 10 (0.88%) PMO
17 9 (0.80%) IFRS
17 9 (0.80%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 49 (4.33%) Active Directory
2 26 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (1.68%) Docker
4 13 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.80%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.53%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.088%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 1 (0.088%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.39%) Terraform
3 22 (1.94%) Ansible
4 18 (1.59%) Kubernetes
5 17 (1.50%) RSA Archer
6 9 (0.80%) SCCM
6 9 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
7 8 (0.71%) Nessus
7 8 (0.71%) QRadar
8 7 (0.62%) CASB
9 6 (0.53%) Autotask
9 6 (0.53%) PaperCut
9 6 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 5 (0.44%) CSIRT
11 4 (0.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 4 (0.35%) Grafana
11 4 (0.35%) Nagios
12 3 (0.27%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 3 (0.27%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 251 (22.17%) Microsoft
2 63 (5.57%) SAP
3 54 (4.77%) Oracle
4 37 (3.27%) VMware
5 35 (3.09%) Salesforce
6 31 (2.74%) Palo Alto
7 29 (2.56%) CrowdStrike
8 25 (2.21%) ServiceNow
9 24 (2.12%) Fortinet
10 19 (1.68%) Adobe
10 19 (1.68%) Splunk
11 17 (1.50%) MuleSoft
12 14 (1.24%) Dell
13 13 (1.15%) Cisco
14 12 (1.06%) Duck Creek
14 12 (1.06%) Guidewire
15 10 (0.88%) Qualys
15 10 (0.88%) Xero
16 9 (0.80%) Ariba
16 9 (0.80%) Google