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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 34 45
Rank change year-on-year +18 +11 +18
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,317 1,024 955
As % of all permanent jobs in London 9.55% 6.54% 5.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.82% 6.93% 5.77%
Number of salaries quoted 575 548 814
10th Percentile £30,000 £49,929 £46,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.53% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -3.85%

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 12,171 14,780 16,559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 88.27% 94.38% 92.92%
Number of salaries quoted 7,772 8,182 13,320
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,227 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £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 3 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 3 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
South London +38 166 £50,000 -31.03% 58
Central London -2 161 £70,000 +7.69% 134
West London +30 156 £47,000 -43.03% 84
East London +17 97 £105,000 +82.61% 101
North London +18 25 £32,500 -50.00% 18
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 (2.05%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.61%) CMS
4 4 (0.30%) Confluence
5 3 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.23%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.23%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.15%) SAS
7 1 (0.076%) Apache
7 1 (0.076%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.076%) nginx
7 1 (0.076%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 62 (4.71%) Maya
2 24 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.23%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.076%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 21 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (1.37%) SAP IBP
4 11 (0.84%) SAP CO
4 11 (0.84%) SAP FI
4 11 (0.84%) SAP FI/CO
4 11 (0.84%) SAP FSCM
5 10 (0.76%) SAP IS-U
6 9 (0.68%) SAP FS
7 6 (0.46%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.30%) Endur
9 3 (0.23%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.23%) SAP CX
9 3 (0.23%) Yoast SEO
10 2 (0.15%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.076%) Carpe Diem
11 1 (0.076%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.076%) Fidessa
11 1 (0.076%) Pegasus Opera
11 1 (0.076%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 417 (31.66%) Cloud Computing
2 294 (22.32%) Azure
3 194 (14.73%) AWS
4 102 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (4.02%) Entra ID
5 53 (4.02%) Power Platform
6 52 (3.95%) GCP
7 32 (2.43%) PaaS
7 32 (2.43%) SaaS
8 31 (2.35%) GitHub
9 22 (1.67%) Nutanix
10 21 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
11 20 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
12 19 (1.44%) IaaS
13 15 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
13 15 (1.14%) Serverless
14 14 (1.06%) Boomi
14 14 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
14 14 (1.06%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 13 (0.99%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 405 (30.75%) Internet
2 97 (7.37%) Firewall
3 41 (3.11%) VPN
4 37 (2.81%) WAN
5 31 (2.35%) Network Security
6 24 (1.82%) LAN
7 20 (1.52%) DNS
7 20 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
7 20 (1.52%) TCP/IP
8 19 (1.44%) DHCP
9 17 (1.29%) VoIP
10 14 (1.06%) SD-WAN
11 12 (0.91%) CHAP
12 11 (0.84%) VLAN
13 10 (0.76%) Wireshark
14 7 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
15 6 (0.46%) Broadband
15 6 (0.46%) Modbus
15 6 (0.46%) Wireless
16 5 (0.38%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (3.42%) Power BI
2 40 (3.04%) Tableau
3 33 (2.51%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (1.97%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.52%) SAP BW
6 18 (1.37%) Big Data
7 14 (1.06%) Data Lake
8 12 (0.91%) Metadata
9 11 (0.84%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.68%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.68%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.30%) Neo4j
13 3 (0.23%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.15%) Apache Hive
14 2 (0.15%) Hadoop
14 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
14 2 (0.15%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 35 (2.66%) Git
2 14 (1.06%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.61%) GitLab
4 6 (0.46%) JIRA
5 4 (0.30%) MLflow
6 1 (0.076%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.076%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.076%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.076%) JMeter
6 1 (0.076%) Locust
General
1 725 (55.05%) Social Skills
2 510 (38.72%) Banking
3 438 (33.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 341 (25.89%) Finance
5 208 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
6 130 (9.87%) Law
7 95 (7.21%) Legal
8 85 (6.45%) Games
9 64 (4.86%) Marketing
10 59 (4.48%) Retail
11 47 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
11 47 (3.57%) Public Sector
12 44 (3.34%) Multimedia
13 37 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
14 32 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
15 31 (2.35%) Manufacturing
15 31 (2.35%) Telecoms
16 30 (2.28%) Dutch Language
16 30 (2.28%) Financial Institution
16 30 (2.28%) French Language
Job Titles
1 326 (24.75%) Lecturer
2 155 (11.77%) Senior
3 97 (7.37%) Analyst
3 97 (7.37%) Architect
4 96 (7.29%) Lead
5 75 (5.69%) Consultant
6 57 (4.33%) Security Analyst
7 56 (4.25%) IT Manager
8 54 (4.10%) Security Engineer
9 44 (3.34%) Trainee
10 41 (3.11%) IT Architect
11 40 (3.04%) Senior Consultant
12 33 (2.51%) Senior Architect
13 32 (2.43%) Security Architect
14 31 (2.35%) Developer
14 31 (2.35%) IT Support
15 29 (2.20%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 29 (2.20%) Security Manager
16 28 (2.13%) Security Specialist
17 26 (1.97%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.26%) CSS
2 39 (2.96%) HTML
3 21 (1.59%) React
4 16 (1.21%) REST
5 13 (0.99%) YAML
6 12 (0.91%) AngularJS
7 11 (0.84%) Pandas
7 11 (0.84%) PyTorch
7 11 (0.84%) TensorFlow
8 10 (0.76%) Middleware
8 10 (0.76%) PySpark
9 8 (0.61%) OAuth
9 8 (0.61%) Vue
10 7 (0.53%) RESTful
10 7 (0.53%) SAML
10 7 (0.53%) scikit-learn
11 6 (0.46%) jQuery
11 6 (0.46%) LDAP
11 6 (0.46%) OpenID
11 6 (0.46%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 394 (29.92%) IoT
2 116 (8.81%) Enterprise Software
3 73 (5.54%) Security Posture
4 72 (5.47%) Management Information System
5 54 (4.10%) Cyber Threat
6 41 (3.11%) Cloud Native
7 36 (2.73%) Hybrid Cloud
8 32 (2.43%) Blockchain
9 31 (2.35%) Data Centre
10 28 (2.13%) Onboarding
11 25 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
12 22 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
13 20 (1.52%) CCTV
14 18 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
15 17 (1.29%) Cyberattack
15 17 (1.29%) Product Ownership
16 14 (1.06%) Public Cloud
16 14 (1.06%) Virtual Team
17 13 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 13 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 101 (7.67%) Windows
2 63 (4.78%) Linux
3 30 (2.28%) Mac OS
4 29 (2.20%) Windows Server
5 20 (1.52%) Android
6 17 (1.29%) Unix
7 15 (1.14%) Windows 10
8 14 (1.06%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.46%) VMS
10 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.15%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.15%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.076%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.076%) Solaris
12 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 506 (38.42%) AI
2 419 (31.81%) Machine Learning
3 392 (29.76%) Web Development
4 389 (29.54%) User Experience
5 226 (17.16%) Problem-Solving
6 220 (16.70%) Risk Management
7 180 (13.67%) Incident Response
8 156 (11.85%) Mentoring
9 154 (11.69%) Information Security
10 143 (10.86%) Analytics
11 136 (10.33%) Agile
12 127 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
13 116 (8.81%) Roadmaps
14 114 (8.66%) Project Management
15 106 (8.05%) Business Strategy
16 99 (7.52%) SIEM
17 92 (6.99%) Vulnerability Management
18 91 (6.91%) Computer Science
18 91 (6.91%) DevOps
19 88 (6.68%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 118 (8.96%) Python
2 78 (5.92%) PowerShell
3 56 (4.25%) JavaScript
4 52 (3.95%) SQL
5 27 (2.05%) R
6 15 (1.14%) Bash
7 10 (0.76%) Java
8 9 (0.68%) C++
8 9 (0.68%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.46%) C#
9 6 (0.46%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.38%) Perl
11 4 (0.30%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.23%) C
12 3 (0.23%) Go
13 2 (0.15%) Bicep
13 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.076%) Rust
14 1 (0.076%) Scala
14 1 (0.076%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 626 (47.53%) Degree
2 422 (32.04%) Master's Degree
3 379 (28.78%) PhD
4 374 (28.40%) Postgraduate
5 195 (14.81%) CISSP
6 134 (10.17%) CISM
7 92 (6.99%) CISA
8 59 (4.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 51 (3.87%) Azure Certification
10 48 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 47 (3.57%) CRISC
12 42 (3.19%) AWS Certification
13 41 (3.11%) CEH
14 35 (2.66%) PMI Certification
15 32 (2.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 30 (2.28%) Security Cleared
17 28 (2.13%) CompTIA Security+
18 27 (2.05%) PMP
19 21 (1.59%) SC Cleared
20 20 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 193 (14.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 191 (14.50%) NIST
3 122 (9.26%) GDPR
4 67 (5.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 55 (4.18%) GRC
6 37 (2.81%) QA
7 35 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (2.58%) PCI DSS
9 33 (2.51%) COBIT
10 31 (2.35%) NCSC
11 19 (1.44%) SOC 2
12 17 (1.29%) NIST 800
13 14 (1.06%) Data Quality
14 13 (0.99%) SLA
15 12 (0.91%) ISO 22301
15 12 (0.91%) ITGC
16 11 (0.84%) Accessibility
17 9 (0.68%) IFRS
17 9 (0.68%) IFRS 17
17 9 (0.68%) SOC 1
System Software
1 57 (4.33%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.52%) Docker
4 13 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.61%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.46%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.23%) vSphere
8 1 (0.076%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 43 (3.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (1.97%) Terraform
3 21 (1.59%) Ansible
4 20 (1.52%) Kubernetes
5 14 (1.06%) SCCM
6 13 (0.99%) RSA Archer
7 12 (0.91%) CASB
8 9 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
10 7 (0.53%) CSIRT
10 7 (0.53%) Nessus
10 7 (0.53%) QRadar
11 6 (0.46%) PaperCut
11 6 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 4 (0.30%) Autotask
12 4 (0.30%) Nagios
13 3 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 3 (0.23%) Grafana
13 3 (0.23%) Proxmox
14 2 (0.15%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 258 (19.59%) Microsoft
2 57 (4.33%) SAP
3 53 (4.02%) Oracle
4 40 (3.04%) VMware
5 36 (2.73%) CrowdStrike
6 35 (2.66%) Palo Alto
7 29 (2.20%) Fortinet
8 27 (2.05%) Salesforce
9 23 (1.75%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.29%) Adobe
10 17 (1.29%) Dell
10 17 (1.29%) MuleSoft
11 15 (1.14%) Google
11 15 (1.14%) Splunk
12 13 (0.99%) Cisco
12 13 (0.99%) Commvault
13 12 (0.91%) Apple
13 12 (0.91%) CyberArk
13 12 (0.91%) Duck Creek
13 12 (0.91%) Guidewire