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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 34 46
Rank change year-on-year +18 +12 +14
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,312 1,021 967
As % of all permanent jobs in London 9.53% 6.56% 5.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.82% 6.95% 5.84%
Number of salaries quoted 576 546 824
10th Percentile £29,750 £49,881 £46,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £61,250 £57,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% -3.00% +3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £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 12,131 14,686 16,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 88.15% 94.41% 92.89%
Number of salaries quoted 7,756 8,093 13,294
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,801 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - -
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 5 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 5 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 +37 166 £50,000 -31.03% 58
Central London -2 160 £70,000 +7.69% 131
West London +28 155 £47,000 -43.03% 84
East London +18 97 £105,000 +82.61% 98
North London +19 25 £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 26 (1.98%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.68%) 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 59 (4.50%) Maya
2 24 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.69%) 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 20 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 16 (1.22%) SAP IBP
4 10 (0.76%) SAP CO
4 10 (0.76%) SAP FI
4 10 (0.76%) SAP FI/CO
4 10 (0.76%) SAP FSCM
5 9 (0.69%) SAP FS
5 9 (0.69%) SAP IS-U
6 6 (0.46%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.30%) Endur
8 3 (0.23%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.23%) SAP CX
8 3 (0.23%) Yoast SEO
9 2 (0.15%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.076%) Carpe Diem
10 1 (0.076%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.076%) Fidessa
10 1 (0.076%) Pegasus Opera
10 1 (0.076%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 415 (31.63%) Cloud Computing
2 291 (22.18%) Azure
3 192 (14.63%) AWS
4 100 (7.62%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (4.04%) Entra ID
5 53 (4.04%) Power Platform
6 49 (3.73%) GCP
7 32 (2.44%) GitHub
8 31 (2.36%) PaaS
9 30 (2.29%) SaaS
10 22 (1.68%) Nutanix
11 21 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
12 20 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
13 18 (1.37%) IaaS
14 15 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
14 15 (1.14%) Serverless
15 14 (1.07%) Boomi
15 14 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (1.07%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
16 13 (0.99%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 406 (30.95%) Internet
2 96 (7.32%) Firewall
3 41 (3.13%) VPN
4 37 (2.82%) WAN
5 30 (2.29%) Network Security
6 24 (1.83%) LAN
7 20 (1.52%) DNS
7 20 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
7 20 (1.52%) TCP/IP
8 19 (1.45%) DHCP
9 16 (1.22%) VoIP
10 14 (1.07%) 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 (3.43%) Power BI
2 40 (3.05%) Tableau
3 32 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (1.98%) SQL Server
5 18 (1.37%) Big Data
5 18 (1.37%) SAP BW
6 14 (1.07%) Data Lake
7 12 (0.91%) Metadata
8 11 (0.84%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.69%) NoSQL
9 9 (0.69%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.30%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.23%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.15%) Apache Hive
13 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
13 2 (0.15%) MS Access
13 2 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 36 (2.74%) Git
2 14 (1.07%) 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
1 721 (54.95%) Social Skills
2 509 (38.80%) Banking
3 438 (33.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 336 (25.61%) Finance
5 205 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
6 125 (9.53%) Law
7 95 (7.24%) Legal
8 82 (6.25%) Games
9 64 (4.88%) Marketing
10 59 (4.50%) Retail
11 47 (3.58%) Public Sector
12 46 (3.51%) Multimedia
12 46 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
13 37 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
14 32 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
15 30 (2.29%) Financial Institution
15 30 (2.29%) Manufacturing
15 30 (2.29%) Telecoms
16 29 (2.21%) Dutch Language
16 29 (2.21%) French Language
Job Titles
1 326 (24.85%) Lecturer
2 151 (11.51%) Senior
3 97 (7.39%) Analyst
4 95 (7.24%) Architect
4 95 (7.24%) Lead
5 74 (5.64%) Consultant
6 57 (4.34%) Security Analyst
7 56 (4.27%) IT Manager
8 54 (4.12%) Security Engineer
9 46 (3.51%) Trainee
10 39 (2.97%) IT Architect
10 39 (2.97%) Senior Consultant
11 32 (2.44%) Security Architect
11 32 (2.44%) Senior Architect
12 31 (2.36%) Developer
13 30 (2.29%) IT Support
14 29 (2.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 29 (2.21%) Security Manager
15 28 (2.13%) Security Specialist
16 26 (1.98%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.35%) CSS
2 40 (3.05%) HTML
3 21 (1.60%) React
4 16 (1.22%) 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%) PySpark
9 9 (0.69%) Middleware
10 8 (0.61%) OAuth
10 8 (0.61%) Vue
11 7 (0.53%) RESTful
11 7 (0.53%) SAML
11 7 (0.53%) scikit-learn
12 6 (0.46%) jQuery
12 6 (0.46%) LDAP
12 6 (0.46%) OpenID
12 6 (0.46%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 394 (30.03%) IoT
2 113 (8.61%) Enterprise Software
3 73 (5.56%) Security Posture
4 72 (5.49%) Management Information System
5 54 (4.12%) Cyber Threat
6 39 (2.97%) Cloud Native
7 36 (2.74%) Hybrid Cloud
8 32 (2.44%) Blockchain
9 29 (2.21%) Data Centre
10 27 (2.06%) Onboarding
11 25 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
12 22 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
13 20 (1.52%) CCTV
14 18 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
15 17 (1.30%) Cyberattack
15 17 (1.30%) Product Ownership
16 14 (1.07%) Public Cloud
16 14 (1.07%) Virtual Team
17 13 (0.99%) NHS
17 13 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 99 (7.55%) Windows
2 63 (4.80%) Linux
3 30 (2.29%) Mac OS
4 28 (2.13%) Windows Server
5 20 (1.52%) Android
6 17 (1.30%) Unix
7 15 (1.14%) Windows 10
8 14 (1.07%) 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
1 504 (38.41%) AI
2 419 (31.94%) Machine Learning
3 392 (29.88%) Web Development
4 389 (29.65%) User Experience
5 223 (17.00%) Problem-Solving
6 215 (16.39%) Risk Management
7 178 (13.57%) Incident Response
8 157 (11.97%) Mentoring
9 154 (11.74%) Information Security
10 139 (10.59%) Analytics
11 135 (10.29%) Agile
12 125 (9.53%) Continuous Improvement
13 115 (8.77%) Roadmaps
14 111 (8.46%) Project Management
15 101 (7.70%) Business Strategy
16 99 (7.55%) SIEM
17 92 (7.01%) Vulnerability Management
18 91 (6.94%) Computer Science
19 88 (6.71%) DevOps
20 87 (6.63%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 119 (9.07%) Python
2 77 (5.87%) PowerShell
3 57 (4.34%) JavaScript
4 52 (3.96%) SQL
5 28 (2.13%) R
6 15 (1.14%) Bash
7 10 (0.76%) Java
8 9 (0.69%) C++
8 9 (0.69%) 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%) Scala
14 1 (0.076%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.076%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 623 (47.48%) Degree
2 422 (32.16%) Master's Degree
3 379 (28.89%) PhD
4 374 (28.51%) Postgraduate
5 193 (14.71%) CISSP
6 134 (10.21%) CISM
7 92 (7.01%) CISA
8 60 (4.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 50 (3.81%) Azure Certification
10 48 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
11 47 (3.58%) CRISC
12 42 (3.20%) CEH
13 41 (3.13%) AWS Certification
14 34 (2.59%) PMI Certification
15 33 (2.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 30 (2.29%) Security Cleared
17 29 (2.21%) CompTIA Security+
18 27 (2.06%) PMP
19 21 (1.60%) SC Cleared
20 20 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (14.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 189 (14.41%) NIST
3 120 (9.15%) GDPR
4 67 (5.11%) Cyber Essentials
5 55 (4.19%) GRC
6 37 (2.82%) QA
7 35 (2.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (2.59%) PCI DSS
9 33 (2.52%) COBIT
10 31 (2.36%) NCSC
11 17 (1.30%) NIST 800
11 17 (1.30%) SOC 2
12 14 (1.07%) Data Quality
13 13 (0.99%) SLA
14 12 (0.91%) ISO 22301
14 12 (0.91%) ITGC
15 11 (0.84%) Accessibility
16 9 (0.69%) IFRS
16 9 (0.69%) IFRS 17
16 9 (0.69%) SOC 1
System Software
1 57 (4.34%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.52%) Docker
4 13 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.53%) 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 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (1.83%) Terraform
3 19 (1.45%) Ansible
4 18 (1.37%) Kubernetes
5 14 (1.07%) SCCM
6 13 (0.99%) RSA Archer
7 12 (0.91%) CASB
8 9 (0.69%) 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%) Nagios
13 3 (0.23%) Autotask
13 3 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 3 (0.23%) Grafana
13 3 (0.23%) Proxmox
14 2 (0.15%) VxRail
Vendors
1 258 (19.66%) Microsoft
2 55 (4.19%) SAP
3 53 (4.04%) Oracle
4 39 (2.97%) VMware
5 36 (2.74%) CrowdStrike
6 35 (2.67%) Palo Alto
7 29 (2.21%) Fortinet
8 26 (1.98%) Salesforce
9 23 (1.75%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.30%) Adobe
10 17 (1.30%) Dell
10 17 (1.30%) 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