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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 40 51
Rank change year-on-year +16 +11 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,110 1,023 921
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.57% 5.91% 4.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.32% 6.51% 5.27%
Number of salaries quoted 520 545 776
10th Percentile £31,250 £48,389 £45,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,692 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.87% -3.33% +3.24%
75th Percentile £92,500 £91,250 £92,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £118,250 £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 11,912 15,713 17,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 92.01% 90.72% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 7,477 9,214 14,197
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 20 November 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 20 November 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 -7 127 £75,000 +15.38% 254
West London +25 116 £47,000 -43.03% 55
South London +35 112 £47,500 -34.48% 25
East London +10 69 £105,000 +84.21% 33
North London +7 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 28 (2.52%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.72%) CMS
4 6 (0.54%) Apache
4 6 (0.54%) Confluence
5 5 (0.45%) nginx
6 4 (0.36%) Traefik
7 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.18%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.090%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 50 (4.50%) Maya
2 26 (2.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.63%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.36%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.36%) Sketch
7 3 (0.27%) CINEMA 4D
7 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.090%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.71%) SAP IBP
3 16 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
4 13 (1.17%) SAP CO
4 13 (1.17%) SAP FI
4 13 (1.17%) SAP FI/CO
4 13 (1.17%) SAP FSCM
5 11 (0.99%) SAP IS-U
6 8 (0.72%) SAP FS
7 6 (0.54%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.27%) Endur
9 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.27%) Yoast SEO
10 2 (0.18%) SAP CX
11 1 (0.090%) Fidessa
11 1 (0.090%) Pegasus Opera
11 1 (0.090%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 288 (25.95%) Cloud Computing
2 241 (21.71%) Azure
3 178 (16.04%) AWS
4 90 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
5 54 (4.86%) GCP
6 48 (4.32%) Power Platform
7 40 (3.60%) Entra ID
8 34 (3.06%) PaaS
9 33 (2.97%) SaaS
10 29 (2.61%) Serverless
11 25 (2.25%) GitHub
11 25 (2.25%) IaaS
12 24 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
14 13 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (1.08%) Boomi
15 12 (1.08%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
16 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
16 11 (0.99%) OneDrive
17 10 (0.90%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 274 (24.68%) Internet
2 94 (8.47%) Firewall
3 45 (4.05%) VPN
4 33 (2.97%) Network Security
5 32 (2.88%) WAN
6 27 (2.43%) Intrusion Detection
7 26 (2.34%) LAN
8 25 (2.25%) DNS
8 25 (2.25%) TCP/IP
9 24 (2.16%) DHCP
10 16 (1.44%) VoIP
11 14 (1.26%) VLAN
12 11 (0.99%) Wireshark
13 7 (0.63%) SD-WAN
14 6 (0.54%) CHAP
14 6 (0.54%) Modbus
14 6 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (0.54%) Wireless
15 5 (0.45%) IP Telephony
15 5 (0.45%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.60%) Power BI
2 32 (2.88%) Tableau
3 29 (2.61%) SQL Server
4 28 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (1.80%) SAP BW
6 18 (1.62%) Relational Database
7 12 (1.08%) Data Lake
8 11 (0.99%) Big Data
8 11 (0.99%) Metadata
9 9 (0.81%) Oracle Database
9 9 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.72%) Amazon Athena
10 8 (0.72%) Amazon Aurora
10 8 (0.72%) DynamoDB
10 8 (0.72%) MySQL
10 8 (0.72%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.36%) Apache Iceberg
12 4 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 31 (2.79%) Git
2 15 (1.35%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.08%) JIRA
4 8 (0.72%) GitLab
5 4 (0.36%) git-flow
5 4 (0.36%) IntelliJ
5 4 (0.36%) Spinnaker
6 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.090%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.090%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.090%) JMeter
7 1 (0.090%) JUnit
7 1 (0.090%) Locust
7 1 (0.090%) SonarQube
General
1 621 (55.95%) Social Skills
2 393 (35.41%) Banking
3 383 (34.50%) Finance
4 335 (30.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 207 (18.65%) Analytical Skills
6 147 (13.24%) Law
7 85 (7.66%) Marketing
8 80 (7.21%) Legal
9 70 (6.31%) Games
10 48 (4.32%) Retail
11 43 (3.87%) Public Sector
11 43 (3.87%) Telecoms
12 42 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
13 38 (3.42%) Manufacturing
14 36 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
15 28 (2.52%) Financial Institution
16 27 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
17 26 (2.34%) Dutch Language
17 26 (2.34%) French Language
18 23 (2.07%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 220 (19.82%) Lecturer
2 129 (11.62%) Senior
3 111 (10.00%) Lead
4 102 (9.19%) Analyst
5 79 (7.12%) Architect
6 63 (5.68%) IT Manager
7 59 (5.32%) Consultant
8 58 (5.23%) Security Analyst
9 51 (4.59%) Security Engineer
10 40 (3.60%) IT Support
11 38 (3.42%) IT Architect
12 32 (2.88%) Senior Consultant
13 29 (2.61%) Senior Architect
13 29 (2.61%) Software Engineer
14 26 (2.34%) Operations Manager
15 25 (2.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 23 (2.07%) Support Analyst
16 23 (2.07%) Trainee
17 22 (1.98%) Developer
17 22 (1.98%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.61%) React
2 27 (2.43%) CSS
2 27 (2.43%) HTML
3 26 (2.34%) REST
4 16 (1.44%) Kafka
4 16 (1.44%) Vue
4 16 (1.44%) YAML
5 15 (1.35%) AngularJS
5 15 (1.35%) RESTful
6 9 (0.81%) Middleware
7 7 (0.63%) .NET
7 7 (0.63%) Pandas
7 7 (0.63%) PyTorch
7 7 (0.63%) TensorFlow
8 6 (0.54%) jQuery
8 6 (0.54%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.45%) EDI
9 5 (0.45%) GraphQL
9 5 (0.45%) OAuth
9 5 (0.45%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 268 (24.14%) IoT
2 97 (8.74%) Enterprise Software
3 91 (8.20%) Management Information System
4 68 (6.13%) Security Posture
5 48 (4.32%) Cyber Threat
6 45 (4.05%) Cloud Native
7 33 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
8 32 (2.88%) Onboarding
9 30 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
10 24 (2.16%) Virtual Team
11 22 (1.98%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.80%) CCTV
13 19 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
14 18 (1.62%) Blockchain
14 18 (1.62%) Cyberattack
14 18 (1.62%) Product Ownership
14 18 (1.62%) Security Operations Centre
15 15 (1.35%) Public Cloud
15 15 (1.35%) Taxonomies
16 13 (1.17%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 98 (8.83%) Windows
2 61 (5.50%) Linux
3 26 (2.34%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.25%) Mac OS
5 18 (1.62%) Android
6 17 (1.53%) Windows 10
7 16 (1.44%) Unix
8 11 (0.99%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.54%) VMS
11 5 (0.45%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
13 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.090%) Kali Linux
14 1 (0.090%) Solaris
14 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (34.14%) AI
2 316 (28.47%) Machine Learning
3 281 (25.32%) User Experience
4 268 (24.14%) Web Development
5 244 (21.98%) Problem-Solving
6 209 (18.83%) Risk Management
7 172 (15.50%) Incident Response
8 146 (13.15%) Information Security
9 143 (12.88%) Agile
10 136 (12.25%) Analytics
11 124 (11.17%) Continuous Improvement
12 119 (10.72%) Project Management
13 115 (10.36%) Mentoring
14 109 (9.82%) Roadmaps
15 102 (9.19%) DevOps
16 98 (8.83%) Computer Science
17 97 (8.74%) SIEM
18 91 (8.20%) Business Strategy
19 89 (8.02%) Vulnerability Management
20 84 (7.57%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 107 (9.64%) Python
2 68 (6.13%) PowerShell
3 47 (4.23%) SQL
4 41 (3.69%) JavaScript
5 32 (2.88%) Java
6 21 (1.89%) Bash
7 16 (1.44%) R
8 10 (0.90%) Kotlin
9 9 (0.81%) Scala
10 8 (0.72%) C#
10 8 (0.72%) Go
11 5 (0.45%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.45%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.27%) C++
12 3 (0.27%) Perl
13 2 (0.18%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.18%) C
13 2 (0.18%) SOQL
13 2 (0.18%) SOSL
13 2 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 512 (46.13%) Degree
2 297 (26.76%) Master's Degree
3 262 (23.60%) PhD
4 257 (23.15%) Postgraduate
5 183 (16.49%) CISSP
6 122 (10.99%) CISM
7 80 (7.21%) CISA
8 59 (5.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 50 (4.50%) CRISC
10 43 (3.87%) PMI Certification
11 36 (3.24%) Microsoft Certification
12 35 (3.15%) PMP
13 32 (2.88%) Azure Certification
14 31 (2.79%) CEH
15 30 (2.70%) AWS Certification
16 22 (1.98%) Security Cleared
17 19 (1.71%) CompTIA Security+
18 17 (1.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
19 16 (1.44%) SC Cleared
20 14 (1.26%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 189 (17.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 184 (16.58%) NIST
3 127 (11.44%) GDPR
4 75 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 56 (5.05%) GRC
6 40 (3.60%) QA
7 37 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 31 (2.79%) PCI DSS
9 29 (2.61%) SOC 2
10 26 (2.34%) COBIT
11 23 (2.07%) NCSC
12 21 (1.89%) NIST 800
13 15 (1.35%) Data Quality
14 14 (1.26%) Accessibility
14 14 (1.26%) SLA
15 13 (1.17%) SOC 1
16 12 (1.08%) ITGC
17 8 (0.72%) IFRS
17 8 (0.72%) PMO
17 8 (0.72%) Solvency II
System Software
1 48 (4.32%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.43%) Docker
3 26 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.81%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.54%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.090%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 1 (0.090%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 39 (3.51%) Terraform
2 37 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 34 (3.06%) Kubernetes
4 24 (2.16%) Ansible
5 18 (1.62%) RSA Archer
6 10 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.72%) Nessus
7 8 (0.72%) QRadar
7 8 (0.72%) SCCM
8 7 (0.63%) Grafana
8 7 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.54%) Autotask
9 6 (0.54%) PaperCut
9 6 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 5 (0.45%) CASB
10 5 (0.45%) CSIRT
10 5 (0.45%) Prometheus
11 4 (0.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 4 (0.36%) HAProxy
11 4 (0.36%) Nagios
Vendors
1 241 (21.71%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.59%) SAP
3 50 (4.50%) Oracle
4 36 (3.24%) Salesforce
4 36 (3.24%) VMware
5 31 (2.79%) Palo Alto
6 29 (2.61%) CrowdStrike
7 24 (2.16%) Fortinet
7 24 (2.16%) ServiceNow
7 24 (2.16%) Splunk
8 20 (1.80%) Adobe
9 15 (1.35%) MuleSoft
10 13 (1.17%) Cisco
11 12 (1.08%) Dell
12 10 (0.90%) Duck Creek
12 10 (0.90%) Guidewire
12 10 (0.90%) Qualys
12 10 (0.90%) Sophos
12 10 (0.90%) Xero
13 9 (0.81%) CyberArk