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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 41 36
Rank change year-on-year +23 -5 +17
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,482 835 1,269
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.63% 6.33% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.13% 6.57% 6.33%
Number of salaries quoted 676 512 1,071
10th Percentile £30,750 £47,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,940 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.03% +0.61% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.63% +2.50% -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 14,630 12,701 20,059
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.16% 96.28% 91.63%
Number of salaries quoted 9,517 7,535 15,884
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 20 March 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 20 March 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 +19 222 £70,000 +7.69% 110
West London +28 180 £47,000 -25.09% 25
South London +50 176 £50,000 -13.42% 6
East London +22 107 £96,250 +58.44% 27
North London +18 42 £65,000 - 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 19 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 19 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.54%) CMS
3 3 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.13%) Confluence
4 2 (0.13%) SAS
5 1 (0.067%) Apache
5 1 (0.067%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.067%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.067%) nginx
Applications
1 28 (1.89%) Maya
2 20 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.47%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.067%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.27%) Endur
2 4 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.20%) SAP CX
3 3 (0.20%) SAP FS
3 3 (0.20%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) Exchequer
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.13%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.067%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 1 (0.067%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.067%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 407 (27.46%) Cloud Computing
2 331 (22.33%) Azure
3 211 (14.24%) AWS
4 89 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (4.79%) Entra ID
6 59 (3.98%) GCP
7 37 (2.50%) SaaS
8 32 (2.16%) GitHub
8 32 (2.16%) Nutanix
9 26 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
10 22 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
10 22 (1.48%) Google Workspace
10 22 (1.48%) Power Platform
11 16 (1.08%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (1.08%) PaaS
12 15 (1.01%) Mimecast
13 10 (0.67%) IaaS
13 10 (0.67%) OCI
14 9 (0.61%) Serverless
15 8 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 408 (27.53%) Internet
2 100 (6.75%) Firewall
3 63 (4.25%) Network Security
4 34 (2.29%) VPN
5 26 (1.75%) WAN
6 23 (1.55%) CHAP
6 23 (1.55%) Intrusion Detection
7 21 (1.42%) Broadband
8 15 (1.01%) DNS
8 15 (1.01%) SD-WAN
9 14 (0.94%) LAN
9 14 (0.94%) Wireless
10 12 (0.81%) TCP/IP
11 11 (0.74%) DHCP
12 8 (0.54%) VLAN
13 6 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
13 6 (0.40%) SAN
13 6 (0.40%) VoIP
13 6 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (0.34%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.42%) Power BI
1 21 (1.42%) Tableau
2 20 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.21%) Big Data
4 9 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (0.54%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.47%) Metadata
7 5 (0.34%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.34%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.34%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.27%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.20%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
10 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.13%) Impala
10 2 (0.13%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 32 (2.16%) Git
2 16 (1.08%) GitLab
3 11 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.34%) JIRA
5 4 (0.27%) MLflow
6 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.13%) JMeter
6 2 (0.13%) Locust
7 1 (0.067%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 712 (48.04%) Social Skills
2 500 (33.74%) Banking
3 468 (31.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 307 (20.72%) Finance
5 150 (10.12%) Analytical Skills
6 107 (7.22%) Legal
7 88 (5.94%) Law
8 80 (5.40%) Retail
9 54 (3.64%) Public Sector
10 50 (3.37%) Multimedia
11 47 (3.17%) Marketing
12 43 (2.90%) Games
13 36 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (2.36%) Financial Institution
14 35 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
15 30 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
16 28 (1.89%) Local Government
17 20 (1.35%) Aviation
17 20 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
18 19 (1.28%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 325 (21.93%) Lecturer
2 152 (10.26%) Senior
3 104 (7.02%) Architect
4 100 (6.75%) Analyst
5 96 (6.48%) Consultant
6 93 (6.28%) Lead
7 75 (5.06%) Security Analyst
8 68 (4.59%) Security Engineer
9 53 (3.58%) Security Manager
10 51 (3.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 50 (3.37%) Account Manager
11 50 (3.37%) Trainee
12 46 (3.10%) Security Architect
13 44 (2.97%) IT Manager
14 41 (2.77%) Developer
15 40 (2.70%) Security Specialist
16 39 (2.63%) Security Consultant
17 36 (2.43%) Senior Consultant
18 35 (2.36%) Cybersecurity Engineer
19 31 (2.09%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.56%) CSS
2 35 (2.36%) HTML
3 31 (2.09%) REST
4 25 (1.69%) OAuth
5 24 (1.62%) SAML
6 23 (1.55%) OpenID
7 22 (1.48%) LDAP
8 20 (1.35%) SOAP
9 18 (1.21%) GraphQL
10 16 (1.08%) React
11 14 (0.94%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.54%) RESTful
13 7 (0.47%) FastAPI
14 6 (0.40%) AngularJS
14 6 (0.40%) LangChain
14 6 (0.40%) PySpark
14 6 (0.40%) PyTorch
14 6 (0.40%) TensorFlow
15 5 (0.34%) Pandas
15 5 (0.34%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (26.72%) IoT
2 114 (7.69%) Security Posture
3 79 (5.33%) Management Information System
4 63 (4.25%) Enterprise Software
5 50 (3.37%) Cyber Threat
6 46 (3.10%) Cloud Native
7 36 (2.43%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.36%) Security Operations Centre
9 34 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
10 33 (2.23%) Cyberattack
11 32 (2.16%) Data Centre
12 30 (2.02%) Blockchain
13 19 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
14 16 (1.08%) Cloud Security Posture
15 14 (0.94%) Mobile App
15 14 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
16 13 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (0.88%) Onboarding
17 12 (0.81%) Cyber Security Posture
17 12 (0.81%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 99 (6.68%) Windows
2 66 (4.45%) Linux
3 41 (2.77%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.62%) Mac OS
5 16 (1.08%) Android
6 10 (0.67%) Unix
7 8 (0.54%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.40%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.13%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.067%) CentOS
11 1 (0.067%) Solaris
11 1 (0.067%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.067%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.067%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 486 (32.79%) AI
2 414 (27.94%) Machine Learning
3 393 (26.52%) Web Development
4 392 (26.45%) User Experience
5 207 (13.97%) Risk Management
6 195 (13.16%) Incident Response
7 193 (13.02%) Information Security
8 183 (12.35%) Mentoring
9 170 (11.47%) Problem-Solving
10 142 (9.58%) Agile
11 138 (9.31%) Cloud Security
12 137 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 119 (8.03%) Roadmaps
14 101 (6.82%) Vulnerability Management
15 98 (6.61%) SIEM
16 92 (6.21%) Project Management
17 88 (5.94%) Analytics
18 85 (5.74%) Data Protection
19 84 (5.67%) Security Operations
20 81 (5.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 142 (9.58%) Python
2 110 (7.42%) PowerShell
3 51 (3.44%) SQL
4 47 (3.17%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.82%) Bash
6 24 (1.62%) C++
6 24 (1.62%) R
7 18 (1.21%) Java
7 18 (1.21%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.74%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.47%) Go
10 5 (0.34%) C
11 4 (0.27%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.13%) C#
13 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.13%) Perl
14 1 (0.067%) Bicep
14 1 (0.067%) Scala
Qualifications
1 559 (37.72%) Degree
2 415 (28.00%) Master's Degree
3 378 (25.51%) PhD
4 375 (25.30%) Postgraduate
5 213 (14.37%) CISSP
6 136 (9.18%) CISM
7 91 (6.14%) CISA
8 65 (4.39%) Azure Certification
9 58 (3.91%) CEH
10 54 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
11 53 (3.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 47 (3.17%) Security Cleared
13 43 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
13 43 (2.90%) CRISC
14 41 (2.77%) AWS Certification
15 37 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
16 35 (2.36%) SANS
17 34 (2.29%) CompTIA CySA+
18 31 (2.09%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 31 (2.09%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 240 (16.19%) NIST
2 207 (13.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 121 (8.16%) GDPR
4 63 (4.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 55 (3.71%) GRC
6 45 (3.04%) PCI DSS
7 44 (2.97%) QA
8 43 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 34 (2.29%) COBIT
10 33 (2.23%) NCSC
11 28 (1.89%) NIST 800
12 17 (1.15%) ISO 22301
13 12 (0.81%) Accessibility
14 11 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
14 11 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 10 (0.67%) SOC 2
16 9 (0.61%) Data Quality
17 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 19770
18 7 (0.47%) HIPAA
19 6 (0.40%) JSP 440
System Software
1 80 (5.40%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (1.42%) Docker
4 11 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.54%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.47%) IAG
7 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.40%) vSphere
8 3 (0.20%) Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.067%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.067%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 39 (2.63%) Terraform
2 29 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 28 (1.89%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.21%) Ansible
4 18 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.81%) CASB
5 12 (0.81%) SCCM
6 8 (0.54%) RSA Archer
7 7 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 7 (0.47%) VxRail
8 4 (0.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.20%) Grafana
10 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
10 2 (0.13%) QRadar
11 1 (0.067%) DatAdvantage
11 1 (0.067%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 248 (16.73%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.10%) VMware
3 42 (2.83%) CrowdStrike
4 31 (2.09%) Palo Alto
5 30 (2.02%) Oracle
6 28 (1.89%) Dell
7 27 (1.82%) Fortinet
8 26 (1.75%) Google
9 24 (1.62%) Splunk
10 23 (1.55%) Salesforce
11 22 (1.48%) CyberArk
11 22 (1.48%) ForeScout
12 20 (1.35%) Commvault
12 20 (1.35%) SAP
13 19 (1.28%) Cisco
14 15 (1.01%) ServiceNow
15 10 (0.67%) MuleSoft
16 9 (0.61%) Okta
16 9 (0.61%) Sophos
16 9 (0.61%) Zscaler