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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 43 33
Rank change year-on-year +25 -10 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,532 808 1,373
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.33% 6.26% 6.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.89% 6.51% 6.66%
Number of salaries quoted 725 517 1,087
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,150 £43,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.07% - +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -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 15,483 12,415 20,616
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.21% 96.23% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 10,142 7,585 15,993
10th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £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 £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 5 April 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 April 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 +30 242 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +28 184 £38,000 -39.44% 23
South London +50 175 £50,000 -0.99% 6
East London +25 106 £87,500 +35.66% 25
North London +18 44 £60,000 -7.69% 6
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 17 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (1.04%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.46%) CMS
4 3 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.20%) Confluence
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.13%) SAS
6 1 (0.065%) Apache
6 1 (0.065%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.065%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.91%) Maya
3 13 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.065%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.20%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.20%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) Endur
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.065%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.065%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.065%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.065%) SAP FS
5 1 (0.065%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.065%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 402 (26.24%) Cloud Computing
2 339 (22.13%) Azure
3 211 (13.77%) AWS
4 98 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
5 75 (4.90%) Entra ID
6 60 (3.92%) GCP
7 54 (3.52%) SaaS
8 33 (2.15%) Nutanix
9 30 (1.96%) GitHub
10 26 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
11 24 (1.57%) AWS CloudFormation
12 21 (1.37%) Google Workspace
13 18 (1.17%) Power Platform
14 17 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
15 15 (0.98%) Mimecast
16 12 (0.78%) PaaS
17 10 (0.65%) Serverless
18 6 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
18 6 (0.39%) IaaS
18 6 (0.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 405 (26.44%) Internet
2 101 (6.59%) Firewall
3 64 (4.18%) Network Security
4 32 (2.09%) VPN
5 23 (1.50%) CHAP
5 23 (1.50%) Intrusion Detection
5 23 (1.50%) WAN
6 21 (1.37%) Broadband
7 18 (1.17%) DNS
8 14 (0.91%) SD-WAN
9 13 (0.85%) LAN
9 13 (0.85%) Wireless
10 12 (0.78%) TCP/IP
11 11 (0.72%) DHCP
12 9 (0.59%) VLAN
13 7 (0.46%) Unified Communications
13 7 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (0.39%) Cisco ISE
14 6 (0.39%) Kerberos
14 6 (0.39%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.17%) Big Data
1 18 (1.17%) Tableau
2 17 (1.11%) Power BI
3 14 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (0.33%) Metadata
5 5 (0.33%) Neo4j
5 5 (0.33%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.26%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.20%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.20%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.20%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.13%) Impala
8 2 (0.13%) MySQL
8 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 30 (1.96%) Git
2 18 (1.17%) GitLab
3 10 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.39%) JIRA
5 4 (0.26%) MLflow
6 3 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.13%) JMeter
7 2 (0.13%) Locust
General
1 726 (47.39%) Social Skills
2 500 (32.64%) Banking
3 473 (30.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 285 (18.60%) Finance
5 137 (8.94%) Analytical Skills
6 107 (6.98%) Legal
7 80 (5.22%) Retail
8 71 (4.63%) Law
9 48 (3.13%) Public Sector
10 47 (3.07%) Multimedia
11 44 (2.87%) Marketing
12 33 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
13 32 (2.09%) Financial Institution
13 32 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
14 29 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
15 27 (1.76%) Local Government
16 24 (1.57%) Games
17 23 (1.50%) Aviation
17 23 (1.50%) Telecoms
18 20 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 324 (21.15%) Lecturer
2 148 (9.66%) Senior
3 105 (6.85%) Analyst
4 104 (6.79%) Architect
5 100 (6.53%) Consultant
6 95 (6.20%) Lead
7 82 (5.35%) Security Analyst
8 76 (4.96%) Security Engineer
9 57 (3.72%) Account Manager
10 56 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 56 (3.66%) Security Manager
11 53 (3.46%) Security Architect
12 47 (3.07%) IT Manager
12 47 (3.07%) Trainee
13 42 (2.74%) Developer
14 40 (2.61%) Security Consultant
14 40 (2.61%) Security Specialist
15 35 (2.28%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 33 (2.15%) Senior Consultant
17 32 (2.09%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.35%) CSS
2 33 (2.15%) HTML
2 33 (2.15%) REST
3 27 (1.76%) OAuth
4 26 (1.70%) SAML
5 25 (1.63%) LDAP
5 25 (1.63%) OpenID
6 21 (1.37%) SOAP
7 18 (1.17%) GraphQL
8 17 (1.11%) React
9 14 (0.91%) SailPoint
10 9 (0.59%) FastAPI
10 9 (0.59%) RESTful
11 6 (0.39%) LangChain
11 6 (0.39%) Node.js
11 6 (0.39%) PySpark
11 6 (0.39%) PyTorch
11 6 (0.39%) TensorFlow
12 5 (0.33%) AngularJS
12 5 (0.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 395 (25.78%) IoT
2 122 (7.96%) Security Posture
3 82 (5.35%) Management Information System
4 48 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
5 45 (2.94%) Cloud Native
6 44 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
7 41 (2.68%) Cyber Defence
8 36 (2.35%) Cyberattack
8 36 (2.35%) Security Operations Centre
9 33 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 30 (1.96%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.83%) Blockchain
12 20 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.11%) Cloud Security Posture
13 17 (1.11%) Onboarding
14 14 (0.91%) Mobile App
15 13 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
15 13 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
16 12 (0.78%) Product Ownership
17 10 (0.65%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.85%) Windows
2 71 (4.63%) Linux
3 42 (2.74%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.44%) Mac OS
5 12 (0.78%) Android
6 10 (0.65%) Unix
7 8 (0.52%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.33%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.20%) CentOS
12 1 (0.065%) Solaris
12 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 475 (31.01%) AI
2 410 (26.76%) Machine Learning
3 396 (25.85%) User Experience
4 392 (25.59%) Web Development
5 198 (12.92%) Incident Response
5 198 (12.92%) Information Security
6 193 (12.60%) Risk Management
7 183 (11.95%) Mentoring
8 160 (10.44%) Problem-Solving
9 148 (9.66%) Cloud Security
10 142 (9.27%) Agile
11 136 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
12 118 (7.70%) Roadmaps
13 109 (7.11%) Vulnerability Management
14 96 (6.27%) SIEM
15 92 (6.01%) Project Management
16 89 (5.81%) Security Operations
17 85 (5.55%) Data Protection
18 84 (5.48%) Security Architecture
19 79 (5.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 148 (9.66%) Python
2 117 (7.64%) PowerShell
3 52 (3.39%) SQL
4 45 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 29 (1.89%) Bash
6 24 (1.57%) C++
7 23 (1.50%) R
8 19 (1.24%) Java
9 18 (1.17%) T-SQL
10 13 (0.85%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.46%) Go
12 5 (0.33%) C
13 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.13%) C#
15 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.13%) Perl
16 1 (0.065%) Bicep
16 1 (0.065%) Scala
Qualifications
1 549 (35.84%) Degree
2 414 (27.02%) Master's Degree
3 376 (24.54%) Postgraduate
4 375 (24.48%) PhD
5 221 (14.43%) CISSP
6 137 (8.94%) CISM
7 85 (5.55%) CISA
8 66 (4.31%) Azure Certification
9 63 (4.11%) CEH
10 58 (3.79%) CompTIA Security+
11 53 (3.46%) Microsoft Certification
12 52 (3.39%) Security Cleared
13 42 (2.74%) CRISC
14 39 (2.55%) CompTIA CySA+
15 38 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
16 37 (2.42%) AWS Certification
16 37 (2.42%) SANS
17 35 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
17 35 (2.28%) SC Cleared
18 34 (2.22%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 250 (16.32%) NIST
2 214 (13.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 132 (8.62%) GDPR
4 73 (4.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 58 (3.79%) GRC
6 53 (3.46%) PCI DSS
7 51 (3.33%) QA
8 49 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 33 (2.15%) COBIT
9 33 (2.15%) NCSC
10 29 (1.89%) NIST 800
11 17 (1.11%) ISO 22301
12 15 (0.98%) Accessibility
13 14 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 13 (0.85%) SOC 2
15 11 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 19770
17 7 (0.46%) Government Security Classifications
17 7 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 7 (0.46%) JSP 440
System Software
1 85 (5.55%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (1.50%) Docker
4 12 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.65%) IAG
6 8 (0.52%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.39%) vSphere
8 3 (0.20%) Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.065%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 43 (2.81%) Terraform
2 32 (2.09%) Kubernetes
3 28 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (1.24%) Ansible
5 18 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.85%) SCCM
7 12 (0.78%) CASB
8 7 (0.46%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.46%) VxRail
9 6 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.20%) Argo
10 3 (0.20%) Grafana
10 3 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) QRadar
11 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.065%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 254 (16.58%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.00%) VMware
3 41 (2.68%) CrowdStrike
4 32 (2.09%) Palo Alto
5 28 (1.83%) ForeScout
6 27 (1.76%) Fortinet
6 27 (1.76%) Splunk
7 26 (1.70%) Google
8 25 (1.63%) CyberArk
9 23 (1.50%) Dell
10 22 (1.44%) Salesforce
11 20 (1.31%) Cisco
11 20 (1.31%) Commvault
11 20 (1.31%) Oracle
12 16 (1.04%) ServiceNow
13 10 (0.65%) SAP
14 9 (0.59%) Sophos
15 8 (0.52%) Zscaler
16 7 (0.46%) Apple
16 7 (0.46%) Okta