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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 41 33
Rank change year-on-year +15 -8 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,335 786 1,407
As % of all permanent jobs in London 6.28% 6.44% 5.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.71% 6.71% 6.45%
Number of salaries quoted 878 467 1,020
10th Percentile £38,850 £45,600 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £58,750 £53,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £74,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% +2.07% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.04% -1.42% -10.00%

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 17,308 11,708 21,813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.43% 95.86% 89.40%
Number of salaries quoted 11,816 6,957 16,010
10th Percentile £40,625 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £123,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 11 June 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 11 June 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 +36 236 £70,000 -6.67% 88
West London +17 80 £40,000 -47.65% 35
East London +15 38 £87,500 - 18
South London +31 34 £50,000 -31.03% 10
North London +17 21 £60,000 - 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 27 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.22%) Apache
3 3 (0.22%) CMS
4 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.15%) Confluence
5 1 (0.075%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.075%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.075%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.075%) Maya
5 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.075%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.22%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 3 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
3 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.15%) Shopify
4 1 (0.075%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 319 (23.90%) Azure
2 177 (13.26%) AWS
3 113 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
4 103 (7.72%) Entra ID
5 70 (5.24%) SaaS
6 59 (4.42%) GCP
7 26 (1.95%) Azure Sentinel
8 25 (1.87%) Microsoft Purview
9 23 (1.72%) Google Workspace
10 22 (1.65%) AWS CloudFormation
11 21 (1.57%) Nutanix
12 20 (1.50%) Power Platform
13 19 (1.42%) GitHub
14 18 (1.35%) Mimecast
15 10 (0.75%) Serverless
16 9 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
17 7 (0.52%) Amazon GuardDuty
18 6 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
18 6 (0.45%) Datadog
19 4 (0.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 106 (7.94%) Firewall
2 76 (5.69%) Network Security
3 29 (2.17%) VPN
4 28 (2.10%) Broadband
5 27 (2.02%) Internet
6 25 (1.87%) WAN
7 21 (1.57%) DNS
8 19 (1.42%) CHAP
9 18 (1.35%) LAN
9 18 (1.35%) TCP/IP
10 16 (1.20%) Intrusion Detection
11 14 (1.05%) Wireless
12 13 (0.97%) DHCP
13 12 (0.90%) Kerberos
14 11 (0.82%) Cisco ISE
14 11 (0.82%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.75%) VLAN
16 7 (0.52%) SAN
16 7 (0.52%) VoIP
16 7 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.50%) Power BI
2 13 (0.97%) Tableau
3 10 (0.75%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.45%) Big Data
5 5 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.37%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.22%) Hadoop
7 3 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.22%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.15%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.15%) MySQL
8 2 (0.15%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.075%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.075%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.075%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.075%) Impala
9 1 (0.075%) Metadata
9 1 (0.075%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 24 (1.80%) GitLab
2 19 (1.42%) Git
3 8 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.52%) JIRA
5 4 (0.30%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.30%) MLflow
6 2 (0.15%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.15%) JMeter
7 1 (0.075%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.075%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.075%) Locust
7 1 (0.075%) Oracle APEX
General
1 389 (29.14%) Social Skills
2 247 (18.50%) Finance
3 175 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (9.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 94 (7.04%) Banking
6 87 (6.52%) Retail
7 73 (5.47%) Legal
8 58 (4.34%) Law
9 44 (3.30%) Public Sector
10 41 (3.07%) Marketing
11 40 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
12 36 (2.70%) Aviation
13 35 (2.62%) Local Government
14 32 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
15 25 (1.87%) Telecoms
16 24 (1.80%) Multimedia
17 23 (1.72%) Financial Institution
18 18 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
19 14 (1.05%) Advertising
20 9 (0.67%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 165 (12.36%) Senior
2 135 (10.11%) Analyst
3 118 (8.84%) Consultant
4 112 (8.39%) Architect
4 112 (8.39%) Security Analyst
5 108 (8.09%) Lead
6 95 (7.12%) Security Engineer
7 94 (7.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 72 (5.39%) Security Manager
9 69 (5.17%) Security Architect
10 46 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 46 (3.45%) Developer
11 45 (3.37%) IT Manager
12 43 (3.22%) Account Manager
13 42 (3.15%) Security Consultant
14 34 (2.55%) Senior Consultant
14 34 (2.55%) Trainee
15 33 (2.47%) Security Specialist
16 32 (2.40%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 30 (2.25%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.07%) REST
2 38 (2.85%) OpenID
2 38 (2.85%) SAML
3 37 (2.77%) OAuth
4 33 (2.47%) LDAP
5 25 (1.87%) SOAP
6 19 (1.42%) CSS
6 19 (1.42%) GraphQL
7 16 (1.20%) HTML
7 16 (1.20%) SailPoint
8 14 (1.05%) React
9 12 (0.90%) FastAPI
10 11 (0.82%) RESTful
11 9 (0.67%) Kafka
12 7 (0.52%) .NET
12 7 (0.52%) LangChain
13 6 (0.45%) PyTorch
13 6 (0.45%) TensorFlow
13 6 (0.45%) Web Services
14 5 (0.37%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 142 (10.64%) Security Posture
2 91 (6.82%) Management Information System
3 77 (5.77%) Cyber Threat
4 60 (4.49%) Cyber Defence
5 52 (3.90%) Cloud Native
6 47 (3.52%) Cyberattack
7 41 (3.07%) Operational Technology
8 38 (2.85%) Security Operations Centre
9 32 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
10 29 (2.17%) Onboarding
11 23 (1.72%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.50%) Cloud Security Posture
13 19 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
14 17 (1.27%) Blockchain
14 17 (1.27%) Blog
15 15 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
16 13 (0.97%) AI Agents
16 13 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
17 12 (0.90%) PKI
17 12 (0.90%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 109 (8.16%) Windows
2 69 (5.17%) Linux
3 53 (3.97%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.80%) Mac OS
5 15 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (0.97%) Android
7 12 (0.90%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.60%) Windows 10
9 6 (0.45%) CentOS
9 6 (0.45%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.45%) Unix
10 2 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (18.43%) Incident Response
2 245 (18.35%) Information Security
3 202 (15.13%) Risk Management
4 186 (13.93%) Mentoring
5 178 (13.33%) Cloud Security
6 167 (12.51%) Problem-Solving
7 147 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
8 143 (10.71%) Vulnerability Management
9 140 (10.49%) Agile
10 129 (9.66%) Security Operations
11 115 (8.61%) Roadmaps
12 113 (8.46%) SIEM
13 106 (7.94%) Project Management
14 104 (7.79%) AI
15 103 (7.72%) Identity Access Management
16 102 (7.64%) Decision-Making
16 102 (7.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 99 (7.42%) Threat Intelligence
18 92 (6.89%) Business Development
19 91 (6.82%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 159 (11.91%) Python
2 127 (9.51%) PowerShell
3 53 (3.97%) SQL
4 35 (2.62%) JavaScript
5 33 (2.47%) Bash
6 24 (1.80%) Java
7 22 (1.65%) C++
8 19 (1.42%) T-SQL
9 12 (0.90%) R
10 11 (0.82%) Go
10 11 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
11 9 (0.67%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.30%) C#
13 3 (0.22%) C
14 2 (0.15%) Bicep
14 2 (0.15%) Perl
14 2 (0.15%) Rust
14 2 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
14 2 (0.15%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.075%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 238 (17.83%) CISSP
2 188 (14.08%) Degree
3 147 (11.01%) CISM
4 104 (7.79%) Security Cleared
5 79 (5.92%) CISA
6 70 (5.24%) SC Cleared
7 65 (4.87%) CompTIA Security+
8 60 (4.49%) CEH
9 59 (4.42%) Azure Certification
10 51 (3.82%) Cisco Certification
11 46 (3.45%) CRISC
12 44 (3.30%) GIAC
13 43 (3.22%) Master's Degree
14 42 (3.15%) CompTIA CySA+
15 41 (3.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 41 (3.07%) Microsoft Certification
16 39 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
17 36 (2.70%) SANS
18 35 (2.62%) OSCP
19 33 (2.47%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 280 (20.97%) NIST
2 232 (17.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 135 (10.11%) GDPR
4 73 (5.47%) GRC
4 73 (5.47%) QA
5 71 (5.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 63 (4.72%) PCI DSS
7 45 (3.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 37 (2.77%) NCSC
9 34 (2.55%) NIST 800
10 31 (2.32%) COBIT
11 19 (1.42%) Accessibility
11 19 (1.42%) SOC 2
12 17 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 11 (0.82%) SLA
14 10 (0.75%) ISO 22301
15 8 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (0.60%) HIPAA
16 7 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
16 7 (0.52%) JSP 440
System Software
1 107 (8.01%) Active Directory
2 37 (2.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.65%) Docker
4 18 (1.35%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.82%) IAG
6 5 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.37%) vSphere
7 4 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.22%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.15%) Firmware
9 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (3.45%) Terraform
2 40 (3.00%) Kubernetes
3 32 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 24 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.05%) Ansible
6 10 (0.75%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 10 (0.75%) SCCM
7 8 (0.60%) VxRail
8 7 (0.52%) CASB
8 7 (0.52%) RSA Archer
9 5 (0.37%) CSIRT
9 5 (0.37%) Grafana
10 4 (0.30%) Argo
10 4 (0.30%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.22%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 2 (0.15%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.15%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.15%) QRadar
12 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 274 (20.52%) Microsoft
2 49 (3.67%) VMware
3 42 (3.15%) CrowdStrike
4 38 (2.85%) Splunk
5 35 (2.62%) Salesforce
6 32 (2.40%) ForeScout
7 31 (2.32%) Google
7 31 (2.32%) Palo Alto
8 29 (2.17%) Cisco
9 26 (1.95%) CyberArk
10 21 (1.57%) Dell
10 21 (1.57%) Fortinet
11 11 (0.82%) CheckPoint
11 11 (0.82%) Commvault
11 11 (0.82%) Okta
11 11 (0.82%) Rapid7
11 11 (0.82%) ServiceNow
12 10 (0.75%) SAP
12 10 (0.75%) Sophos
12 10 (0.75%) Zscaler