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

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 42 34
Rank change year-on-year +25 -8 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,514 826 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.48% 6.38% 5.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.02% 6.63% 6.52%
Number of salaries quoted 704 517 1,083
10th Percentile £32,500 £47,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -12.50% +0.80% -8.42%

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 15,115 12,458 20,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.63% 96.28% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,864 7,607 15,912
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,503
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 £115,000 £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 29 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 29 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 +19 232 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +27 183 £47,000 -30.70% 23
South London +53 175 £50,000 -13.42% 6
East London +25 107 £96,250 +49.22% 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 19 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (1.19%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.46%) CMS
4 3 (0.20%) Confluence
4 3 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.13%) SAS
6 1 (0.066%) Apache
6 1 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.066%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.066%) nginx
Applications
1 23 (1.52%) Maya
2 19 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.59%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.20%) Endur
3 3 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.20%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FS
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.066%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.066%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.066%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 406 (26.82%) Cloud Computing
2 337 (22.26%) Azure
3 213 (14.07%) AWS
4 93 (6.14%) Microsoft 365
5 73 (4.82%) Entra ID
6 61 (4.03%) GCP
7 45 (2.97%) SaaS
8 33 (2.18%) Nutanix
9 32 (2.11%) GitHub
10 27 (1.78%) Azure Sentinel
11 24 (1.59%) AWS CloudFormation
12 22 (1.45%) Google Workspace
13 21 (1.39%) Power Platform
14 16 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
15 14 (0.92%) Mimecast
15 14 (0.92%) PaaS
16 9 (0.59%) OCI
17 8 (0.53%) IaaS
17 8 (0.53%) Serverless
18 7 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 407 (26.88%) Internet
2 101 (6.67%) Firewall
3 64 (4.23%) Network Security
4 33 (2.18%) VPN
5 23 (1.52%) CHAP
5 23 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
5 23 (1.52%) WAN
6 21 (1.39%) Broadband
7 17 (1.12%) DNS
8 14 (0.92%) SD-WAN
9 13 (0.86%) Wireless
10 12 (0.79%) LAN
11 11 (0.73%) DHCP
11 11 (0.73%) TCP/IP
12 9 (0.59%) VLAN
13 6 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
13 6 (0.40%) SAN
13 6 (0.40%) Unified Communications
13 6 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (0.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.32%) Power BI
1 20 (1.32%) Tableau
2 18 (1.19%) Big Data
2 18 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.40%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.40%) 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%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.20%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.20%) SAP BW
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%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 32 (2.11%) Git
2 16 (1.06%) GitLab
3 11 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.40%) 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
1 721 (47.62%) Social Skills
2 502 (33.16%) Banking
3 475 (31.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 299 (19.75%) Finance
5 145 (9.58%) Analytical Skills
6 109 (7.20%) Legal
7 83 (5.48%) Retail
8 81 (5.35%) Law
9 52 (3.43%) Public Sector
10 50 (3.30%) Multimedia
11 45 (2.97%) Marketing
12 35 (2.31%) Games
13 33 (2.18%) Financial Institution
13 33 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
13 33 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
15 30 (1.98%) Local Government
16 22 (1.45%) Aviation
16 22 (1.45%) Telecoms
17 20 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 325 (21.47%) Lecturer
2 151 (9.97%) Senior
3 104 (6.87%) Consultant
4 103 (6.80%) Analyst
5 102 (6.74%) Architect
6 97 (6.41%) Lead
7 80 (5.28%) Security Analyst
8 71 (4.69%) Security Engineer
9 57 (3.76%) Security Manager
10 55 (3.63%) Account Manager
11 54 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 50 (3.30%) Trainee
13 49 (3.24%) Security Architect
14 46 (3.04%) IT Manager
15 42 (2.77%) Developer
16 40 (2.64%) Security Consultant
16 40 (2.64%) Security Specialist
17 38 (2.51%) Senior Consultant
18 34 (2.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
19 31 (2.05%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.51%) CSS
2 35 (2.31%) HTML
3 30 (1.98%) REST
4 25 (1.65%) OAuth
5 24 (1.59%) SAML
6 23 (1.52%) LDAP
6 23 (1.52%) OpenID
7 20 (1.32%) SOAP
8 18 (1.19%) GraphQL
9 15 (0.99%) React
10 14 (0.92%) SailPoint
11 8 (0.53%) RESTful
12 7 (0.46%) FastAPI
13 6 (0.40%) LangChain
13 6 (0.40%) PySpark
13 6 (0.40%) PyTorch
13 6 (0.40%) TensorFlow
14 5 (0.33%) AngularJS
14 5 (0.33%) Pandas
14 5 (0.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (26.16%) IoT
2 121 (7.99%) Security Posture
3 80 (5.28%) Management Information System
4 56 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
5 48 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
6 45 (2.97%) Cloud Native
7 39 (2.58%) Cyber Defence
8 36 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
9 35 (2.31%) Cyberattack
10 34 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
11 31 (2.05%) Blockchain
11 31 (2.05%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
14 15 (0.99%) Onboarding
15 14 (0.92%) Mobile App
16 13 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
16 13 (0.86%) Product Ownership
17 11 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
17 11 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.94%) Windows
2 71 (4.69%) Linux
3 44 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.52%) Mac OS
5 13 (0.86%) Android
6 10 (0.66%) Unix
7 8 (0.53%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.33%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.20%) CentOS
12 1 (0.066%) Solaris
12 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 482 (31.84%) AI
2 411 (27.15%) Machine Learning
3 396 (26.16%) User Experience
4 393 (25.96%) Web Development
5 203 (13.41%) Risk Management
6 199 (13.14%) Incident Response
7 198 (13.08%) Information Security
8 187 (12.35%) Mentoring
9 163 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
10 146 (9.64%) Cloud Security
11 143 (9.45%) Agile
12 138 (9.11%) Continuous Improvement
13 121 (7.99%) Roadmaps
14 105 (6.94%) Vulnerability Management
15 100 (6.61%) SIEM
16 98 (6.47%) Project Management
17 86 (5.68%) Security Operations
18 85 (5.61%) Data Protection
18 85 (5.61%) Security Architecture
19 81 (5.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 144 (9.51%) Python
2 111 (7.33%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.30%) SQL
4 46 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.78%) Bash
6 24 (1.59%) C++
6 24 (1.59%) R
7 19 (1.25%) Java
8 18 (1.19%) T-SQL
9 11 (0.73%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.46%) Go
11 5 (0.33%) C
12 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.13%) C#
14 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.13%) Perl
15 1 (0.066%) Bicep
15 1 (0.066%) Scala
Qualifications
1 558 (36.86%) Degree
2 415 (27.41%) Master's Degree
3 377 (24.90%) PhD
3 377 (24.90%) Postgraduate
4 219 (14.46%) CISSP
5 138 (9.11%) CISM
6 86 (5.68%) CISA
7 67 (4.43%) Azure Certification
8 63 (4.16%) CEH
9 57 (3.76%) CompTIA Security+
10 54 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
11 52 (3.43%) Security Cleared
12 43 (2.84%) CRISC
13 40 (2.64%) AWS Certification
13 40 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
14 38 (2.51%) Cisco Certification
14 38 (2.51%) SANS
15 37 (2.44%) CompTIA CySA+
16 35 (2.31%) GIAC
16 35 (2.31%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 252 (16.64%) NIST
2 214 (14.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 130 (8.59%) GDPR
4 67 (4.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 60 (3.96%) GRC
6 50 (3.30%) PCI DSS
6 50 (3.30%) QA
7 47 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 33 (2.18%) COBIT
9 32 (2.11%) NCSC
10 31 (2.05%) NIST 800
11 17 (1.12%) ISO 22301
12 15 (0.99%) Accessibility
13 14 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 12 (0.79%) SOC 2
15 11 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 19770
17 7 (0.46%) Data Quality
17 7 (0.46%) Government Security Classifications
17 7 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 83 (5.48%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (1.52%) Docker
4 12 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.66%) IAG
6 8 (0.53%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.40%) vSphere
8 3 (0.20%) Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.066%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (2.71%) Terraform
2 30 (1.98%) Kubernetes
3 29 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (1.32%) Ansible
5 17 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.86%) SCCM
7 12 (0.79%) CASB
8 8 (0.53%) RSA Archer
9 7 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 7 (0.46%) VxRail
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 (0.066%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 254 (16.78%) Microsoft
2 47 (3.10%) VMware
3 41 (2.71%) CrowdStrike
4 31 (2.05%) Palo Alto
5 27 (1.78%) Fortinet
5 27 (1.78%) Google
5 27 (1.78%) Oracle
6 26 (1.72%) Dell
6 26 (1.72%) ForeScout
6 26 (1.72%) Splunk
7 24 (1.59%) CyberArk
8 23 (1.52%) Salesforce
9 20 (1.32%) Cisco
9 20 (1.32%) Commvault
10 16 (1.06%) SAP
10 16 (1.06%) ServiceNow
11 8 (0.53%) MuleSoft
11 8 (0.53%) Okta
11 8 (0.53%) Sophos
11 8 (0.53%) Zscaler