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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 36 41
Rank change year-on-year +9 +5 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,541 829 1,054
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.95% 7.04% 5.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.40% 7.49% 6.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,063 482 547
10th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 £46,885
25th Percentile £57,500 £50,000 £60,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,000 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -6.04% +2.76%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £93,125
90th Percentile £105,000 £121,125 £116,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

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 20,835 11,067 16,769
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 80.49% 93.99% 89.72%
Number of salaries quoted 13,772 6,955 9,963
10th Percentile £40,825 £37,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 5 October 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 October 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 +15 151 £72,500 -3.33% 222
West London -3 70 £72,500 -12.12% 68
South London +3 32 £50,000 +8.70% 18
East London -13 17 £110,000 +4.76% 21
North London -4 2 £58,875 +42.73% 3
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 47 (3.05%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.39%) Confluence
3 6 (0.39%) SAS
4 5 (0.32%) Apache
5 4 (0.26%) IIS
6 3 (0.19%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.065%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.13%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.19%) Distributed Ledger
1 3 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Eikon
3 1 (0.065%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.065%) Magento
3 1 (0.065%) Maximo
3 1 (0.065%) RMDS
3 1 (0.065%) SAP CAR
3 1 (0.065%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 309 (20.05%) Azure
2 183 (11.88%) AWS
3 171 (11.10%) Entra ID
4 167 (10.84%) Microsoft 365
5 91 (5.91%) SaaS
6 77 (5.00%) GCP
7 47 (3.05%) Microsoft Purview
8 32 (2.08%) Power Platform
9 31 (2.01%) Mimecast
10 28 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
11 27 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
12 23 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
13 21 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
14 20 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
14 20 (1.30%) GitHub
15 17 (1.10%) PaaS
16 15 (0.97%) Serverless
17 13 (0.84%) OneDrive
18 12 (0.78%) Azure API Management
19 11 (0.71%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 146 (9.47%) Firewall
2 93 (6.04%) Network Security
3 67 (4.35%) VPN
4 48 (3.11%) DNS
5 38 (2.47%) Internet
6 37 (2.40%) WAN
7 36 (2.34%) TCP/IP
8 34 (2.21%) LAN
9 32 (2.08%) DHCP
10 26 (1.69%) Wireless
11 18 (1.17%) Cisco ISE
11 18 (1.17%) Kerberos
11 18 (1.17%) VLAN
12 14 (0.91%) SD-WAN
13 13 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
14 12 (0.78%) Broadband
14 12 (0.78%) Cisco Nexus
14 12 (0.78%) Wireshark
15 11 (0.71%) OSPF
16 10 (0.65%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.49%) Power BI
2 17 (1.10%) SQL Server
3 13 (0.84%) Big Data
4 10 (0.65%) Tableau
5 9 (0.58%) Metadata
6 7 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.13%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.13%) MySQL
9 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.13%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.065%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 18 (1.17%) Burp Suite
2 16 (1.04%) Git
2 16 (1.04%) JIRA
3 13 (0.84%) Jenkins
3 13 (0.84%) Metasploit
4 10 (0.65%) GitLab
5 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.13%) git-flow
5 2 (0.13%) Snyk
5 2 (0.13%) Xcode
5 2 (0.13%) XCTest
5 2 (0.13%) XCUITest
5 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.065%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.065%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.065%) JMeter
6 1 (0.065%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.065%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.065%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.065%) Vite
General
1 471 (30.56%) Social Skills
2 286 (18.56%) Finance
3 174 (11.29%) Analytical Skills
4 143 (9.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 108 (7.01%) Law
6 99 (6.42%) Banking
7 89 (5.78%) Legal
8 87 (5.65%) Public Sector
9 77 (5.00%) Retail
10 59 (3.83%) Marketing
11 52 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
13 42 (2.73%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.69%) Local Government
15 24 (1.56%) Financial Institution
16 17 (1.10%) Aviation
16 17 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.91%) Back Office
18 11 (0.71%) Mandarin Language
19 10 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 181 (11.75%) Senior
2 180 (11.68%) Consultant
3 144 (9.34%) Architect
3 144 (9.34%) Lead
4 131 (8.50%) Analyst
5 114 (7.40%) Security Engineer
6 103 (6.68%) Security Analyst
7 95 (6.16%) Security Manager
8 92 (5.97%) Security Architect
9 74 (4.80%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 73 (4.74%) Security Consultant
11 62 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 61 (3.96%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 49 (3.18%) Security Specialist
14 44 (2.86%) Software Engineer
15 40 (2.60%) Business Manager
15 40 (2.60%) IT Manager
16 39 (2.53%) IAM Consultant
17 35 (2.27%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 35 (2.27%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.47%) Terraform
2 37 (2.40%) OpenID
3 34 (2.21%) OAuth
3 34 (2.21%) SAML
4 30 (1.95%) REST
5 24 (1.56%) LDAP
6 16 (1.04%) SailPoint
7 14 (0.91%) RESTful
8 13 (0.84%) .NET
9 10 (0.65%) FastAPI
10 9 (0.58%) Kafka
11 8 (0.52%) Middleware
11 8 (0.52%) OAuth2
12 7 (0.45%) FIX Protocol
12 7 (0.45%) React
13 6 (0.39%) Apache NiFi
13 6 (0.39%) JWT
13 6 (0.39%) SOAP
14 5 (0.32%) .NET Core
14 5 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 142 (9.21%) Security Posture
2 113 (7.33%) Management Information System
3 104 (6.75%) Cyber Threat
4 74 (4.80%) Onboarding
5 66 (4.28%) Operational Technology
6 51 (3.31%) Cloud Native
7 47 (3.05%) Cyber Defence
8 45 (2.92%) Data Centre
9 38 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
9 38 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
10 24 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
11 21 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
12 19 (1.23%) AI Agents
13 17 (1.10%) Blog
13 17 (1.10%) Driving Licence
14 16 (1.04%) PKI
14 16 (1.04%) Virtual Team
15 15 (0.97%) Cyberattack
15 15 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
15 15 (0.97%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 122 (7.92%) Windows
2 75 (4.87%) Linux
3 55 (3.57%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.49%) Mac OS
5 15 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 15 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.84%) Apple iOS
7 11 (0.71%) Android
8 6 (0.39%) Unix
9 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
9 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.19%) CentOS
10 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.065%) Rocky
12 1 (0.065%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (19.01%) Information Security
2 256 (16.61%) Incident Response
3 238 (15.44%) Risk Management
4 222 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 215 (13.95%) Problem-Solving
5 215 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 204 (13.24%) AI
7 199 (12.91%) Cloud Security
8 195 (12.65%) Security Operations
9 188 (12.20%) Vulnerability Management
10 158 (10.25%) Roadmaps
11 157 (10.19%) SIEM
12 148 (9.60%) Mentoring
13 143 (9.28%) Decision-Making
14 133 (8.63%) Identity Access Management
15 132 (8.57%) Agile
16 122 (7.92%) Security Architecture
17 120 (7.79%) Data Protection
18 115 (7.46%) Penetration Testing
19 112 (7.27%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 138 (8.96%) Python
2 91 (5.91%) PowerShell
3 28 (1.82%) Java
4 26 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
4 26 (1.69%) SQL
5 19 (1.23%) JavaScript
6 17 (1.10%) Bash
6 17 (1.10%) Go
7 12 (0.78%) C#
8 11 (0.71%) C++
9 8 (0.52%) Bicep
10 6 (0.39%) Rust
11 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.19%) Swift
12 3 (0.19%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.19%) VBA
12 3 (0.19%) VBScript
13 2 (0.13%) C
13 2 (0.13%) Scala
13 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 258 (16.74%) CISSP
2 219 (14.21%) Security Cleared
3 217 (14.08%) Degree
4 165 (10.71%) CISM
5 146 (9.47%) SC Cleared
6 70 (4.54%) Cisco Certification
7 68 (4.41%) Master's Degree
8 56 (3.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 51 (3.31%) CISA
10 48 (3.11%) CompTIA Security+
10 48 (3.11%) CRISC
11 46 (2.99%) Azure Certification
12 43 (2.79%) DV Cleared
13 42 (2.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 37 (2.40%) CCSP
15 33 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
15 33 (2.14%) OSCP
16 31 (2.01%) CEH
17 29 (1.88%) GIAC
18 27 (1.75%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 286 (18.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 248 (16.09%) NIST
3 156 (10.12%) GDPR
4 112 (7.27%) GRC
5 95 (6.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 67 (4.35%) PCI DSS
7 48 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 46 (2.99%) NCSC
9 37 (2.40%) QA
10 33 (2.14%) SOC 2
11 22 (1.43%) NIST 800
12 21 (1.36%) COBIT
13 19 (1.23%) Accessibility
14 15 (0.97%) SLA
15 14 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 14 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 13 (0.84%) PMO
17 10 (0.65%) ISO 22301
18 8 (0.52%) SOC 1
19 5 (0.32%) HIPAA
System Software
1 121 (7.85%) Active Directory
2 41 (2.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.10%) Docker
3 17 (1.10%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.39%) vSphere
6 5 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.26%) IAG
8 3 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.13%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 62 (4.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (2.92%) Single Sign-On
3 37 (2.40%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.17%) Ansible
5 16 (1.04%) Nessus
6 13 (0.84%) Grafana
6 13 (0.84%) Nmap
7 10 (0.65%) CASB
8 7 (0.45%) SCCM
9 6 (0.39%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.32%) Progress Chef
10 5 (0.32%) QRadar
11 4 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Satellite
12 3 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 3 (0.19%) CSIRT
12 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
12 3 (0.19%) VxRail
13 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 344 (22.32%) Microsoft
2 62 (4.02%) Cisco
3 52 (3.37%) Palo Alto
4 49 (3.18%) VMware
5 45 (2.92%) CrowdStrike
6 42 (2.73%) Google
7 40 (2.60%) Splunk
8 34 (2.21%) CyberArk
9 31 (2.01%) Salesforce
10 27 (1.75%) Rapid7
11 26 (1.69%) Tenable
12 24 (1.56%) ServiceNow
13 22 (1.43%) Meraki
14 19 (1.23%) Fortinet
14 19 (1.23%) Qualys
14 19 (1.23%) Zscaler
15 18 (1.17%) Okta
15 18 (1.17%) SAP
16 13 (0.84%) Netskope
17 11 (0.71%) Oracle