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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 43 35
Rank change year-on-year +24 -8 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,531 809 1,365
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.32% 6.27% 6.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.90% 6.51% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 723 518 1,082
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,000 £42,625
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 £117,875 £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 15,472 12,420 20,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.13% 96.23% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,128 7,588 15,922
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 6 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 6 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 +31 243 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +28 183 £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 18 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (1.11%) 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 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (1.18%) 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 (26.26%) Cloud Computing
2 338 (22.08%) Azure
3 208 (13.59%) AWS
4 99 (6.47%) Microsoft 365
5 75 (4.90%) Entra ID
6 58 (3.79%) GCP
7 55 (3.59%) SaaS
8 31 (2.02%) Nutanix
9 30 (1.96%) GitHub
10 26 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
11 23 (1.50%) AWS CloudFormation
12 21 (1.37%) Google Workspace
13 18 (1.18%) Power Platform
14 17 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
15 14 (0.91%) Mimecast
16 12 (0.78%) PaaS
17 9 (0.59%) Serverless
18 6 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
18 6 (0.39%) IaaS
18 6 (0.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 405 (26.45%) Internet
2 101 (6.60%) 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 (1.18%) DNS
8 14 (0.91%) SD-WAN
8 14 (0.91%) Wireless
9 13 (0.85%) LAN
10 12 (0.78%) TCP/IP
11 11 (0.72%) DHCP
12 10 (0.65%) VLAN
13 8 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
14 7 (0.46%) Unified Communications
15 6 (0.39%) Cisco ISE
15 6 (0.39%) Kerberos
15 6 (0.39%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.18%) Tableau
2 17 (1.11%) Big Data
2 17 (1.11%) Power BI
3 14 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (0.33%) Neo4j
6 4 (0.26%) Metadata
6 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.26%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.20%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.20%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle 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
8 2 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 29 (1.89%) Git
2 18 (1.18%) GitLab
3 10 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.33%) 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
1 725 (47.35%) Social Skills
2 500 (32.66%) Banking
3 472 (30.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 283 (18.48%) Finance
5 136 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
6 106 (6.92%) Legal
7 78 (5.09%) Retail
8 69 (4.51%) Law
9 48 (3.14%) Public Sector
10 47 (3.07%) Multimedia
11 44 (2.87%) Marketing
12 33 (2.16%) 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 (21.16%) Lecturer
2 147 (9.60%) Senior
3 106 (6.92%) Analyst
4 105 (6.86%) Architect
5 103 (6.73%) Consultant
6 93 (6.07%) Lead
7 83 (5.42%) Security Analyst
8 74 (4.83%) Security Engineer
9 58 (3.79%) Account Manager
10 57 (3.72%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 55 (3.59%) Security Manager
12 54 (3.53%) Security Architect
13 48 (3.14%) IT Manager
14 47 (3.07%) Trainee
15 42 (2.74%) Developer
16 40 (2.61%) Security Consultant
17 39 (2.55%) Security Specialist
18 33 (2.16%) Senior Consultant
19 32 (2.09%) Auditor
19 32 (2.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.35%) CSS
2 33 (2.16%) HTML
2 33 (2.16%) 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 (1.18%) GraphQL
8 17 (1.11%) React
9 14 (0.91%) SailPoint
10 9 (0.59%) FastAPI
11 8 (0.52%) RESTful
12 6 (0.39%) LangChain
12 6 (0.39%) Node.js
12 6 (0.39%) PySpark
12 6 (0.39%) PyTorch
12 6 (0.39%) TensorFlow
13 5 (0.33%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.33%) MERN Stack
Miscellaneous
1 395 (25.80%) IoT
2 119 (7.77%) Security Posture
3 82 (5.36%) Management Information System
4 48 (3.14%) Cyber Threat
5 44 (2.87%) Cloud Native
6 41 (2.68%) Cyber Defence
7 40 (2.61%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (2.42%) Cyberattack
9 36 (2.35%) Security Operations Centre
10 31 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
11 30 (1.96%) Data Centre
12 28 (1.83%) Blockchain
13 20 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
14 17 (1.11%) Cloud Security Posture
14 17 (1.11%) Onboarding
15 14 (0.91%) Mobile App
16 13 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
17 12 (0.78%) Cyber Security Posture
17 12 (0.78%) Product Ownership
18 10 (0.65%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.86%) Windows
2 71 (4.64%) Linux
3 42 (2.74%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.44%) Mac OS
5 11 (0.72%) Android
6 10 (0.65%) Unix
7 7 (0.46%) 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
1 474 (30.96%) AI
2 409 (26.71%) Machine Learning
3 396 (25.87%) User Experience
4 392 (25.60%) Web Development
5 195 (12.74%) Information Security
6 194 (12.67%) Incident Response
7 191 (12.48%) Risk Management
8 185 (12.08%) Mentoring
9 159 (10.39%) Problem-Solving
10 148 (9.67%) Cloud Security
11 142 (9.27%) Agile
12 135 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
13 118 (7.71%) Roadmaps
14 106 (6.92%) Vulnerability Management
15 94 (6.14%) SIEM
16 92 (6.01%) Project Management
17 89 (5.81%) Security Operations
18 86 (5.62%) Data Protection
19 84 (5.49%) Security Architecture
20 76 (4.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 145 (9.47%) Python
2 115 (7.51%) PowerShell
3 52 (3.40%) 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 (1.18%) 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
Qualifications
1 547 (35.73%) Degree
2 414 (27.04%) Master's Degree
3 376 (24.56%) Postgraduate
4 375 (24.49%) PhD
5 218 (14.24%) CISSP
6 137 (8.95%) CISM
7 85 (5.55%) CISA
8 68 (4.44%) Azure Certification
9 62 (4.05%) CEH
10 59 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
11 53 (3.46%) Security Cleared
12 52 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
13 42 (2.74%) CRISC
14 40 (2.61%) CompTIA CySA+
15 38 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
16 37 (2.42%) AWS Certification
16 37 (2.42%) SANS
17 36 (2.35%) SC Cleared
18 35 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
19 34 (2.22%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 246 (16.07%) NIST
2 209 (13.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 130 (8.49%) GDPR
4 72 (4.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 58 (3.79%) GRC
6 52 (3.40%) PCI DSS
7 51 (3.33%) QA
8 48 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 33 (2.16%) COBIT
9 33 (2.16%) NCSC
10 29 (1.89%) NIST 800
11 16 (1.05%) Accessibility
12 15 (0.98%) ISO 22301
13 13 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 12 (0.78%) 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 41 (2.68%) Terraform
2 31 (2.02%) Kubernetes
3 29 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (1.24%) Ansible
5 18 (1.18%) 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 (16.59%) Microsoft
2 44 (2.87%) VMware
3 40 (2.61%) CrowdStrike
4 31 (2.02%) Palo Alto
5 30 (1.96%) 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
12 19 (1.24%) Oracle
13 18 (1.18%) Commvault
14 16 (1.05%) ServiceNow
15 10 (0.65%) SAP
16 9 (0.59%) Sophos
17 8 (0.52%) Zscaler
18 7 (0.46%) Apple
18 7 (0.46%) Okta