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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 41 33
Rank change year-on-year +25 -8 +25
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,670 810 1,455
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.29% 6.39% 6.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.06% 6.65% 6.82%
Number of salaries quoted 843 516 1,090
10th Percentile £37,500 £47,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £57,239 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -4.60% +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 16,607 12,184 21,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.48% 96.05% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 10,966 7,456 16,072
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £123,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 3 May 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 3 May 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 +30 257 £70,000 +3.70% 129
West London +21 199 £38,000 -50.27% 22
South London +49 173 £50,000 -23.08% 8
East London +28 109 £87,500 - 21
North London +13 44 £60,000 -7.69% 7
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 23 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
1 23 (1.38%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.24%) CMS
3 3 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.12%) Apache
4 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.12%) SAS
5 1 (0.060%) Confluence
5 1 (0.060%) nginx
Applications
1 16 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.84%) Maya
3 11 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.48%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.060%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.060%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.18%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.12%) Shopify
5 1 (0.060%) Endur
5 1 (0.060%) Maximo
5 1 (0.060%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.060%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.060%) SAP FS
5 1 (0.060%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.060%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 392 (23.47%) Cloud Computing
2 338 (20.24%) Azure
3 194 (11.62%) AWS
4 112 (6.71%) Microsoft 365
5 92 (5.51%) Entra ID
6 66 (3.95%) SaaS
7 53 (3.17%) GCP
8 26 (1.56%) GitHub
8 26 (1.56%) Nutanix
9 24 (1.44%) AWS CloudFormation
9 24 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
10 23 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
11 21 (1.26%) Power Platform
12 20 (1.20%) Google Workspace
13 17 (1.02%) Mimecast
14 6 (0.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 6 (0.36%) OCI
14 6 (0.36%) OneDrive
14 6 (0.36%) Serverless
15 5 (0.30%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 398 (23.83%) Internet
2 109 (6.53%) Firewall
3 76 (4.55%) Network Security
4 35 (2.10%) VPN
5 26 (1.56%) CHAP
6 23 (1.38%) Broadband
7 22 (1.32%) WAN
8 19 (1.14%) DNS
8 19 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
9 14 (0.84%) SD-WAN
9 14 (0.84%) TCP/IP
9 14 (0.84%) Wireless
10 12 (0.72%) DHCP
10 12 (0.72%) LAN
11 10 (0.60%) VLAN
11 10 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.54%) Cisco ISE
12 9 (0.54%) Kerberos
13 8 (0.48%) Unified Communications
14 7 (0.42%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.26%) Power BI
2 19 (1.14%) Tableau
3 18 (1.08%) Big Data
4 11 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.18%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.18%) Metadata
8 3 (0.18%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.18%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.18%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.12%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.12%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.12%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.12%) Impala
9 2 (0.12%) MySQL
9 2 (0.12%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.060%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 26 (1.56%) Git
2 22 (1.32%) GitLab
3 9 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.24%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 4 (0.24%) MLflow
5 3 (0.18%) JIRA
6 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.060%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.060%) JMeter
7 1 (0.060%) Locust
General
1 755 (45.21%) Social Skills
2 496 (29.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 491 (29.40%) Banking
4 287 (17.19%) Finance
5 168 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
6 95 (5.69%) Retail
7 84 (5.03%) Legal
8 66 (3.95%) Law
9 43 (2.57%) Public Sector
10 42 (2.51%) Marketing
11 41 (2.46%) Multimedia
12 37 (2.22%) Local Government
13 36 (2.16%) Aviation
14 34 (2.04%) Financial Institution
15 33 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
16 30 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
17 25 (1.50%) Telecoms
18 24 (1.44%) Games
19 22 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
20 13 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 317 (18.98%) Lecturer
2 155 (9.28%) Senior
3 129 (7.72%) Analyst
4 111 (6.65%) Architect
5 110 (6.59%) Consultant
6 103 (6.17%) Security Analyst
7 97 (5.81%) Security Engineer
8 94 (5.63%) Lead
9 81 (4.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 71 (4.25%) Security Manager
11 62 (3.71%) Security Architect
12 58 (3.47%) Account Manager
13 52 (3.11%) Developer
14 51 (3.05%) Trainee
15 46 (2.75%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 46 (2.75%) IT Manager
16 40 (2.40%) Security Consultant
17 37 (2.22%) Senior Consultant
18 33 (1.98%) Security Specialist
19 32 (1.92%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.28%) REST
2 34 (2.04%) OAuth
3 33 (1.98%) SAML
4 32 (1.92%) CSS
4 32 (1.92%) OpenID
5 29 (1.74%) HTML
6 28 (1.68%) LDAP
7 24 (1.44%) SOAP
8 18 (1.08%) GraphQL
9 16 (0.96%) React
10 14 (0.84%) SailPoint
11 13 (0.78%) FastAPI
12 12 (0.72%) RESTful
13 6 (0.36%) LangChain
13 6 (0.36%) Node.js
13 6 (0.36%) PySpark
13 6 (0.36%) PyTorch
13 6 (0.36%) TensorFlow
13 6 (0.36%) Web Services
14 5 (0.30%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 387 (23.17%) IoT
2 136 (8.14%) Security Posture
3 89 (5.33%) Management Information System
4 68 (4.07%) Cyber Threat
5 57 (3.41%) Cyber Defence
6 44 (2.63%) Cloud Native
6 44 (2.63%) Cyberattack
7 39 (2.34%) Security Operations Centre
8 35 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
9 32 (1.92%) Data Centre
10 28 (1.68%) Blockchain
11 26 (1.56%) Operational Technology
12 25 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
13 20 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
13 20 (1.20%) Onboarding
13 20 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
14 17 (1.02%) Blog
14 17 (1.02%) Cloud Security Posture
15 14 (0.84%) Mobile App
16 13 (0.78%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 109 (6.53%) Windows
2 73 (4.37%) Linux
3 47 (2.81%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.32%) Mac OS
5 14 (0.84%) Android
6 12 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (0.66%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.54%) Windows 10
9 6 (0.36%) CentOS
9 6 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.36%) Unix
10 2 (0.12%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 469 (28.08%) AI
2 408 (24.43%) Machine Learning
3 387 (23.17%) User Experience
4 385 (23.05%) Web Development
5 243 (14.55%) Information Security
6 222 (13.29%) Incident Response
7 215 (12.87%) Risk Management
8 209 (12.51%) Mentoring
9 168 (10.06%) Problem-Solving
10 162 (9.70%) Cloud Security
11 147 (8.80%) Agile
12 136 (8.14%) Continuous Improvement
13 120 (7.19%) Roadmaps
13 120 (7.19%) Vulnerability Management
14 110 (6.59%) Project Management
15 107 (6.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 103 (6.17%) SIEM
17 102 (6.11%) Security Operations
18 91 (5.45%) Data Protection
19 89 (5.33%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 166 (9.94%) Python
2 128 (7.66%) PowerShell
3 53 (3.17%) SQL
4 43 (2.57%) JavaScript
5 34 (2.04%) Bash
6 23 (1.38%) C++
7 18 (1.08%) Java
7 18 (1.08%) R
7 18 (1.08%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.66%) TypeScript
9 9 (0.54%) Go
10 4 (0.24%) C
11 3 (0.18%) C#
11 3 (0.18%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.18%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.12%) Bicep
12 2 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.12%) Perl
13 1 (0.060%) Rust
Qualifications
1 567 (33.95%) Degree
2 420 (25.15%) Master's Degree
3 371 (22.22%) PhD
4 370 (22.16%) Postgraduate
5 247 (14.79%) CISSP
6 152 (9.10%) CISM
7 89 (5.33%) CISA
8 78 (4.67%) Security Cleared
9 71 (4.25%) Azure Certification
10 66 (3.95%) CompTIA Security+
11 64 (3.83%) CEH
12 51 (3.05%) SC Cleared
13 50 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
14 48 (2.87%) CRISC
15 46 (2.75%) CompTIA CySA+
16 42 (2.51%) SANS
17 41 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
18 38 (2.28%) GIAC
19 37 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
20 35 (2.10%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 276 (16.53%) NIST
2 227 (13.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 131 (7.84%) GDPR
4 72 (4.31%) GRC
5 69 (4.13%) Cyber Essentials
6 65 (3.89%) QA
7 58 (3.47%) PCI DSS
8 46 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 40 (2.40%) NCSC
10 38 (2.28%) COBIT
11 37 (2.22%) NIST 800
12 17 (1.02%) Accessibility
13 14 (0.84%) ISO 22301
13 14 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (0.84%) SOC 2
14 10 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (0.48%) HIPAA
15 8 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 7 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (0.42%) JSP 440
System Software
1 91 (5.45%) Active Directory
2 30 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.20%) Docker
4 12 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.60%) IAG
6 7 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.36%) vSphere
8 3 (0.18%) Firmware
9 2 (0.12%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 42 (2.51%) Terraform
2 33 (1.98%) Kubernetes
3 32 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (0.96%) Ansible
6 11 (0.66%) SCCM
7 9 (0.54%) CASB
7 9 (0.54%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.42%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.42%) VxRail
9 5 (0.30%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.24%) Argo
10 4 (0.24%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.12%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.12%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.12%) Grafana
12 2 (0.12%) QRadar
12 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Satellite
13 1 (0.060%) DatAdvantage
Vendors
1 267 (15.99%) Microsoft
2 46 (2.75%) VMware
3 41 (2.46%) CrowdStrike
4 36 (2.16%) ForeScout
5 34 (2.04%) Palo Alto
6 29 (1.74%) Splunk
7 27 (1.62%) CyberArk
7 27 (1.62%) Salesforce
8 25 (1.50%) Cisco
8 25 (1.50%) Google
9 23 (1.38%) Dell
10 21 (1.26%) Fortinet
11 15 (0.90%) Commvault
11 15 (0.90%) Oracle
12 11 (0.66%) ServiceNow
13 10 (0.60%) Okta
13 10 (0.60%) SAP
14 9 (0.54%) Sophos
14 9 (0.54%) Zscaler
15 8 (0.48%) Rapid7