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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 40 35
Rank change year-on-year +23 -5 +20
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,425 893 1,244
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.87% 6.25% 5.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.33% 6.51% 6.30%
Number of salaries quoted 636 505 1,055
10th Percentile £30,375 £48,306 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +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 13,790 13,708 19,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.82% 95.91% 91.73%
Number of salaries quoted 8,890 7,692 15,794
10th Percentile £37,975 £42,500 £39,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,499 £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 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 2 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 2 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 +8 201 £70,000 +7.69% 89
South London +52 179 £50,000 -23.08% 14
West London +29 169 £47,000 -18.50% 38
East London +25 103 £105,000 +72.84% 26
North London +19 36 £65,000 - 12
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 21 (1.47%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.63%) CMS
4 3 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.14%) Confluence
5 2 (0.14%) SAS
6 1 (0.070%) Apache
6 1 (0.070%) nginx
Applications
1 40 (2.81%) Maya
2 24 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.49%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.21%) CINEMA 4D
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.070%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.070%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.49%) SAP IBP
4 5 (0.35%) Exchequer
4 5 (0.35%) SAP FS
5 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.28%) Endur
5 4 (0.28%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.28%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.28%) SAP FSCM
5 4 (0.28%) SAP IS-U
6 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.21%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.21%) Yoast SEO
7 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.14%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.070%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.070%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.070%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 411 (28.84%) Cloud Computing
2 316 (22.18%) Azure
3 202 (14.18%) AWS
4 90 (6.32%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (4.84%) Entra ID
6 57 (4.00%) GCP
7 31 (2.18%) GitHub
7 31 (2.18%) SaaS
8 30 (2.11%) Power Platform
9 29 (2.04%) Nutanix
10 22 (1.54%) Google Workspace
11 21 (1.47%) Azure Sentinel
11 21 (1.47%) PaaS
12 19 (1.33%) AWS CloudFormation
13 17 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
14 14 (0.98%) IaaS
15 12 (0.84%) OCI
15 12 (0.84%) Serverless
16 11 (0.77%) Mimecast
17 10 (0.70%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 406 (28.49%) Internet
2 94 (6.60%) Firewall
3 51 (3.58%) Network Security
4 29 (2.04%) VPN
4 29 (2.04%) WAN
5 21 (1.47%) Broadband
6 20 (1.40%) CHAP
6 20 (1.40%) Intrusion Detection
7 17 (1.19%) DNS
8 16 (1.12%) LAN
9 15 (1.05%) SD-WAN
10 14 (0.98%) DHCP
10 14 (0.98%) Wireless
11 12 (0.84%) TCP/IP
12 11 (0.77%) VLAN
13 9 (0.63%) VoIP
14 7 (0.49%) SAN
14 7 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (0.35%) Unified Communications
16 4 (0.28%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (2.04%) Power BI
2 28 (1.96%) Tableau
3 26 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.26%) Big Data
5 10 (0.70%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.70%) Metadata
5 10 (0.70%) SQL Server
6 9 (0.63%) SAP BW
7 8 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (0.56%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.56%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.35%) Neo4j
9 4 (0.28%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.14%) Apache Hive
11 2 (0.14%) ClickHouse
11 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.14%) Impala
11 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 31 (2.18%) Git
2 13 (0.91%) GitLab
2 13 (0.91%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.28%) JIRA
3 4 (0.28%) MLflow
4 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.14%) JMeter
4 2 (0.14%) Locust
General
1 704 (49.40%) Social Skills
2 505 (35.44%) Banking
3 459 (32.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 322 (22.60%) Finance
5 162 (11.37%) Analytical Skills
6 103 (7.23%) Legal
7 101 (7.09%) Law
8 77 (5.40%) Retail
9 59 (4.14%) Public Sector
10 58 (4.07%) Games
11 51 (3.58%) Marketing
12 49 (3.44%) Multimedia
13 41 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
14 37 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
15 35 (2.46%) Financial Institution
16 29 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
17 26 (1.82%) Local Government
18 23 (1.61%) Telecoms
19 20 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
20 16 (1.12%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 325 (22.81%) Lecturer
2 161 (11.30%) Senior
3 98 (6.88%) Architect
3 98 (6.88%) Consultant
4 89 (6.25%) Analyst
5 86 (6.04%) Lead
6 67 (4.70%) Security Analyst
7 63 (4.42%) Security Engineer
8 49 (3.44%) Trainee
9 48 (3.37%) Security Manager
10 46 (3.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 44 (3.09%) IT Manager
12 43 (3.02%) Security Architect
13 42 (2.95%) Account Manager
14 41 (2.88%) Senior Consultant
15 40 (2.81%) Developer
16 36 (2.53%) Security Specialist
17 35 (2.46%) Security Consultant
18 31 (2.18%) Cybersecurity Engineer
19 29 (2.04%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (2.74%) CSS
2 35 (2.46%) HTML
3 30 (2.11%) REST
4 24 (1.68%) OAuth
5 23 (1.61%) SAML
6 22 (1.54%) OpenID
7 21 (1.47%) LDAP
8 19 (1.33%) SOAP
9 18 (1.26%) GraphQL
10 17 (1.19%) React
11 9 (0.63%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.56%) PyTorch
12 8 (0.56%) RESTful
12 8 (0.56%) TensorFlow
13 7 (0.49%) AngularJS
14 6 (0.42%) LangChain
14 6 (0.42%) Pandas
14 6 (0.42%) PySpark
14 6 (0.42%) scikit-learn
15 5 (0.35%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 396 (27.79%) IoT
2 97 (6.81%) Security Posture
3 83 (5.82%) Enterprise Software
4 75 (5.26%) Management Information System
5 57 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
6 48 (3.37%) Cloud Native
7 35 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
8 33 (2.32%) Blockchain
8 33 (2.32%) Data Centre
9 32 (2.25%) Cyberattack
10 28 (1.96%) Cyber Defence
10 28 (1.96%) Security Operations Centre
11 19 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
12 18 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
12 18 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
13 15 (1.05%) Onboarding
14 14 (0.98%) Cloud Security Posture
14 14 (0.98%) Mobile App
15 13 (0.91%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.84%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 93 (6.53%) Windows
2 60 (4.21%) Linux
3 36 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 26 (1.82%) Mac OS
5 21 (1.47%) Android
6 11 (0.77%) Apple iOS
6 11 (0.77%) Unix
7 6 (0.42%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.070%) Solaris
9 1 (0.070%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 496 (34.81%) AI
2 416 (29.19%) Machine Learning
3 392 (27.51%) Web Development
4 389 (27.30%) User Experience
5 218 (15.30%) Risk Management
6 186 (13.05%) Information Security
7 184 (12.91%) Incident Response
8 182 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
9 174 (12.21%) Mentoring
10 134 (9.40%) Agile
11 126 (8.84%) Continuous Improvement
12 125 (8.77%) Roadmaps
13 115 (8.07%) Cloud Security
14 107 (7.51%) Analytics
15 98 (6.88%) Project Management
16 90 (6.32%) Vulnerability Management
17 88 (6.18%) SIEM
18 85 (5.96%) Computer Science
19 83 (5.82%) Data Protection
20 77 (5.40%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 139 (9.75%) Python
2 101 (7.09%) PowerShell
3 52 (3.65%) SQL
4 49 (3.44%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.89%) Bash
6 24 (1.68%) C++
6 24 (1.68%) R
7 18 (1.26%) T-SQL
8 17 (1.19%) Java
9 11 (0.77%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.49%) Go
11 5 (0.35%) C
12 4 (0.28%) C#
12 4 (0.28%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.21%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.14%) Perl
15 1 (0.070%) Bicep
15 1 (0.070%) Scala
Qualifications
1 567 (39.79%) Degree
2 410 (28.77%) Master's Degree
3 378 (26.53%) PhD
4 374 (26.25%) Postgraduate
5 204 (14.32%) CISSP
6 137 (9.61%) CISM
7 93 (6.53%) CISA
8 59 (4.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 55 (3.86%) Azure Certification
10 51 (3.58%) CEH
11 44 (3.09%) CRISC
12 43 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
13 42 (2.95%) Security Cleared
14 41 (2.88%) AWS Certification
15 40 (2.81%) CompTIA Security+
16 31 (2.18%) SANS
17 30 (2.11%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
17 30 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
18 27 (1.89%) CompTIA CySA+
18 27 (1.89%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 219 (15.37%) NIST
2 202 (14.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 120 (8.42%) GDPR
4 58 (4.07%) GRC
5 57 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 41 (2.88%) QA
7 39 (2.74%) PCI DSS
8 38 (2.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 34 (2.39%) NCSC
10 33 (2.32%) COBIT
11 26 (1.82%) NIST 800
12 15 (1.05%) ISO 22301
13 12 (0.84%) Data Quality
14 11 (0.77%) Accessibility
14 11 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.70%) SOC 2
16 8 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 8 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 6 (0.42%) SLA
18 5 (0.35%) Solvency II
System Software
1 75 (5.26%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.54%) Docker
4 12 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.35%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) Firmware
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.070%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.070%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 37 (2.60%) Terraform
2 32 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (1.82%) Kubernetes
4 20 (1.40%) Ansible
5 15 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.91%) SCCM
7 12 (0.84%) CASB
8 10 (0.70%) RSA Archer
9 8 (0.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 6 (0.42%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 5 (0.35%) PaperCut
11 5 (0.35%) VxRail
12 4 (0.28%) Nessus
13 3 (0.21%) CSIRT
13 3 (0.21%) Grafana
13 3 (0.21%) Proxmox
14 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
15 1 (0.070%) Jamf Pro
15 1 (0.070%) Puppet
Vendors
1 240 (16.84%) Microsoft
2 43 (3.02%) VMware
3 39 (2.74%) Oracle
4 35 (2.46%) CrowdStrike
5 30 (2.11%) Dell
5 30 (2.11%) Palo Alto
5 30 (2.11%) SAP
6 26 (1.82%) Fortinet
6 26 (1.82%) Salesforce
7 24 (1.68%) Google
8 18 (1.26%) Commvault
8 18 (1.26%) ServiceNow
9 16 (1.12%) CyberArk
9 16 (1.12%) ForeScout
10 14 (0.98%) Cisco
11 13 (0.91%) Adobe
11 13 (0.91%) MuleSoft
12 11 (0.77%) Splunk
13 10 (0.70%) Xero
14 9 (0.63%) YouTube