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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 41 34
Rank change year-on-year +23 -7 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,508 829 1,312
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.64% 6.37% 5.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.16% 6.61% 6.48%
Number of salaries quoted 689 513 1,071
10th Percentile £31,000 £47,100 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,050 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £73,379 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.60% +1.21% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £61,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -13.93% +2.48% -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 14,837 12,537 20,258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.98% 96.33% 91.61%
Number of salaries quoted 9,627 7,535 15,914
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,250 £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 £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 24 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 24 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 +19 228 £70,000 +7.69% 99
West London +29 183 £47,000 -30.70% 24
South London +55 176 £50,000 -13.42% 4
East London +23 107 £96,250 +49.22% 25
North London +17 43 £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 19 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (1.19%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.53%) CMS
4 3 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.13%) Confluence
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 28 (1.86%) Maya
2 20 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.60%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.46%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.27%) Endur
2 4 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.20%) SAP CX
3 3 (0.20%) SAP FS
3 3 (0.20%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.13%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.13%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.066%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 1 (0.066%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.066%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.066%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 407 (26.99%) Cloud Computing
2 335 (22.21%) Azure
3 214 (14.19%) AWS
4 90 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
5 73 (4.84%) Entra ID
6 61 (4.05%) GCP
7 42 (2.79%) SaaS
8 32 (2.12%) GitHub
8 32 (2.12%) Nutanix
9 27 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
10 23 (1.53%) AWS CloudFormation
11 22 (1.46%) Google Workspace
11 22 (1.46%) Power Platform
12 16 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
13 15 (0.99%) Mimecast
13 15 (0.99%) PaaS
14 10 (0.66%) OCI
15 9 (0.60%) IaaS
15 9 (0.60%) Serverless
16 8 (0.53%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 407 (26.99%) Internet
2 99 (6.56%) Firewall
3 62 (4.11%) Network Security
4 33 (2.19%) VPN
5 23 (1.53%) CHAP
5 23 (1.53%) Intrusion Detection
5 23 (1.53%) WAN
6 21 (1.39%) Broadband
7 16 (1.06%) DNS
8 13 (0.86%) SD-WAN
8 13 (0.86%) Wireless
9 12 (0.80%) LAN
10 11 (0.73%) DHCP
10 11 (0.73%) TCP/IP
11 8 (0.53%) VLAN
12 6 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
12 6 (0.40%) SAN
12 6 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.33%) VoIP
13 5 (0.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.39%) Power BI
1 21 (1.39%) Tableau
2 20 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.19%) Big Data
4 10 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (0.53%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.46%) Metadata
7 5 (0.33%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.33%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.33%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.27%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.20%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
10 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.13%) Impala
10 2 (0.13%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 32 (2.12%) Git
2 16 (1.06%) GitLab
3 11 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.33%) JIRA
5 4 (0.27%) MLflow
6 2 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.13%) JMeter
6 2 (0.13%) Locust
General
1 724 (48.01%) Social Skills
2 500 (33.16%) Banking
3 473 (31.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 308 (20.42%) Finance
5 153 (10.15%) Analytical Skills
6 108 (7.16%) Legal
7 88 (5.84%) Law
8 83 (5.50%) Retail
9 54 (3.58%) Public Sector
10 50 (3.32%) Multimedia
11 47 (3.12%) Marketing
12 43 (2.85%) Games
13 37 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (2.25%) Financial Institution
14 34 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
15 30 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (1.92%) Local Government
17 22 (1.46%) Aviation
18 21 (1.39%) Telecoms
19 20 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 325 (21.55%) Lecturer
2 156 (10.34%) Senior
3 106 (7.03%) Architect
4 102 (6.76%) Analyst
5 101 (6.70%) Consultant
6 99 (6.56%) Lead
7 78 (5.17%) Security Analyst
8 70 (4.64%) Security Engineer
9 54 (3.58%) Security Manager
10 52 (3.45%) Account Manager
10 52 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 50 (3.32%) Trainee
12 48 (3.18%) Security Architect
13 43 (2.85%) IT Manager
14 42 (2.79%) Developer
15 40 (2.65%) Security Consultant
15 40 (2.65%) Security Specialist
16 37 (2.45%) Senior Consultant
17 35 (2.32%) Cybersecurity Engineer
18 31 (2.06%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.52%) CSS
2 35 (2.32%) HTML
3 31 (2.06%) REST
4 25 (1.66%) OAuth
5 24 (1.59%) SAML
6 23 (1.53%) OpenID
7 22 (1.46%) LDAP
8 20 (1.33%) SOAP
9 18 (1.19%) GraphQL
10 16 (1.06%) React
11 14 (0.93%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.53%) RESTful
13 7 (0.46%) FastAPI
14 6 (0.40%) AngularJS
14 6 (0.40%) LangChain
14 6 (0.40%) PySpark
14 6 (0.40%) PyTorch
14 6 (0.40%) TensorFlow
15 5 (0.33%) Pandas
15 5 (0.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (26.26%) IoT
2 118 (7.82%) Security Posture
3 81 (5.37%) Management Information System
4 65 (4.31%) Enterprise Software
5 49 (3.25%) Cyber Threat
6 47 (3.12%) Cloud Native
7 38 (2.52%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.32%) Security Operations Centre
9 34 (2.25%) Cyberattack
9 34 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
10 31 (2.06%) Blockchain
10 31 (2.06%) Data Centre
11 19 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
12 17 (1.13%) Cloud Security Posture
13 14 (0.93%) Mobile App
13 14 (0.93%) Onboarding
13 14 (0.93%) Product Ownership
13 14 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
14 13 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 102 (6.76%) Windows
2 68 (4.51%) Linux
3 42 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.53%) Mac OS
5 14 (0.93%) Android
6 10 (0.66%) Unix
7 8 (0.53%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.33%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.20%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.13%) 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
1 489 (32.43%) AI
2 415 (27.52%) Machine Learning
3 395 (26.19%) User Experience
4 393 (26.06%) Web Development
5 210 (13.93%) Risk Management
6 196 (13.00%) Information Security
7 195 (12.93%) Incident Response
8 185 (12.27%) Mentoring
9 168 (11.14%) Problem-Solving
10 146 (9.68%) Agile
11 142 (9.42%) Cloud Security
12 140 (9.28%) Continuous Improvement
13 123 (8.16%) Roadmaps
14 102 (6.76%) Vulnerability Management
15 99 (6.56%) SIEM
16 97 (6.43%) Project Management
17 89 (5.90%) Data Protection
18 88 (5.84%) Analytics
19 85 (5.64%) Security Architecture
19 85 (5.64%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 142 (9.42%) Python
2 110 (7.29%) PowerShell
3 51 (3.38%) SQL
4 47 (3.12%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.79%) Bash
6 24 (1.59%) C++
6 24 (1.59%) R
7 18 (1.19%) Java
7 18 (1.19%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.73%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.46%) Go
10 5 (0.33%) C
11 4 (0.27%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.13%) C#
13 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.13%) Perl
14 1 (0.066%) Bicep
14 1 (0.066%) Scala
Qualifications
1 564 (37.40%) Degree
2 416 (27.59%) Master's Degree
3 378 (25.07%) PhD
4 376 (24.93%) Postgraduate
5 216 (14.32%) CISSP
6 137 (9.08%) CISM
7 90 (5.97%) CISA
8 66 (4.38%) Azure Certification
9 61 (4.05%) CEH
10 56 (3.71%) CompTIA Security+
11 55 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 50 (3.32%) Security Cleared
13 45 (2.98%) CRISC
14 43 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
15 41 (2.72%) AWS Certification
16 37 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
16 37 (2.45%) SANS
17 36 (2.39%) CompTIA CySA+
18 33 (2.19%) GIAC
18 33 (2.19%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 246 (16.31%) NIST
2 212 (14.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 127 (8.42%) GDPR
4 65 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 57 (3.78%) GRC
6 49 (3.25%) PCI DSS
7 46 (3.05%) QA
8 44 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 33 (2.19%) COBIT
9 33 (2.19%) NCSC
10 29 (1.92%) NIST 800
11 17 (1.13%) ISO 22301
12 14 (0.93%) Accessibility
13 13 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 12 (0.80%) SOC 2
15 11 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
16 9 (0.60%) Data Quality
17 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 19770
18 7 (0.46%) Government Security Classifications
18 7 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 82 (5.44%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.46%) Docker
4 11 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.60%) 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 40 (2.65%) Terraform
2 29 (1.92%) Kubernetes
2 29 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.26%) Ansible
4 18 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (0.86%) SCCM
6 12 (0.80%) CASB
7 8 (0.53%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.46%) VxRail
9 4 (0.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.20%) Grafana
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) Argo
11 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) QRadar
12 1 (0.066%) Autotask
12 1 (0.066%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 252 (16.71%) Microsoft
2 47 (3.12%) VMware
3 42 (2.79%) CrowdStrike
4 30 (1.99%) Oracle
4 30 (1.99%) Palo Alto
5 28 (1.86%) Dell
6 27 (1.79%) Google
7 26 (1.72%) Fortinet
8 25 (1.66%) Splunk
9 24 (1.59%) ForeScout
9 24 (1.59%) Salesforce
10 22 (1.46%) CyberArk
11 20 (1.33%) Commvault
11 20 (1.33%) SAP
12 19 (1.26%) Cisco
13 15 (0.99%) ServiceNow
14 10 (0.66%) MuleSoft
15 8 (0.53%) Okta
15 8 (0.53%) Sophos
15 8 (0.53%) Zscaler