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 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 43 55
Rank change year-on-year +5 +12 +22
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 784 1,004 961
As % of all permanent jobs in London 6.62% 5.74% 4.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.09% 6.39% 5.12%
Number of salaries quoted 486 529 804
10th Percentile £32,500 £47,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,750 £61,250 £55,455
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - -
75th Percentile £92,500 £91,250 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% - -3.85%

All Process and 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 11,058 15,724 18,787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 93.32% 89.96% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 7,058 9,384 15,325
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,750
25th Percentile £51,253 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 26 October 2025.

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 26 October 2025. 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 -22 96 £75,000 +15.38% 205
West London +15 34 £62,100 -24.73% 55
East London +2 20 £105,000 +84.21% 28
South London +7 18 £46,000 -36.55% 21
North London -6 2 £41,250 -8.33% 13
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 25 (3.19%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.89%) CMS
4 6 (0.77%) nginx
5 5 (0.64%) Apache
6 4 (0.51%) Confluence
6 4 (0.51%) Traefik
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 51 (6.51%) Maya
2 27 (3.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.55%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.51%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.51%) Sketch
6 3 (0.38%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.38%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.13%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (3.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.55%) SAP IBP
3 15 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (1.91%) SAP CO
3 15 (1.91%) SAP FI
3 15 (1.91%) SAP FI/CO
3 15 (1.91%) SAP FSCM
4 12 (1.53%) SAP IS-U
5 8 (1.02%) SAP FS
6 6 (0.77%) Exchequer
7 5 (0.64%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.38%) Endur
10 2 (0.26%) SAP CX
10 2 (0.26%) Yoast SEO
11 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
11 1 (0.13%) Lorenzo
11 1 (0.13%) Pegasus Opera
11 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 195 (24.87%) Azure
2 157 (20.03%) AWS
3 81 (10.33%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (5.99%) Power Platform
5 45 (5.74%) GCP
6 35 (4.46%) Entra ID
7 33 (4.21%) Cloud Computing
8 32 (4.08%) PaaS
8 32 (4.08%) SaaS
9 31 (3.95%) Serverless
10 25 (3.19%) IaaS
11 21 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
11 21 (2.68%) GitHub
12 17 (2.17%) Amazon EC2
13 14 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
14 13 (1.66%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (1.53%) Boomi
15 12 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (1.53%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
16 11 (1.40%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 90 (11.48%) Firewall
2 41 (5.23%) VPN
3 32 (4.08%) WAN
4 30 (3.83%) Network Security
5 26 (3.32%) Intrusion Detection
6 24 (3.06%) LAN
6 24 (3.06%) TCP/IP
7 21 (2.68%) DNS
8 20 (2.55%) DHCP
9 18 (2.30%) Internet
10 16 (2.04%) VoIP
11 14 (1.79%) VLAN
12 11 (1.40%) Wireshark
13 8 (1.02%) SD-WAN
14 6 (0.77%) Modbus
14 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (0.64%) IP Telephony
15 5 (0.64%) SSL
15 5 (0.64%) Wireless
16 4 (0.51%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.10%) Power BI
2 30 (3.83%) Tableau
3 27 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
3 27 (3.44%) SQL Server
4 21 (2.68%) SAP BW
5 16 (2.04%) Relational Database
6 13 (1.66%) Data Lake
7 12 (1.53%) Metadata
7 12 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (1.02%) Amazon Athena
8 8 (1.02%) Amazon Aurora
8 8 (1.02%) DynamoDB
8 8 (1.02%) MySQL
8 8 (1.02%) NoSQL
9 7 (0.89%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.64%) Big Data
11 4 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.51%) Apache Iceberg
11 4 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.38%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 25 (3.19%) Git
2 13 (1.66%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.28%) JIRA
4 8 (1.02%) IntelliJ
5 7 (0.89%) GitLab
6 4 (0.51%) git-flow
6 4 (0.51%) Spinnaker
7 2 (0.26%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.26%) Babel
7 2 (0.26%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.26%) gulp
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.26%) webpack
8 1 (0.13%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.13%) JMeter
8 1 (0.13%) JUnit
8 1 (0.13%) Locust
8 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
General
1 354 (45.15%) Social Skills
2 353 (45.03%) Finance
3 210 (26.79%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (18.37%) Law
5 114 (14.54%) Banking
6 81 (10.33%) Marketing
7 78 (9.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 74 (9.44%) Games
9 51 (6.51%) Legal
10 49 (6.25%) Public Sector
10 49 (6.25%) Telecoms
11 43 (5.48%) Presentation Skills
12 42 (5.36%) Manufacturing
13 34 (4.34%) Organisational Skills
14 33 (4.21%) Retail
15 26 (3.32%) Dutch Language
15 26 (3.32%) French Language
15 26 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
16 24 (3.06%) Electronics
17 19 (2.42%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 132 (16.84%) Senior
2 97 (12.37%) Lead
3 88 (11.22%) Analyst
4 76 (9.69%) Architect
5 68 (8.67%) IT Manager
6 55 (7.02%) Consultant
7 50 (6.38%) IT Support
8 49 (6.25%) Security Analyst
9 42 (5.36%) Security Engineer
10 38 (4.85%) IT Architect
11 36 (4.59%) Senior Consultant
12 31 (3.95%) Operations Manager
13 29 (3.70%) Senior Architect
14 28 (3.57%) Support Manager
15 27 (3.44%) Software Engineer
16 25 (3.19%) IT Operations Manager
16 25 (3.19%) IT Support Manager
17 24 (3.06%) Head of Security
18 23 (2.93%) Senior Manager
19 22 (2.81%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.08%) React
2 29 (3.70%) REST
3 22 (2.81%) CSS
4 21 (2.68%) HTML
4 21 (2.68%) RESTful
5 17 (2.17%) Kafka
5 17 (2.17%) Vue
6 14 (1.79%) YAML
7 13 (1.66%) AngularJS
8 10 (1.28%) Middleware
9 8 (1.02%) .NET
10 6 (0.77%) jQuery
10 6 (0.77%) Pandas
11 5 (0.64%) AWS CDK
11 5 (0.64%) GraphQL
11 5 (0.64%) OAuth
11 5 (0.64%) PyTorch
11 5 (0.64%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.64%) Spring Boot
11 5 (0.64%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 99 (12.63%) Enterprise Software
2 86 (10.97%) Management Information System
3 66 (8.42%) Security Posture
4 50 (6.38%) Cyber Threat
5 43 (5.48%) Cloud Native
6 33 (4.21%) Onboarding
6 33 (4.21%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (3.19%) Virtual Team
8 22 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (2.55%) CCTV
10 19 (2.42%) Cyberattack
10 19 (2.42%) Data Centre
10 19 (2.42%) Taxonomies
11 18 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
11 18 (2.30%) Product Ownership
12 14 (1.79%) Blockchain
13 13 (1.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 13 (1.66%) IoT
13 13 (1.66%) Public Cloud
14 12 (1.53%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 88 (11.22%) Windows
2 53 (6.76%) Linux
3 23 (2.93%) Windows Server
4 20 (2.55%) Mac OS
5 17 (2.17%) Android
6 16 (2.04%) Windows 10
7 13 (1.66%) Unix
8 11 (1.40%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.77%) VMS
10 5 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.64%) Windows 7
11 4 (0.51%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.13%) Debian
12 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (30.61%) Problem-Solving
2 208 (26.53%) Risk Management
3 152 (19.39%) Incident Response
4 140 (17.86%) Information Security
5 135 (17.22%) Analytics
6 131 (16.71%) Agile
7 129 (16.45%) Project Management
8 125 (15.94%) AI
9 104 (13.27%) Mentoring
10 99 (12.63%) DevOps
11 98 (12.50%) Roadmaps
12 96 (12.24%) Business Strategy
12 96 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 95 (12.12%) Computer Science
14 91 (11.61%) SIEM
15 83 (10.59%) Business Intelligence
16 81 (10.33%) Project Delivery
17 79 (10.08%) Vulnerability Management
18 78 (9.95%) CI/CD
19 76 (9.69%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (10.97%) Python
2 58 (7.40%) PowerShell
3 41 (5.23%) SQL
4 34 (4.34%) JavaScript
5 32 (4.08%) Java
6 16 (2.04%) Bash
7 15 (1.91%) R
8 9 (1.15%) Kotlin
8 9 (1.15%) Scala
9 8 (1.02%) C#
9 8 (1.02%) Go
10 5 (0.64%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.51%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.38%) Bicep
12 3 (0.38%) Perl
13 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.26%) SOQL
13 2 (0.26%) SOSL
13 2 (0.26%) VBScript
14 1 (0.13%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 266 (33.93%) Degree
2 159 (20.28%) CISSP
3 114 (14.54%) CISM
4 68 (8.67%) CISA
5 57 (7.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 51 (6.51%) CRISC
7 49 (6.25%) Master's Degree
7 49 (6.25%) PMI Certification
8 40 (5.10%) PMP
9 27 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (3.32%) Azure Certification
11 23 (2.93%) AWS Certification
11 23 (2.93%) CEH
12 22 (2.81%) Security Cleared
13 20 (2.55%) SC Cleared
14 18 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
15 14 (1.79%) GCIH
16 13 (1.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 13 (1.66%) GCIA
17 12 (1.53%) GCFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (24.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 175 (22.32%) NIST
3 121 (15.43%) GDPR
4 79 (10.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 58 (7.40%) GRC
6 48 (6.12%) QA
7 39 (4.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 35 (4.46%) SOC 2
9 27 (3.44%) PCI DSS
10 23 (2.93%) NIST 800
11 21 (2.68%) COBIT
12 19 (2.42%) NCSC
12 19 (2.42%) SOC 1
13 16 (2.04%) Data Quality
14 15 (1.91%) SLA
15 14 (1.79%) Accessibility
16 12 (1.53%) ITGC
17 8 (1.02%) GxP
17 8 (1.02%) IFRS 17
17 8 (1.02%) Solvency II
System Software
1 46 (5.87%) Active Directory
2 28 (3.57%) Docker
3 26 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.40%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.77%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 38 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 37 (4.72%) Terraform
3 35 (4.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 24 (3.06%) RSA Archer
5 17 (2.17%) Ansible
6 9 (1.15%) Nessus
6 9 (1.15%) SCCM
6 9 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.02%) QRadar
8 7 (0.89%) CSIRT
8 7 (0.89%) Grafana
8 7 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.77%) Autotask
9 6 (0.77%) CASB
9 6 (0.77%) PaperCut
10 5 (0.64%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (0.51%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 4 (0.51%) HAProxy
11 4 (0.51%) Nagios
Vendors
1 220 (28.06%) Microsoft
2 69 (8.80%) SAP
3 45 (5.74%) Oracle
4 35 (4.46%) Salesforce
5 34 (4.34%) VMware
6 26 (3.32%) CrowdStrike
7 25 (3.19%) Fortinet
7 25 (3.19%) Splunk
8 24 (3.06%) Palo Alto
9 20 (2.55%) Adobe
10 18 (2.30%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.66%) MuleSoft
12 12 (1.53%) Dell
13 11 (1.40%) Cisco
14 10 (1.28%) Duck Creek
14 10 (1.28%) Guidewire
14 10 (1.28%) Qualys
14 10 (1.28%) Sophos
14 10 (1.28%) Xero
15 9 (1.15%) Ariba