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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 42 42
Rank change year-on-year +14 0 +16
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,456 786 1,066
As % of all permanent jobs in London 6.12% 6.44% 5.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.47% 6.84% 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 973 464 667
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,375 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,500 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -4.73% +5.71%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £120,000 £108,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.87%

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 19,484 11,498 17,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.90% 94.26% 89.26%
Number of salaries quoted 13,176 7,263 11,821
10th Percentile £40,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £121,250 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 11 August 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 11 August 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 +31 187 £71,850 -4.20% 122
West London +6 90 £50,000 -47.37% 54
South London +14 36 £50,000 +4.17% 17
East London -3 25 £87,500 -2.78% 28
North London +10 15 £60,000 +9.09% 16
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 36 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 28 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.48%) Confluence
4 6 (0.41%) SAS
5 5 (0.34%) Apache
6 3 (0.21%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.14%) CMS
8 1 (0.069%) IIS
8 1 (0.069%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.14%) SmartSuite
4 2 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.069%) Maya
5 1 (0.069%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.21%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
1 3 (0.21%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.14%) Shopify
3 1 (0.069%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.069%) Eikon
3 1 (0.069%) Maximo
3 1 (0.069%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 294 (20.19%) Azure
2 188 (12.91%) AWS
3 129 (8.86%) Microsoft 365
4 111 (7.62%) Entra ID
5 94 (6.46%) SaaS
6 68 (4.67%) GCP
7 33 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
8 27 (1.85%) Azure Sentinel
9 23 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
9 23 (1.58%) Mimecast
10 18 (1.24%) Power Platform
11 12 (0.82%) AWS CloudFormation
11 12 (0.82%) Azure Logic Apps
11 12 (0.82%) GitHub
11 12 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
12 11 (0.76%) Nutanix
13 10 (0.69%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 10 (0.69%) Serverless
13 10 (0.69%) WeChat
14 9 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 133 (9.13%) Firewall
2 97 (6.66%) Network Security
3 44 (3.02%) VPN
4 31 (2.13%) Internet
5 29 (1.99%) WAN
6 28 (1.92%) DNS
7 25 (1.72%) LAN
8 22 (1.51%) TCP/IP
9 21 (1.44%) Kerberos
10 20 (1.37%) VLAN
11 17 (1.17%) Intrusion Detection
12 15 (1.03%) DHCP
12 15 (1.03%) Wireless
13 12 (0.82%) Broadband
13 12 (0.82%) Cisco ISE
14 11 (0.76%) SD-WAN
15 8 (0.55%) CHAP
15 8 (0.55%) OSPF
15 8 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
15 8 (0.55%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.96%) Power BI
2 11 (0.76%) Big Data
2 11 (0.76%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.55%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.48%) Tableau
5 6 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.34%) Metadata
7 4 (0.27%) MySQL
8 3 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.21%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.14%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.14%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.14%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.069%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.069%) GIS
10 1 (0.069%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (1.17%) GitLab
1 17 (1.17%) JIRA
2 12 (0.82%) Git
3 11 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.69%) Burp Suite
5 6 (0.41%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.14%) git-flow
7 2 (0.14%) JMeter
7 2 (0.14%) Snyk
7 2 (0.14%) Xcode
7 2 (0.14%) XCTest
7 2 (0.14%) XCUITest
8 1 (0.069%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.069%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.069%) Locust
8 1 (0.069%) Vite
8 1 (0.069%) webpack
8 1 (0.069%) Yeoman
General
1 439 (30.15%) Social Skills
2 256 (17.58%) Finance
3 182 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 153 (10.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 91 (6.25%) Banking
6 82 (5.63%) Law
7 79 (5.43%) Legal
8 72 (4.95%) Retail
9 67 (4.60%) Public Sector
10 51 (3.50%) Marketing
11 48 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (2.95%) Telecoms
13 35 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
14 31 (2.13%) Local Government
15 28 (1.92%) Aviation
16 26 (1.79%) Financial Institution
17 18 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
18 14 (0.96%) Advertising
18 14 (0.96%) Back Office
18 14 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 155 (10.65%) Senior
2 153 (10.51%) Consultant
3 142 (9.75%) Lead
4 135 (9.27%) Analyst
5 130 (8.93%) Architect
6 115 (7.90%) Security Analyst
7 92 (6.32%) Security Engineer
8 88 (6.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 76 (5.22%) Security Architect
10 75 (5.15%) Security Manager
11 68 (4.67%) Security Consultant
12 45 (3.09%) Account Manager
13 43 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 43 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 43 (2.95%) Security Specialist
14 42 (2.88%) IT Manager
15 36 (2.47%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 34 (2.34%) Business Manager
17 32 (2.20%) Software Engineer
18 31 (2.13%) IAM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.40%) OpenID
1 35 (2.40%) SAML
2 31 (2.13%) OAuth
3 26 (1.79%) REST
4 24 (1.65%) LDAP
5 17 (1.17%) SailPoint
6 13 (0.89%) FastAPI
6 13 (0.89%) RESTful
7 11 (0.76%) Kafka
8 10 (0.69%) .NET
9 8 (0.55%) React
9 8 (0.55%) SOAP
9 8 (0.55%) Web Services
10 7 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
11 6 (0.41%) Apache NiFi
11 6 (0.41%) HTML
12 5 (0.34%) CSS
12 5 (0.34%) Node.js
12 5 (0.34%) web3js
13 4 (0.27%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 145 (9.96%) Security Posture
2 112 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 76 (5.22%) Cyber Threat
4 62 (4.26%) Onboarding
5 56 (3.85%) Cloud Native
6 51 (3.50%) Operational Technology
7 49 (3.37%) Cyber Defence
8 36 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
9 33 (2.27%) Data Centre
10 29 (1.99%) Security Operations Centre
11 28 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.85%) Cyberattack
13 18 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
14 17 (1.17%) AI Agents
14 17 (1.17%) Blog
14 17 (1.17%) Product Ownership
14 17 (1.17%) Virtual Team
15 13 (0.89%) Driving Licence
16 11 (0.76%) Cloud Security Posture
16 11 (0.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 101 (6.94%) Windows
2 64 (4.40%) Linux
3 50 (3.43%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 17 (1.17%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.69%) Android
7 9 (0.62%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.62%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.48%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.41%) CentOS
10 3 (0.21%) Kali Linux
10 3 (0.21%) Unix
11 2 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (19.16%) Information Security
2 242 (16.62%) Incident Response
3 240 (16.48%) Risk Management
4 207 (14.22%) Cloud Security
5 189 (12.98%) Continuous Improvement
6 187 (12.84%) Problem-Solving
7 165 (11.33%) Mentoring
7 165 (11.33%) Vulnerability Management
8 154 (10.58%) Security Operations
9 149 (10.23%) SIEM
10 147 (10.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 145 (9.96%) Agile
12 141 (9.68%) Roadmaps
13 138 (9.48%) AI
14 135 (9.27%) Decision-Making
15 120 (8.24%) Identity Access Management
16 112 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 107 (7.35%) Data Protection
18 104 (7.14%) Computer Science
18 104 (7.14%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 137 (9.41%) Python
2 99 (6.80%) PowerShell
3 27 (1.85%) SQL
4 26 (1.79%) Java
5 21 (1.44%) JavaScript
6 19 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
7 15 (1.03%) Bash
8 11 (0.76%) Go
9 10 (0.69%) C++
10 7 (0.48%) C#
11 4 (0.27%) Rust
11 4 (0.27%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.21%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.14%) Bicep
13 2 (0.14%) R
13 2 (0.14%) Scala
13 2 (0.14%) Search Processing Language
13 2 (0.14%) Swift
13 2 (0.14%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.069%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 260 (17.86%) CISSP
2 208 (14.29%) Degree
3 160 (10.99%) CISM
4 155 (10.65%) Security Cleared
5 97 (6.66%) SC Cleared
6 67 (4.60%) Cisco Certification
7 66 (4.53%) CompTIA Security+
8 63 (4.33%) CISA
9 60 (4.12%) Master's Degree
10 55 (3.78%) CRISC
11 53 (3.64%) Azure Certification
12 49 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
13 48 (3.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 48 (3.30%) CEH
14 42 (2.88%) CCSP
14 42 (2.88%) GIAC
15 35 (2.40%) DV Cleared
16 31 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
17 27 (1.85%) CompTIA CySA+
18 24 (1.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 274 (18.82%) NIST
2 256 (17.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 157 (10.78%) GDPR
4 91 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 84 (5.77%) GRC
6 68 (4.67%) PCI DSS
7 57 (3.91%) QA
8 45 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 36 (2.47%) SOC 2
10 29 (1.99%) NIST 800
11 28 (1.92%) COBIT
12 27 (1.85%) NCSC
13 21 (1.44%) Accessibility
13 21 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 13 (0.89%) SLA
15 12 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 11 (0.76%) ISO 22301
17 10 (0.69%) PMO
18 9 (0.62%) HIPAA
19 8 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 98 (6.73%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.24%) Docker
4 16 (1.10%) Hyper-V
5 14 (0.96%) IAG
6 7 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.27%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.27%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.14%) ProxySG
9 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 36 (2.47%) Terraform
2 34 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 32 (2.20%) Kubernetes
4 31 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
5 17 (1.17%) Ansible
6 10 (0.69%) Nessus
7 6 (0.41%) Nmap
8 5 (0.34%) CASB
8 5 (0.34%) Grafana
8 5 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
8 5 (0.34%) SCCM
8 5 (0.34%) VxRail
9 4 (0.27%) Argo
9 4 (0.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 4 (0.27%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 3 (0.21%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.14%) QRadar
Vendors
1 304 (20.88%) Microsoft
2 49 (3.37%) Palo Alto
3 48 (3.30%) VMware
4 47 (3.23%) Cisco
5 45 (3.09%) CrowdStrike
6 43 (2.95%) Splunk
7 36 (2.47%) Google
7 36 (2.47%) Salesforce
8 33 (2.27%) CyberArk
9 26 (1.79%) ForeScout
10 25 (1.72%) Fortinet
11 24 (1.65%) Rapid7
12 22 (1.51%) ServiceNow
12 22 (1.51%) Tenable
13 18 (1.24%) Qualys
14 17 (1.17%) Dell
14 17 (1.17%) Okta
15 14 (0.96%) SAP
16 13 (0.89%) Meraki
16 13 (0.89%) Sophos