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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 42 41
Rank change year-on-year +14 -1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,436 783 1,068
As % of all permanent jobs in London 6.11% 6.40% 5.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.45% 6.78% 6.08%
Number of salaries quoted 957 462 672
10th Percentile £41,225 £41,250 £42,050
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £91,563
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,375 £107,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.25%

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 19,283 11,543 17,577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.04% 94.35% 89.26%
Number of salaries quoted 13,074 7,307 11,977
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 £73,441
Median % change year-on-year - +2.12% -2.08%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £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 5 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 5 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 +33 189 £71,000 -5.33% 118
West London +3 90 £50,000 -47.37% 56
South London +17 34 £50,000 - 18
East London -3 25 £87,500 -2.78% 21
North London +9 16 £60,000 +9.09% 15
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 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.49%) Confluence
4 6 (0.42%) SAS
5 5 (0.35%) 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 (0.070%) IIS
8 1 (0.070%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.14%) SmartSuite
4 2 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.070%) Maya
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 (0.070%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.070%) Eikon
3 1 (0.070%) Maximo
3 1 (0.070%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 298 (20.75%) Azure
2 181 (12.60%) AWS
3 126 (8.77%) Microsoft 365
4 112 (7.80%) Entra ID
5 89 (6.20%) SaaS
6 65 (4.53%) GCP
7 29 (2.02%) Microsoft Purview
8 27 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 24 (1.67%) Cloud Computing
10 22 (1.53%) Mimecast
11 18 (1.25%) Power Platform
12 13 (0.91%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (0.77%) GitHub
13 11 (0.77%) Nutanix
14 10 (0.70%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 10 (0.70%) Google Workspace
14 10 (0.70%) Serverless
14 10 (0.70%) WeChat
15 9 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
15 9 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 129 (8.98%) Firewall
2 95 (6.62%) Network Security
3 43 (2.99%) VPN
4 30 (2.09%) Internet
5 27 (1.88%) DNS
6 25 (1.74%) WAN
7 21 (1.46%) Kerberos
7 21 (1.46%) LAN
7 21 (1.46%) TCP/IP
8 18 (1.25%) Intrusion Detection
8 18 (1.25%) VLAN
9 15 (1.04%) Broadband
9 15 (1.04%) DHCP
10 13 (0.91%) Wireless
11 12 (0.84%) Cisco ISE
12 11 (0.77%) SD-WAN
13 9 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
14 8 (0.56%) CHAP
14 8 (0.56%) Wireshark
15 7 (0.49%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.97%) Power BI
2 11 (0.77%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.63%) Big Data
4 8 (0.56%) MongoDB
5 7 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
5 7 (0.49%) Tableau
6 5 (0.35%) Metadata
7 4 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.21%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.21%) MySQL
9 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.14%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.070%) Amazon Aurora
10 1 (0.070%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.070%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.070%) Flink
10 1 (0.070%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (1.25%) GitLab
2 17 (1.18%) JIRA
3 11 (0.77%) Git
3 11 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.63%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.35%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.14%) JMeter
7 2 (0.14%) Snyk
8 1 (0.070%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.070%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.070%) git-flow
8 1 (0.070%) Locust
8 1 (0.070%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.070%) Vite
8 1 (0.070%) webpack
8 1 (0.070%) Xcode
8 1 (0.070%) XCTest
8 1 (0.070%) XCUITest
General
1 427 (29.74%) Social Skills
2 251 (17.48%) Finance
3 177 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
4 146 (10.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 92 (6.41%) Banking
6 76 (5.29%) Legal
7 75 (5.22%) Law
8 73 (5.08%) Retail
9 62 (4.32%) Public Sector
10 47 (3.27%) Influencing Skills
10 47 (3.27%) Marketing
11 43 (2.99%) Telecoms
12 37 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
13 32 (2.23%) Local Government
14 28 (1.95%) Aviation
15 23 (1.60%) Financial Institution
16 17 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
17 15 (1.04%) Advertising
18 14 (0.97%) Back Office
18 14 (0.97%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 156 (10.86%) Senior
2 151 (10.52%) Consultant
3 137 (9.54%) Analyst
4 132 (9.19%) Lead
5 123 (8.57%) Architect
6 118 (8.22%) Security Analyst
7 91 (6.34%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 91 (6.34%) Security Engineer
8 73 (5.08%) Security Manager
9 69 (4.81%) Security Architect
10 66 (4.60%) Security Consultant
11 45 (3.13%) Security Specialist
12 43 (2.99%) Account Manager
13 42 (2.92%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 42 (2.92%) IT Manager
14 41 (2.86%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 36 (2.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 33 (2.30%) Business Manager
16 33 (2.30%) Developer
17 31 (2.16%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.65%) OpenID
1 38 (2.65%) SAML
2 34 (2.37%) OAuth
3 29 (2.02%) REST
4 28 (1.95%) LDAP
5 17 (1.18%) SailPoint
6 13 (0.91%) RESTful
7 12 (0.84%) FastAPI
7 12 (0.84%) SOAP
8 10 (0.70%) .NET
8 10 (0.70%) Kafka
9 8 (0.56%) Web Services
10 7 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
10 7 (0.49%) GraphQL
10 7 (0.49%) React
11 6 (0.42%) Apache NiFi
11 6 (0.42%) HTML
12 5 (0.35%) CSS
12 5 (0.35%) Node.js
12 5 (0.35%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 145 (10.10%) Security Posture
2 111 (7.73%) Management Information System
3 78 (5.43%) Cyber Threat
4 61 (4.25%) Onboarding
5 56 (3.90%) Cloud Native
6 51 (3.55%) Cyber Defence
7 50 (3.48%) Operational Technology
8 36 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
9 32 (2.23%) Cyberattack
10 31 (2.16%) Security Operations Centre
11 29 (2.02%) Data Centre
11 29 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
12 17 (1.18%) Virtual Team
13 16 (1.11%) Blog
14 15 (1.04%) AI Agents
14 15 (1.04%) Product Ownership
15 13 (0.91%) Driving Licence
16 12 (0.84%) Cloud Security Posture
17 11 (0.77%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 103 (7.17%) Windows
2 65 (4.53%) Linux
3 51 (3.55%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 17 (1.18%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.70%) Android
7 9 (0.63%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.56%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.49%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.42%) CentOS
11 3 (0.21%) Unix
12 2 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
12 2 (0.14%) Kali Linux
13 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (19.01%) Information Security
2 239 (16.64%) Incident Response
3 235 (16.36%) Risk Management
4 203 (14.14%) Cloud Security
5 185 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 181 (12.60%) Problem-Solving
7 166 (11.56%) Mentoring
8 161 (11.21%) Vulnerability Management
9 151 (10.52%) Security Operations
10 147 (10.24%) SIEM
11 142 (9.89%) Agile
11 142 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
12 136 (9.47%) Roadmaps
13 129 (8.98%) AI
13 129 (8.98%) Decision-Making
14 121 (8.43%) Identity Access Management
15 108 (7.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 103 (7.17%) Computer Science
17 101 (7.03%) Disaster Recovery
18 98 (6.82%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 137 (9.54%) Python
2 103 (7.17%) PowerShell
3 30 (2.09%) SQL
4 25 (1.74%) Java
5 21 (1.46%) JavaScript
6 19 (1.32%) Bash
6 19 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
7 11 (0.77%) Go
8 10 (0.70%) C++
9 7 (0.49%) C#
10 6 (0.42%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.28%) Rust
12 3 (0.21%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.14%) Bicep
13 2 (0.14%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.14%) R
13 2 (0.14%) Scala
13 2 (0.14%) Search Processing Language
14 1 (0.070%) Ada
14 1 (0.070%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 257 (17.90%) CISSP
2 203 (14.14%) Degree
3 159 (11.07%) CISM
4 150 (10.45%) Security Cleared
5 92 (6.41%) SC Cleared
6 66 (4.60%) CompTIA Security+
7 65 (4.53%) CISA
8 64 (4.46%) Cisco Certification
9 60 (4.18%) Master's Degree
10 55 (3.83%) CRISC
11 54 (3.76%) Azure Certification
12 49 (3.41%) CEH
12 49 (3.41%) Computer Science Degree
13 46 (3.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 43 (2.99%) GIAC
15 40 (2.79%) CCSP
16 35 (2.44%) DV Cleared
17 31 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
18 28 (1.95%) CompTIA CySA+
19 23 (1.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 272 (18.94%) NIST
2 252 (17.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 152 (10.58%) GDPR
4 88 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 83 (5.78%) GRC
6 67 (4.67%) PCI DSS
7 59 (4.11%) QA
8 45 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 35 (2.44%) SOC 2
10 31 (2.16%) NCSC
11 30 (2.09%) NIST 800
12 27 (1.88%) COBIT
13 21 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 20 (1.39%) Accessibility
15 13 (0.91%) SLA
16 12 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 11 (0.77%) ISO 22301
18 10 (0.70%) PMO
19 9 (0.63%) HIPAA
20 8 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 101 (7.03%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.25%) Docker
4 17 (1.18%) Hyper-V
5 14 (0.97%) IAG
6 7 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.28%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.21%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (0.21%) vSphere
9 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.070%) Firmware
10 1 (0.070%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 37 (2.58%) Terraform
2 35 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 29 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
4 28 (1.95%) Kubernetes
5 17 (1.18%) Ansible
6 7 (0.49%) Nessus
7 5 (0.35%) Grafana
7 5 (0.35%) Nmap
7 5 (0.35%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (0.35%) SCCM
7 5 (0.35%) VxRail
8 4 (0.28%) Argo
8 4 (0.28%) CASB
8 4 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 4 (0.28%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.21%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.14%) QRadar
Vendors
1 300 (20.89%) Microsoft
2 48 (3.34%) VMware
3 46 (3.20%) Palo Alto
4 45 (3.13%) Splunk
5 44 (3.06%) CrowdStrike
6 43 (2.99%) Cisco
7 36 (2.51%) Salesforce
8 34 (2.37%) Google
9 33 (2.30%) CyberArk
10 28 (1.95%) ForeScout
11 26 (1.81%) Fortinet
12 22 (1.53%) ServiceNow
13 21 (1.46%) Rapid7
13 21 (1.46%) Tenable
14 18 (1.25%) Qualys
15 17 (1.18%) Dell
15 17 (1.18%) Okta
16 14 (0.97%) Sophos
17 13 (0.91%) CheckPoint
17 13 (0.91%) SAP