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 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 41 35
Rank change year-on-year +23 -6 +18
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,517 798 1,326
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.42% 6.22% 5.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.98% 6.47% 6.50%
Number of salaries quoted 709 511 1,079
10th Percentile £32,200 £47,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £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 £88,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -12.50% +0.80% -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 15,204 12,340 20,413
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 84.39% 96.24% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 9,935 7,530 15,942
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £38,503
25th Percentile £55,000 £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 £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +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 1 April 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 1 April 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 +28 234 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +28 184 £38,000 -43.97% 23
South London +56 174 £50,000 -0.99% 6
East London +26 106 £87,500 +35.66% 25
North London +18 44 £60,000 -7.69% 6
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 18 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (1.12%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.46%) CMS
4 3 (0.20%) Confluence
5 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.13%) SAS
6 1 (0.066%) Apache
6 1 (0.066%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.066%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.05%) Maya
3 13 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.20%) Endur
3 3 (0.20%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.13%) SAP FS
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.066%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.066%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.066%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.066%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 403 (26.57%) Cloud Computing
2 341 (22.48%) Azure
3 214 (14.11%) AWS
4 95 (6.26%) Microsoft 365
5 73 (4.81%) Entra ID
6 61 (4.02%) GCP
7 49 (3.23%) SaaS
8 33 (2.18%) Nutanix
9 32 (2.11%) GitHub
10 26 (1.71%) Azure Sentinel
11 24 (1.58%) AWS CloudFormation
12 22 (1.45%) Google Workspace
13 19 (1.25%) Power Platform
14 17 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
15 15 (0.99%) Mimecast
16 14 (0.92%) PaaS
17 9 (0.59%) Serverless
18 8 (0.53%) IaaS
19 7 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
19 7 (0.46%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 407 (26.83%) Internet
2 99 (6.53%) Firewall
3 62 (4.09%) Network Security
4 33 (2.18%) VPN
5 23 (1.52%) CHAP
5 23 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
5 23 (1.52%) WAN
6 21 (1.38%) Broadband
7 18 (1.19%) DNS
8 14 (0.92%) SD-WAN
9 13 (0.86%) Wireless
10 12 (0.79%) LAN
11 11 (0.73%) DHCP
11 11 (0.73%) TCP/IP
12 9 (0.59%) VLAN
13 6 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
13 6 (0.40%) SAN
13 6 (0.40%) Unified Communications
13 6 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (0.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.19%) Big Data
1 18 (1.19%) Power BI
1 18 (1.19%) Tableau
2 16 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.40%) Metadata
5 5 (0.33%) Neo4j
5 5 (0.33%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.26%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.26%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.20%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.20%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.13%) Impala
8 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.066%) Amazon Athena
Development Applications
1 32 (2.11%) Git
2 17 (1.12%) GitLab
3 10 (0.66%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.40%) JIRA
5 4 (0.26%) MLflow
6 3 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.13%) JMeter
7 2 (0.13%) Locust
General
1 725 (47.79%) Social Skills
2 500 (32.96%) Banking
3 473 (31.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 288 (18.98%) Finance
5 141 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
6 108 (7.12%) Legal
7 81 (5.34%) Retail
8 73 (4.81%) Law
9 50 (3.30%) Multimedia
10 49 (3.23%) Public Sector
11 43 (2.83%) Marketing
12 33 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
13 32 (2.11%) Financial Institution
14 31 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
15 28 (1.85%) Games
15 28 (1.85%) Local Government
15 28 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
16 22 (1.45%) Aviation
16 22 (1.45%) Telecoms
17 20 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 325 (21.42%) Lecturer
2 147 (9.69%) Senior
3 103 (6.79%) Analyst
4 100 (6.59%) Consultant
5 99 (6.53%) Architect
6 96 (6.33%) Lead
7 80 (5.27%) Security Analyst
8 74 (4.88%) Security Engineer
9 57 (3.76%) Security Manager
10 54 (3.56%) Account Manager
10 54 (3.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 50 (3.30%) Trainee
12 49 (3.23%) Security Architect
13 45 (2.97%) IT Manager
14 43 (2.83%) Developer
15 40 (2.64%) Security Consultant
15 40 (2.64%) Security Specialist
16 35 (2.31%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 34 (2.24%) Senior Consultant
18 32 (2.11%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.50%) CSS
2 35 (2.31%) HTML
3 31 (2.04%) REST
4 25 (1.65%) OAuth
5 24 (1.58%) SAML
6 23 (1.52%) LDAP
6 23 (1.52%) OpenID
7 21 (1.38%) SOAP
8 18 (1.19%) GraphQL
9 16 (1.05%) React
10 14 (0.92%) SailPoint
11 9 (0.59%) RESTful
12 7 (0.46%) FastAPI
13 6 (0.40%) LangChain
13 6 (0.40%) PySpark
13 6 (0.40%) PyTorch
13 6 (0.40%) TensorFlow
14 5 (0.33%) AngularJS
14 5 (0.33%) Node.js
14 5 (0.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (26.10%) IoT
2 119 (7.84%) Security Posture
3 81 (5.34%) Management Information System
4 48 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
5 47 (3.10%) Cyber Threat
6 44 (2.90%) Cloud Native
7 40 (2.64%) Cyber Defence
8 36 (2.37%) Cyberattack
9 35 (2.31%) Security Operations Centre
10 33 (2.18%) Hybrid Cloud
11 30 (1.98%) Data Centre
12 28 (1.85%) Blockchain
13 20 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
14 17 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
15 15 (0.99%) Onboarding
16 14 (0.92%) Mobile App
17 13 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
18 12 (0.79%) Product Ownership
19 11 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
20 10 (0.66%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 103 (6.79%) Windows
2 70 (4.61%) Linux
3 42 (2.77%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.52%) Mac OS
5 13 (0.86%) Android
6 10 (0.66%) Unix
7 8 (0.53%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.33%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.20%) 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
1 479 (31.58%) AI
2 411 (27.09%) Machine Learning
3 396 (26.10%) User Experience
4 393 (25.91%) Web Development
5 199 (13.12%) Information Security
6 196 (12.92%) Incident Response
7 195 (12.85%) Risk Management
8 185 (12.20%) Mentoring
9 161 (10.61%) Problem-Solving
10 147 (9.69%) Cloud Security
11 142 (9.36%) Agile
12 136 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
13 116 (7.65%) Roadmaps
14 107 (7.05%) Vulnerability Management
15 98 (6.46%) SIEM
16 95 (6.26%) Project Management
17 87 (5.74%) Security Operations
18 84 (5.54%) Data Protection
19 83 (5.47%) Security Architecture
20 79 (5.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 146 (9.62%) Python
2 114 (7.51%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.30%) SQL
4 47 (3.10%) JavaScript
5 28 (1.85%) Bash
6 24 (1.58%) C++
6 24 (1.58%) R
7 19 (1.25%) Java
8 18 (1.19%) T-SQL
9 12 (0.79%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.46%) Go
11 5 (0.33%) C
12 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.13%) C#
14 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.13%) Perl
15 1 (0.066%) Bicep
15 1 (0.066%) Scala
Qualifications
1 551 (36.32%) Degree
2 415 (27.36%) Master's Degree
3 377 (24.85%) PhD
3 377 (24.85%) Postgraduate
4 219 (14.44%) CISSP
5 137 (9.03%) CISM
6 85 (5.60%) CISA
7 69 (4.55%) Azure Certification
8 64 (4.22%) CEH
9 58 (3.82%) CompTIA Security+
10 54 (3.56%) Microsoft Certification
11 51 (3.36%) Security Cleared
12 42 (2.77%) CRISC
13 39 (2.57%) AWS Certification
14 38 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
14 38 (2.50%) CompTIA CySA+
15 37 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
15 37 (2.44%) SANS
16 34 (2.24%) GIAC
16 34 (2.24%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 251 (16.55%) NIST
2 215 (14.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 131 (8.64%) GDPR
4 71 (4.68%) Cyber Essentials
5 58 (3.82%) GRC
6 52 (3.43%) PCI DSS
7 51 (3.36%) QA
8 49 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 33 (2.18%) COBIT
9 33 (2.18%) NCSC
10 29 (1.91%) NIST 800
11 17 (1.12%) ISO 22301
12 15 (0.99%) Accessibility
12 15 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 13 (0.86%) SOC 2
14 11 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 7 (0.46%) Data Quality
16 7 (0.46%) Government Security Classifications
16 7 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 81 (5.34%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (1.52%) Docker
4 12 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.66%) 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 NSX
Systems Management
1 42 (2.77%) Terraform
2 31 (2.04%) Kubernetes
3 29 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (1.25%) Ansible
5 17 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.86%) SCCM
7 12 (0.79%) CASB
8 7 (0.46%) RSA Archer
8 7 (0.46%) VxRail
9 6 (0.40%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.20%) Argo
10 3 (0.20%) Grafana
10 3 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) QRadar
11 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.066%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 254 (16.74%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.03%) VMware
3 42 (2.77%) CrowdStrike
4 33 (2.18%) Palo Alto
5 28 (1.85%) ForeScout
5 28 (1.85%) Fortinet
6 27 (1.78%) Google
7 26 (1.71%) Splunk
8 25 (1.65%) CyberArk
9 24 (1.58%) Dell
10 22 (1.45%) Oracle
11 20 (1.32%) Cisco
11 20 (1.32%) Commvault
11 20 (1.32%) Salesforce
12 16 (1.05%) ServiceNow
13 12 (0.79%) SAP
14 9 (0.59%) Sophos
15 8 (0.53%) Okta
15 8 (0.53%) Zscaler
16 7 (0.46%) Apple