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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 35 40
Rank change year-on-year +6 +5 +12
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,543 823 1,081
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.95% 6.97% 5.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.38% 7.40% 6.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,070 481 554
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £46,799
25th Percentile £56,938 £50,813 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,000 £74,213
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -5.68% +2.36%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £120,000 £115,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

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 20,914 11,117 16,878
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 80.66% 94.12% 89.69%
Number of salaries quoted 13,933 6,996 10,030
10th Percentile £41,000 £38,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%

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 October 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 October 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 +12 155 £72,500 -3.33% 213
West London -3 69 £72,500 +16.75% 75
South London +3 31 £50,000 +8.70% 20
East London -11 17 £110,000 +12.82% 20
North London -5 2 £58,875 +42.73% 4
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 47 (3.05%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.39%) Confluence
3 6 (0.39%) SAS
4 5 (0.32%) Apache
5 4 (0.26%) IIS
6 3 (0.19%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.065%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.13%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.19%) Distributed Ledger
1 3 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Eikon
3 1 (0.065%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 1 (0.065%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.065%) Magento
3 1 (0.065%) Maximo
3 1 (0.065%) RMDS
3 1 (0.065%) SAP CAR
3 1 (0.065%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 309 (20.03%) Azure
2 186 (12.05%) AWS
3 169 (10.95%) Entra ID
4 167 (10.82%) Microsoft 365
5 97 (6.29%) SaaS
6 77 (4.99%) GCP
7 49 (3.18%) Microsoft Purview
8 32 (2.07%) Power Platform
9 31 (2.01%) Mimecast
10 28 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
11 25 (1.62%) Azure Sentinel
12 23 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
13 21 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
14 20 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
14 20 (1.30%) GitHub
15 17 (1.10%) PaaS
15 17 (1.10%) Serverless
16 12 (0.78%) Azure API Management
16 12 (0.78%) OneDrive
17 11 (0.71%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 146 (9.46%) Firewall
2 93 (6.03%) Network Security
3 65 (4.21%) VPN
4 48 (3.11%) DNS
5 38 (2.46%) Internet
6 37 (2.40%) WAN
7 36 (2.33%) TCP/IP
8 35 (2.27%) LAN
9 31 (2.01%) DHCP
10 26 (1.69%) Wireless
11 20 (1.30%) Kerberos
12 19 (1.23%) VLAN
13 17 (1.10%) Cisco ISE
14 14 (0.91%) SD-WAN
15 13 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
16 12 (0.78%) Broadband
16 12 (0.78%) Cisco Nexus
16 12 (0.78%) Wireshark
17 11 (0.71%) OSPF
18 10 (0.65%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.49%) Power BI
2 17 (1.10%) SQL Server
3 13 (0.84%) Big Data
4 10 (0.65%) Tableau
5 9 (0.58%) Metadata
6 7 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.26%) MySQL
7 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.13%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.13%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.065%) Redis
Development Applications
1 18 (1.17%) Burp Suite
2 16 (1.04%) Git
2 16 (1.04%) JIRA
3 13 (0.84%) Jenkins
3 13 (0.84%) Metasploit
4 11 (0.71%) GitLab
5 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.13%) git-flow
5 2 (0.13%) Snyk
5 2 (0.13%) Xcode
5 2 (0.13%) XCTest
5 2 (0.13%) XCUITest
5 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.065%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.065%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.065%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.065%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.065%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.065%) Vite
6 1 (0.065%) webpack
General
1 474 (30.72%) Social Skills
2 281 (18.21%) Finance
3 174 (11.28%) Analytical Skills
4 143 (9.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 105 (6.80%) Law
6 100 (6.48%) Banking
7 87 (5.64%) Public Sector
8 85 (5.51%) Legal
9 77 (4.99%) Retail
10 59 (3.82%) Marketing
11 55 (3.56%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
13 42 (2.72%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.69%) Local Government
15 24 (1.56%) Financial Institution
16 18 (1.17%) Aviation
16 18 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.91%) Back Office
18 11 (0.71%) Mandarin Language
19 9 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 180 (11.67%) Senior
2 176 (11.41%) Consultant
3 146 (9.46%) Architect
4 144 (9.33%) Lead
5 132 (8.55%) Analyst
6 110 (7.13%) Security Engineer
7 105 (6.80%) Security Analyst
8 97 (6.29%) Security Manager
9 94 (6.09%) Security Architect
10 76 (4.93%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 72 (4.67%) Security Consultant
12 61 (3.95%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 57 (3.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 49 (3.18%) Security Specialist
15 45 (2.92%) Software Engineer
16 41 (2.66%) Business Manager
16 41 (2.66%) IT Manager
17 39 (2.53%) IAM Consultant
18 35 (2.27%) Senior Consultant
19 34 (2.20%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (2.53%) OpenID
1 39 (2.53%) Terraform
2 36 (2.33%) OAuth
2 36 (2.33%) SAML
3 33 (2.14%) REST
4 26 (1.69%) LDAP
5 16 (1.04%) SailPoint
6 15 (0.97%) RESTful
7 13 (0.84%) .NET
8 11 (0.71%) FastAPI
8 11 (0.71%) Kafka
9 9 (0.58%) React
10 8 (0.52%) Middleware
10 8 (0.52%) OAuth2
11 7 (0.45%) FIX Protocol
11 7 (0.45%) SOAP
12 6 (0.39%) Apache NiFi
12 6 (0.39%) JWT
12 6 (0.39%) Node.js
12 6 (0.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 144 (9.33%) Security Posture
2 114 (7.39%) Management Information System
3 102 (6.61%) Cyber Threat
4 74 (4.80%) Onboarding
5 67 (4.34%) Operational Technology
6 53 (3.43%) Cloud Native
7 48 (3.11%) Cyber Defence
8 45 (2.92%) Data Centre
9 39 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
9 39 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (1.62%) Security Operations Centre
11 21 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
12 19 (1.23%) AI Agents
13 17 (1.10%) Blog
14 16 (1.04%) Driving Licence
14 16 (1.04%) PKI
14 16 (1.04%) Virtual Team
15 15 (0.97%) Cyberattack
15 15 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
15 15 (0.97%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 122 (7.91%) Windows
2 75 (4.86%) Linux
3 55 (3.56%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.49%) Mac OS
5 15 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 15 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.84%) Apple iOS
7 11 (0.71%) Android
8 6 (0.39%) Unix
9 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
9 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.19%) CentOS
10 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.065%) Rocky
12 1 (0.065%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (18.99%) Information Security
2 255 (16.53%) Incident Response
3 235 (15.23%) Risk Management
4 219 (14.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 216 (14.00%) Problem-Solving
6 213 (13.80%) Stakeholder Management
7 201 (13.03%) AI
8 199 (12.90%) Cloud Security
9 192 (12.44%) Security Operations
10 187 (12.12%) Vulnerability Management
11 159 (10.30%) Roadmaps
12 153 (9.92%) SIEM
13 150 (9.72%) Mentoring
14 141 (9.14%) Decision-Making
15 136 (8.81%) Identity Access Management
16 135 (8.75%) Agile
17 121 (7.84%) Security Architecture
18 119 (7.71%) Data Protection
19 116 (7.52%) Penetration Testing
20 113 (7.32%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 139 (9.01%) Python
2 93 (6.03%) PowerShell
3 28 (1.81%) Java
4 27 (1.75%) SQL
5 26 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
6 20 (1.30%) JavaScript
7 17 (1.10%) Bash
7 17 (1.10%) Go
8 12 (0.78%) C#
9 11 (0.71%) C++
10 8 (0.52%) Bicep
11 6 (0.39%) Rust
12 5 (0.32%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.19%) Swift
14 3 (0.19%) VBA
14 3 (0.19%) VBScript
15 2 (0.13%) Scala
15 2 (0.13%) Search Processing Language
15 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 258 (16.72%) CISSP
2 219 (14.19%) Degree
3 215 (13.93%) Security Cleared
4 165 (10.69%) CISM
5 142 (9.20%) SC Cleared
6 70 (4.54%) Cisco Certification
7 68 (4.41%) Master's Degree
8 58 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 52 (3.37%) CISA
10 48 (3.11%) CompTIA Security+
10 48 (3.11%) CRISC
11 44 (2.85%) Azure Certification
12 43 (2.79%) DV Cleared
13 42 (2.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 37 (2.40%) CCSP
15 32 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
15 32 (2.07%) OSCP
16 31 (2.01%) CEH
17 29 (1.88%) CREST Certified
18 28 (1.81%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 283 (18.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 246 (15.94%) NIST
3 158 (10.24%) GDPR
4 111 (7.19%) GRC
5 100 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 68 (4.41%) PCI DSS
7 48 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 47 (3.05%) NCSC
9 37 (2.40%) QA
10 34 (2.20%) SOC 2
11 22 (1.43%) NIST 800
12 21 (1.36%) COBIT
13 18 (1.17%) Accessibility
14 15 (0.97%) SLA
15 14 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 14 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 13 (0.84%) PMO
17 10 (0.65%) ISO 22301
18 8 (0.52%) SOC 1
19 5 (0.32%) Data Quality
System Software
1 120 (7.78%) Active Directory
2 41 (2.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.10%) Docker
3 17 (1.10%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.39%) vSphere
6 5 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.26%) IAG
8 3 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.13%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 58 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (2.92%) Single Sign-On
3 38 (2.46%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.17%) Ansible
5 16 (1.04%) Nessus
6 13 (0.84%) Grafana
6 13 (0.84%) Nmap
7 10 (0.65%) CASB
8 6 (0.39%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.39%) SCCM
9 5 (0.32%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.32%) QRadar
10 4 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Satellite
11 3 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.19%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 3 (0.19%) VxRail
12 2 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 341 (22.10%) Microsoft
2 61 (3.95%) Cisco
3 53 (3.43%) Palo Alto
4 49 (3.18%) VMware
5 44 (2.85%) CrowdStrike
6 42 (2.72%) Google
7 41 (2.66%) Splunk
8 34 (2.20%) CyberArk
9 30 (1.94%) Salesforce
10 27 (1.75%) Rapid7
11 26 (1.69%) Tenable
12 24 (1.56%) ServiceNow
13 22 (1.43%) Meraki
14 20 (1.30%) Fortinet
15 19 (1.23%) Qualys
15 19 (1.23%) Zscaler
16 17 (1.10%) Okta
16 17 (1.10%) SAP
17 14 (0.91%) Netskope
18 11 (0.71%) Oracle