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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 38 39
Rank change year-on-year +21 +1 +15
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,410 983 1,216
As % of all permanent jobs in London 9.36% 6.44% 5.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.78% 6.76% 6.29%
Number of salaries quoted 637 547 1,035
10th Percentile £30,000 £51,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £62,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,750 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.00% +3.45% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £94,375 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -7.69%

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 13,075 14,532 19,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 86.81% 95.17% 91.84%
Number of salaries quoted 8,411 7,927 15,607
10th Percentile £36,750 £43,250 £39,400
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,225 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £96,688 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -11.30%

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 February 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 February 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 +2 189 £70,000 - 83
South London +46 177 £50,000 -27.27% 13
West London +28 163 £47,000 -25.09% 30
East London +18 102 £105,000 +82.61% 28
North London +19 29 £70,000 +7.69% 8
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 28 (1.99%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.57%) CMS
4 3 (0.21%) Confluence
4 3 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.14%) SAS
6 1 (0.071%) Apache
6 1 (0.071%) nginx
Applications
1 56 (3.97%) Maya
2 25 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.13%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.50%) Chatbot
5 7 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.21%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.071%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.071%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.071%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 14 (0.99%) SAP IBP
4 9 (0.64%) SAP CO
4 9 (0.64%) SAP FI
4 9 (0.64%) SAP FI/CO
4 9 (0.64%) SAP FSCM
5 8 (0.57%) SAP FS
5 8 (0.57%) SAP IS-U
6 6 (0.43%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.28%) Endur
8 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.21%) SAP CX
8 3 (0.21%) Yoast SEO
9 2 (0.14%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.071%) Carpe Diem
10 1 (0.071%) Fidessa
10 1 (0.071%) Pegasus Opera
10 1 (0.071%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 414 (29.36%) Cloud Computing
2 307 (21.77%) Azure
3 202 (14.33%) AWS
4 102 (7.23%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (4.75%) Entra ID
6 53 (3.76%) GCP
7 42 (2.98%) Power Platform
8 33 (2.34%) GitHub
9 30 (2.13%) SaaS
10 26 (1.84%) Nutanix
11 24 (1.70%) PaaS
12 23 (1.63%) Azure Sentinel
13 18 (1.28%) Google Workspace
13 18 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
14 17 (1.21%) IaaS
14 17 (1.21%) Serverless
15 16 (1.13%) AWS CloudFormation
16 13 (0.92%) Boomi
16 13 (0.92%) OCI
16 13 (0.92%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 408 (28.94%) Internet
2 91 (6.45%) Firewall
3 41 (2.91%) Network Security
4 37 (2.62%) VPN
5 36 (2.55%) WAN
6 23 (1.63%) LAN
7 20 (1.42%) DNS
8 19 (1.35%) TCP/IP
9 18 (1.28%) Broadband
9 18 (1.28%) CHAP
9 18 (1.28%) DHCP
10 16 (1.13%) Intrusion Detection
11 15 (1.06%) SD-WAN
12 14 (0.99%) Wireless
13 13 (0.92%) VoIP
14 10 (0.71%) VLAN
14 10 (0.71%) Wireshark
15 6 (0.43%) SAN
15 6 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
16 4 (0.28%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (2.70%) Power BI
2 36 (2.55%) Tableau
3 31 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.28%) Big Data
5 16 (1.13%) SAP BW
5 16 (1.13%) SQL Server
6 13 (0.92%) Data Lake
7 12 (0.85%) Metadata
8 11 (0.78%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.64%) Oracle Database
10 8 (0.57%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.35%) Neo4j
13 4 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
14 2 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.14%) Apache Hive
14 2 (0.14%) Data Mining
14 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
14 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
14 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 35 (2.48%) Git
2 14 (0.99%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.71%) GitLab
4 5 (0.35%) JIRA
5 4 (0.28%) MLflow
6 1 (0.071%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.071%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.071%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.071%) JMeter
6 1 (0.071%) Locust
General
1 724 (51.35%) Social Skills
2 515 (36.52%) Banking
3 449 (31.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 346 (24.54%) Finance
5 197 (13.97%) Analytical Skills
6 120 (8.51%) Law
7 94 (6.67%) Legal
8 76 (5.39%) Games
9 72 (5.11%) Retail
10 57 (4.04%) Marketing
11 49 (3.48%) Multimedia
12 46 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
12 46 (3.26%) Public Sector
13 38 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
14 34 (2.41%) Financial Institution
15 31 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
16 27 (1.91%) Dutch Language
16 27 (1.91%) French Language
17 22 (1.56%) Local Government
18 21 (1.49%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 326 (23.12%) Lecturer
2 173 (12.27%) Senior
3 110 (7.80%) Architect
4 100 (7.09%) Analyst
5 91 (6.45%) Consultant
5 91 (6.45%) Lead
6 72 (5.11%) Security Analyst
7 60 (4.26%) Security Engineer
8 50 (3.55%) IT Manager
9 49 (3.48%) Trainee
10 46 (3.26%) Senior Consultant
11 45 (3.19%) Security Architect
12 43 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 43 (3.05%) Security Manager
13 40 (2.84%) Developer
14 38 (2.70%) Account Manager
15 37 (2.62%) IT Architect
16 32 (2.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 32 (2.27%) Senior Architect
17 29 (2.06%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.12%) CSS
2 40 (2.84%) HTML
3 27 (1.91%) REST
4 21 (1.49%) React
5 17 (1.21%) OAuth
6 16 (1.13%) SAML
7 15 (1.06%) LDAP
7 15 (1.06%) OpenID
8 14 (0.99%) GraphQL
8 14 (0.99%) SOAP
9 11 (0.78%) AngularJS
10 8 (0.57%) Middleware
10 8 (0.57%) PyTorch
10 8 (0.57%) RESTful
10 8 (0.57%) SailPoint
10 8 (0.57%) TensorFlow
11 7 (0.50%) Vue
12 6 (0.43%) Pandas
12 6 (0.43%) PySpark
12 6 (0.43%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (28.09%) IoT
2 101 (7.16%) Enterprise Software
3 81 (5.74%) Security Posture
4 74 (5.25%) Management Information System
5 63 (4.47%) Cyber Threat
6 44 (3.12%) Cloud Native
7 37 (2.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 36 (2.55%) Blockchain
9 35 (2.48%) Data Centre
10 30 (2.13%) Cyberattack
11 27 (1.91%) Cyber Defence
12 25 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
13 24 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
14 23 (1.63%) Onboarding
15 21 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
16 18 (1.28%) CCTV
16 18 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
17 14 (0.99%) Mobile App
17 14 (0.99%) Product Ownership
17 14 (0.99%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 105 (7.45%) Windows
2 67 (4.75%) Linux
3 33 (2.34%) Windows Server
4 30 (2.13%) Mac OS
5 20 (1.42%) Android
6 16 (1.13%) Unix
7 12 (0.85%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.64%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.28%) VMS
10 3 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.071%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.071%) Solaris
12 1 (0.071%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 504 (35.74%) AI
2 414 (29.36%) Machine Learning
3 392 (27.80%) Web Development
4 388 (27.52%) User Experience
5 226 (16.03%) Risk Management
6 211 (14.96%) Problem-Solving
7 196 (13.90%) Incident Response
8 175 (12.41%) Information Security
9 173 (12.27%) Mentoring
10 148 (10.50%) Agile
11 135 (9.57%) Continuous Improvement
12 133 (9.43%) Analytics
13 126 (8.94%) Roadmaps
14 111 (7.87%) Project Management
15 105 (7.45%) Cloud Security
16 102 (7.23%) Business Strategy
17 100 (7.09%) SIEM
18 96 (6.81%) Computer Science
19 94 (6.67%) Vulnerability Management
20 87 (6.17%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 130 (9.22%) Python
2 90 (6.38%) PowerShell
3 59 (4.18%) JavaScript
4 50 (3.55%) SQL
5 25 (1.77%) R
6 22 (1.56%) Bash
7 21 (1.49%) C++
8 14 (0.99%) T-SQL
9 13 (0.92%) Java
10 11 (0.78%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.43%) Go
12 5 (0.35%) C
12 5 (0.35%) C#
13 4 (0.28%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.14%) Bicep
15 2 (0.14%) Perl
15 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.071%) Rust
16 1 (0.071%) Scala
Qualifications
1 615 (43.62%) Degree
2 409 (29.01%) Master's Degree
3 378 (26.81%) PhD
4 374 (26.52%) Postgraduate
5 202 (14.33%) CISSP
6 136 (9.65%) CISM
7 99 (7.02%) CISA
8 64 (4.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 55 (3.90%) Azure Certification
10 46 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
11 45 (3.19%) AWS Certification
11 45 (3.19%) CRISC
12 42 (2.98%) CEH
13 40 (2.84%) Security Cleared
14 35 (2.48%) CompTIA Security+
15 33 (2.34%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 29 (2.06%) SANS
17 25 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
17 25 (1.77%) GIAC
17 25 (1.77%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 214 (15.18%) NIST
2 198 (14.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 127 (9.01%) GDPR
4 62 (4.40%) GRC
5 61 (4.33%) Cyber Essentials
6 41 (2.91%) PCI DSS
7 38 (2.70%) QA
8 37 (2.62%) COBIT
9 35 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 34 (2.41%) NCSC
11 24 (1.70%) NIST 800
12 16 (1.13%) Data Quality
13 13 (0.92%) ISO 22301
14 12 (0.85%) SLA
15 11 (0.78%) Accessibility
15 11 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
15 11 (0.78%) SOC 2
16 9 (0.64%) ITGC
17 8 (0.57%) IFRS
17 8 (0.57%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 73 (5.18%) Active Directory
2 28 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.56%) Docker
4 13 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.43%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.35%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.28%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.14%) Firmware
10 1 (0.071%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 43 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.27%) Terraform
3 24 (1.70%) Kubernetes
4 21 (1.49%) Ansible
5 16 (1.13%) SCCM
6 12 (0.85%) CASB
6 12 (0.85%) RSA Archer
6 12 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 6 (0.43%) PaperCut
8 6 (0.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (0.28%) CSIRT
9 4 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.28%) Nagios
9 4 (0.28%) Nessus
9 4 (0.28%) QRadar
9 4 (0.28%) VxRail
10 3 (0.21%) Grafana
10 3 (0.21%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.14%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 243 (17.23%) Microsoft
2 48 (3.40%) Oracle
3 44 (3.12%) SAP
4 43 (3.05%) VMware
5 29 (2.06%) CrowdStrike
6 27 (1.91%) Salesforce
7 26 (1.84%) Palo Alto
8 22 (1.56%) Fortinet
9 21 (1.49%) Google
9 21 (1.49%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.21%) Dell
11 16 (1.13%) Adobe
11 16 (1.13%) Commvault
11 16 (1.13%) MuleSoft
12 15 (1.06%) Cisco
13 14 (0.99%) CyberArk
14 13 (0.92%) Splunk
15 11 (0.78%) Duck Creek
15 11 (0.78%) Guidewire
16 10 (0.71%) Xero