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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 41 35
Rank change year-on-year +24 -6 +20
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,444 895 1,232
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.77% 6.31% 5.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.22% 6.57% 6.29%
Number of salaries quoted 651 511 1,041
10th Percentile £30,500 £48,250 £44,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £55,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £90,625 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £50,260 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -22.68% +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 14,132 13,620 19,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 85.83% 95.97% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9,141 7,699 15,639
10th Percentile £38,000 £42,826 £39,085
25th Percentile £53,750 £57,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £76,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% +4.83% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 March 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 March 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 +8 206 £70,000 +7.69% 145
South London +50 179 £50,000 -23.08% 13
West London +29 169 £47,000 -18.50% 38
East London +25 103 £105,000 +72.84% 32
North London +20 39 £60,000 -7.69% 13
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 21 (1.45%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.62%) CMS
4 3 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.14%) Confluence
5 2 (0.14%) SAS
6 1 (0.069%) Apache
6 1 (0.069%) nginx
Applications
1 36 (2.49%) Maya
2 24 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.62%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.48%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.21%) CINEMA 4D
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.069%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.069%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.069%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.069%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.35%) Exchequer
3 5 (0.35%) SAP IBP
4 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.28%) Endur
4 4 (0.28%) SAP FS
5 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.21%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.21%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.21%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
5 3 (0.21%) SAP IS-U
5 3 (0.21%) Yoast SEO
6 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.14%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.069%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.069%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.069%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 410 (28.39%) Cloud Computing
2 323 (22.37%) Azure
3 202 (13.99%) AWS
4 93 (6.44%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (4.92%) Entra ID
6 56 (3.88%) GCP
7 34 (2.35%) SaaS
8 31 (2.15%) GitHub
9 30 (2.08%) Nutanix
10 28 (1.94%) Power Platform
11 22 (1.52%) Google Workspace
12 21 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
13 20 (1.39%) AWS CloudFormation
13 20 (1.39%) PaaS
14 18 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
15 13 (0.90%) IaaS
15 13 (0.90%) Mimecast
16 12 (0.83%) OCI
16 12 (0.83%) Serverless
17 9 (0.62%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 406 (28.12%) Internet
2 98 (6.79%) Firewall
3 54 (3.74%) Network Security
4 31 (2.15%) VPN
5 30 (2.08%) WAN
6 21 (1.45%) Broadband
6 21 (1.45%) Intrusion Detection
7 20 (1.39%) CHAP
8 18 (1.25%) DNS
9 17 (1.18%) LAN
10 16 (1.11%) SD-WAN
11 15 (1.04%) DHCP
12 14 (0.97%) TCP/IP
12 14 (0.97%) Wireless
13 12 (0.83%) VLAN
14 9 (0.62%) VoIP
15 7 (0.48%) SAN
15 7 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
16 5 (0.35%) Unified Communications
17 4 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (1.87%) Power BI
1 27 (1.87%) Tableau
2 24 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.25%) Big Data
4 10 (0.69%) Metadata
5 9 (0.62%) Data Lake
5 9 (0.62%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
6 8 (0.55%) Oracle Database
6 8 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.48%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.35%) Neo4j
9 4 (0.28%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.14%) Apache Hive
11 2 (0.14%) ClickHouse
11 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.14%) Impala
11 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 31 (2.15%) Git
2 14 (0.97%) GitLab
3 13 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.28%) JIRA
4 4 (0.28%) MLflow
5 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.14%) JMeter
5 2 (0.14%) Locust
General
1 707 (48.96%) Social Skills
2 505 (34.97%) Banking
3 460 (31.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 324 (22.44%) Finance
5 157 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
6 106 (7.34%) Legal
7 96 (6.65%) Law
8 77 (5.33%) Retail
9 61 (4.22%) Public Sector
10 52 (3.60%) Games
11 51 (3.53%) Marketing
12 49 (3.39%) Multimedia
13 39 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
14 37 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
15 34 (2.35%) Financial Institution
16 29 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
17 26 (1.80%) Local Government
18 23 (1.59%) Telecoms
19 20 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
20 13 (0.90%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 325 (22.51%) Lecturer
2 160 (11.08%) Senior
3 98 (6.79%) Architect
3 98 (6.79%) Consultant
4 92 (6.37%) Analyst
5 86 (5.96%) Lead
6 69 (4.78%) Security Analyst
7 65 (4.50%) Security Engineer
8 49 (3.39%) Trainee
9 48 (3.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 48 (3.32%) Security Manager
10 44 (3.05%) Account Manager
10 44 (3.05%) Security Architect
11 43 (2.98%) IT Manager
12 41 (2.84%) Developer
13 40 (2.77%) Senior Consultant
14 38 (2.63%) Security Specialist
15 36 (2.49%) Security Consultant
16 32 (2.22%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 29 (2.01%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (2.70%) CSS
2 36 (2.49%) HTML
3 32 (2.22%) REST
4 25 (1.73%) OAuth
5 24 (1.66%) SAML
6 23 (1.59%) OpenID
7 22 (1.52%) LDAP
8 20 (1.39%) SOAP
9 18 (1.25%) GraphQL
10 17 (1.18%) React
11 10 (0.69%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.55%) PyTorch
12 8 (0.55%) RESTful
12 8 (0.55%) TensorFlow
13 7 (0.48%) AngularJS
14 6 (0.42%) FastAPI
14 6 (0.42%) LangChain
14 6 (0.42%) Pandas
14 6 (0.42%) PySpark
14 6 (0.42%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 396 (27.42%) IoT
2 101 (6.99%) Security Posture
3 77 (5.33%) Enterprise Software
4 76 (5.26%) Management Information System
5 58 (4.02%) Cyber Threat
6 47 (3.25%) Cloud Native
7 36 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
8 34 (2.35%) Data Centre
9 33 (2.29%) Cyberattack
10 32 (2.22%) Blockchain
10 32 (2.22%) Cyber Defence
11 29 (2.01%) Security Operations Centre
12 19 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
13 18 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
14 17 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
15 15 (1.04%) Cloud Security Posture
15 15 (1.04%) Onboarding
16 14 (0.97%) Mobile App
17 13 (0.90%) Public Cloud
18 12 (0.83%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 99 (6.86%) Windows
2 62 (4.29%) Linux
3 41 (2.84%) Windows Server
4 26 (1.80%) Mac OS
5 21 (1.45%) Android
6 11 (0.76%) Apple iOS
6 11 (0.76%) Unix
7 6 (0.42%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.069%) Solaris
9 1 (0.069%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 494 (34.21%) AI
2 417 (28.88%) Machine Learning
3 393 (27.22%) Web Development
4 389 (26.94%) User Experience
5 217 (15.03%) Risk Management
6 188 (13.02%) Information Security
7 187 (12.95%) Incident Response
8 181 (12.53%) Problem-Solving
9 177 (12.26%) Mentoring
10 133 (9.21%) Agile
11 131 (9.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 125 (8.66%) Roadmaps
13 117 (8.10%) Cloud Security
14 102 (7.06%) Analytics
15 94 (6.51%) Project Management
16 93 (6.44%) Vulnerability Management
17 90 (6.23%) SIEM
18 87 (6.02%) Computer Science
19 84 (5.82%) Data Protection
20 79 (5.47%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 142 (9.83%) Python
2 106 (7.34%) PowerShell
3 53 (3.67%) SQL
4 49 (3.39%) JavaScript
5 27 (1.87%) Bash
6 24 (1.66%) C++
6 24 (1.66%) R
7 18 (1.25%) Java
7 18 (1.25%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.76%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.48%) Go
10 5 (0.35%) C
11 4 (0.28%) C#
11 4 (0.28%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.21%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.14%) Perl
14 1 (0.069%) Bicep
14 1 (0.069%) Scala
Qualifications
1 565 (39.13%) Degree
2 410 (28.39%) Master's Degree
3 378 (26.18%) PhD
4 374 (25.90%) Postgraduate
5 208 (14.40%) CISSP
6 139 (9.63%) CISM
7 94 (6.51%) CISA
8 59 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 57 (3.95%) Azure Certification
10 53 (3.67%) CEH
11 46 (3.19%) CRISC
12 45 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
13 42 (2.91%) CompTIA Security+
13 42 (2.91%) Security Cleared
14 41 (2.84%) AWS Certification
15 32 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
16 31 (2.15%) SANS
17 30 (2.08%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 28 (1.94%) CompTIA CySA+
19 27 (1.87%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 225 (15.58%) NIST
2 205 (14.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 121 (8.38%) GDPR
4 58 (4.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 58 (4.02%) GRC
5 41 (2.84%) QA
6 40 (2.77%) PCI DSS
7 39 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (2.35%) NCSC
9 33 (2.29%) COBIT
10 26 (1.80%) NIST 800
11 16 (1.11%) ISO 22301
12 12 (0.83%) Data Quality
13 11 (0.76%) Accessibility
13 11 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
14 10 (0.69%) SOC 2
15 8 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 19770
15 8 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 6 (0.42%) SLA
17 5 (0.35%) JSP 440
System Software
1 81 (5.61%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.52%) Docker
4 12 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.55%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.35%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) Firmware
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.069%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.069%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 1 (0.069%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 38 (2.63%) Terraform
2 32 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (1.80%) Kubernetes
4 20 (1.39%) Ansible
5 17 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.90%) SCCM
7 12 (0.83%) CASB
8 10 (0.69%) RSA Archer
9 8 (0.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 6 (0.42%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 5 (0.35%) PaperCut
11 5 (0.35%) VxRail
12 4 (0.28%) Nessus
13 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 3 (0.21%) CSIRT
13 3 (0.21%) Grafana
13 3 (0.21%) Proxmox
14 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
15 1 (0.069%) Computer Incident Response Team
15 1 (0.069%) DatAdvantage
Vendors
1 248 (17.17%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.19%) VMware
3 39 (2.70%) Oracle
4 36 (2.49%) CrowdStrike
5 30 (2.08%) Palo Alto
6 29 (2.01%) Dell
7 28 (1.94%) Fortinet
8 26 (1.80%) SAP
9 25 (1.73%) Salesforce
10 24 (1.66%) Google
11 19 (1.32%) Commvault
11 19 (1.32%) ServiceNow
12 18 (1.25%) ForeScout
13 17 (1.18%) CyberArk
14 16 (1.11%) Cisco
15 13 (0.90%) Splunk
16 12 (0.83%) Adobe
16 12 (0.83%) MuleSoft
17 10 (0.69%) Xero
18 9 (0.62%) YouTube