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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 44 41
Rank change year-on-year +15 -3 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,392 771 1,232
As % of all permanent jobs in London 6.19% 6.20% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.54% 6.56% 6.21%
Number of salaries quoted 924 467 830
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £41,325
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £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 £92,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £115,000 £106,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.56% -7.03%

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 18,456 11,758 19,839
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.14% 94.62% 89.60%
Number of salaries quoted 12,670 7,394 14,146
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £38,503
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,463
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 £107,550 £122,500 £118,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 20 July 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 20 July 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 +39 201 £70,000 -6.67% 71
West London +9 84 £60,263 -34.85% 40
South London +27 33 £50,000 -31.03% 16
East London +7 29 £87,500 -2.78% 26
North London +17 19 £60,000 +9.09% 9
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 (2.59%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.43%) SAS
4 5 (0.36%) Apache
5 4 (0.29%) Confluence
6 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.14%) CMS
7 1 (0.072%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.072%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.22%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.072%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.072%) Maya
Business Applications
1 3 (0.22%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
1 3 (0.22%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.14%) Shopify
3 1 (0.072%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.072%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.072%) Eikon
3 1 (0.072%) Maximo
3 1 (0.072%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 302 (21.70%) Azure
2 171 (12.28%) AWS
3 127 (9.12%) Microsoft 365
4 112 (8.05%) Entra ID
5 84 (6.03%) SaaS
6 62 (4.45%) GCP
7 30 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
8 29 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (1.51%) Cloud Computing
9 21 (1.51%) Power Platform
10 19 (1.36%) Mimecast
11 14 (1.01%) AWS CloudFormation
11 14 (1.01%) Google Workspace
12 12 (0.86%) Nutanix
12 12 (0.86%) Serverless
13 11 (0.79%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 9 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
14 9 (0.65%) Azure Logic Apps
15 8 (0.57%) GitHub
15 8 (0.57%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 127 (9.12%) Firewall
2 92 (6.61%) Network Security
3 42 (3.02%) VPN
4 30 (2.16%) Internet
5 24 (1.72%) WAN
6 22 (1.58%) Broadband
6 22 (1.58%) DNS
7 20 (1.44%) LAN
8 19 (1.36%) Intrusion Detection
8 19 (1.36%) TCP/IP
9 18 (1.29%) Kerberos
10 16 (1.15%) VLAN
10 16 (1.15%) Wireless
11 14 (1.01%) DHCP
12 12 (0.86%) CHAP
12 12 (0.86%) Cisco ISE
13 10 (0.72%) SD-WAN
14 9 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
15 8 (0.57%) Wireshark
16 7 (0.50%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.22%) Power BI
2 9 (0.65%) Tableau
3 8 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (0.57%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.50%) MongoDB
5 6 (0.43%) Big Data
6 4 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.22%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.22%) Metadata
8 2 (0.14%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.14%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.14%) MySQL
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.072%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.072%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.072%) Flink
9 1 (0.072%) GIS
9 1 (0.072%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 20 (1.44%) GitLab
2 15 (1.08%) JIRA
3 8 (0.57%) Burp Suite
3 8 (0.57%) Git
3 8 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 4 (0.29%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.14%) JMeter
6 1 (0.072%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.072%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.072%) Locust
6 1 (0.072%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.072%) Visual Studio
General
1 410 (29.45%) Social Skills
2 247 (17.74%) Finance
3 164 (11.78%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (9.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 94 (6.75%) Banking
6 78 (5.60%) Legal
7 77 (5.53%) Retail
8 66 (4.74%) Law
9 53 (3.81%) Public Sector
10 42 (3.02%) Marketing
11 40 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
12 38 (2.73%) Telecoms
13 34 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
14 32 (2.30%) Local Government
15 29 (2.08%) Aviation
16 23 (1.65%) Financial Institution
17 15 (1.08%) Advertising
17 15 (1.08%) Back Office
18 14 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
19 12 (0.86%) Games
Job Titles
1 161 (11.57%) Senior
2 145 (10.42%) Consultant
3 139 (9.99%) Analyst
4 119 (8.55%) Security Analyst
5 118 (8.48%) Lead
6 116 (8.33%) Architect
7 94 (6.75%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 93 (6.68%) Security Engineer
9 69 (4.96%) Security Manager
10 66 (4.74%) Security Consultant
11 65 (4.67%) Security Architect
12 48 (3.45%) Security Specialist
13 45 (3.23%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 44 (3.16%) Account Manager
15 42 (3.02%) IT Manager
16 36 (2.59%) Senior Consultant
17 35 (2.51%) Developer
18 32 (2.30%) Cybersecurity Manager
18 32 (2.30%) Senior Analyst
19 31 (2.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.73%) OpenID
1 38 (2.73%) SAML
2 34 (2.44%) OAuth
3 32 (2.30%) REST
4 29 (2.08%) LDAP
5 17 (1.22%) SailPoint
6 16 (1.15%) SOAP
7 14 (1.01%) FastAPI
8 11 (0.79%) RESTful
9 10 (0.72%) GraphQL
9 10 (0.72%) Kafka
10 9 (0.65%) .NET
10 9 (0.65%) React
11 7 (0.50%) FIX Protocol
12 6 (0.43%) Apache NiFi
12 6 (0.43%) Web Services
13 5 (0.36%) HTML
13 5 (0.36%) web3js
14 4 (0.29%) CSS
14 4 (0.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 145 (10.42%) Security Posture
2 98 (7.04%) Management Information System
3 77 (5.53%) Cyber Threat
4 52 (3.74%) Cloud Native
4 52 (3.74%) Cyber Defence
5 51 (3.66%) Onboarding
6 50 (3.59%) Operational Technology
7 41 (2.95%) Cyberattack
8 37 (2.66%) Security Operations Centre
9 36 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
11 23 (1.65%) Data Centre
12 18 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
13 15 (1.08%) AI Agents
13 15 (1.08%) Blog
13 15 (1.08%) Cloud Security Posture
13 15 (1.08%) Virtual Team
14 14 (1.01%) Product Ownership
15 13 (0.93%) Blockchain
16 10 (0.72%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 105 (7.54%) Windows
2 66 (4.74%) Linux
3 48 (3.45%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 17 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (0.65%) Android
7 8 (0.57%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.57%) Windows 10
8 6 (0.43%) CentOS
8 6 (0.43%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.29%) Unix
10 2 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.072%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (18.97%) Information Security
2 244 (17.53%) Incident Response
3 226 (16.24%) Risk Management
4 197 (14.15%) Cloud Security
5 178 (12.79%) Mentoring
6 175 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 169 (12.14%) Problem-Solving
8 157 (11.28%) Vulnerability Management
9 151 (10.85%) SIEM
10 146 (10.49%) Security Operations
11 140 (10.06%) Agile
12 136 (9.77%) Roadmaps
13 122 (8.76%) AI
13 122 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
14 118 (8.48%) Decision-Making
15 117 (8.41%) Identity Access Management
16 105 (7.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 102 (7.33%) Disaster Recovery
18 98 (7.04%) Computer Science
18 98 (7.04%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 145 (10.42%) Python
2 111 (7.97%) PowerShell
3 35 (2.51%) SQL
4 23 (1.65%) Bash
4 23 (1.65%) Java
5 21 (1.51%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.29%) Kusto Query Language
7 16 (1.15%) C++
8 11 (0.79%) Go
9 10 (0.72%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.43%) C#
11 5 (0.36%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.29%) Rust
13 2 (0.14%) Bicep
13 2 (0.14%) C
13 2 (0.14%) R
13 2 (0.14%) Search Processing Language
14 1 (0.072%) PHP
14 1 (0.072%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.072%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 248 (17.82%) CISSP
2 190 (13.65%) Degree
3 153 (10.99%) CISM
4 133 (9.55%) Security Cleared
5 83 (5.96%) SC Cleared
6 68 (4.89%) CISA
7 66 (4.74%) CompTIA Security+
8 58 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
9 54 (3.88%) CEH
10 52 (3.74%) Azure Certification
10 52 (3.74%) CRISC
11 51 (3.66%) Master's Degree
12 49 (3.52%) GIAC
13 47 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
14 42 (3.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 37 (2.66%) CCSP
15 37 (2.66%) DV Cleared
16 36 (2.59%) CompTIA CySA+
17 30 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
18 28 (2.01%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 280 (20.11%) NIST
2 244 (17.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 154 (11.06%) GDPR
4 83 (5.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 82 (5.89%) GRC
6 65 (4.67%) PCI DSS
6 65 (4.67%) QA
7 44 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (2.44%) NIST 800
9 32 (2.30%) SOC 2
10 29 (2.08%) NCSC
11 27 (1.94%) COBIT
12 20 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 19 (1.36%) Accessibility
14 13 (0.93%) ISO 22301
14 13 (0.93%) SLA
15 11 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 9 (0.65%) HIPAA
17 8 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 8 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 103 (7.40%) Active Directory
2 32 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (1.15%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.01%) Docker
4 14 (1.01%) IAG
5 7 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.29%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 4 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.29%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.14%) vSphere
8 1 (0.072%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 38 (2.73%) Terraform
2 36 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 29 (2.08%) Kubernetes
3 29 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (1.01%) Ansible
5 7 (0.50%) SCCM
6 6 (0.43%) VxRail
7 5 (0.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 5 (0.36%) Grafana
7 5 (0.36%) Nessus
8 4 (0.29%) Argo
8 4 (0.29%) Nmap
8 4 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.29%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.22%) CASB
9 3 (0.22%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.22%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.14%) QRadar
Vendors
1 290 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 48 (3.45%) VMware
3 45 (3.23%) Splunk
4 44 (3.16%) CrowdStrike
5 39 (2.80%) Palo Alto
6 34 (2.44%) Cisco
6 34 (2.44%) Salesforce
7 30 (2.16%) CyberArk
7 30 (2.16%) ForeScout
8 28 (2.01%) Google
9 21 (1.51%) Fortinet
10 18 (1.29%) ServiceNow
10 18 (1.29%) Tenable
11 17 (1.22%) Dell
11 17 (1.22%) Qualys
12 16 (1.15%) Rapid7
13 15 (1.08%) Okta
14 14 (1.01%) CheckPoint
14 14 (1.01%) Sophos
14 14 (1.01%) Zscaler