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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 42 33
Rank change year-on-year +24 -9 +20
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,559 826 1,381
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.27% 6.41% 6.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.86% 6.67% 6.65%
Number of salaries quoted 747 520 1,097
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,225 £43,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,079 £73,814 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% +1.81% +3.57%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 15,806 12,388 20,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 83.89% 96.14% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10,333 7,542 16,048
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,469
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 11 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 11 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 +28 255 £70,000 +7.69% 109
West London +27 186 £40,000 -41.02% 23
South London +48 175 £50,000 -0.99% 6
East London +26 108 £87,500 +35.66% 25
North London +15 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 20 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 20 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.45%) CMS
3 3 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.19%) Confluence
4 2 (0.13%) Apache
4 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.13%) SAS
5 1 (0.064%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.064%) nginx
Applications
1 17 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 17 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.90%) Maya
3 13 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.064%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.19%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.19%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.064%) Endur
5 1 (0.064%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.064%) Maximo
5 1 (0.064%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.064%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.064%) SAP FS
5 1 (0.064%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.064%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 399 (25.59%) Cloud Computing
2 339 (21.74%) Azure
3 207 (13.28%) AWS
4 104 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
5 79 (5.07%) Entra ID
6 58 (3.72%) SaaS
7 56 (3.59%) GCP
8 31 (1.99%) Nutanix
9 30 (1.92%) GitHub
10 26 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
11 24 (1.54%) AWS CloudFormation
12 21 (1.35%) Google Workspace
13 20 (1.28%) Power Platform
14 19 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
15 15 (0.96%) Mimecast
16 11 (0.71%) PaaS
17 9 (0.58%) Serverless
18 6 (0.38%) Amazon GuardDuty
18 6 (0.38%) OCI
18 6 (0.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 403 (25.85%) Internet
2 103 (6.61%) Firewall
3 65 (4.17%) Network Security
4 33 (2.12%) VPN
5 24 (1.54%) CHAP
6 23 (1.48%) Intrusion Detection
6 23 (1.48%) WAN
7 21 (1.35%) Broadband
8 18 (1.15%) DNS
9 15 (0.96%) Wireless
10 14 (0.90%) SD-WAN
11 13 (0.83%) LAN
12 12 (0.77%) TCP/IP
13 11 (0.71%) DHCP
13 11 (0.71%) VLAN
14 10 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
15 7 (0.45%) Unified Communications
16 6 (0.38%) Cisco ISE
16 6 (0.38%) Kerberos
16 6 (0.38%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (1.22%) Power BI
2 18 (1.15%) Big Data
3 17 (1.09%) Tableau
4 14 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.32%) Neo4j
7 4 (0.26%) Metadata
7 4 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.26%) SQL Server
8 3 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.19%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.19%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.13%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.13%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.13%) Impala
9 2 (0.13%) MySQL
9 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 30 (1.92%) Git
2 18 (1.15%) GitLab
3 9 (0.58%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.32%) JIRA
5 4 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.26%) MLflow
6 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.13%) JMeter
6 2 (0.13%) Locust
General
1 733 (47.02%) Social Skills
2 503 (32.26%) Banking
3 476 (30.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 283 (18.15%) Finance
5 151 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
6 106 (6.80%) Legal
7 84 (5.39%) Retail
8 70 (4.49%) Law
9 47 (3.01%) Multimedia
10 46 (2.95%) Public Sector
11 41 (2.63%) Marketing
12 33 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
13 32 (2.05%) Financial Institution
14 31 (1.99%) Local Government
14 31 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
15 26 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
16 24 (1.54%) Games
17 23 (1.48%) Aviation
18 22 (1.41%) Telecoms
19 20 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 321 (20.59%) Lecturer
2 149 (9.56%) Senior
3 109 (6.99%) Analyst
4 106 (6.80%) Architect
5 104 (6.67%) Consultant
6 95 (6.09%) Lead
7 85 (5.45%) Security Analyst
8 77 (4.94%) Security Engineer
9 58 (3.72%) Account Manager
10 57 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 57 (3.66%) Security Manager
11 56 (3.59%) Security Architect
12 52 (3.34%) Trainee
13 48 (3.08%) IT Manager
14 43 (2.76%) Developer
15 38 (2.44%) Security Consultant
15 38 (2.44%) Security Specialist
16 34 (2.18%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 34 (2.18%) Senior Consultant
17 32 (2.05%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.31%) CSS
2 34 (2.18%) REST
3 33 (2.12%) HTML
4 29 (1.86%) OAuth
5 28 (1.80%) SAML
6 27 (1.73%) OpenID
7 25 (1.60%) LDAP
8 22 (1.41%) SOAP
9 18 (1.15%) GraphQL
9 18 (1.15%) React
10 15 (0.96%) SailPoint
11 9 (0.58%) FastAPI
11 9 (0.58%) RESTful
12 6 (0.38%) LangChain
12 6 (0.38%) Node.js
12 6 (0.38%) PySpark
12 6 (0.38%) PyTorch
12 6 (0.38%) TensorFlow
13 5 (0.32%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.32%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 393 (25.21%) IoT
2 124 (7.95%) Security Posture
3 85 (5.45%) Management Information System
4 47 (3.01%) Cyber Threat
5 44 (2.82%) Cloud Native
6 41 (2.63%) Cyber Defence
7 40 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
8 39 (2.50%) Cyberattack
9 36 (2.31%) Security Operations Centre
10 30 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
11 29 (1.86%) Blockchain
11 29 (1.86%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
13 17 (1.09%) Onboarding
14 16 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
15 14 (0.90%) Mobile App
15 14 (0.90%) Product Ownership
16 12 (0.77%) Cyber Security Posture
17 10 (0.64%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 106 (6.80%) Windows
2 72 (4.62%) Linux
3 42 (2.69%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 13 (0.83%) Android
6 9 (0.58%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.58%) Unix
7 7 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.38%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.32%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.26%) CentOS
11 1 (0.064%) Solaris
11 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 468 (30.02%) AI
2 402 (25.79%) Machine Learning
3 393 (25.21%) User Experience
4 389 (24.95%) Web Development
5 209 (13.41%) Information Security
6 198 (12.70%) Incident Response
7 196 (12.57%) Mentoring
7 196 (12.57%) Risk Management
8 166 (10.65%) Problem-Solving
9 154 (9.88%) Cloud Security
10 144 (9.24%) Agile
11 137 (8.79%) Continuous Improvement
12 118 (7.57%) Roadmaps
13 110 (7.06%) Vulnerability Management
14 96 (6.16%) Project Management
14 96 (6.16%) SIEM
15 88 (5.64%) Data Protection
15 88 (5.64%) Security Operations
16 84 (5.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 83 (5.32%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 149 (9.56%) Python
2 120 (7.70%) PowerShell
3 51 (3.27%) SQL
4 47 (3.01%) JavaScript
5 29 (1.86%) Bash
6 26 (1.67%) C++
7 22 (1.41%) R
8 21 (1.35%) Java
9 18 (1.15%) T-SQL
10 13 (0.83%) TypeScript
11 9 (0.58%) Go
12 5 (0.32%) C
13 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.19%) C#
14 3 (0.19%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.13%) Bicep
15 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.13%) Perl
16 1 (0.064%) Rust
Qualifications
1 550 (35.28%) Degree
2 414 (26.56%) Master's Degree
3 374 (23.99%) Postgraduate
4 371 (23.80%) PhD
5 224 (14.37%) CISSP
6 141 (9.04%) CISM
7 83 (5.32%) CISA
8 69 (4.43%) Azure Certification
9 64 (4.11%) CEH
10 63 (4.04%) CompTIA Security+
11 55 (3.53%) Security Cleared
12 52 (3.34%) Microsoft Certification
13 44 (2.82%) CRISC
14 42 (2.69%) CompTIA CySA+
15 39 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
16 38 (2.44%) AWS Certification
16 38 (2.44%) SANS
16 38 (2.44%) SC Cleared
17 35 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
18 34 (2.18%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 257 (16.48%) NIST
2 211 (13.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 135 (8.66%) GDPR
4 72 (4.62%) Cyber Essentials
5 61 (3.91%) GRC
6 57 (3.66%) QA
7 56 (3.59%) PCI DSS
8 48 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 35 (2.25%) COBIT
10 33 (2.12%) NCSC
11 31 (1.99%) NIST 800
12 16 (1.03%) ISO 22301
13 15 (0.96%) Accessibility
14 14 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 14 (0.90%) SOC 2
15 10 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.51%) HIPAA
16 8 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 19770
17 7 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 7 (0.45%) JSP 440
System Software
1 85 (5.45%) Active Directory
2 24 (1.54%) Docker
2 24 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (0.64%) IAG
5 7 (0.45%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.38%) vSphere
7 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.19%) Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.064%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (2.63%) Terraform
2 34 (2.18%) Kubernetes
3 31 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (1.22%) Ansible
4 19 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (0.83%) SCCM
6 11 (0.71%) CASB
7 7 (0.45%) RSA Archer
7 7 (0.45%) VxRail
8 6 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 4 (0.26%) Argo
9 4 (0.26%) Grafana
10 3 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.19%) 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 (0.064%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 259 (16.61%) Microsoft
2 43 (2.76%) VMware
3 40 (2.57%) CrowdStrike
4 32 (2.05%) Palo Alto
5 30 (1.92%) ForeScout
6 28 (1.80%) Splunk
7 26 (1.67%) CyberArk
7 26 (1.67%) Fortinet
7 26 (1.67%) Google
8 23 (1.48%) Dell
8 23 (1.48%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.35%) Cisco
10 19 (1.22%) Oracle
11 18 (1.15%) Commvault
12 17 (1.09%) ServiceNow
13 10 (0.64%) Okta
13 10 (0.64%) SAP
14 9 (0.58%) Sophos
14 9 (0.58%) Zscaler
15 7 (0.45%) Apple