OWASP Job Trends in London

Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring OWASP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 336 391
Rank change year-on-year -35 +55 +50
Permanent jobs citing OWASP 53 57 109
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.24% 0.47% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.49% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 45 35 93
10th Percentile £65,000 £45,950 £53,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £52,125 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +7.14% -22.22%
75th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -17.65%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

OWASP 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 17,811 11,656 21,743
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.91% 95.64% 89.21%
Number of salaries quoted 12,181 7,073 15,932
10th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,420 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £122,500 £117,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

OWASP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OWASP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

OWASP job vacancy trend in London

OWASP
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing OWASP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing OWASP

OWASP
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing OWASP in London over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.

Salary histogram for OWASP in London

OWASP
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OWASP within the London region over the 6 months to 26 June 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 +9 15 £83,000 - 2
OWASP
England

OWASP
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:

Business Applications
1 9 (16.98%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (60.38%) Azure
2 22 (41.51%) AWS
3 16 (30.19%) GCP
4 10 (18.87%) Azure Logic Apps
4 10 (18.87%) Power Platform
5 9 (16.98%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (16.98%) Power Automate
6 6 (11.32%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (9.43%) PowerApps
8 4 (7.55%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (7.55%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (7.55%) GitHub
8 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (5.66%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (5.66%) Entra ID
9 3 (5.66%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (3.77%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (3.77%) SaaS
10 2 (3.77%) Serverless
11 1 (1.89%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (39.62%) Network Security
2 11 (20.75%) Firewall
3 1 (1.89%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (1.89%) DNS
3 1 (1.89%) HTTP
3 1 (1.89%) Internet
3 1 (1.89%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.89%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (16.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 6 (11.32%) Power BI
3 1 (1.89%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.89%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (18.87%) Git
2 5 (9.43%) GitLab
2 5 (9.43%) Visual Studio
3 4 (7.55%) Jenkins
4 2 (3.77%) JIRA
5 1 (1.89%) Burp Suite
5 1 (1.89%) Cucumber
5 1 (1.89%) JMeter
5 1 (1.89%) Locust
5 1 (1.89%) Metasploit
General
1 14 (26.42%) Law
1 14 (26.42%) Social Skills
2 13 (24.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (22.64%) Public Sector
4 11 (20.75%) Finance
5 8 (15.09%) Aviation
6 4 (7.55%) Legal
7 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.89%) Banking
8 1 (1.89%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (22.64%) Architect
1 12 (22.64%) Security Architect
2 10 (18.87%) Analyst
3 8 (15.09%) Security Analyst
4 7 (13.21%) Lead
5 5 (9.43%) Developer
5 5 (9.43%) Security Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 4 (7.55%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 4 (7.55%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
6 4 (7.55%) Lead Developer
6 4 (7.55%) Lead Dynamics 365 Developer
6 4 (7.55%) Senior
7 3 (5.66%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Security Manager
7 3 (5.66%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (5.66%) Senior Security Analyst
8 2 (3.77%) Information Manager
8 2 (3.77%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.55%) REST
1 4 (7.55%) SOAP
2 3 (5.66%) Node.js
3 2 (3.77%) CSS
3 2 (3.77%) HTML
3 2 (3.77%) OAuth
3 2 (3.77%) OpenID
4 1 (1.89%) ADO
4 1 (1.89%) FastAPI
4 1 (1.89%) Gherkin
4 1 (1.89%) Spring
4 1 (1.89%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.09%) Security Posture
2 7 (13.21%) Cloud Native
3 4 (7.55%) Product Ownership
4 3 (5.66%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.66%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.77%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.89%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.89%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.89%) PKI
6 1 (1.89%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (1.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (16.98%) Linux
1 9 (16.98%) Windows
2 1 (1.89%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (56.60%) Agile
2 24 (45.28%) Threat Modelling
3 23 (43.40%) CI/CD
4 22 (41.51%) Cloud Security
5 19 (35.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 18 (33.96%) Cybersecurity
7 17 (32.08%) Identity Access Management
8 16 (30.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (24.53%) Application Security
9 13 (24.53%) Architectural Patterns
9 13 (24.53%) Risk Assessment
9 13 (24.53%) Security Architecture
10 11 (20.75%) Community of Practice
10 11 (20.75%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
10 11 (20.75%) Risk Analysis
10 11 (20.75%) SABSA
10 11 (20.75%) Static Application Security Testing
10 11 (20.75%) Technology Strategy
10 11 (20.75%) TOGAF
11 10 (18.87%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 12 (22.64%) Python
2 11 (20.75%) SQL
3 6 (11.32%) Java
4 5 (9.43%) Bash
4 5 (9.43%) T-SQL
5 4 (7.55%) PowerShell
6 2 (3.77%) C#
6 2 (3.77%) Go
7 1 (1.89%) C
7 1 (1.89%) C++
7 1 (1.89%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.89%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (1.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (41.51%) CISSP
2 18 (33.96%) CISM
3 15 (28.30%) Degree
4 13 (24.53%) Security Cleared
5 12 (22.64%) SC Cleared
6 5 (9.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (9.43%) CCSP
6 5 (9.43%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (9.43%) OSCP
7 4 (7.55%) CEH
7 4 (7.55%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (5.66%) CompTIA CySA+
8 3 (5.66%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (5.66%) GCIA
8 3 (5.66%) GCIH
9 2 (3.77%) AWS Certification
9 2 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (3.77%) CREST Certified
9 2 (3.77%) CRISC
9 2 (3.77%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (47.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (43.40%) NIST
3 11 (20.75%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 11 (20.75%) NCSC
4 9 (16.98%) QA
5 8 (15.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (11.32%) Accessibility
7 5 (9.43%) SOC 2
8 3 (5.66%) GDPR
8 3 (5.66%) GRC
8 3 (5.66%) PCI DSS
9 2 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (1.89%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.89%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (5.66%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (9.43%) Terraform
2 3 (5.66%) Ansible
3 2 (3.77%) Kubernetes
3 2 (3.77%) Nessus
4 1 (1.89%) CASB
4 1 (1.89%) Grafana
4 1 (1.89%) Nmap
4 1 (1.89%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 12 (22.64%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.55%) Tenable
3 3 (5.66%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (5.66%) Intel
3 3 (5.66%) Varonis
4 2 (3.77%) Oracle
4 2 (3.77%) Qualys
5 1 (1.89%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.89%) Cisco
5 1 (1.89%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.89%) Google
5 1 (1.89%) iManage
5 1 (1.89%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.89%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.89%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.89%) SAP
5 1 (1.89%) Workday