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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 299 391
Rank change year-on-year -78 +92 +16
Permanent jobs citing OWASP 63 90 63
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.26% 0.76% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.81% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 49 48 35
10th Percentile £66,500 £46,000 £61,350
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,031 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £79,000 £84,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -5.95% -2.61%
75th Percentile £85,250 £97,500 £112,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,875 £118,300
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% -9.68%

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 19,609 11,091 17,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.08% 94.05% 89.21%
Number of salaries quoted 13,331 7,011 10,877
10th Percentile £41,000 £38,700 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,063 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £98,750 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 4 September 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 4 September 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 +3 10 £83,000 +3.75% 11
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.59%) IIS
Business Applications
1 9 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.59%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 36 (57.14%) Azure
2 27 (42.86%) AWS
3 20 (31.75%) GCP
4 9 (14.29%) Azure Logic Apps
4 9 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (14.29%) Power Automate
4 9 (14.29%) Power Platform
5 6 (9.52%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (7.94%) PowerApps
7 4 (6.35%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (6.35%) GitHub
7 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (4.76%) Entra ID
9 2 (3.17%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (3.17%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (3.17%) Serverless
10 1 (1.59%) Amazon Cognito
10 1 (1.59%) Amazon ECS
10 1 (1.59%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (52.38%) Network Security
2 8 (12.70%) Firewall
2 8 (12.70%) TCP/IP
3 3 (4.76%) VPN
4 2 (3.17%) DNS
4 2 (3.17%) HTTP
5 1 (1.59%) BGP
5 1 (1.59%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (1.59%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (1.59%) EIGRP
5 1 (1.59%) HTTPS
5 1 (1.59%) Internet
5 1 (1.59%) IPsec
5 1 (1.59%) NetScaler
5 1 (1.59%) NGFW
5 1 (1.59%) OSPF
5 1 (1.59%) SMTP
5 1 (1.59%) SSH
5 1 (1.59%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (7.94%) Power BI
3 1 (1.59%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.59%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (15.87%) Git
2 5 (7.94%) GitLab
2 5 (7.94%) Visual Studio
3 3 (4.76%) Jenkins
4 2 (3.17%) Burp Suite
5 1 (1.59%) JIRA
5 1 (1.59%) Metasploit
5 1 (1.59%) Snyk
General
1 23 (36.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 21 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 20 (31.75%) Public Sector
4 17 (26.98%) Law
5 13 (20.63%) Finance
6 5 (7.94%) Aviation
7 4 (6.35%) Legal
8 3 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (3.17%) Banking
9 2 (3.17%) Financial Institution
9 2 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.59%) Japanese Language
10 1 (1.59%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 25 (39.68%) Architect
1 25 (39.68%) Security Architect
2 10 (15.87%) Lead
3 7 (11.11%) Analyst
3 7 (11.11%) Security Analyst
4 5 (7.94%) Developer
4 5 (7.94%) Security Engineer
5 4 (6.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 4 (6.35%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 4 (6.35%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
5 4 (6.35%) Lead Developer
5 4 (6.35%) Lead Dynamics 365 Developer
5 4 (6.35%) Senior
6 3 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (4.76%) Security Manager
6 3 (4.76%) Team Leader
7 2 (3.17%) Information Manager
7 2 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (3.17%) Senior Security Architect
7 2 (3.17%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.35%) REST
1 4 (6.35%) SOAP
2 3 (4.76%) Node.js
2 3 (4.76%) OAuth
2 3 (4.76%) OpenID
2 3 (4.76%) Terraform
3 1 (1.59%) .NET
3 1 (1.59%) FastAPI
3 1 (1.59%) Spring
3 1 (1.59%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 12 (19.05%) Security Posture
2 8 (12.70%) Cloud Native
3 5 (7.94%) PKI
4 4 (6.35%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (6.35%) Management Information System
4 4 (6.35%) Product Ownership
5 3 (4.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 2 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.59%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (1.59%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.59%) Mobile Banking
7 1 (1.59%) Online Banking
7 1 (1.59%) Social Media
7 1 (1.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 11 (17.46%) Linux
2 8 (12.70%) Windows
3 1 (1.59%) Kali Linux
3 1 (1.59%) Unix
3 1 (1.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (61.90%) Agile
2 32 (50.79%) Security Architecture
3 30 (47.62%) Threat Modelling
4 26 (41.27%) CI/CD
5 25 (39.68%) Cloud Security
6 23 (36.51%) Cybersecurity
7 22 (34.92%) Identity Access Management
8 21 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 20 (31.75%) Application Security
9 20 (31.75%) Architectural Patterns
9 20 (31.75%) SABSA
9 20 (31.75%) TOGAF
10 19 (30.16%) Risk Assessment
11 16 (25.40%) Community of Practice
11 16 (25.40%) DevSecOps
11 16 (25.40%) Risk Analysis
11 16 (25.40%) Technology Strategy
12 15 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (22.22%) Incident Response
13 14 (22.22%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (17.46%) Python
2 9 (14.29%) SQL
3 6 (9.52%) Bash
3 6 (9.52%) PowerShell
4 5 (7.94%) T-SQL
5 4 (6.35%) Java
6 2 (3.17%) Go
6 2 (3.17%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.59%) C
7 1 (1.59%) C++
7 1 (1.59%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (47.62%) CISSP
2 24 (38.10%) CISM
3 20 (31.75%) Degree
3 20 (31.75%) Security Cleared
4 19 (30.16%) SC Cleared
5 7 (11.11%) CREST Certified
5 7 (11.11%) OSCP
6 6 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (7.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (7.94%) CCSP
7 5 (7.94%) CEH
8 4 (6.35%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (4.76%) AWS Certification
9 3 (4.76%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (3.17%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (3.17%) GCIA
10 2 (3.17%) GCIH
10 2 (3.17%) Master's Degree
10 2 (3.17%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (53.97%) NIST
2 33 (52.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (38.10%) NCSC
4 16 (25.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 10 (15.87%) GRC
6 9 (14.29%) GDPR
7 8 (12.70%) QA
8 6 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (7.94%) SOC 2
10 4 (6.35%) PCI DSS
11 2 (3.17%) Accessibility
12 1 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (1.59%) NIST 800
12 1 (1.59%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (9.52%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.59%) Docker
2 1 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (6.35%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.17%) Ansible
2 2 (3.17%) Nessus
3 1 (1.59%) CASB
3 1 (1.59%) Nmap
3 1 (1.59%) OpenVAS
3 1 (1.59%) QRadar
3 1 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.11%) Tenable
3 6 (9.52%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (7.94%) Workday
5 4 (6.35%) Qualys
5 4 (6.35%) Splunk
6 3 (4.76%) LogRhythm
7 2 (3.17%) Cisco
7 2 (3.17%) Intel
7 2 (3.17%) Oracle
7 2 (3.17%) Rapid7
7 2 (3.17%) Varonis
8 1 (1.59%) Atlassian
8 1 (1.59%) Citrix
8 1 (1.59%) F5
8 1 (1.59%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.59%) Google
8 1 (1.59%) Red Hat
8 1 (1.59%) Veracode
8 1 (1.59%) VMware