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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 347 385
Rank change year-on-year -7 +38 +32
Permanent jobs citing OWASP 54 51 110
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.28% 0.39% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.41% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 34 27 103
10th Percentile £59,750 £45,750 £52,600
25th Percentile £70,010 £47,750 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,875 £73,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.42% +4.29% -17.65%
75th Percentile £92,188 £85,625 £94,375
90th Percentile £99,250 £107,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -17.16%

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 16,216 12,411 21,133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 83.31% 96.05% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 10,634 7,555 15,969
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -6.00%
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%

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 21 April 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 21 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 +7 15 £93,750 +13.64% 3
North London - 1 £60,000 -
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (44.44%) Azure
2 19 (35.19%) AWS
3 15 (27.78%) GCP
4 10 (18.52%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (16.67%) GitHub
6 8 (14.81%) PaaS
6 8 (14.81%) SaaS
7 6 (11.11%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (9.26%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (9.26%) Power Platform
9 4 (7.41%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (7.41%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (7.41%) Power Automate
9 4 (7.41%) PowerApps
10 3 (5.56%) Entra ID
10 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (3.70%) dbt
11 2 (3.70%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 13 (24.07%) Network Security
2 11 (20.37%) Firewall
3 3 (5.56%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.26%) Power BI
2 2 (3.70%) BigQuery
2 2 (3.70%) NoSQL
2 2 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (11.11%) Git
2 4 (7.41%) GitLab
3 3 (5.56%) Jenkins
3 3 (5.56%) JIRA
3 3 (5.56%) TeamCity
4 2 (3.70%) Cucumber
4 2 (3.70%) JMeter
4 2 (3.70%) Locust
4 2 (3.70%) Storybook
4 2 (3.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (48.15%) Finance
2 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 12 (22.22%) Law
4 8 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (14.81%) Aviation
5 7 (12.96%) Banking
5 7 (12.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (11.11%) Financial Institution
7 5 (9.26%) Back Office
7 5 (9.26%) Retail
8 4 (7.41%) Public Sector
9 3 (5.56%) Legal
10 1 (1.85%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 15 (27.78%) Lead
2 11 (20.37%) Security Engineer
3 9 (16.67%) Analyst
4 7 (12.96%) Security Analyst
5 6 (11.11%) Developer
6 4 (7.41%) Architect
6 4 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 4 (7.41%) Security Architect
6 4 (7.41%) Senior
7 3 (5.56%) Applications Manager
7 3 (5.56%) Automation Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Cloud Automation Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Cloud Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Cloud Security Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 3 (5.56%) IT Manager
7 3 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Senior Security Analyst
8 2 (3.70%) IT Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (12.96%) YAML
2 6 (11.11%) CSS
2 6 (11.11%) HTML
3 5 (9.26%) OAuth
4 4 (7.41%) Node.js
4 4 (7.41%) REST
4 4 (7.41%) SOAP
5 3 (5.56%) HTML5
5 3 (5.56%) JSON
5 3 (5.56%) Sass
6 2 (3.70%) AngularJS
6 2 (3.70%) CSS3
6 2 (3.70%) Express.js
6 2 (3.70%) Gherkin
6 2 (3.70%) Jest
6 2 (3.70%) JWT
6 2 (3.70%) OpenID
6 2 (3.70%) RESTful
6 2 (3.70%) RxJS
7 1 (1.85%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (27.78%) Security Posture
2 12 (22.22%) Cloud Native
3 7 (12.96%) Product Ownership
4 6 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (9.26%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (5.56%) Blog
7 2 (3.70%) Data Centre
7 2 (3.70%) Data Structures
7 2 (3.70%) Management Information System
7 2 (3.70%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.85%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.85%) PKI
8 1 (1.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 8 (14.81%) Linux
1 8 (14.81%) Windows
2 1 (1.85%) Android
2 1 (1.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (57.41%) CI/CD
2 28 (51.85%) Agile
3 23 (42.59%) Application Security
4 21 (38.89%) Threat Modelling
5 20 (37.04%) SDLC
6 18 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
7 17 (31.48%) Cloud Security
8 16 (29.63%) DevOps
9 15 (27.78%) DevSecOps
9 15 (27.78%) Vulnerability Management
10 14 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (25.93%) Infrastructure as Code
10 14 (25.93%) Risk Management
11 13 (24.07%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
11 13 (24.07%) Static Application Security Testing
12 12 (22.22%) Security Testing
13 11 (20.37%) Data Protection
14 10 (18.52%) Information Security
14 10 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 10 (18.52%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 17 (31.48%) Python
2 12 (22.22%) PowerShell
3 9 (16.67%) Bash
4 8 (14.81%) Java
5 5 (9.26%) Go
5 5 (9.26%) SQL
6 3 (5.56%) C#
6 3 (5.56%) JavaScript
6 3 (5.56%) TypeScript
7 2 (3.70%) Shell Script
8 1 (1.85%) C
8 1 (1.85%) C++
8 1 (1.85%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 14 (25.93%) CISSP
2 12 (22.22%) Degree
3 10 (18.52%) CISM
4 7 (12.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (9.26%) AWS Certification
5 5 (9.26%) CRISC
5 5 (9.26%) OSCP
5 5 (9.26%) SC Cleared
5 5 (9.26%) Security Cleared
6 4 (7.41%) Master's Degree
7 3 (5.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (5.56%) CCSP
7 3 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (5.56%) CompTIA CySA+
7 3 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (5.56%) GCIA
7 3 (5.56%) GCIH
8 2 (3.70%) CEH
8 2 (3.70%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (1.85%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (53.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (37.04%) NIST
3 10 (18.52%) Accessibility
3 10 (18.52%) NCSC
3 10 (18.52%) SOC 2
4 8 (14.81%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (12.96%) QA
6 5 (9.26%) GRC
6 5 (9.26%) PCI DSS
7 4 (7.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (7.41%) WCAG
8 3 (5.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (3.70%) SLA
10 1 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (1.85%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (20.37%) Terraform
2 8 (14.81%) Kubernetes
3 3 (5.56%) Ansible
3 3 (5.56%) Cilium
4 2 (3.70%) Grafana
Vendors
1 15 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.56%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (5.56%) Google
2 3 (5.56%) Intel
2 3 (5.56%) Tenable
2 3 (5.56%) Varonis
3 2 (3.70%) iManage
3 2 (3.70%) SendGrid
4 1 (1.85%) OpenAI
4 1 (1.85%) Oracle
4 1 (1.85%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.85%) SAP
4 1 (1.85%) Workday