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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 299 406
Rank change year-on-year -86 +107 -1
Permanent jobs citing OWASP 61 92 60
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.25% 0.76% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.81% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 47 49 41
10th Percentile £69,000 £46,200 £61,250
25th Percentile £75,000 £69,875 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -17.78%
75th Percentile £85,250 £97,500 £105,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £107,750 £120,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

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 19,608 11,341 17,399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.49% 94.16% 89.07%
Number of salaries quoted 13,256 7,167 11,457
10th Percentile £40,804 £39,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,668 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £121,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%

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 August 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 August 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 +2 10 £83,000 +3.75% 1
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 (1.64%) IIS
Business Applications
1 9 (14.75%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 34 (55.74%) Azure
2 26 (42.62%) AWS
3 18 (29.51%) GCP
4 9 (14.75%) Azure Logic Apps
4 9 (14.75%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (14.75%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (14.75%) Power Automate
4 9 (14.75%) Power Platform
5 5 (8.20%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (8.20%) PowerApps
6 4 (6.56%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (6.56%) GitHub
6 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (3.28%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (3.28%) Datadog
7 2 (3.28%) Entra ID
7 2 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (3.28%) Serverless
8 1 (1.64%) Amazon Cognito
8 1 (1.64%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 30 (49.18%) Network Security
2 6 (9.84%) Firewall
2 6 (9.84%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.64%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (1.64%) DNS
3 1 (1.64%) HTTP
3 1 (1.64%) Internet
3 1 (1.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (14.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (8.20%) Power BI
3 1 (1.64%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.64%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (16.39%) Git
2 5 (8.20%) GitLab
2 5 (8.20%) Visual Studio
3 3 (4.92%) Jenkins
4 2 (3.28%) Burp Suite
5 1 (1.64%) Cucumber
5 1 (1.64%) JIRA
5 1 (1.64%) JMeter
5 1 (1.64%) Locust
5 1 (1.64%) Metasploit
5 1 (1.64%) Snyk
General
1 23 (37.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 21 (34.43%) Social Skills
3 19 (31.15%) Public Sector
4 16 (26.23%) Law
5 12 (19.67%) Finance
6 5 (8.20%) Aviation
7 4 (6.56%) Legal
8 2 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Banking
9 1 (1.64%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.64%) Japanese Language
9 1 (1.64%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 24 (39.34%) Architect
1 24 (39.34%) Security Architect
2 11 (18.03%) Lead
3 7 (11.48%) Analyst
3 7 (11.48%) Security Analyst
4 5 (8.20%) Developer
5 4 (6.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 4 (6.56%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 4 (6.56%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
5 4 (6.56%) Lead Developer
5 4 (6.56%) Lead Dynamics 365 Developer
5 4 (6.56%) Security Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Senior
6 3 (4.92%) Security Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Team Leader
7 2 (3.28%) Information Security Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Security Analyst
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Security Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.56%) REST
1 4 (6.56%) SOAP
1 4 (6.56%) Terraform
2 3 (4.92%) Node.js
2 3 (4.92%) OAuth
2 3 (4.92%) OpenID
3 1 (1.64%) .NET
3 1 (1.64%) FastAPI
3 1 (1.64%) Gherkin
3 1 (1.64%) Spring
3 1 (1.64%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.39%) Security Posture
2 8 (13.11%) Cloud Native
3 5 (8.20%) PKI
4 4 (6.56%) Management Information System
4 4 (6.56%) Product Ownership
5 3 (4.92%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (3.28%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.64%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (1.64%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.64%) Social Media
7 1 (1.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (14.75%) Linux
2 6 (9.84%) Windows
3 1 (1.64%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (63.93%) Agile
2 30 (49.18%) Security Architecture
3 28 (45.90%) Threat Modelling
4 27 (44.26%) CI/CD
5 23 (37.70%) Cloud Security
6 22 (36.07%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (32.79%) Identity Access Management
7 20 (32.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 19 (31.15%) Architectural Patterns
8 19 (31.15%) SABSA
8 19 (31.15%) TOGAF
9 18 (29.51%) Application Security
10 17 (27.87%) Risk Assessment
11 16 (26.23%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (26.23%) DevSecOps
12 15 (24.59%) Community of Practice
12 15 (24.59%) Risk Analysis
12 15 (24.59%) Technology Strategy
13 13 (21.31%) Risk Management
14 12 (19.67%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 12 (19.67%) Python
2 9 (14.75%) SQL
3 6 (9.84%) Bash
3 6 (9.84%) PowerShell
4 5 (8.20%) Java
4 5 (8.20%) T-SQL
5 2 (3.28%) Go
5 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.64%) C
6 1 (1.64%) C++
6 1 (1.64%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 28 (45.90%) CISSP
2 22 (36.07%) CISM
3 19 (31.15%) Degree
3 19 (31.15%) Security Cleared
4 18 (29.51%) SC Cleared
5 7 (11.48%) CREST Certified
5 7 (11.48%) OSCP
6 5 (8.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (8.20%) CCSP
6 5 (8.20%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (6.56%) CEH
7 4 (6.56%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (4.92%) AWS Certification
9 2 (3.28%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (3.28%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (3.28%) GCIA
9 2 (3.28%) GCIH
9 2 (3.28%) Master's Degree
9 2 (3.28%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (52.46%) NIST
2 31 (50.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (37.70%) NCSC
4 15 (24.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 9 (14.75%) GRC
5 9 (14.75%) QA
6 8 (13.11%) GDPR
7 6 (9.84%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (6.56%) SOC 2
9 3 (4.92%) Accessibility
9 3 (4.92%) PCI DSS
10 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.64%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.64%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (8.20%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.28%) Docker
3 1 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (6.56%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.28%) Ansible
2 2 (3.28%) Nessus
3 1 (1.64%) CASB
3 1 (1.64%) Grafana
3 1 (1.64%) Nmap
3 1 (1.64%) OpenVAS
3 1 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (22.95%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) Tenable
3 5 (8.20%) CrowdStrike
3 5 (8.20%) Workday
4 3 (4.92%) LogRhythm
4 3 (4.92%) Qualys
4 3 (4.92%) Splunk
5 2 (3.28%) Intel
5 2 (3.28%) Varonis
6 1 (1.64%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.64%) Cisco
6 1 (1.64%) Darktrace
6 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.64%) Google
6 1 (1.64%) Oracle
6 1 (1.64%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.64%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.64%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.64%) Veracode
6 1 (1.64%) VMware