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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 380 303 401
Rank change year-on-year -77 +98 +14
Permanent jobs citing OWASP 60 78 62
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.25% 0.64% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.67% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 45 44 46
10th Percentile £67,000 £46,625 £56,250
25th Percentile £75,000 £66,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £76,500 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.58% +2.68% -17.22%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £98,438
90th Percentile £103,000 £107,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -12.50%

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 19,445 11,575 17,399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.93% 94.27% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 13,141 7,329 11,840
10th Percentile £40,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £97,500 £98,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 10 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 10 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 +10 12 £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 (1.67%) IIS
Business Applications
1 9 (15.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 34 (56.67%) Azure
2 25 (41.67%) AWS
3 17 (28.33%) GCP
4 9 (15.00%) Azure Logic Apps
4 9 (15.00%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (15.00%) Power Automate
4 9 (15.00%) Power Platform
5 8 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (8.33%) PowerApps
7 4 (6.67%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (5.00%) GitHub
9 2 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (3.33%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (3.33%) Entra ID
9 2 (3.33%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (3.33%) SaaS
9 2 (3.33%) Serverless
10 1 (1.67%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 28 (46.67%) Network Security
2 7 (11.67%) Firewall
3 6 (10.00%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.67%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (1.67%) DNS
4 1 (1.67%) HTTP
4 1 (1.67%) Internet
4 1 (1.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (15.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (8.33%) Power BI
3 1 (1.67%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.67%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (16.67%) Git
2 5 (8.33%) Visual Studio
3 4 (6.67%) GitLab
4 3 (5.00%) Jenkins
5 1 (1.67%) Burp Suite
5 1 (1.67%) Cucumber
5 1 (1.67%) JIRA
5 1 (1.67%) JMeter
5 1 (1.67%) Locust
5 1 (1.67%) Metasploit
General
1 21 (35.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 21 (35.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (25.00%) Law
2 15 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 13 (21.67%) Finance
4 6 (10.00%) Aviation
5 5 (8.33%) Legal
6 4 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (3.33%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.67%) Banking
8 1 (1.67%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.67%) Japanese Language
8 1 (1.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 21 (35.00%) Architect
1 21 (35.00%) Security Architect
2 10 (16.67%) Lead
3 8 (13.33%) Analyst
4 7 (11.67%) Security Analyst
5 5 (8.33%) Developer
5 5 (8.33%) Senior
6 4 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (6.67%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 4 (6.67%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
6 4 (6.67%) Lead Developer
6 4 (6.67%) Lead Dynamics 365 Developer
6 4 (6.67%) Security Engineer
7 3 (5.00%) Security Manager
7 3 (5.00%) Senior Architect
7 3 (5.00%) Senior Security Architect
8 2 (3.33%) Information Manager
8 2 (3.33%) Senior Security Analyst
8 2 (3.33%) Team Leader
8 2 (3.33%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.67%) REST
1 4 (6.67%) SOAP
2 3 (5.00%) Node.js
3 2 (3.33%) OAuth
3 2 (3.33%) OpenID
4 1 (1.67%) ADO
4 1 (1.67%) CSS
4 1 (1.67%) FastAPI
4 1 (1.67%) Gherkin
4 1 (1.67%) HTML
4 1 (1.67%) Spring
4 1 (1.67%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.00%) Security Posture
2 8 (13.33%) Cloud Native
3 6 (10.00%) PKI
4 5 (8.33%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.67%) Product Ownership
6 3 (5.00%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (3.33%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (3.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 1 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.67%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.67%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.67%) Social Media
8 1 (1.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (15.00%) Linux
2 7 (11.67%) Windows
3 1 (1.67%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (65.00%) Agile
2 27 (45.00%) CI/CD
2 27 (45.00%) Threat Modelling
3 25 (41.67%) Security Architecture
4 23 (38.33%) Cloud Security
5 20 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 19 (31.67%) Identity Access Management
7 18 (30.00%) Application Security
8 17 (28.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (26.67%) DevSecOps
9 16 (26.67%) Risk Assessment
10 15 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
10 15 (25.00%) SABSA
10 15 (25.00%) TOGAF
11 14 (23.33%) Risk Management
12 13 (21.67%) AI
12 13 (21.67%) Community of Practice
12 13 (21.67%) Risk Analysis
12 13 (21.67%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 12 (20.00%) Python
2 10 (16.67%) SQL
3 6 (10.00%) Bash
4 5 (8.33%) Java
4 5 (8.33%) PowerShell
4 5 (8.33%) T-SQL
5 2 (3.33%) Go
6 1 (1.67%) C
6 1 (1.67%) C#
6 1 (1.67%) C++
6 1 (1.67%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 25 (41.67%) CISSP
2 21 (35.00%) CISM
3 17 (28.33%) Degree
4 15 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 14 (23.33%) SC Cleared
6 7 (11.67%) OSCP
7 5 (8.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (8.33%) CCSP
7 5 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (8.33%) CREST Certified
8 4 (6.67%) CEH
8 4 (6.67%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (5.00%) AWS Certification
10 2 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (3.33%) CRISC
10 2 (3.33%) GCIA
10 2 (3.33%) GCIH
10 2 (3.33%) Master's Degree
10 2 (3.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (51.67%) NIST
2 29 (48.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (31.67%) NCSC
4 13 (21.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 9 (15.00%) GRC
5 9 (15.00%) QA
6 8 (13.33%) GDPR
7 7 (11.67%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (6.67%) Accessibility
8 4 (6.67%) SOC 2
9 3 (5.00%) PCI DSS
10 2 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (3.33%) NIST 800
11 1 (1.67%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.67%) Docker
2 1 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (6.67%) Terraform
2 3 (5.00%) Kubernetes
3 2 (3.33%) Ansible
3 2 (3.33%) Nessus
4 1 (1.67%) CASB
4 1 (1.67%) Grafana
4 1 (1.67%) Nmap
4 1 (1.67%) OpenVAS
4 1 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (21.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.00%) Workday
3 5 (8.33%) Tenable
4 4 (6.67%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (5.00%) Qualys
6 2 (3.33%) Google
6 2 (3.33%) Intel
6 2 (3.33%) LogRhythm
6 2 (3.33%) Oracle
6 2 (3.33%) Splunk
6 2 (3.33%) Varonis
7 1 (1.67%) Atlassian
7 1 (1.67%) Cisco
7 1 (1.67%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.67%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.67%) Rapid7
7 1 (1.67%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.67%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.67%) SAP
7 1 (1.67%) VMware