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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 356 342 397
Rank change year-on-year -14 +55 +14
Permanent jobs citing OWASP 50 54 105
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.25% 0.43% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.45% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 38 30 100
10th Percentile £56,750 £45,750 £53,000
25th Percentile £70,000 £48,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.31% +7.50% -17.65%
75th Percentile £92,188 £100,313 £95,000
90th Percentile £98,250 £110,250 £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 16,535 12,058 21,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 81.71% 96.07% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11,114 7,346 16,001
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,357 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -6.00%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £123,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £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 12 May 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 12 May 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 +5 13 £92,500 +12.12% 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 (2.00%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (48.00%) Azure
2 17 (34.00%) AWS
3 12 (24.00%) GCP
4 6 (12.00%) Azure Logic Apps
4 6 (12.00%) GitHub
4 6 (12.00%) Power Platform
5 5 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (10.00%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (10.00%) Power Automate
5 5 (10.00%) PowerApps
6 4 (8.00%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (8.00%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (6.00%) Entra ID
7 3 (6.00%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (6.00%) Serverless
8 2 (4.00%) Algolia
8 2 (4.00%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 14 (28.00%) Network Security
2 10 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (2.00%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (2.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (12.00%) Power BI
2 4 (8.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (6.00%) NoSQL
4 2 (4.00%) BigQuery
5 1 (2.00%) MongoDB
5 1 (2.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (16.00%) Git
2 5 (10.00%) GitLab
3 4 (8.00%) Jenkins
4 3 (6.00%) JIRA
5 2 (4.00%) Storybook
6 1 (2.00%) Cucumber
6 1 (2.00%) JMeter
6 1 (2.00%) Locust
6 1 (2.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 18 (36.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (32.00%) Finance
3 11 (22.00%) Law
4 8 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (16.00%) Aviation
5 7 (14.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (12.00%) Public Sector
7 4 (8.00%) Legal
8 2 (4.00%) Banking
9 1 (2.00%) Financial Institution
9 1 (2.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (18.00%) Analyst
1 9 (18.00%) Developer
1 9 (18.00%) Lead
2 7 (14.00%) Security Analyst
3 6 (12.00%) Architect
3 6 (12.00%) Security Architect
4 5 (10.00%) Dynamics 365 Developer
4 5 (10.00%) Security Engineer
5 4 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 4 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 4 (8.00%) Lead Developer
5 4 (8.00%) Lead Dynamics 365 Developer
5 4 (8.00%) Senior
6 3 (6.00%) Applications Manager
6 3 (6.00%) IT Manager
6 3 (6.00%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (6.00%) Senior Security Analyst
7 2 (4.00%) Applications Development Manager
7 2 (4.00%) Information Manager
7 2 (4.00%) IT Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.00%) CSS
1 6 (12.00%) HTML
2 5 (10.00%) Node.js
2 5 (10.00%) OAuth
2 5 (10.00%) REST
2 5 (10.00%) SOAP
3 3 (6.00%) HTML5
3 3 (6.00%) Sass
4 2 (4.00%) AngularJS
4 2 (4.00%) CSS3
4 2 (4.00%) Express.js
4 2 (4.00%) Jest
4 2 (4.00%) JWT
4 2 (4.00%) OpenID
4 2 (4.00%) RESTful
4 2 (4.00%) RxJS
5 1 (2.00%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
5 1 (2.00%) Flutter
5 1 (2.00%) React
5 1 (2.00%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.00%) Cloud Native
1 8 (16.00%) Security Posture
2 7 (14.00%) Product Ownership
2 7 (14.00%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (6.00%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (4.00%) Data Structures
5 2 (4.00%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.00%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (2.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.00%) PKI
6 1 (2.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 9 (18.00%) Linux
1 9 (18.00%) Windows
2 1 (2.00%) Android
2 1 (2.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (50.00%) Agile
2 22 (44.00%) CI/CD
3 18 (36.00%) Threat Modelling
4 16 (32.00%) Cloud Security
5 15 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
6 13 (26.00%) Application Security
6 13 (26.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (26.00%) DevOps
6 13 (26.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (24.00%) Data Protection
7 12 (24.00%) Risk Management
7 12 (24.00%) SDLC
8 11 (22.00%) Information Security
9 10 (20.00%) AI
9 10 (20.00%) DevSecOps
9 10 (20.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
9 10 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
9 10 (20.00%) Static Application Security Testing
10 9 (18.00%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (16.00%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 15 (30.00%) Python
2 8 (16.00%) Java
3 7 (14.00%) SQL
4 6 (12.00%) Bash
4 6 (12.00%) PowerShell
5 4 (8.00%) JavaScript
5 4 (8.00%) TypeScript
6 3 (6.00%) C#
7 2 (4.00%) C
7 2 (4.00%) C++
7 2 (4.00%) Go
7 2 (4.00%) Shell Script
8 1 (2.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 18 (36.00%) CISSP
2 14 (28.00%) CISM
3 11 (22.00%) Degree
4 7 (14.00%) Security Cleared
5 6 (12.00%) SC Cleared
6 5 (10.00%) CRISC
6 5 (10.00%) OSCP
7 4 (8.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (8.00%) CCSP
7 4 (8.00%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (8.00%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (6.00%) CEH
8 3 (6.00%) CompTIA CySA+
8 3 (6.00%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (6.00%) GCIA
8 3 (6.00%) GCIH
9 2 (4.00%) AWS Certification
10 1 (2.00%) CEPT
10 1 (2.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (44.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (32.00%) NIST
3 10 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (18.00%) Accessibility
5 8 (16.00%) QA
6 6 (12.00%) NCSC
7 5 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (10.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 5 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (10.00%) SOC 2
8 3 (6.00%) GRC
8 3 (6.00%) WCAG
9 2 (4.00%) GDPR
9 2 (4.00%) PCI DSS
10 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (2.00%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (8.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (10.00%) Terraform
2 3 (6.00%) Ansible
3 2 (4.00%) Kubernetes
4 1 (2.00%) CASB
4 1 (2.00%) Grafana
4 1 (2.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 15 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.00%) Tenable
3 3 (6.00%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (6.00%) Google
3 3 (6.00%) Intel
3 3 (6.00%) Varonis
4 2 (4.00%) iManage
4 2 (4.00%) Oracle
4 2 (4.00%) SendGrid
5 1 (2.00%) Atlassian
5 1 (2.00%) Cisco
5 1 (2.00%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.00%) OpenAI
5 1 (2.00%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.00%) Qualys
5 1 (2.00%) Rapid7
5 1 (2.00%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.00%) SAP
5 1 (2.00%) Workday