Cyber Threat Intelligence Jobs

Cyber Threat Intelligence
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cyber Threat Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 629 617 465
Rank change year-on-year -12 -152 +243
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence 279 388 1,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.38% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.40% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 170 140 225
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,350 £34,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,625 £45,945
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +13.33% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £101,250 £100,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,750 £54,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.96% -0.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Threat Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence.

Salary trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
England -38 206 £60,000 -12.82% 69
UK excluding London -28 184 £52,500 -9.09% 38
Work from Home -22 119 £67,000 +7.20% 28
London +22 67 £70,000 -5.08% 32
North of England +68 62 £50,000 -26.47% 11
Scotland -16 49 £47,557 -0.21% 3
North West +17 36 £50,000 -26.47% 2
South West -45 26 £52,500 -28.81% 9
Yorkshire +93 24 £55,000 -20.30% 9
South East -66 23 £58,875 -21.50% 6
Midlands -4 19 £52,500 -22.79% 5
West Midlands +5 10 £36,300 -46.62% 3
East Midlands -8 9 £52,500 - 2
Wales +7 3 £52,500 -4.55% 2
East of England +19 2 £57,500 +27.78% 2
North East -5 2 £40,000 -9.09%

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (8.60%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.72%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 65 (23.30%) SaaS
2 51 (18.28%) AWS
2 51 (18.28%) Azure
3 34 (12.19%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (10.75%) GCP
5 23 (8.24%) Amazon S3
5 23 (8.24%) Amazon SQS
5 23 (8.24%) Google Docs
5 23 (8.24%) Lucidchart
5 23 (8.24%) Miro
5 23 (8.24%) Slack
6 13 (4.66%) Entra ID
7 7 (2.51%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (1.79%) IaaS
8 5 (1.79%) PaaS
9 2 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 53 (19.00%) Firewall
2 25 (8.96%) Network Security
3 23 (8.24%) TCP/IP
4 21 (7.53%) Internet
5 19 (6.81%) Intrusion Detection
6 14 (5.02%) DNS
7 6 (2.15%) HTTP
7 6 (2.15%) SMTP
8 5 (1.79%) SSL
9 4 (1.43%) 5G
9 4 (1.43%) GSM
9 4 (1.43%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (1.43%) VPN
9 4 (1.43%) WAN
10 3 (1.08%) LAN
10 3 (1.08%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.72%) DMZ
11 2 (0.72%) tcpdump
12 1 (0.36%) DHCP
12 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (9.32%) Big Data
2 24 (8.60%) Hadoop
3 23 (8.24%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (8.24%) Redis
3 23 (8.24%) Scylla
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Accumulo
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.36%) Flink
4 1 (0.36%) HBase
4 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.43%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.36%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.36%) Git
2 1 (0.36%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) JUnit
2 1 (0.36%) Subversion
2 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 107 (38.35%) Social Skills
2 78 (27.96%) Finance
3 45 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (10.75%) Legal
5 29 (10.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.81%) Military
7 18 (6.45%) Banking
8 15 (5.38%) Marketing
9 14 (5.02%) Law
10 8 (2.87%) Retail
10 8 (2.87%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.79%) Games
11 5 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.43%) International Banking
12 4 (1.43%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.08%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.08%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 105 (37.63%) Analyst
2 68 (24.37%) Senior
3 43 (15.41%) Security Analyst
4 32 (11.47%) Principal Engineer
4 32 (11.47%) Principal Software Engineer
4 32 (11.47%) Software Engineer
5 26 (9.32%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 24 (8.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 24 (8.60%) Senior Analyst
7 21 (7.53%) SOC Analyst
8 19 (6.81%) Lead
9 17 (6.09%) Consultant
10 16 (5.73%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 16 (5.73%) Cyber Threat Specialist
10 16 (5.73%) Risk Manager
10 16 (5.73%) Security Consultant
10 16 (5.73%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 15 (5.38%) Alliance Manager
12 14 (5.02%) Support Analyst
13 13 (4.66%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.60%) Kafka
2 23 (8.24%) GraphQL
3 3 (1.08%) EDI
3 3 (1.08%) Sass
4 1 (0.36%) Apache NiFi
4 1 (0.36%) POSIX
4 1 (0.36%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 80 (28.67%) Cyber Threat
2 58 (20.79%) Cyberattack
3 26 (9.32%) Cyber Defence
4 24 (8.60%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 24 (8.60%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (8.24%) Algorithms
5 23 (8.24%) Data Structures
6 20 (7.17%) Management Information System
7 17 (6.09%) Security Posture
8 12 (4.30%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (3.58%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.87%) Virtual Team
11 7 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (2.15%) Insider Threat
13 4 (1.43%) CSOC
13 4 (1.43%) PKI
13 4 (1.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 3 (1.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 3 (1.08%) Smart Energy
15 2 (0.72%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 68 (24.37%) Windows
2 51 (18.28%) Linux
3 21 (7.53%) Windows Server
4 19 (6.81%) Mac OS X
5 18 (6.45%) Unix
6 10 (3.58%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.43%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.08%) Kali Linux
8 3 (1.08%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.36%) Android
10 1 (0.36%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.36%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 228 (81.72%) Cybersecurity
3 167 (59.86%) Incident Response
4 114 (40.86%) Security Operations
5 78 (27.96%) SIEM
6 68 (24.37%) Information Security
6 68 (24.37%) Vulnerability Management
7 55 (19.71%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (18.64%) Cyber Intelligence
9 42 (15.05%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 38 (13.62%) Roadmaps
10 38 (13.62%) Software Engineering
11 37 (13.26%) Incident Management
12 35 (12.54%) Data Science
12 35 (12.54%) Risk Management
12 35 (12.54%) Threat Detection
13 34 (12.19%) Actionable Insight
14 32 (11.47%) Computer Security
15 29 (10.39%) Penetration Testing
16 26 (9.32%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 40 (14.34%) Python
2 29 (10.39%) Java
3 26 (9.32%) Bash
4 24 (8.60%) Go
4 24 (8.60%) Scala
5 12 (4.30%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.36%) C#
6 1 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.36%) Perl
6 1 (0.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (15.41%) Degree
2 40 (14.34%) CISSP
3 36 (12.90%) GIAC
4 34 (12.19%) Security Cleared
5 33 (11.83%) CISM
6 22 (7.89%) CREST Certified
7 19 (6.81%) SC Cleared
8 18 (6.45%) CRISC
9 16 (5.73%) GCIA
9 16 (5.73%) GCIH
10 14 (5.02%) GREM
11 12 (4.30%) CompTIA Security+
11 12 (4.30%) DV Cleared
12 8 (2.87%) CEH
13 6 (2.15%) CISA
13 6 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (2.15%) ISACA
14 5 (1.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (1.79%) CCSP
14 5 (1.79%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (20.43%) NIST
2 55 (19.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (9.32%) GDPR
4 23 (8.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (6.45%) PCI DSS
6 13 (4.66%) NCSC
7 10 (3.58%) COBIT
7 10 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (3.23%) GRC
9 7 (2.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.79%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.79%) QA
11 3 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.08%) SLA
12 1 (0.36%) NIST 800
System Software
1 33 (11.83%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.08%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.36%) Docker
5 1 (0.36%) Firmware
5 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (8.60%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.87%) QRadar
4 4 (1.43%) Ansible
4 4 (1.43%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.08%) SELinux
6 2 (0.72%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.36%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.36%) Rancher
7 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (21.86%) Dell
2 56 (20.07%) Microsoft
3 26 (9.32%) Google
4 18 (6.45%) Splunk
5 12 (4.30%) IBM
6 10 (3.58%) CrowdStrike
7 9 (3.23%) Qualys
8 6 (2.15%) Intel
9 5 (1.79%) Cisco
9 5 (1.79%) VMware
10 4 (1.43%) Alibaba
11 2 (0.72%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.72%) Facebook
11 2 (0.72%) Tanium
12 1 (0.36%) CheckPoint
12 1 (0.36%) Fortinet
12 1 (0.36%) iManage
12 1 (0.36%) Meraki
12 1 (0.36%) StreamSets
12 1 (0.36%) Zscaler