Threat Intelligence
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Threat Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 610 566 429
Rank change year-on-year -44 -137 +205
Permanent jobs citing Threat Intelligence 302 466 1,313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.46% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.48% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 180 176 303
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,473
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £91,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £107,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +7.14% -4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Threat Intelligence in the UK

Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Threat Intelligence in the UK

Threat Intelligence
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Threat Intelligence in the UK

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 Threat Intelligence within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 -65 228 £60,000 -17.24% 80
UK excluding London -36 201 £50,000 -11.11% 44
Work from Home -50 127 £66,000 -4.62% 41
London -23 72 £70,000 -15.15% 39
North of England +71 71 £50,000 -24.81% 13
Scotland -22 50 £47,557 -0.21% 3
North West +18 36 £50,000 -15.61% 3
Yorkshire +98 29 £50,000 -27.75% 10
South East -77 29 £58,875 -21.50% 8
South West -57 26 £52,500 -28.81% 10
Midlands +1 20 £52,500 -22.79% 5
West Midlands +17 11 £47,150 -30.66% 3
East Midlands -9 9 £52,500 - 2
North East +1 6 £42,500 -3.41%
Wales +4 3 £52,500 -4.55% 3
East of England +18 2 £57,500 +27.78% 3

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 (7.95%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.66%) Apache
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 71 (23.51%) SaaS
2 62 (20.53%) Azure
3 57 (18.87%) AWS
4 38 (12.58%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (9.93%) GCP
6 23 (7.62%) Amazon S3
6 23 (7.62%) Amazon SQS
6 23 (7.62%) Google Docs
6 23 (7.62%) Lucidchart
6 23 (7.62%) Miro
6 23 (7.62%) Slack
7 17 (5.63%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.64%) IaaS
8 11 (3.64%) PaaS
9 10 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.33%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 63 (20.86%) Firewall
2 34 (11.26%) Network Security
3 24 (7.95%) TCP/IP
4 21 (6.95%) Internet
5 19 (6.29%) Intrusion Detection
6 15 (4.97%) DNS
7 9 (2.98%) VPN
8 6 (1.99%) HTTP
8 6 (1.99%) SMTP
8 6 (1.99%) WAN
9 5 (1.66%) SSL
10 4 (1.32%) 5G
10 4 (1.32%) GSM
10 4 (1.32%) Radio Access Network
11 3 (0.99%) LAN
11 3 (0.99%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.99%) Wireshark
12 2 (0.66%) DMZ
12 2 (0.66%) tcpdump
12 2 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.61%) Big Data
2 24 (7.95%) Hadoop
3 23 (7.62%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (7.62%) Redis
3 23 (7.62%) Scylla
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Accumulo
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.33%) Flink
4 1 (0.33%) HBase
4 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.33%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.33%) Git
2 1 (0.33%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) JUnit
2 1 (0.33%) Subversion
2 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 112 (37.09%) Social Skills
2 78 (25.83%) Finance
3 48 (15.89%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (10.26%) Legal
5 28 (9.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.29%) Military
7 17 (5.63%) Banking
8 15 (4.97%) Marketing
9 14 (4.64%) Law
10 8 (2.65%) Retail
10 8 (2.65%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.66%) Games
11 5 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.32%) International Banking
12 4 (1.32%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.99%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.99%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.66%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 114 (37.75%) Analyst
2 70 (23.18%) Senior
3 48 (15.89%) Security Analyst
4 33 (10.93%) Principal Engineer
4 33 (10.93%) Principal Software Engineer
4 33 (10.93%) Software Engineer
5 29 (9.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 28 (9.27%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 25 (8.28%) Senior Analyst
8 24 (7.95%) SOC Analyst
9 21 (6.95%) Lead
10 17 (5.63%) Consultant
11 16 (5.30%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 16 (5.30%) Cyber Threat Specialist
11 16 (5.30%) Risk Manager
11 16 (5.30%) Security Consultant
11 16 (5.30%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
12 15 (4.97%) Alliance Manager
13 14 (4.64%) Security Manager
13 14 (4.64%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (7.95%) Kafka
2 23 (7.62%) GraphQL
3 7 (2.32%) Web Services
4 6 (1.99%) Middleware
5 3 (0.99%) EDI
6 2 (0.66%) Sass
7 1 (0.33%) Apache NiFi
7 1 (0.33%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 79 (26.16%) Cyber Threat
2 58 (19.21%) Cyberattack
3 31 (10.26%) Management Information System
4 26 (8.61%) Cyber Defence
5 25 (8.28%) Security Operations Centre
6 23 (7.62%) Algorithms
6 23 (7.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 23 (7.62%) Data Structures
7 17 (5.63%) Security Posture
8 12 (3.97%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (3.64%) Cloud Native
10 9 (2.98%) Virtual Team
11 7 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (2.32%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.99%) Insider Threat
13 4 (1.32%) CSOC
13 4 (1.32%) PKI
13 4 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 3 (0.99%) Smart Energy
15 2 (0.66%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 73 (24.17%) Windows
2 53 (17.55%) Linux
3 24 (7.95%) Windows Server
4 19 (6.29%) Mac OS X
5 17 (5.63%) Unix
6 11 (3.64%) Mac OS
7 8 (2.65%) Windows 10
8 4 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.99%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.99%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.66%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.33%) Android
11 1 (0.33%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (92.05%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 238 (78.81%) Cybersecurity
3 171 (56.62%) Incident Response
4 115 (38.08%) Security Operations
5 91 (30.13%) SIEM
6 75 (24.83%) Information Security
6 75 (24.83%) Vulnerability Management
7 58 (19.21%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (17.22%) Cyber Intelligence
9 41 (13.58%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 39 (12.91%) Software Engineering
11 38 (12.58%) Incident Management
11 38 (12.58%) Roadmaps
12 37 (12.25%) Threat Detection
13 36 (11.92%) Data Science
14 35 (11.59%) Risk Management
15 34 (11.26%) Actionable Insight
16 33 (10.93%) Computer Security
17 31 (10.26%) ITIL
17 31 (10.26%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.91%) Python
2 29 (9.60%) Java
3 26 (8.61%) Bash
4 24 (7.95%) Go
4 24 (7.95%) Scala
5 12 (3.97%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.66%) SQL
7 1 (0.33%) C#
7 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.33%) Perl
Qualifications
1 45 (14.90%) CISSP
2 44 (14.57%) Degree
3 38 (12.58%) CISM
4 36 (11.92%) GIAC
5 35 (11.59%) Security Cleared
6 22 (7.28%) CREST Certified
7 20 (6.62%) SC Cleared
8 18 (5.96%) CRISC
9 16 (5.30%) GCIA
9 16 (5.30%) GCIH
10 14 (4.64%) GREM
11 13 (4.30%) CEH
11 13 (4.30%) CompTIA Security+
11 13 (4.30%) DV Cleared
12 7 (2.32%) CISA
13 6 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (1.99%) ISACA
14 5 (1.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (1.66%) CCSP
14 5 (1.66%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (21.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 65 (21.52%) NIST
2 30 (9.93%) GDPR
3 29 (9.60%) PCI DSS
4 26 (8.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (5.30%) COBIT
6 13 (4.30%) NCSC
7 10 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (2.98%) GRC
9 7 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.99%) QA
11 5 (1.66%) ISO 9001
12 4 (1.32%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.99%) SLA
14 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 38 (12.58%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.33%) Docker
5 1 (0.33%) Firmware
5 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (7.95%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.65%) QRadar
4 5 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.32%) Ansible
5 4 (1.32%) CASB
5 4 (1.32%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.99%) SELinux
7 2 (0.66%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.33%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.33%) Rancher
8 1 (0.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 62 (20.53%) Dell
2 56 (18.54%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.61%) Google
4 21 (6.95%) Splunk
5 12 (3.97%) IBM
6 10 (3.31%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (3.31%) Intel
7 9 (2.98%) Qualys
8 7 (2.32%) Cisco
9 6 (1.99%) VMware
10 5 (1.66%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.66%) Citrix
11 4 (1.32%) Alibaba
12 3 (0.99%) Fortinet
13 2 (0.66%) CyberArk
13 2 (0.66%) Facebook
13 2 (0.66%) Tanium
14 1 (0.33%) iManage
14 1 (0.33%) Meraki
14 1 (0.33%) StreamSets