Cyber Threat Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Cyber Threat Analyst
UK > England

The median Cyber Threat Analyst daily rate in England is £527, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 563 474 524
Rank change year-on-year -89 +50 +167
Contract jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Analyst 4 1 30
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.011% 0.004% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.004% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 25
10th Percentile £483 - £516
25th Percentile £494 £613 £559
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £625 £568
Median % change year-on-year -15.76% +10.13% -9.20%
75th Percentile £553 £638 £580
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £527 £625 £568
% change year-on-year -15.76% +10.13% -9.20%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 32,461 23,524 35,233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.91% 92.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,559 15,031 23,599
10th Percentile £306 £296 £270
25th Percentile £411 £409 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £747
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,114 739 2,210
10th Percentile £15.18 £16.20 £13.15
25th Percentile £19.00 £22.00 £16.30
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £34.21
Median % change year-on-year - +2.31% -15.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.25 £71.91
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £34.06 £34.25
% change year-on-year -1.63% -0.57% -14.38%

Cyber Threat Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cyber Threat Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Cyber Threat Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Cyber Threat Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cyber Threat Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cyber Threat Analyst job vacancies in England

Cyber Threat Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 2 March 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 2 £500 - 2
East of England - 2 £553 - 1
Cyber Threat Analyst
UK

Cyber Threat Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, Cyber Threat Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Cyber Threat Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (75.00%) Open Source
3 2 (50.00%) Computacenter
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (50.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) OSINT
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Detection
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (50.00%) Time Management
4 1 (25.00%) Azure
4 1 (25.00%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (25.00%) Inversion of Control

Cyber Threat Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 3 (75.00%) Security Posture
3 1 (25.00%) MISP
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (75.00%) Open Source
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) OSINT
3 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Detection
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (50.00%) Time Management
4 1 (25.00%) Malware Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Computacenter
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft