OSINT Contracts in England

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for OSINT skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited OSINT over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 497 643 781
Rank change year-on-year +146 +138 -171
Contract jobs citing OSINT 41 5 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.010% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.011% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 2 3
10th Percentile £544 £428 £335
25th Percentile £559 £431 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% - -
75th Percentile £585 £469 £518
90th Percentile £625 £473 £544
UK median daily rate £570 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +26.67% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

OSINT is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,926 45,112 64,564
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.59% 90.20% 90.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,947 31,664 45,849
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,243 1,598 1,761
10th Percentile £12.92 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.33 £37.15 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% +52.57% +3.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

OSINT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing OSINT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for OSINT in England

OSINT
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OSINT in England.

Daily rate trend for OSINT in England

OSINT
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OSINT in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for OSINT in England

OSINT
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 OSINT within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +52 31 £570 -
London +106 7 £675 +50.00% 8
Midlands - 2 £538 -
West Midlands - 2 £538 -
South East - 1 £540 - 2
OSINT
UK

OSINT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (4.88%) SAS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (17.07%) Wireless
2 5 (12.20%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 6 (14.63%) JIRA
General
1 23 (56.10%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (17.07%) Military
3 7 (17.07%) Public Sector
4 6 (14.63%) Finance
5 2 (4.88%) Law
5 2 (4.88%) Legal
5 2 (4.88%) Police
6 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (80.49%) Analyst
1 33 (80.49%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
2 20 (48.78%) Cyber Threat Analyst
2 20 (48.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
3 7 (17.07%) Lead
3 7 (17.07%) Technical Leader
4 2 (4.88%) Cyber Defence Analyst
4 2 (4.88%) Data Scientist
4 2 (4.88%) Lead Data Scientist
4 2 (4.88%) Senior Data Scientist
5 1 (2.44%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 28 (68.29%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (17.07%) Management Information System
2 7 (17.07%) Operational Technology
3 4 (9.76%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (4.88%) Algorithms
4 2 (4.88%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (4.88%) Distributed Applications
5 1 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (97.56%) Open Source
2 34 (82.93%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 34 (82.93%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (82.93%) Threat Intelligence
3 29 (70.73%) Security Operations
4 28 (68.29%) Cyber Intelligence
4 28 (68.29%) SIEM
5 26 (63.41%) Malware Analysis
5 26 (63.41%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 26 (63.41%) SOAR
6 10 (24.39%) Actionable Insight
7 8 (19.51%) Risk Management
8 7 (17.07%) Artificial Intelligence
8 7 (17.07%) Data Science
8 7 (17.07%) Machine Learning
9 6 (14.63%) Decision-Making
9 6 (14.63%) Mentoring
9 6 (14.63%) Sprint Planning
9 6 (14.63%) Technical Leadership
10 5 (12.20%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) Python
1 2 (4.88%) R
1 2 (4.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (90.24%) Security Cleared
2 33 (80.49%) DV Cleared
3 3 (7.32%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.88%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (4.88%) Red Hat