Threat Intelligence Contracts in London

Threat Intelligence
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Threat Intelligence skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Threat Intelligence over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 296 323 392
Rank change year-on-year +27 +69 +135
Contract jobs citing Threat Intelligence 68 60 73
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.50% 0.37% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.42% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 37 54
10th Percentile £363 £455 £450
25th Percentile £463 £525 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £583 £625
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -6.80% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £796
90th Percentile £750 £738 £838
England median daily rate £550 £650 £625
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £72.50 -
England median hourly rate £76.50 £57.50 -
% change year-on-year +33.04% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Threat Intelligence falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,520 14,362 21,169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.32% 88.87% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,335 10,045 15,408
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 197 226
10th Percentile £16.50 £16.99 £18.00
25th Percentile £24.66 £22.00 £23.00
Median hourly rate £29.29 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.33% -12.50% +10.34%
75th Percentile £48.94 £53.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £63.75 £71.50 £80.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £40.85
% change year-on-year -41.51% +5.28% +54.13%

Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Threat Intelligence in London

Threat Intelligence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Threat Intelligence in London.

Daily rate trend for Threat Intelligence in London

Threat Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Intelligence in London over the 6 months to 17 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Intelligence in London

Threat Intelligence
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Intelligence within the London region over the 6 months to 17 August 2025. 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
Central London 0 9 £650 +15.56% 8
South London - 4 £563 - 1
East London +12 2 £523 -3.24% 1
Threat Intelligence
England

Threat Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (1.47%) Confluence
1 1 (1.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.47%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 22 (32.35%) Azure
2 14 (20.59%) AWS
3 9 (13.24%) GCP
4 8 (11.76%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (4.41%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.94%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.47%) Akamai
7 1 (1.47%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 1 (1.47%) AWS CloudTrail
7 1 (1.47%) AWS CodePipeline
7 1 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (1.47%) GitHub
7 1 (1.47%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 12 (17.65%) Firewall
2 4 (5.88%) Network Security
3 3 (4.41%) Cisco Nexus
3 3 (4.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.47%) MPLS
4 1 (1.47%) SNMP
4 1 (1.47%) SSH
4 1 (1.47%) SSL
4 1 (1.47%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.47%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.94%) Big Data
1 2 (2.94%) Power BI
2 1 (1.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (5.88%) JIRA
2 1 (1.47%) CircleCI
2 1 (1.47%) Git
2 1 (1.47%) GitLab
2 1 (1.47%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (20.59%) Social Skills
2 12 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (16.18%) Finance
4 8 (11.76%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.41%) Legal
6 2 (2.94%) Banking
6 2 (2.94%) Law
6 2 (2.94%) Military
7 1 (1.47%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (22.06%) Analyst
2 9 (13.24%) Lead
2 9 (13.24%) Security Analyst
3 8 (11.76%) Security Engineer
4 7 (10.29%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 6 (8.82%) Consultant
5 6 (8.82%) SOC Analyst
6 5 (7.35%) Security Manager
7 4 (5.88%) Architect
7 4 (5.88%) Senior
8 3 (4.41%) Head of Operations
8 3 (4.41%) Head of Security
8 3 (4.41%) QA Leader
8 3 (4.41%) Security Architect
9 2 (2.94%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 2 (2.94%) Head of Cybersecurity
9 2 (2.94%) Information Security Analyst
9 2 (2.94%) Senior Architect
9 2 (2.94%) Senior Security Architect
9 2 (2.94%) SIEM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.94%) REST
1 2 (2.94%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (23.53%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (16.18%) Security Posture
3 7 (10.29%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (8.82%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (8.82%) Management Information System
5 5 (7.35%) Cloud Native
6 3 (4.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.94%) PKI
7 2 (2.94%) STIX
7 2 (2.94%) YARA
8 1 (1.47%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.47%) Client/Server
8 1 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.47%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.47%) Insider Threat
8 1 (1.47%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.47%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.47%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 8 (11.76%) Windows
2 7 (10.29%) Linux
3 2 (2.94%) Mac OS
3 2 (2.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (1.47%) CentOS
4 1 (1.47%) Ubuntu
4 1 (1.47%) Unix
4 1 (1.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (67.65%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 41 (60.29%) Incident Response
3 38 (55.88%) Cybersecurity
4 28 (41.18%) Vulnerability Management
5 24 (35.29%) SIEM
6 21 (30.88%) Security Operations
7 20 (29.41%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 17 (25.00%) Information Security
9 15 (22.06%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (19.12%) Cloud Security
10 13 (19.12%) SOAR
10 13 (19.12%) Threat Detection
11 12 (17.65%) Risk Management
12 10 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
13 9 (13.24%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
14 8 (11.76%) Cyber Intelligence
14 8 (11.76%) Decision-Making
14 8 (11.76%) Security Monitoring
15 7 (10.29%) Analytics
15 7 (10.29%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 13 (19.12%) Python
2 11 (16.18%) PowerShell
3 5 (7.35%) Bash
3 5 (7.35%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.47%) C
5 1 (1.47%) C#
5 1 (1.47%) C++
5 1 (1.47%) Java
5 1 (1.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (26.47%) SC Cleared
1 18 (26.47%) Security Cleared
2 13 (19.12%) CISSP
3 9 (13.24%) CompTIA Security+
4 8 (11.76%) CISM
5 6 (8.82%) CEH
5 6 (8.82%) Degree
6 5 (7.35%) GCFA
6 5 (7.35%) GCIA
6 5 (7.35%) GCIH
6 5 (7.35%) GIAC
7 4 (5.88%) SSCP
8 3 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (2.94%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (2.94%) CRISC
9 2 (2.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (2.94%) Master's Degree
10 1 (1.47%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (23.53%) NIST
2 12 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (7.35%) PCI DSS
4 4 (5.88%) GDPR
5 3 (4.41%) NCSC
5 3 (4.41%) QA
6 2 (2.94%) GRC
6 2 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 2 (2.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (1.47%) EU AI Act
7 1 (1.47%) FedRAMP
7 1 (1.47%) FIPS 140-2
7 1 (1.47%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.47%) SLA
7 1 (1.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (8.82%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (5.88%) QRadar
2 2 (2.94%) Nessus
3 1 (1.47%) Ansible
3 1 (1.47%) Grafana
3 1 (1.47%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.47%) Nexpose
3 1 (1.47%) Prometheus
3 1 (1.47%) SCCM
3 1 (1.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (32.35%) Microsoft
2 11 (16.18%) Splunk
3 10 (14.71%) ServiceNow
4 5 (7.35%) Cisco
4 5 (7.35%) Tenable
5 4 (5.88%) Intel
5 4 (5.88%) Oracle
5 4 (5.88%) Salesforce
5 4 (5.88%) SAP
6 3 (4.41%) Rapid7
6 3 (4.41%) VMware
7 2 (2.94%) Databricks
7 2 (2.94%) Google
7 2 (2.94%) Qualys
8 1 (1.47%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (1.47%) IBM
8 1 (1.47%) Okta
8 1 (1.47%) Remedy
8 1 (1.47%) Tanium