Cyber Threat Analyst Contract Job Trends in Reading

Cyber Threat Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Cyber Threat Analyst daily rate in Reading is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Analyst 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.46% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £574 - -
25th Percentile £583 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £613 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £600 - £625

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,016 539 978
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.30% 90.89% 88.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 582 349 536
10th Percentile £400 £325 £345
25th Percentile £499 £425 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £525 £580
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -9.48% +5.45%
75th Percentile £650 £609 £650
90th Percentile £775 £650 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 18 33
10th Percentile £23.21 - £48.34
25th Percentile £41.25 £14.75 £57.50
Median hourly rate £80.55 £24.13 £63.15
Median % change year-on-year +233.89% -61.80% -4.32%
75th Percentile £91.91 £53.13 £97.50
90th Percentile £104.50 £68.75 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £73.60 £32.18 £61.60
% change year-on-year +128.71% -47.76% +5.40%

Cyber Threat Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Cyber Threat Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

Cyber Threat Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 28 September 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 Reading region featuring Cyber Threat Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Use Case
1 5 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft

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

Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 5 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Use Case
1 5 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft