Threat Detection Contract Job Trends in Reading

Threat Detection
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Threat Detection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 - 85
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Threat Detection 9 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 1.36% - 0.095%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.49% - 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £310 - -
25th Percentile £343 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £550
75th Percentile £469 - £575
90th Percentile £551 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £410 £613 £550
% change year-on-year -33.06% +11.36% +7.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Threat Detection 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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 605 969 957
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 91.25% 88.66% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 532 616
10th Percentile £325 £350 £213
25th Percentile £450 £458 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -
75th Percentile £600 £650 £625
90th Percentile £648 £700 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £545 £500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 17 17
10th Percentile £14.75 £24.05 £41.24
25th Percentile £17.40 £56.25 £60.82
Median hourly rate £58.00 £60.60 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -4.25% +15.07%
75th Percentile £81.00 £64.73 £66.44
90th Percentile £96.00 £79.92 £75.10
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £60.46 £61.79
% change year-on-year -33.12% -2.16% +23.58%

Threat Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Threat Detection relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Threat Detection job vacancy trend in Reading

Threat Detection
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Threat Detection.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Threat Detection

Threat Detection
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Detection in Reading over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Detection in Reading

Threat Detection
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (11.11%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
General
1 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Legal
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Operational Security Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Operations Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Security Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Security Operations Manager
1 2 (22.22%) SIEM Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Information Security Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Onboarding
1 3 (33.33%) Operational Technology
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Linux
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) SIEM
2 6 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (55.56%) Incident Response
4 4 (44.44%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 4 (44.44%) Security Operations
4 4 (44.44%) SOAR
4 4 (44.44%) Threat Intelligence
5 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis
5 3 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
5 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (22.22%) Forensic Analysis
6 2 (22.22%) Malware Analysis
6 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
6 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (22.22%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
7 1 (11.11%) Analytics
7 1 (11.11%) Data Privacy
7 1 (11.11%) Digital Forensics
7 1 (11.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) Python
2 6 (66.67%) PowerShell
3 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
3 1 (11.11%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) CISSP
2 4 (44.44%) CEH
3 3 (33.33%) GCFA
3 3 (33.33%) GCIA
3 3 (33.33%) GCIH
3 3 (33.33%) GIAC
4 2 (22.22%) CREST Certified
4 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
5 1 (11.11%) CFCE
5 1 (11.11%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (11.11%) ECSA
5 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (22.22%) NIST
2 1 (11.11%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Kibana
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Splunk
3 2 (22.22%) ArcSight
3 2 (22.22%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (11.11%) Carbon Black
4 1 (11.11%) FireEye
4 1 (11.11%) IBM
4 1 (11.11%) Intel
4 1 (11.11%) LogRhythm
4 1 (11.11%) Tanium