Threat Intelligence Contracts in the South East

Threat Intelligence
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 162 193
Rank change year-on-year +27 +31 +54
Contract jobs citing Threat Intelligence 29 25 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.83% 0.50% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 0.60% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 12 18
10th Percentile £445 £450 £547
25th Percentile £463 £484 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £625
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -13.60% +21.95%
75th Percentile £575 £672 £650
90th Percentile £640 £690 £680
England median daily rate £550 £635 £621
% change year-on-year -13.39% +2.34% +3.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
England median hourly rate £76.50 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year +17.69% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,150 4,135 5,039
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 90.05% 82.93% 89.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,966 2,507 3,413
10th Percentile £250 £260 £263
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £518
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +0.39% +3.60%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £623
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 283 328 238
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £15.43
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.02 £21.23
Median hourly rate £21.90 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.81% +14.70% +108.33%
75th Percentile £50.50 £70.00 £63.56
90th Percentile £74.75 £76.90 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% - +63.46%

Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Threat Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Threat Intelligence in the South East

Threat Intelligence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Threat Intelligence in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Threat Intelligence in the South East

Threat Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Intelligence in the South East over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Intelligence in the South East

Threat Intelligence
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Thames Valley +21 22 £506 +1.25% 8
Berkshire +21 18 £531 +6.25% 5
Hampshire +16 6 £430 -37.68% 3
Buckinghamshire - 3 £500 - 1
Surrey +18 1 £450 +12.50%
Oxfordshire - 1 £488 - 2
Threat Intelligence
England

Threat Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 11 (37.93%) Azure
2 6 (20.69%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (17.24%) AWS
4 2 (6.90%) GCP
5 1 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (3.45%) OCI
5 1 (3.45%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.34%) Firewall
2 1 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (3.45%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 8 (27.59%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.24%) Legal
3 2 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
3 2 (6.90%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.45%) Finance
Job Titles
1 15 (51.72%) Analyst
2 10 (34.48%) SOC Analyst
3 4 (13.79%) Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Lead
4 3 (10.34%) Security Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) SOC Consultant
5 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Developer
5 2 (6.90%) IT Security Specialist
5 2 (6.90%) Security Specialist
5 2 (6.90%) SIEM Specialist
6 1 (3.45%) Audit Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Operations Director
6 1 (3.45%) Security Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Security Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) SIEM Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) SOC Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (41.38%) Security Operations Centre
2 11 (37.93%) Cyber Threat
3 10 (34.48%) Security Posture
4 4 (13.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 4 (13.79%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (3.45%) Cloud Native
5 1 (3.45%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (3.45%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.45%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 9 (31.03%) Linux
1 9 (31.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (96.55%) SIEM
2 27 (93.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 24 (82.76%) Incident Response
4 22 (75.86%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (62.07%) Security Operations
6 9 (31.03%) Threat Detection
7 8 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (27.59%) Risk Management
7 8 (27.59%) Vulnerability Management
8 7 (24.14%) Forensic Analysis
8 7 (24.14%) Mentoring
8 7 (24.14%) Security Monitoring
9 6 (20.69%) Incident Management
9 6 (20.69%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 5 (17.24%) Cloud Security
10 5 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (17.24%) Data Privacy
10 5 (17.24%) Malware Analysis
10 5 (17.24%) SOAR
10 5 (17.24%) Threat Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (34.48%) Python
2 8 (27.59%) PowerShell
3 5 (17.24%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (6.90%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (51.72%) CISSP
2 12 (41.38%) GCIH
3 9 (31.03%) GCIA
4 8 (27.59%) GCFA
5 6 (20.69%) Degree
6 5 (17.24%) CEH
6 5 (17.24%) CFCE
6 5 (17.24%) Security Cleared
7 4 (13.79%) CISM
7 4 (13.79%) GIAC
8 3 (10.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (10.34%) SC Cleared
9 2 (6.90%) CASP
9 2 (6.90%) CCNA
9 2 (6.90%) CISA
9 2 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (6.90%) CompTIA CySA+
9 2 (6.90%) DV Cleared
9 2 (6.90%) MCSE
9 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (48.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (41.38%) NIST
3 7 (24.14%) GDPR
4 3 (10.34%) HIPAA
4 3 (10.34%) PCI DSS
5 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (6.90%) NIST 800
6 1 (3.45%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (3.45%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 4 (13.79%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 4 (13.79%) QRadar
2 1 (3.45%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 17 (58.62%) Splunk
2 14 (48.28%) Microsoft
3 8 (27.59%) ArcSight
4 7 (24.14%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (13.79%) LogRhythm
6 2 (6.90%) IBM
7 1 (3.45%) Cisco
7 1 (3.45%) Intel
7 1 (3.45%) Kenna
7 1 (3.45%) Proofpoint
7 1 (3.45%) Rapid7
7 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow