Threat Modelling Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Threat Modelling
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Threat Modelling skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 111 143
Rank change year-on-year +8 +32 +18
Contract jobs citing Threat Modelling 25 13 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 1.24% 0.62% 0.078%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.40% 0.70% 0.086%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 5 0
10th Percentile £533 - -
25th Percentile £569 £400 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £666 £650 -
90th Percentile £744 - -
South East median daily rate £600 £650 £550
% change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Threat Modelling 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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,788 1,859 2,335
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 88.38% 88.27% 91.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,153 1,089 1,510
10th Percentile £263 £296 £214
25th Percentile £400 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £638 £615
90th Percentile £650 £688 £695
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £523
% change year-on-year -2.44% -1.91% +1.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 58 105
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.14 £17.68
25th Percentile £17.15 £32.90 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.12 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.97% +14.25% +138.10%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.31 £64.50
90th Percentile £87.41 £71.24 £74.08
South East median hourly rate £22.00 £55.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -60.00% +4.76% +23.01%

Threat Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Threat Modelling relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Threat Modelling job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Threat Modelling
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Threat Modelling.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Threat Modelling

Threat Modelling
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Modelling in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Modelling in the Thames Valley

Threat Modelling
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Threat Modelling.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Threat Modelling

Threat Modelling
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Modelling within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
Berkshire +8 22 £600 -4.00% 3
Buckinghamshire - 3 £580 - 4
Threat Modelling
South East

Threat Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (32.00%) AWS
1 8 (32.00%) Azure
1 8 (32.00%) GCP
2 3 (12.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (12.00%) SaaS
3 2 (8.00%) IaaS
3 2 (8.00%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (24.00%) Firewall
2 4 (16.00%) Network Security
3 1 (4.00%) VPN
Development Applications
1 4 (16.00%) Git
General
1 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (20.00%) Finance
4 3 (12.00%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (12.00%) Public Sector
5 2 (8.00%) Retail
6 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (56.00%) Architect
2 12 (48.00%) Security Architect
3 4 (16.00%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
4 3 (12.00%) Security Engineer
4 3 (12.00%) Test Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Strategy Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Test Strategy Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Vulnerability Management Architect
5 2 (8.00%) Workday Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Consultant
6 1 (4.00%) Coordinator
6 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 1 (4.00%) Developer
6 1 (4.00%) Information Security Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Security Assurance Coordinator
6 1 (4.00%) Security Consultant
6 1 (4.00%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.00%) Google JAX
1 4 (16.00%) JAX
1 4 (16.00%) PyTorch
1 4 (16.00%) scikit-learn
1 4 (16.00%) TensorFlow
2 3 (12.00%) JWT
2 3 (12.00%) OAuth
2 3 (12.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (28.00%) Security Posture
2 6 (24.00%) Cloud Native
3 5 (20.00%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (16.00%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (12.00%) Algorithms
5 3 (12.00%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (12.00%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (12.00%) Public Cloud
6 2 (8.00%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (8.00%) Mainframe
6 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
7 1 (4.00%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (4.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (4.00%) Operational Technology
7 1 (4.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Security Architecture
2 10 (40.00%) SDLC
3 9 (36.00%) Secure Coding
4 8 (32.00%) CI/CD
4 8 (32.00%) Cloud Security
4 8 (32.00%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (28.00%) SIEM
6 6 (24.00%) DevOps
6 6 (24.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
6 6 (24.00%) Risk Management
6 6 (24.00%) Security Testing
6 6 (24.00%) Static Application Security Testing
6 6 (24.00%) Test Automation
6 6 (24.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 6 (24.00%) Zero Trust
7 5 (20.00%) Application Security
7 5 (20.00%) Information Security
7 5 (20.00%) TOGAF
8 4 (16.00%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) Java
2 4 (16.00%) C++
2 4 (16.00%) Python
2 4 (16.00%) R
3 3 (12.00%) C
Qualifications
1 6 (24.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (20.00%) AWS Certification
2 5 (20.00%) CISSP
3 4 (16.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (16.00%) CCSP
3 4 (16.00%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (12.00%) Azure Certification
4 3 (12.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (8.00%) DV Cleared
6 1 (4.00%) CISM
6 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (4.00%) Degree
6 1 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (36.00%) GDPR
3 8 (32.00%) NIST
4 5 (20.00%) PCI DSS
4 5 (20.00%) PSD2
5 4 (16.00%) EU AI Act
6 2 (8.00%) QA
7 1 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 3 (12.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (28.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (8.00%) Qualys
1 2 (8.00%) SAP
1 2 (8.00%) Virgin Media
2 1 (4.00%) Splunk
2 1 (4.00%) Workday