Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Trends

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
UK

The median Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst daily rate in the UK is £527, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 615 525 582
Rank change year-on-year -90 +57 +158
Contract jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst 4 1 25
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.009% 0.003% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.004% 0.060%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 23
10th Percentile £483 - -
25th Percentile £494 £613 £559
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £625 £570
Median % change year-on-year -15.76% +9.65% -8.06%
75th Percentile £553 £638 £580
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £553 £625 £570
% change year-on-year -11.52% +9.65% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 39,127 27,402 41,559
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 92.96% 92.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,467 17,684 27,246
10th Percentile £312 £293 £270
25th Percentile £410 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £723 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.05% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,427 859 2,507
10th Percentile £14.93 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £21.24 £16.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £33.40 £32.69
Median % change year-on-year +4.79% +2.17% -22.84%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.16 £76.44 £71.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.95 £32.50 £32.70
% change year-on-year +7.52% -0.60% -18.26%

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 11 March 2026. 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
England -91 4 £527 -15.76% 4
Work from Home -23 3 £553 -11.52% 4
UK excluding London -83 2 £553 -11.52% 5
East of England - 2 £553 - 1
London - 2 £500 - 1

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Cyber Threat Intelligence 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 featuring Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (75.00%) Open Source
3 2 (50.00%) Computacenter
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (50.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) OSINT
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Detection
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (50.00%) Time Management
4 1 (25.00%) Azure
4 1 (25.00%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (25.00%) Inversion of Control

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 3 (75.00%) Security Posture
3 1 (25.00%) MISP
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (75.00%) Open Source
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) OSINT
3 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Detection
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (50.00%) Time Management
4 1 (25.00%) Malware Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Computacenter
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft