Threat Intelligence Specialist Contract Job Trends

Threat Intelligence Specialist
UK

The median Threat Intelligence Specialist daily rate in the UK is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 559 563 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Threat Intelligence Specialist 6 10 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.018% 0.027% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.029% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 0
10th Percentile £466 £494 -
25th Percentile £472 £522 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £540 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £659 £558 -
90th Percentile £676 £591 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £540 -
% change year-on-year -12.04% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £57.50 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 30,265 34,787 45,429
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.93% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,113 20,963 31,046
10th Percentile £279 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,676 1,412 1,548
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.07 £14.60
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.50 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.63% -10.39% +68.48%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.62 £41.27 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.34% -7.27% +97.78%

Threat Intelligence Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Threat Intelligence Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Threat Intelligence Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Threat Intelligence Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Intelligence Specialist over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Intelligence Specialist in the UK

Threat Intelligence Specialist
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 Threat Intelligence Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 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
England +8 6 £563 +4.17% 4
UK excluding London -15 5 £475 -12.04% 4
South East +4 3 £470 -12.96% 1
East of England - 2 £650 - 2
London +19 1 £675 +17.39%

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

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Threat Intelligence Specialist 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 Threat Intelligence Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 4 (66.67%) OSINT
2 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
3 3 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (33.33%) GDPR
4 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (33.33%) NIST
4 2 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) CISM
5 1 (16.67%) CISSP
5 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
5 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance
5 1 (16.67%) Intel
5 1 (16.67%) Internet
5 1 (16.67%) Offensive Security
5 1 (16.67%) Open Source
5 1 (16.67%) Pattern Recognition
5 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing

Threat Intelligence Specialist 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Internet
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 2 (33.33%) Insider Threat
3 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 4 (66.67%) OSINT
2 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
3 3 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 2 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance
5 1 (16.67%) Open Source
5 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Threat Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Threat Detection
5 1 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (16.67%) Time Management
5 1 (16.67%) Validation
5 1 (16.67%) Web Operations
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) CISM
2 1 (16.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Intel