Hybrid/Remote Threat Analysis Contract Job Trends

Threat Analysis
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Threat Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 311 360
Rank change year-on-year +6 +49 +171
Contract jobs citing Threat Analysis 9 1 9
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.089% 0.009% 0.056%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.099% 0.010% 0.063%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 8
10th Percentile £305 - £518
25th Percentile £397 - £594
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% -7.69% +30.00%
75th Percentile £661 - -
90th Percentile £705 - £658
UK median daily rate £543 £488 £520
% change year-on-year +11.28% -6.25% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £65.00
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
75th Percentile - - £75.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £70.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Threat Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,125 9,756 14,251
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.28% 89.54% 88.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,992 6,135 9,658
10th Percentile £330 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 184 380
10th Percentile £15.60 £18.65 £16.08
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.00 £24.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £35.02 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.83% -29.97% -13.04%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%

Threat Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Threat Analysis and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Threat Analysis job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Threat Analysis
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Analysis

Threat Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Analysis over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Threat Analysis daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Threat Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Analysis

Threat Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (22.22%) Firewall
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Legal
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Threat Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Lead
2 2 (22.22%) SOC Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Security Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 3 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (33.33%) Security Posture
2 2 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (11.11%) CSOC
3 1 (11.11%) Insider Threat
3 1 (11.11%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (55.56%) Security Operations
2 5 (55.56%) Threat Detection
3 3 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (33.33%) Cyber Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 3 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 3 (33.33%) Information Security
3 3 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 3 (33.33%) Open Source
3 3 (33.33%) OSINT
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) SIEM
3 3 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (33.33%) Time Management
4 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) CEH
2 1 (11.11%) CISSP
2 1 (11.11%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) GCIA
2 1 (11.11%) GCIH
2 1 (11.11%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) GDPR
1 4 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (33.33%) NIST
3 1 (11.11%) HIPAA
3 1 (11.11%) NCSC
3 1 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Computacenter
2 1 (11.11%) VMware