Cyber Threat Hunter Jobs in England

Cyber Threat Hunter
UK > England

The median Cyber Threat Hunter salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 695 - 793
Rank change year-on-year - - +412
Permanent jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Hunter 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.008% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £47,250 - -
25th Percentile £50,625 - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +38.46%
75th Percentile £78,750 - £95,000
90th Percentile £94,500 - -
UK median annual salary £65,000 - £90,000
% change year-on-year - - +38.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 47,997 70,941 60,838
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.97% 91.81%
Number of salaries quoted 26,561 47,119 44,030
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Cyber Threat Hunter
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Cyber Threat Hunter in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat Hunter in England

Cyber Threat Hunter
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat Hunter in England.

Salary trend for Cyber Threat Hunter in England

Cyber Threat Hunter
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat Hunter in England over the 6 months to 13 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Hunter in England

Cyber Threat Hunter
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Hunter within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 2 £82,500 -
Midlands - 2 £52,500 -
West Midlands - 2 £52,500 -
Cyber Threat Hunter
UK

Cyber Threat Hunter Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 August 2025, Cyber Threat Hunter job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Cyber Threat Hunter in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (75.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) SANS
3 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 2 (50.00%) AWS
3 2 (50.00%) Advanced Persistent Threat
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Detection
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (25.00%) NIST
4 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security

Cyber Threat Hunter Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) AWS
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 3 (75.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Advanced Persistent Threat
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 2 (50.00%) Threat Detection
3 1 (25.00%) Deep Packet Inspection
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) SIEM
3 1 (25.00%) Social Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) SANS
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CREST Certified
2 1 (25.00%) GCFA
2 1 (25.00%) GIAC
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Intel
2 1 (25.00%) Splunk