Cyber Threat Jobs in England

Cyber Threats
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 479 517 659
Rank change year-on-year +38 +142 +31
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 342 343 622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.44% 0.48% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.33% 1.16% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 264 260 375
10th Percentile £43,425 £42,500 £32,327
25th Percentile £51,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,526 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -14.96% +7.69%
75th Percentile £86,563 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £59,526 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.20% -14.96% +7.69%

All Generic Skills
England

Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,806 29,571 69,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.93% 41.60% 47.31%
Number of salaries quoted 16,283 18,664 32,310
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,408 £34,506
25th Percentile £40,523 £46,570 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,124 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.66% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in England

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in England

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in England

Cyber Threat
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 +56 133 £77,500 +24.00% 26
North of England +7 72 £50,000 -4.76% 11
South East +27 58 £55,000 -26.67% 7
North West -1 57 £50,000 -16.00% 8
East of England +15 28 £65,000 +23.81% 4
Midlands -17 23 £66,500 +20.91% 7
South West -28 18 £62,500 +5.00% 8
Yorkshire +47 13 £56,250 +9.51% 3
West Midlands -5 12 £68,750 +25.00% 6
East Midlands -21 11 £65,000 +40.54% 1
North East - 2 £42,000 -
Cyber Threat
UK

Cyber Threat
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.88%) OpenStack
2 2 (0.58%) Apache
2 2 (0.58%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (0.58%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.34%) Simulink
2 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (0.58%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 77 (22.51%) Azure
2 46 (13.45%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (9.94%) AWS
4 14 (4.09%) Azure Sentinel
5 13 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.46%) Amazon ECS
6 5 (1.46%) Cloudflare
6 5 (1.46%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.58%) GCP
9 1 (0.29%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.29%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.29%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.29%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.29%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 52 (15.20%) Firewall
2 29 (8.48%) Intrusion Detection
2 29 (8.48%) Network Security
3 11 (3.22%) TCP/IP
4 9 (2.63%) Internet
4 9 (2.63%) LAN
4 9 (2.63%) WAN
5 8 (2.34%) Wireless
6 7 (2.05%) DNS
6 7 (2.05%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.75%) HTTP
7 6 (1.75%) SMTP
8 5 (1.46%) DHCP
8 5 (1.46%) MPLS
8 5 (1.46%) SNMP
8 5 (1.46%) SSL
9 3 (0.88%) Broadband
9 3 (0.88%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.58%) OSPF
10 2 (0.58%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.63%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.58%) Big Data
2 2 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.29%) MySQL
3 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.58%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.58%) JIRA
1 2 (0.58%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.29%) GitLab
General
1 91 (26.61%) Social Skills
2 82 (23.98%) Finance
3 66 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (7.02%) Banking
5 20 (5.85%) Legal
6 14 (4.09%) Games
7 13 (3.80%) Public Sector
7 13 (3.80%) Retail
7 13 (3.80%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.51%) Electronics
9 10 (2.92%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.63%) Law
11 7 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.46%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.88%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.88%) Automotive
15 2 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.58%) Marketing
16 1 (0.29%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 81 (23.68%) Senior
2 73 (21.35%) Analyst
3 41 (11.99%) Lead
4 36 (10.53%) Security Analyst
5 26 (7.60%) Architect
6 25 (7.31%) Security Manager
7 20 (5.85%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 20 (5.85%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 19 (5.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 19 (5.56%) Cyber Threat Specialist
8 19 (5.56%) SOC Analyst
9 18 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 18 (5.26%) Security Architect
9 18 (5.26%) Security Engineer
10 17 (4.97%) Senior Analyst
10 17 (4.97%) Senior Cyber Threat Specialist
11 16 (4.68%) Information Analyst
11 16 (4.68%) Information Security Analyst
12 13 (3.80%) Consultant
12 13 (3.80%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.97%) Middleware
2 8 (2.34%) Kafka
3 5 (1.46%) Laravel
3 5 (1.46%) NETCONF
4 3 (0.88%) OpenACC
4 3 (0.88%) OpenMP
4 3 (0.88%) Sass
5 2 (0.58%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.29%) .NET
6 1 (0.29%) EDI
6 1 (0.29%) Node.js
6 1 (0.29%) RESTful
6 1 (0.29%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 67 (19.59%) Cyberattack
2 52 (15.20%) Management Information System
3 36 (10.53%) Security Posture
4 26 (7.60%) Security Operations Centre
5 18 (5.26%) Operational Technology
6 14 (4.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 12 (3.51%) Client/Server
8 11 (3.22%) Algorithms
8 11 (3.22%) Cloud Native
8 11 (3.22%) Cyber Defence
8 11 (3.22%) Cyber Security Posture
8 11 (3.22%) SCADA
9 8 (2.34%) Data Fabric
9 8 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (2.34%) Replication
10 7 (2.05%) Taxonomies
11 6 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.46%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 5 (1.46%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.46%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 53 (15.50%) Windows
2 28 (8.19%) Linux
3 13 (3.80%) Ubuntu
3 13 (3.80%) Unix
3 13 (3.80%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.34%) CentOS
4 8 (2.34%) Solaris
4 8 (2.34%) zOS
5 4 (1.17%) Kali Linux
5 4 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.88%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.88%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.58%) Android
7 2 (0.58%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (60.82%) Cybersecurity
2 131 (38.30%) Incident Response
3 95 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (23.98%) Information Security
5 78 (22.81%) Threat Intelligence
6 77 (22.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 73 (21.35%) SIEM
8 66 (19.30%) Security Operations
9 52 (15.20%) Risk Management
10 45 (13.16%) Disaster Recovery
11 40 (11.70%) Cyber Intelligence
12 39 (11.40%) Computer Science
13 36 (10.53%) Penetration Testing
13 36 (10.53%) Vulnerability Management
14 35 (10.23%) Cloud Security
15 33 (9.65%) Roadmaps
16 31 (9.06%) Threat Modelling
17 30 (8.77%) Risk Assessment
17 30 (8.77%) Security Architecture
17 30 (8.77%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.43%) Python
2 20 (5.85%) PowerShell
3 13 (3.80%) C
3 13 (3.80%) PHP
4 9 (2.63%) C#
4 9 (2.63%) C++
5 8 (2.34%) MATLAB
6 5 (1.46%) Rust
6 5 (1.46%) SQL
7 3 (0.88%) Bash
7 3 (0.88%) C-shell
7 3 (0.88%) Fortran
7 3 (0.88%) Perl
8 2 (0.58%) Java
8 2 (0.58%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.58%) R
8 2 (0.58%) Ruby
9 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 74 (21.64%) Degree
2 73 (21.35%) CISSP
3 44 (12.87%) Security Cleared
4 43 (12.57%) CISM
5 33 (9.65%) CREST Certified
6 31 (9.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (7.89%) GIAC
8 21 (6.14%) SC Cleared
9 19 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
10 18 (5.26%) CISA
11 14 (4.09%) CEH
12 11 (3.22%) CRISC
12 11 (3.22%) DV Cleared
12 11 (3.22%) Master's Degree
13 9 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (2.34%) Azure Certification
14 8 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (2.05%) CCNP
15 7 (2.05%) OSCP
16 6 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (24.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (16.96%) NIST
3 38 (11.11%) GDPR
4 22 (6.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (6.14%) GRC
6 16 (4.68%) PCI DSS
7 12 (3.51%) HIPAA
8 11 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 11 (3.22%) NIST 800
9 7 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 7 (2.05%) NCSC
10 6 (1.75%) SLA
11 5 (1.46%) Data Quality
12 4 (1.17%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.88%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (0.58%) COBIT
14 2 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
14 2 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (6.14%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.46%) Docker
4 3 (0.88%) Ceph
4 3 (0.88%) GPFS
4 3 (0.88%) Lustre
4 3 (0.88%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 2 (0.58%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (5.26%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.09%) Terraform
3 13 (3.80%) Ansible
4 9 (2.63%) QRadar
5 8 (2.34%) Nessus
6 4 (1.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.88%) Podman
8 2 (0.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.58%) CASB
8 2 (0.58%) SELinux
9 1 (0.29%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.29%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.29%) Kibana
9 1 (0.29%) logstash
9 1 (0.29%) Nmap
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Identity Management
9 1 (0.29%) RSA Security Analytics
Vendors
1 73 (21.35%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.51%) Darktrace
3 10 (2.92%) ServiceNow
4 8 (2.34%) IBM
5 7 (2.05%) Splunk
5 7 (2.05%) VMware
6 6 (1.75%) Cisco
7 4 (1.17%) Google
8 3 (0.88%) Apple
8 3 (0.88%) CyberArk
8 3 (0.88%) Intel
8 3 (0.88%) Oracle
8 3 (0.88%) Qualys
9 2 (0.58%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.58%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.58%) SonicWALL
10 1 (0.29%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.29%) Sage
10 1 (0.29%) Sophos
10 1 (0.29%) Tripwire