OSINT Jobs in England

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for OSINT skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited OSINT over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 763 864 1089
Rank change year-on-year +101 +225 -249
Permanent jobs citing OSINT 77 63 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.090% 0.068% 0.026%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.071% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 60 53 17
10th Percentile - £39,294 £54,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £51,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% - +27.27%
75th Percentile £47,500 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £87,500 £97,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% - +22.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

OSINT is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,201 88,357 126,755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.80% 95.62% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 53,948 52,208 73,866
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,291 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,783 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,185 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

OSINT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for OSINT in England

OSINT
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for OSINT in England

OSINT
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing OSINT in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for OSINT in England

OSINT
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSINT within the England region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
South East +40 48 £45,000 -40.00% 2
South West -17 16 £67,500 -10.00%
London +117 13 £85,000 +88.89% 8
OSINT
UK

OSINT
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:

Applications
1 47 (61.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.30%) Amazon Cognito
1 1 (1.30%) AWS
1 1 (1.30%) AWS Lambda
1 1 (1.30%) IaaS
1 1 (1.30%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.19%) DNS
1 4 (5.19%) Wireshark
2 2 (2.60%) Firewall
3 1 (1.30%) Internet
3 1 (1.30%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.30%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.30%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Charles Proxy
General
1 60 (77.92%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 5 (6.49%) Finance
4 2 (2.60%) Legal
5 1 (1.30%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.30%) Banking
5 1 (1.30%) Games
5 1 (1.30%) Marketing
5 1 (1.30%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 14 (18.18%) Senior
2 7 (9.09%) Consultant
3 6 (7.79%) Security Consultant
4 4 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (5.19%) Penetration Test Consultant
5 2 (2.60%) Analyst
5 2 (2.60%) Lead
5 2 (2.60%) Senior Consultant
5 2 (2.60%) Senior Security Consultant
5 2 (2.60%) Senior Testing Consultant
5 2 (2.60%) Testing Consultant
5 2 (2.60%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 1 (1.30%) Business Intelligence Manager
6 1 (1.30%) Cyber Threat Consultant
6 1 (1.30%) Developer
6 1 (1.30%) Full Stack Developer
6 1 (1.30%) Operations Team Leader
6 1 (1.30%) Product Manager
6 1 (1.30%) Team Leader
6 1 (1.30%) Threat Intelligence Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.30%) Jest
1 1 (1.30%) pytest
1 1 (1.30%) React
Miscellaneous
1 48 (62.34%) Self-Motivation
2 47 (61.04%) Management Information System
3 12 (15.58%) Cyber Defence
4 11 (14.29%) Operational Technology
5 4 (5.19%) Client/Server
5 4 (5.19%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (3.90%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (2.60%) Cyberattack
7 2 (2.60%) Social Media
8 1 (1.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (1.30%) Cybercrime
8 1 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (15.58%) Linux
1 12 (15.58%) Windows
2 1 (1.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (74.03%) Open Source
2 51 (66.23%) Actionable Insight
3 49 (63.64%) Coaching
3 49 (63.64%) Decision-Making
3 49 (63.64%) Mentoring
3 49 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (62.34%) Business Development
4 48 (62.34%) Customer Requirements
4 48 (62.34%) Project Management
5 47 (61.04%) Collaborative Working
5 47 (61.04%) Process Management
6 19 (24.68%) Cybersecurity
7 17 (22.08%) Penetration Testing
8 15 (19.48%) Malware Analysis
9 11 (14.29%) Digital Forensics
9 11 (14.29%) Prototyping
10 7 (9.09%) Security Operations
11 5 (6.49%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 5 (6.49%) Data Analysis
11 5 (6.49%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 12 (15.58%) Python
2 11 (14.29%) Bash
3 1 (1.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 9 (11.69%) Security Cleared
2 8 (10.39%) SC Cleared
3 7 (9.09%) CREST Certified
4 6 (7.79%) Degree
5 4 (5.19%) Cyber Scheme
6 3 (3.90%) CISSP
6 3 (3.90%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.60%) CEH
7 2 (2.60%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (2.60%) GPEN
8 1 (1.30%) GIAC
8 1 (1.30%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (61.04%) PMO
2 4 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (1.30%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (1.30%) ESRI
1 1 (1.30%) IBM
1 1 (1.30%) Intel
1 1 (1.30%) Mapbox
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.30%) Qualys