Advanced Persistent Threat Job Trends in the North of England

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Advanced Persistent Threat skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 287 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Advanced Persistent Threat 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.011% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.012% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
England median annual salary £75,000 £47,431 £60,500
% change year-on-year +58.13% -21.60% +42.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Advanced Persistent Threat falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,060 10,014 7,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 84.64% 80.54% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4,527 4,720 5,490
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,720 £51,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.40% -6.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Advanced Persistent Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Advanced Persistent Threat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Advanced Persistent Threat job vacancy trend in the North of England

Advanced Persistent Threat
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Advanced Persistent Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Advanced Persistent Threat

Advanced Persistent Threat
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Advanced Persistent Threat within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 November 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
North West - 1 £95,000 - 1
Advanced Persistent Threat
England

Advanced Persistent Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research