Threat Intelligence Job Trends in Scotland

Threat Intelligence
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Threat Intelligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 149 155
Rank change year-on-year -5 +6 +60
Permanent jobs citing Threat Intelligence 2 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.076% 0.27% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.084% 0.32% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile - - £40,538
25th Percentile - £62,000 £42,403
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,129 £69,000 £47,610
Median % change year-on-year -67.93% +44.93% -1.23%
75th Percentile - £76,000 £49,336
90th Percentile - - £49,559
UK median annual salary £74,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year +13.85% +7.44% -1.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Threat Intelligence 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,373 2,833 2,399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 90.54% 83.94% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,018 1,363 1,924
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,400 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Threat Intelligence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Threat Intelligence job vacancy trend in Scotland

Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Threat Intelligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Threat Intelligence

Threat Intelligence
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Intelligence within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Glasgow - 2 £22,129 - 2
Threat Intelligence
UK

Threat Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Fire and Rescue
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA