Threat Detection Job Trends in Somerset

Threat Detection
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Threat Detection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - 58
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs citing Threat Detection 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.38% - 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% - 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - £61,375
25th Percentile £42,500 - £61,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £63,750
75th Percentile £47,500 - £66,563
90th Percentile - - £67,125
South West median annual salary £51,250 £57,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.26% +10.00% -11.80%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

Threat Detection 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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 775 254 512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 73.88% 82.47% 59.67%
Number of salaries quoted 446 168 387
10th Percentile £28,306 £26,350 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,563 £34,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,063 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £66,250
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.34%

Threat Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Threat Detection job vacancy trend in Somerset

Threat Detection
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Threat Detection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Threat Detection

Threat Detection
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Detection within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 22 July 2026. 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
Taunton - 4 £45,000 -
Threat Detection
South West

Threat Detection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
1 4 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (100.00%) PCI DSS