Cyber Threat Jobs in the South East

Cyber Threats
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 318 350 369
Rank change year-on-year +32 +19 -19
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 68 56 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.41% 0.37% 0.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.19% 0.88% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 44 25 60
10th Percentile - £31,000 £52,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £80,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £75,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -25.00% +53.85%
75th Percentile £77,813 - -
90th Percentile £107,250 £78,750 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -20.00% +25.00%

All Generic Skills
South East

Cyber Threat is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,729 6,344 8,146
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.47% 42.31% 41.16%
Number of salaries quoted 3,755 3,297 4,648
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in the South East

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat in the South East.

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in the South East

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the South East over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the South East

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Thames Valley +34 41 £50,000 -35.48% 4
Buckinghamshire -2 19 £40,000 -56.16%
Oxfordshire +31 16 £77,500 - 1
Surrey +14 12 £59,500 +98.33% 8
Hampshire -23 9 £60,000 -20.00% 2
Berkshire +14 6 £105,000 +44.83% 3
West Sussex +36 2 £65,000 -
Kent +1 2 £67,000 +21.82% 1
East Sussex - 1 £55,000 -
Sussex - 1 - -
Cyber Threat
England

Cyber Threat
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (2.94%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 24 (35.29%) Azure
2 21 (30.88%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (19.12%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (7.35%) AWS
5 2 (2.94%) Google Docs
5 2 (2.94%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.47%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.47%) GCP
6 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.47%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 20 (29.41%) Firewall
2 17 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (19.12%) Internet
4 5 (7.35%) MPLS
4 5 (7.35%) SNMP
4 5 (7.35%) SSL
4 5 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (5.88%) DNS
5 4 (5.88%) HTTP
5 4 (5.88%) Network Security
5 4 (5.88%) SMTP
6 2 (2.94%) Wireless
7 1 (1.47%) LAN
7 1 (1.47%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.47%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.94%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Bitbucket
1 2 (2.94%) GitLab
1 2 (2.94%) JIRA
2 1 (1.47%) GDB
General
1 21 (30.88%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (25.00%) Finance
3 13 (19.12%) Public Sector
4 5 (7.35%) Banking
4 5 (7.35%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.41%) Law
5 3 (4.41%) Social Skills
6 2 (2.94%) Retail
7 1 (1.47%) Games
7 1 (1.47%) Legal
7 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (39.71%) Analyst
2 19 (27.94%) SOC Analyst
3 8 (11.76%) Senior
4 7 (10.29%) Lead
4 7 (10.29%) Senior Analyst
5 5 (7.35%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 5 (7.35%) Cyber Threat Specialist
5 5 (7.35%) Operations Director
5 5 (7.35%) Security Manager
5 5 (7.35%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
6 4 (5.88%) Architect
6 4 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 4 (5.88%) Portfolio Manager
6 4 (5.88%) Security Engineer
7 3 (4.41%) Cloud Engineer
7 3 (4.41%) IT Manager
7 3 (4.41%) Project Manager
7 3 (4.41%) Security Analyst
7 3 (4.41%) Security Architect
7 3 (4.41%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.35%) NETCONF
2 2 (2.94%) .NET
2 2 (2.94%) RESTful
3 1 (1.47%) HTML
3 1 (1.47%) HTML5
3 1 (1.47%) React
3 1 (1.47%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 21 (30.88%) Management Information System
2 18 (26.47%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (19.12%) Client/Server
4 8 (11.76%) Cyberattack
5 6 (8.82%) Security Posture
6 4 (5.88%) Operational Technology
7 3 (4.41%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.47%) CSOC
8 1 (1.47%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (1.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (1.47%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (1.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 18 (26.47%) Windows
2 3 (4.41%) Linux
3 1 (1.47%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.47%) Mac OS X
3 1 (1.47%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (63.24%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (54.41%) Incident Response
3 26 (38.24%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (35.29%) Security Operations
5 23 (33.82%) SIEM
6 21 (30.88%) Computer Science
7 16 (23.53%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 16 (23.53%) Threat Intelligence
8 12 (17.65%) Cyber Intelligence
9 11 (16.18%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (14.71%) Security Management
11 8 (11.76%) Agile
11 8 (11.76%) Information Security
11 8 (11.76%) Vulnerability Management
12 7 (10.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 7 (10.29%) Network Management
13 6 (8.82%) Capacity Planning
13 6 (8.82%) Contract Negotiation
13 6 (8.82%) Purple Team
13 6 (8.82%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.29%) SQL
2 3 (4.41%) Python
3 2 (2.94%) C#
3 2 (2.94%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.94%) R
4 1 (1.47%) C
4 1 (1.47%) C++
4 1 (1.47%) Java
Qualifications
1 26 (38.24%) CISSP
1 26 (38.24%) Degree
2 18 (26.47%) CompTIA Security+
2 18 (26.47%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (14.71%) Security Cleared
4 7 (10.29%) GIAC
5 6 (8.82%) SC Cleared
6 5 (7.35%) CREST Certified
7 4 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (4.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (4.41%) CCSK
8 3 (4.41%) CCSP
8 3 (4.41%) CISM
9 2 (2.94%) CASP
9 2 (2.94%) CEH
9 2 (2.94%) GCFA
9 2 (2.94%) GCFE
9 2 (2.94%) OSCP
10 1 (1.47%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (16.18%) GDPR
2 7 (10.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (8.82%) NIST
4 5 (7.35%) HIPAA
4 5 (7.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 5 (7.35%) SLA
5 3 (4.41%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (4.41%) GRC
5 3 (4.41%) PMO
6 2 (2.94%) Data Quality
6 2 (2.94%) NCSC
6 2 (2.94%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (2.94%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.47%) QRadar
Vendors
1 24 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.94%) Darktrace
2 2 (2.94%) Google
2 2 (2.94%) VMware
3 1 (1.47%) Apple
3 1 (1.47%) SonicWALL
3 1 (1.47%) Sophos
3 1 (1.47%) Splunk
3 1 (1.47%) Tripwire