Insider Threats
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Insider Threat in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Insider Threat over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 187 | 217 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +30 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Insider Threat | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | - | 0.048% | 0.021% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.13% | 0.060% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £66,250 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £67,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68,750 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £73,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -18.64% | -4.84% |
All Generic Skills
South West
Insider Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,272 | 1,588 | 1,661 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 25.03% | 38.29% | 35.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 820 | 755 | 1,219 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £10,258 | £29,440 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £34,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -5.21% | +0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £82,000 | £84,056 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
Insider Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Insider Threat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Insider Threat
Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Insider Threat.
