Cyber Threat Jobs in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threats
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 231 221
Rank change year-on-year +31 -10 +5
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 41 29 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.61% 0.47% 0.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.83% 1.13% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 27 5 49
10th Percentile - £68,750 £52,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £72,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £77,500 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.48% -22.50% +60.00%
75th Percentile £78,125 £78,750 -
90th Percentile £112,500 £99,750 -
South East median annual salary £58,750 £56,250 £100,000
% change year-on-year +4.44% -43.75% +53.85%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,243 2,576 2,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 33.24% 41.71% 39.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,509 1,219 1,474
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61,250 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.91% - +4.76%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 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
Buckinghamshire 0 19 £40,000 -56.16%
Oxfordshire +33 16 £77,500 -
Berkshire +2 6 £105,000 +44.83% 3
Cyber Threat
South East

Cyber Threat
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (4.88%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 19 (46.34%) Azure
2 18 (43.90%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (31.71%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (4.88%) Google Docs
4 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.44%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (43.90%) Firewall
2 17 (41.46%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (31.71%) Internet
4 5 (12.20%) MPLS
4 5 (12.20%) SNMP
4 5 (12.20%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (9.76%) DNS
6 1 (2.44%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Bitbucket
1 2 (4.88%) GitLab
1 2 (4.88%) JIRA
General
1 20 (48.78%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (31.71%) Public Sector
3 5 (12.20%) Finance
3 5 (12.20%) Telecoms
4 3 (7.32%) Law
5 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.44%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (58.54%) Analyst
2 18 (43.90%) SOC Analyst
3 5 (12.20%) Operations Director
3 5 (12.20%) Senior
3 5 (12.20%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Portfolio Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Project Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Security Architect
6 2 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support
6 2 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Data Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Information Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Security Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Service Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Service Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Support Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Technical Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Technical Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.20%) NETCONF
2 2 (4.88%) .NET
2 2 (4.88%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (41.46%) Management Information System
1 17 (41.46%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (31.71%) Client/Server
3 3 (7.32%) Cloud Native
3 3 (7.32%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (2.44%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (36.59%) Windows
2 2 (4.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (78.05%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (65.85%) Incident Response
3 24 (58.54%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (46.34%) Security Operations
4 19 (46.34%) SIEM
5 17 (41.46%) Computer Science
6 8 (19.51%) Security Management
7 7 (17.07%) Agile
7 7 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (12.20%) B2B
8 5 (12.20%) Budgeting
8 5 (12.20%) Capacity Planning
8 5 (12.20%) Coaching
8 5 (12.20%) Contract Negotiation
8 5 (12.20%) Cost Management
8 5 (12.20%) High Availability
8 5 (12.20%) ITIL
8 5 (12.20%) Network Management
8 5 (12.20%) Service Management
8 5 (12.20%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.63%) SQL
2 2 (4.88%) C#
2 2 (4.88%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.88%) Python
2 2 (4.88%) R
Qualifications
1 20 (48.78%) CISSP
1 20 (48.78%) Degree
2 17 (41.46%) CompTIA Security+
2 17 (41.46%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (21.95%) Security Cleared
4 5 (12.20%) SC Cleared
5 4 (9.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (7.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 3 (7.32%) CCSK
6 3 (7.32%) CCSP
6 3 (7.32%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (4.88%) GCFA
7 2 (4.88%) GCFE
7 2 (4.88%) OSCP
8 1 (2.44%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) GDPR
2 5 (12.20%) HIPAA
2 5 (12.20%) SLA
3 3 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (7.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (7.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 3 (7.32%) NIST
3 3 (7.32%) PMO
4 2 (4.88%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 18 (43.90%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.88%) Google