Cyber Threat Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Cyber Threats
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber 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 320 371 432
Rank change year-on-year +51 +61 +60
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 195 200 143
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.46% 0.56% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.43% 1.62% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 60 72 111
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,750 £41,250 £44,538
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,563 £65,344 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,100 £70,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -11.11%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Cyber 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,649 12,311 11,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.19% 34.27% 34.57%
Number of salaries quoted 6,315 5,294 8,462
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £37,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £82,500 £82,543
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Threat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Cyber Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the UK excluding London

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North of England -17 49 £63,500 +15.45% 30
Midlands +32 42 £65,000 +13.04% 11
Scotland +26 28 £47,050 -14.45% 23
West Midlands +28 24 £65,000 +11.11% 2
North West -6 24 £63,500 +8.55% 27
East of England +35 22 £59,500 +19.00% 14
South East +19 21 £54,000 +13.68% 60
South West +7 21 £80,000 +41.11% 20
Yorkshire -10 20 £57,500 +4.55% 2
East Midlands -3 18 £36,250 -36.96% 9
Wales +14 9 £50,000 -22.18% 10
North East +10 5 £68,500 - 1
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Cyber Threat
UK

Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.03%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.97%) Azure
2 28 (14.36%) Entra ID
2 28 (14.36%) Google Workspace
3 11 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (4.10%) AWS
5 4 (2.05%) SaaS
5 4 (2.05%) SurveyMonkey
6 3 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.03%) Amazon OpenSearch
8 1 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.51%) dbt
8 1 (0.51%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 26 (13.33%) Broadband
2 16 (8.21%) Network Security
3 12 (6.15%) Firewall
4 9 (4.62%) DNS
5 8 (4.10%) TCP/IP
6 7 (3.59%) DHCP
7 6 (3.08%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (2.56%) VLAN
9 4 (2.05%) Bluetooth
9 4 (2.05%) HTTP
9 4 (2.05%) Modbus
9 4 (2.05%) Wireshark
9 4 (2.05%) ZigBee
10 3 (1.54%) SSL
10 3 (1.54%) VPN
11 1 (0.51%) FTP
11 1 (0.51%) ICMP
11 1 (0.51%) IPsec
11 1 (0.51%) SAN
11 1 (0.51%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (0.51%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (2.05%) Burp Suite
1 4 (2.05%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.03%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 57 (29.23%) Social Skills
2 27 (13.85%) Organisational Skills
3 22 (11.28%) Games
4 17 (8.72%) Law
5 12 (6.15%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.62%) Aerospace
8 6 (3.08%) Retail
9 4 (2.05%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.05%) Police
10 2 (1.03%) Avionics
10 2 (1.03%) Banking
10 2 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.03%) Finance
10 2 (1.03%) Legal
11 1 (0.51%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 78 (40.00%) Lead
2 26 (13.33%) Analyst
3 23 (11.79%) Senior
4 19 (9.74%) Security Analyst
5 16 (8.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 12 (6.15%) Developer
6 12 (6.15%) IAM Developer
7 10 (5.13%) Risk Manager
7 10 (5.13%) Senior Developer
8 9 (4.62%) Security Engineer
8 9 (4.62%) Security Manager
8 9 (4.62%) Systems Engineer
9 8 (4.10%) IT Manager
10 7 (3.59%) IT Security Manager
11 6 (3.08%) Compliance Manager
11 6 (3.08%) Governance Manager
12 5 (2.56%) Operations Analyst
12 5 (2.56%) Security Operations Analyst
12 5 (2.56%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 5 (2.56%) Threat Hunter
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (13.33%) GraphQL
1 26 (13.33%) REST
1 26 (13.33%) SOAP
2 25 (12.82%) LDAP
3 24 (12.31%) OAuth
3 24 (12.31%) OpenID
3 24 (12.31%) SAML
4 4 (2.05%) Google JAX
4 4 (2.05%) JAX
4 4 (2.05%) PyTorch
4 4 (2.05%) TensorFlow
5 2 (1.03%) DPDK
5 2 (1.03%) eBPF
6 1 (0.51%) Django
6 1 (0.51%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 78 (40.00%) Operational Technology
2 77 (39.49%) Security Operations Centre
3 67 (34.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 29 (14.87%) Cyberattack
5 12 (6.15%) Management Information System
5 12 (6.15%) Security Posture
6 7 (3.59%) SCADA
7 4 (2.05%) CAN bus
7 4 (2.05%) CUDA
7 4 (2.05%) IoT
8 3 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.03%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.03%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.51%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.51%) Raspberry Pi
10 1 (0.51%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.62%) Linux
2 7 (3.59%) Android
3 6 (3.08%) Windows
4 4 (2.05%) Kali Linux
4 4 (2.05%) Ubuntu
4 4 (2.05%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (53.33%) Mentoring
2 93 (47.69%) Roadmaps
3 91 (46.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 91 (46.67%) Threat Intelligence
4 87 (44.62%) Cybersecurity
5 86 (44.10%) Security Operations
5 86 (44.10%) Vulnerability Management
6 81 (41.54%) Cyber Intelligence
7 77 (39.49%) Risk Management
8 75 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
9 74 (37.95%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 68 (34.87%) Business Strategy
11 67 (34.36%) Coaching
11 67 (34.36%) ITIL
12 66 (33.85%) SABSA
13 65 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
13 65 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
14 26 (13.33%) Incident Response
14 26 (13.33%) Programme Delivery
15 25 (12.82%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 28 (14.36%) Bash
2 27 (13.85%) PowerShell
3 24 (12.31%) T-SQL
4 16 (8.21%) Python
5 10 (5.13%) SQL
6 8 (4.10%) C++
7 6 (3.08%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (2.05%) C
8 4 (2.05%) Java
8 4 (2.05%) R
8 4 (2.05%) Rust
9 2 (1.03%) Go
9 2 (1.03%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (9.74%) Security Cleared
2 17 (8.72%) Degree
3 12 (6.15%) SC Cleared
4 11 (5.64%) CISSP
5 10 (5.13%) CompTIA Security+
6 7 (3.59%) CISM
7 5 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (2.56%) CEH
7 5 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.05%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.05%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (2.05%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (1.54%) CCSP
9 3 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.54%) CREST Certified
9 3 (1.54%) CRISC
9 3 (1.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (1.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (1.03%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (57.95%) NIST
2 91 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 66 (33.85%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 27 (13.85%) NCSC
5 11 (5.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (3.59%) GRC
7 5 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (2.05%) GDPR
8 4 (2.05%) PCI DSS
8 4 (2.05%) SOC 2
9 2 (1.03%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.51%) COBIT
10 1 (0.51%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 26 (13.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.03%) Firmware
2 2 (1.03%) KVM
2 2 (1.03%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 4 (2.05%) Kubernetes
1 4 (2.05%) Nessus
1 4 (2.05%) Nmap
2 2 (1.03%) Ansible
2 2 (1.03%) CSIRT
2 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.03%) Terraform
3 1 (0.51%) Nagios
3 1 (0.51%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.08%) Cisco
2 6 (3.08%) Splunk
3 4 (2.05%) Google
3 4 (2.05%) Qualtrics
3 4 (2.05%) Red Hat
4 3 (1.54%) Apple
5 2 (1.03%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (1.03%) CyberArk
5 2 (1.03%) LogRhythm
5 2 (1.03%) Palo Alto
5 2 (1.03%) SaltStack
6 1 (0.51%) AlienVault
6 1 (0.51%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.51%) F5
6 1 (0.51%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.51%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.51%) Tanium
6 1 (0.51%) Tenable
6 1 (0.51%) Zscaler