Malware Analysis Jobs in the UK excluding London

Malware Analysis
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Malware Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Malware Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 553 723 689
Rank change year-on-year +170 -34 +150
Permanent jobs citing Malware Analysis 22 40 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.055% 0.056% 0.076%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.059% 0.067% 0.080%
Number of salaries quoted 13 6 30
10th Percentile - £53,125 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £55,625 £51,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -12.73% +52.78%
75th Percentile £63,500 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £65,700 £90,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £62,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -17.33% +7.14% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Malware Analysis 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,988 59,840 56,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.92% 83.56% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 18,070 41,306 29,083
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Malware Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Malware Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Malware Analysis in the UK excluding London

Malware Analysis
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Malware Analysis in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Malware Analysis in the UK excluding London

Malware Analysis
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Malware Analysis in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Malware Analysis in the UK excluding London

Malware Analysis
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 Malware Analysis within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 May 2025. 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
East of England +54 16 £62,000 +3.33% 21
Midlands - 3 - - 2
West Midlands - 3 - - 2
North of England +44 2 - -
North West -4 2 - -
Scotland +106 1 £48,507 -
Malware Analysis
UK

Malware Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 19 (86.36%) Firewall
2 17 (77.27%) TCP/IP
3 13 (59.09%) Network Security
4 11 (50.00%) HTTP
4 11 (50.00%) SMTP
4 11 (50.00%) VPN
5 9 (40.91%) FTP
5 9 (40.91%) LAN
5 9 (40.91%) WAN
6 8 (36.36%) Internet
7 7 (31.82%) DNS
7 7 (31.82%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (22.73%) DHCP
8 5 (22.73%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (27.27%) Relational Database
General
1 7 (31.82%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Aerospace
2 3 (13.64%) Retail
2 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Aviation
3 1 (4.55%) Banking
3 1 (4.55%) Finance
3 1 (4.55%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (54.55%) Analyst
2 9 (40.91%) Security Analyst
3 7 (31.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 7 (31.82%) Lead
4 3 (13.64%) Head of Operations
4 3 (13.64%) Head of Security
4 3 (13.64%) SOC Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Digital Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Forensic Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Incident Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Senior
5 1 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (36.36%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (63.64%) Security Operations Centre
2 9 (40.91%) Client/Server
3 8 (36.36%) Management Information System
4 3 (13.64%) Security Posture
5 2 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (9.09%) Cyberattack
5 2 (9.09%) MISP
6 1 (4.55%) CSOC
6 1 (4.55%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (27.27%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) SIEM
2 18 (81.82%) Security Operations
3 15 (68.18%) Incident Response
4 13 (59.09%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (40.91%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 9 (40.91%) Reverse Engineering
6 8 (36.36%) Incident Management
7 7 (31.82%) Blue Team
7 7 (31.82%) People Management
7 7 (31.82%) Use Case
8 6 (27.27%) Line Management
9 5 (22.73%) Computer Forensics
9 5 (22.73%) Identity Management
10 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (18.18%) Information Security
10 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (18.18%) Regulatory Compliance
10 4 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
11 3 (13.64%) Coaching
11 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 8 (36.36%) Python
2 7 (31.82%) Bash
2 7 (31.82%) Perl
2 7 (31.82%) PowerShell
3 6 (27.27%) C++
4 1 (4.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (40.91%) DV Cleared
1 9 (40.91%) Security Cleared
2 6 (27.27%) CISM
2 6 (27.27%) CISSP
2 6 (27.27%) SC Cleared
3 3 (13.64%) CEH
3 3 (13.64%) SANS
4 2 (9.09%) IISP
5 1 (4.55%) A+ Certification
5 1 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (4.55%) CREST Certified
5 1 (4.55%) GCIA
5 1 (4.55%) GCIH
5 1 (4.55%) GIAC
5 1 (4.55%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (9.09%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (22.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (40.91%) QRadar
2 1 (4.55%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 19 (86.36%) Microsoft
2 9 (40.91%) Splunk