Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 13 April 2021

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyberattack in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyberattack over the 6 months to 13 April 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Cyberattack
UK
6 months to
13 Apr 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 669 790 866
Rank change year-on-year +121 +76 +106
Permanent jobs citing Cyberattack 169 195 265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.20% 0.17% 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 0.44% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 56 165 147
10th Percentile £42,500 £20,981 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,547 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £66,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -9.09% +25.71%
75th Percentile £75,313 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £99,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -8.18% -6.38% +23.68%

Cyberattack is in the Generic IT Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

All Generic IT Skills
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 32,873 43,933 58,678
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 39.58% 38.59% 39.41%
Number of salaries quoted 23,335 34,240 44,820
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

Cyberattack
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyberattack as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyberattack.

Salary trend for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyberattack over the 6 months to 13 April 2021.

Salary histogram for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyberattack within the UK over the 6 months to 13 April 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
England +92 162 £67,500 +12.50% 29
UK excluding London +109 120 £50,500 -8.18% 18
South West +56 66 £52,500 +150.23% 4
London +79 44 £70,000 - 12
North of England +45 23 £45,000 -18.18% 7
South East +67 12 £44,672 -31.27% 5
East of England +68 11 £72,500 +20.83% 1
Yorkshire +2 11 £35,000 +46.20% 2
North West +36 8 - - 3
Work from Home -116 5 £50,000 -14.89% 1
Scotland +10 4 £37,500 -28.57% 1
North East - 4 £60,000 - 2
Midlands +16 2 £76,250 +38.64%
West Midlands +3 2 £76,250 +38.64%
Wales - 2 - -

For the 6 months to 13 April 2021, IT jobs citing Cyberattack also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Cyberattack.

1 132 (78.11%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (47.93%) Analytics
2 81 (47.93%) Agile Software Development
3 78 (46.15%) Cyber Intelligence
4 76 (44.97%) Information Assurance
5 75 (44.38%) Machine Learning
5 75 (44.38%) Artificial Intelligence
6 73 (43.20%) Legal
7 72 (42.60%) Software Engineering
7 72 (42.60%) Open Source
8 71 (42.01%) DevSecOps
9 69 (40.83%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 69 (40.83%) Data Science
9 69 (40.83%) Site Reliability Engineering
9 69 (40.83%) Microservices
9 69 (40.83%) Big Data
10 67 (39.64%) Scrum
11 66 (39.05%) Collaborative Working
12 64 (37.87%) Docker
13 53 (31.36%) JIRA
14 52 (30.77%) Mentoring
15 50 (29.59%) Jenkins
16 49 (28.99%) Java
17 48 (28.40%) Confluence
18 47 (27.81%) Test Automation
19 46 (27.22%) Ansible
19 46 (27.22%) DevOps
20 45 (26.63%) Apache NiFi
21 43 (25.44%) Linux
22 38 (22.49%) SIEM

Cyberattack
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 48 (28.40%) Confluence
2 22 (13.02%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.59%) Ethereum
3 1 (0.59%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 5 (2.96%) Photoshop
2 3 (1.78%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (1.78%) Figma
2 3 (1.78%) GIMP
2 3 (1.78%) Inkscape
2 3 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.37%) Sentinel
2 1 (0.59%) Quorum
Cloud Services
1 27 (15.98%) Azure
2 25 (14.79%) AWS
3 13 (7.69%) Serverless
4 6 (3.55%) Heroku
5 5 (2.96%) GitHub
6 4 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.78%) Azure Active Directory
7 3 (1.78%) IaaS
7 3 (1.78%) PaaS
7 3 (1.78%) SaaS
8 1 (0.59%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.59%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 18 (10.65%) Network Security
2 17 (10.06%) Firewall
3 14 (8.28%) HTTP
4 11 (6.51%) DNS
4 11 (6.51%) FTP
4 11 (6.51%) Intrusion Detection
4 11 (6.51%) SMTP
5 10 (5.92%) SSL
6 8 (4.73%) TCP/IP
7 6 (3.55%) SMS
8 3 (1.78%) HTTPS
9 2 (1.18%) LAN
9 2 (1.18%) WAN
10 1 (0.59%) Internet
10 1 (0.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (40.83%) Big Data
2 16 (9.47%) Apache Accumulo
3 12 (7.10%) Hadoop
4 2 (1.18%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.59%) Amazon DynamoDB
5 1 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.59%) Blockchain
5 1 (0.59%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.59%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.59%) MySQL
5 1 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.59%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 53 (31.36%) JIRA
2 50 (29.59%) Jenkins
3 6 (3.55%) Cypress.io
4 3 (1.78%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.78%) Bitbucket
4 3 (1.78%) Git (software)
General
1 73 (43.20%) Legal
2 17 (10.06%) Finance
3 8 (4.73%) Publishing
4 5 (2.96%) Marketing
5 4 (2.37%) Retail
6 3 (1.78%) Banking
6 3 (1.78%) Law
6 3 (1.78%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.59%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 41 (24.26%) Software Engineer
2 35 (20.71%) Analyst
3 23 (13.61%) Senior Software Engineer
4 18 (10.65%) Security Analyst
5 15 (8.88%) Data Scientist
5 15 (8.88%) Senior Data Scientist
6 14 (8.28%) Developer
6 14 (8.28%) Senior Analyst
7 13 (7.69%) Lead Software Engineer
8 12 (7.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 12 (7.10%) SOC Analyst
9 9 (5.33%) Big Data Developer
9 9 (5.33%) Senior Big Data Developer
9 9 (5.33%) Senior Developer
10 8 (4.73%) Architect
10 8 (4.73%) Security Engineer
11 7 (4.14%) Consultant
12 6 (3.55%) Python Engineer
12 6 (3.55%) Python Software Engineer
13 5 (2.96%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (26.63%) Apache NiFi
2 36 (21.30%) Kafka
3 15 (8.88%) Natural Language Processing
4 10 (5.92%) LDAP
5 9 (5.33%) RabbitMQ
5 9 (5.33%) React
6 6 (3.55%) CGI
6 6 (3.55%) Django
7 3 (1.78%) AngularJS
7 3 (1.78%) CSS
7 3 (1.78%) CSS3
7 3 (1.78%) HTML
7 3 (1.78%) HTML5
7 3 (1.78%) Material Design
7 3 (1.78%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 2 (1.18%) GraphQL
8 2 (1.18%) HTML5 Canvas
8 2 (1.18%) Redux
8 2 (1.18%) RESTful
8 2 (1.18%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 28 (16.57%) Analytical Skills
2 26 (15.38%) Cyberthreat
3 23 (13.61%) Management Information System
4 18 (10.65%) Security Operations Centre
4 18 (10.65%) User Experience
5 16 (9.47%) Algorithms
6 10 (5.92%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (4.14%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (3.55%) Blog
8 6 (3.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 6 (3.55%) PKI
9 4 (2.37%) CESG
10 3 (1.78%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.78%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (1.78%) Cybercrime
11 2 (1.18%) Mobile App
11 2 (1.18%) Smartphone
11 2 (1.18%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.59%) Data Structures
12 1 (0.59%) New Media
Operating Systems
1 43 (25.44%) Linux
2 32 (18.93%) CentOS
2 32 (18.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 11 (6.51%) Windows
4 3 (1.78%) Unix
4 3 (1.78%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.18%) Android
5 2 (1.18%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.18%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (78.11%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (47.93%) Agile Software Development
2 81 (47.93%) Analytics
3 78 (46.15%) Cyber Intelligence
4 76 (44.97%) Information Assurance
5 75 (44.38%) Artificial Intelligence
5 75 (44.38%) Machine Learning
6 72 (42.60%) Open Source
6 72 (42.60%) Software Engineering
7 71 (42.01%) DevSecOps
8 69 (40.83%) Data Science
8 69 (40.83%) Microservices
8 69 (40.83%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 69 (40.83%) Site Reliability Engineering
9 67 (39.64%) Scrum
10 66 (39.05%) Collaborative Working
11 52 (30.77%) Mentoring
12 47 (27.81%) Test Automation
13 46 (27.22%) DevOps
14 38 (22.49%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 49 (28.99%) Java
2 34 (20.12%) C
2 34 (20.12%) Python
3 22 (13.02%) C++
4 9 (5.33%) TypeScript
5 7 (4.14%) JavaScript
5 7 (4.14%) SQL
6 5 (2.96%) Bash Shell
7 3 (1.78%) Perl
8 2 (1.18%) Go
9 1 (0.59%) C#
9 1 (0.59%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.59%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.59%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 16 (9.47%) Security Cleared
2 15 (8.88%) PhD
3 14 (8.28%) Degree
4 9 (5.33%) SC Cleared
5 8 (4.73%) DV Cleared
6 7 (4.14%) CISSP
7 6 (3.55%) CISM
8 3 (1.78%) CEH
8 3 (1.78%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (1.78%) GCIA
8 3 (1.78%) GCIH
9 2 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.18%) GCFA
9 2 (1.18%) GIAC
9 2 (1.18%) GREM
9 2 (1.18%) SSCP
10 1 (0.59%) ACCA
10 1 (0.59%) CCNP
10 1 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.59%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (4.73%) GDPR
3 4 (2.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 4 (2.37%) JSP 440
3 4 (2.37%) NIST
3 4 (2.37%) QA
4 3 (1.78%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.78%) GRC
4 3 (1.78%) NCSC
4 3 (1.78%) NIST 800
4 3 (1.78%) WCAG
5 2 (1.18%) SLA
6 1 (0.59%) COBIT
6 1 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.59%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.59%) PMO
System Software
1 64 (37.87%) Docker
2 16 (9.47%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.78%) Apache ZooKeeper
Systems Management
1 46 (27.22%) Ansible
2 16 (9.47%) Kubernetes
3 6 (3.55%) Grafana
4 4 (2.37%) Terraform
5 3 (1.78%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 2 (1.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.59%) Nessus
7 1 (0.59%) Puppet
7 1 (0.59%) QRadar
Vendors
1 32 (18.93%) Red Hat
2 18 (10.65%) Microsoft
3 12 (7.10%) LogRhythm
4 11 (6.51%) Splunk
5 10 (5.92%) Blue Coat
5 10 (5.92%) CheckPoint
5 10 (5.92%) Darktrace
5 10 (5.92%) FireEye
5 10 (5.92%) McAfee
5 10 (5.92%) Twitter
6 9 (5.33%) Cloudera
7 4 (2.37%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.78%) Google
8 3 (1.78%) VMware
9 2 (1.18%) Cisco
9 2 (1.18%) Oracle
9 2 (1.18%) Qualys
9 2 (1.18%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.59%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.59%) YouTube