Cyber Threat Hunter Jobs

Cyber Threat Hunter
UK

The median Cyber Threat Hunter salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 743 - 847
Rank change year-on-year - - +397
Permanent jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Hunter 5 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.008% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £48,000 - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +38.46%
75th Percentile £105,000 - £95,000
90th Percentile £108,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,670 82,104 69,356
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.20% 95.08% 91.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30,144 53,240 49,189
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £72,950 £71,991 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

Cyber Threat Hunter
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Cyber Threat Hunter in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat Hunter in the UK

Cyber Threat Hunter
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat Hunter.

Salary trend for Cyber Threat Hunter in the UK

Cyber Threat Hunter
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat Hunter over the 6 months to 12 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Hunter in the UK

Cyber Threat Hunter
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Hunter within the UK over the 6 months to 12 August 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
England - 4 £60,000 -
London - 2 £82,500 -
Midlands - 2 £52,500 -
West Midlands - 2 £52,500 -
UK excluding London - 2 £52,500 -
Work from Home - 1 £110,000 -

Cyber Threat Hunter Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, Cyber Threat Hunter job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Cyber Threat Hunter in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (80.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 4 (80.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 4 (80.00%) Incident Response
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (60.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (40.00%) SANS
4 2 (40.00%) SIEM
4 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (40.00%) Windows
4 2 (40.00%) Finance
4 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (40.00%) Information Security
4 2 (40.00%) Azure
4 2 (40.00%) AWS
4 2 (40.00%) Advanced Persistent Threat
4 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (40.00%) Threat Detection
4 2 (40.00%) Cyber Intelligence
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (20.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (20.00%) NIST
5 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills

Cyber Threat Hunter Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) AWS
1 2 (40.00%) Azure
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (20.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (80.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 4 (80.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (40.00%) Advanced Persistent Threat
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) Cyber Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Information Security
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) SIEM
3 2 (40.00%) Threat Detection
4 1 (20.00%) Deep Packet Inspection
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Forensics
4 1 (20.00%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Social Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) SANS
2 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (20.00%) CREST Certified
2 1 (20.00%) GCFA
2 1 (20.00%) GIAC
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Intel
2 1 (20.00%) Splunk