Cyber Threat Intelligence Jobs

Cyber Threat Intelligence
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Cyber Threat Intelligence skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 592 650 626
Rank change year-on-year +58 -24 -178
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence 117 269 364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.21% 0.26% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.31% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 96 170 138
10th Percentile £46,115 £45,000 £39,294
25th Percentile £54,375 £50,000 £50,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £60,000 £67,750
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -11.44% +16.81%
75th Percentile £85,313 £71,250 £80,938
90th Percentile £120,000 £101,250 £98,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +1.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Threat Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
England +57 111 £72,500 +20.83% 409
UK excluding London +89 66 £57,500 +9.52% 408
London +87 45 £77,500 +14.81% 45
Work from Home +56 37 £70,000 +4.48% 165
South East +90 26 £67,250 +13.98% 128
North of England +1 12 £72,500 +45.00% 88
South West +91 10 £51,729 -1.47% 47
Midlands +72 8 £65,000 +23.81% 67
Yorkshire +46 8 £72,500 +38.10% 41
West Midlands +54 7 £65,000 +79.06% 34
East of England +50 5 £42,085 -26.81% 68
North West -26 4 - - 38
Wales +47 3 £55,000 +4.76% 9
Scotland +87 2 £45,000 -5.38% 17
East Midlands +36 1 £41,500 -20.95% 29

Cyber Threat Intelligence
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (18.80%) Azure
2 17 (14.53%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (9.40%) GCP
4 10 (8.55%) AWS
5 7 (5.98%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (4.27%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.56%) SaaS
8 1 (0.85%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 29 (24.79%) Firewall
2 16 (13.68%) VPN
3 6 (5.13%) Network Security
4 5 (4.27%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (4.27%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.56%) DMARC
6 2 (1.71%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.85%) Power BI
General
1 39 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 30 (25.64%) Finance
3 22 (18.80%) Law
4 21 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (5.98%) Legal
6 4 (3.42%) Banking
6 4 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (3.42%) Local Government
6 4 (3.42%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.56%) Public Speaking
8 2 (1.71%) Games
8 2 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.71%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.85%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 54 (46.15%) Analyst
2 25 (21.37%) Security Analyst
3 19 (16.24%) Senior
4 16 (13.68%) SOC Analyst
5 13 (11.11%) Lead
6 12 (10.26%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 9 (7.69%) Cyber Threat Analyst
7 9 (7.69%) Information Analyst
7 9 (7.69%) Information Security Analyst
8 8 (6.84%) Consultant
8 8 (6.84%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 8 (6.84%) Security Consultant
8 8 (6.84%) Security Engineer
9 7 (5.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
9 7 (5.98%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 7 (5.98%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (5.13%) Information Security Consultant
11 5 (4.27%) Security Manager
11 5 (4.27%) Vulnerability Manager
12 4 (3.42%) SOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.42%) PySpark
2 1 (0.85%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 53 (45.30%) Cyber Threat
2 31 (26.50%) Security Posture
3 26 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
4 16 (13.68%) Management Information System
5 14 (11.97%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (6.84%) Cyber Security Posture
7 7 (5.98%) Cyberattack
7 7 (5.98%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (5.13%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (5.13%) PKI
9 5 (4.27%) Cloud Native
9 5 (4.27%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (4.27%) Reinsurance
10 4 (3.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (3.42%) Onboarding
11 3 (2.56%) CSOC
11 3 (2.56%) Insider Threat
11 3 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (2.56%) Virtual Team
12 2 (1.71%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.84%) Windows
2 6 (5.13%) Linux
3 1 (0.85%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 82 (70.09%) Cybersecurity
3 68 (58.12%) Incident Response
4 50 (42.74%) SIEM
5 49 (41.88%) Security Operations
6 40 (34.19%) Vulnerability Management
7 32 (27.35%) Information Security
8 30 (25.64%) Mentoring
9 27 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
10 25 (21.37%) Cyber Intelligence
11 22 (18.80%) Cloud Security
12 21 (17.95%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 21 (17.95%) Risk Management
13 19 (16.24%) Data Loss Prevention
13 19 (16.24%) Security Monitoring
13 19 (16.24%) Threat Detection
14 16 (13.68%) Actionable Insight
15 13 (11.11%) Incident Management
15 13 (11.11%) Penetration Testing
16 12 (10.26%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.97%) Python
2 10 (8.55%) PowerShell
3 6 (5.13%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (4.27%) Bash
5 2 (1.71%) Search Processing Language
6 1 (0.85%) SQL
6 1 (0.85%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (29.06%) CISSP
2 24 (20.51%) Degree
3 21 (17.95%) CISM
4 19 (16.24%) CEH
4 19 (16.24%) Security Cleared
5 16 (13.68%) GCIH
6 12 (10.26%) GIAC
7 11 (9.40%) CREST Certified
7 11 (9.40%) SC Cleared
8 10 (8.55%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (5.98%) CRISC
9 7 (5.98%) Master's Degree
9 7 (5.98%) OSCP
10 6 (5.13%) GCIA
11 5 (4.27%) Azure Certification
11 5 (4.27%) CCSAS
11 5 (4.27%) DV Cleared
12 4 (3.42%) GCFA
12 4 (3.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (3.42%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (25.64%) NIST
2 29 (24.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (14.53%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (11.97%) GDPR
5 9 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 7 (5.98%) NCSC
7 6 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (4.27%) PCI DSS
9 2 (1.71%) GRC
9 2 (1.71%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (1.71%) QA
10 1 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.85%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.85%) SOC 1
10 1 (0.85%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (8.55%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.42%) Docker
3 1 (0.85%) Snort
3 1 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (5.98%) Terraform
2 5 (4.27%) CASB
2 5 (4.27%) QRadar
3 4 (3.42%) FortiGate
3 4 (3.42%) Kubernetes
3 4 (3.42%) Nessus
4 3 (2.56%) Progress Chef
4 3 (2.56%) Puppet
5 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.85%) Ansible
6 1 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.85%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.85%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 52 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 15 (12.82%) Splunk
3 6 (5.13%) Google
3 6 (5.13%) Qualys
3 6 (5.13%) Tenable
4 5 (4.27%) Databricks
4 5 (4.27%) Palo Alto
5 4 (3.42%) Cisco
6 3 (2.56%) Juniper
6 3 (2.56%) VMware
7 2 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.85%) Intel
8 1 (0.85%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.85%) Okta