Cyber Threat Intelligence Jobs

Cyber Threat Intelligence
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cyber Threat Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 620 552 493
Rank change year-on-year -68 -59 +196
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence 281 486 1,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.29% 0.46% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.49% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 171 144 217
10th Percentile £42,547 £40,995 £34,800
25th Percentile £47,574 £51,625 £45,945
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +17.24% -3.33%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £79,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,475 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,475 £57,750 £54,000
% change year-on-year -12.60% +6.94% -1.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Top 16 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 27 April 2024. 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 -94 199 £60,000 -12.82% 196
UK excluding London -61 191 £50,475 -12.60% 165
Work from Home -58 129 £67,000 +7.20% 33
North of England +61 64 £50,000 -27.35% 70
London +9 63 £70,000 -5.08% 33
Scotland -14 57 £47,557 -0.21% 5
North West +20 38 £50,000 -26.47% 49
South West -55 27 £51,725 -28.66% 18
Yorkshire +94 24 £55,000 -20.52% 19
South East -68 23 £58,875 -21.50% 33
Midlands +15 15 £52,500 -22.79% 21
West Midlands +30 9 £36,300 -46.62% 11
East Midlands -10 6 £52,500 - 10
Wales +13 3 £52,500 -4.55% 3
East of England +13 2 £57,500 +27.78% 16
North East -1 2 £40,000 -9.09% 2

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 24 (8.54%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.42%) Confluence
3 2 (0.71%) Apache
Applications
1 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 66 (23.49%) SaaS
2 54 (19.22%) Azure
3 51 (18.15%) AWS
4 37 (13.17%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (10.32%) GCP
6 23 (8.19%) Amazon S3
6 23 (8.19%) Amazon SQS
6 23 (8.19%) Google Docs
6 23 (8.19%) Lucidchart
6 23 (8.19%) Miro
6 23 (8.19%) Slack
7 13 (4.63%) Entra ID
8 9 (3.20%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.78%) IaaS
9 5 (1.78%) PaaS
10 2 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 57 (20.28%) Firewall
2 29 (10.32%) Network Security
3 24 (8.54%) TCP/IP
4 21 (7.47%) Internet
5 20 (7.12%) Intrusion Detection
6 15 (5.34%) DNS
7 6 (2.14%) HTTP
7 6 (2.14%) SMTP
8 4 (1.42%) 5G
8 4 (1.42%) GSM
8 4 (1.42%) Radio Access Network
8 4 (1.42%) SSL
8 4 (1.42%) VPN
9 2 (0.71%) DMZ
9 2 (0.71%) tcpdump
9 2 (0.71%) WAN
9 2 (0.71%) Wireshark
10 1 (0.36%) DHCP
10 1 (0.36%) LAN
10 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (9.25%) Big Data
2 24 (8.54%) Hadoop
3 23 (8.19%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (8.19%) Redis
3 23 (8.19%) Scylla
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Accumulo
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.36%) Flink
4 1 (0.36%) HBase
4 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.78%) JIRA
2 4 (1.42%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.36%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.36%) Git
3 1 (0.36%) JUnit
3 1 (0.36%) Subversion
3 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 108 (38.43%) Social Skills
2 76 (27.05%) Finance
3 47 (16.73%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (10.68%) Legal
5 27 (9.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.76%) Military
7 17 (6.05%) Banking
8 16 (5.69%) Law
9 15 (5.34%) Marketing
10 8 (2.85%) Retail
10 8 (2.85%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.78%) Games
11 5 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.42%) International Banking
12 4 (1.42%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.07%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.71%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.71%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 102 (36.30%) Analyst
2 75 (26.69%) Senior
3 42 (14.95%) Security Analyst
4 37 (13.17%) Principal Engineer
5 33 (11.74%) Principal Software Engineer
5 33 (11.74%) Software Engineer
6 25 (8.90%) Senior Analyst
6 25 (8.90%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 23 (8.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 21 (7.47%) Lead
8 21 (7.47%) SOC Analyst
9 17 (6.05%) Consultant
10 16 (5.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 16 (5.69%) Cyber Threat Specialist
10 16 (5.69%) Risk Manager
10 16 (5.69%) Security Consultant
10 16 (5.69%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 15 (5.34%) Alliance Manager
12 14 (4.98%) Support Analyst
13 12 (4.27%) Information Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.54%) Kafka
2 23 (8.19%) GraphQL
3 2 (0.71%) EDI
3 2 (0.71%) Sass
4 1 (0.36%) Apache NiFi
4 1 (0.36%) POSIX
4 1 (0.36%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 77 (27.40%) Cyber Threat
2 55 (19.57%) Cyberattack
3 27 (9.61%) Security Operations Centre
4 25 (8.90%) Cyber Defence
5 23 (8.19%) Algorithms
5 23 (8.19%) Data Structures
6 22 (7.83%) Management Information System
7 21 (7.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 17 (6.05%) Security Posture
9 15 (5.34%) Cloud Native
10 12 (4.27%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (3.20%) Virtual Team
12 5 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.78%) Insider Threat
13 4 (1.42%) CSOC
13 4 (1.42%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (1.42%) PKI
13 4 (1.42%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 3 (1.07%) Smart Energy
15 2 (0.71%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 73 (25.98%) Windows
2 56 (19.93%) Linux
3 23 (8.19%) Mac OS X
4 22 (7.83%) Windows Server
5 16 (5.69%) Unix
6 11 (3.91%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.42%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.07%) Kali Linux
8 3 (1.07%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.36%) Android
10 1 (0.36%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 234 (83.27%) Cybersecurity
3 164 (58.36%) Incident Response
4 119 (42.35%) Security Operations
5 80 (28.47%) SIEM
6 67 (23.84%) Vulnerability Management
7 64 (22.78%) Information Security
8 56 (19.93%) Problem-Solving
9 51 (18.15%) Cyber Intelligence
10 44 (15.66%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 43 (15.30%) Software Engineering
12 37 (13.17%) Incident Management
12 37 (13.17%) Roadmaps
13 36 (12.81%) Data Science
13 36 (12.81%) Threat Detection
14 34 (12.10%) Actionable Insight
15 33 (11.74%) Computer Security
16 32 (11.39%) Risk Management
17 31 (11.03%) Analytics
18 30 (10.68%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 44 (15.66%) Python
2 29 (10.32%) Java
3 26 (9.25%) Bash
4 24 (8.54%) Go
4 24 (8.54%) Scala
5 12 (4.27%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.36%) C#
6 1 (0.36%) C++
6 1 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.36%) Perl
6 1 (0.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (17.79%) Degree
2 38 (13.52%) CISSP
3 37 (13.17%) GIAC
4 32 (11.39%) Security Cleared
5 31 (11.03%) CISM
6 22 (7.83%) CREST Certified
7 18 (6.41%) CRISC
8 17 (6.05%) SC Cleared
9 15 (5.34%) GCIA
9 15 (5.34%) GCIH
10 14 (4.98%) GREM
11 13 (4.63%) CompTIA Security+
12 11 (3.91%) DV Cleared
13 7 (2.49%) CEH
13 7 (2.49%) Master's Degree
14 6 (2.14%) CISA
14 6 (2.14%) Cisco Certification
14 6 (2.14%) GSEC
14 6 (2.14%) ISACA
15 5 (1.78%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (20.28%) NIST
2 56 (19.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (8.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 25 (8.90%) GDPR
4 18 (6.41%) PCI DSS
5 13 (4.63%) NCSC
6 10 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 9 (3.20%) COBIT
7 9 (3.20%) GRC
8 7 (2.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.78%) QA
10 4 (1.42%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.07%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (12.81%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.07%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.71%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.36%) Docker
5 1 (0.36%) Firmware
5 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (9.96%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.85%) Ansible
4 6 (2.14%) QRadar
5 5 (1.78%) CASB
6 4 (1.42%) Progress Chef
6 4 (1.42%) vRealize
6 4 (1.42%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 3 (1.07%) SELinux
8 2 (0.71%) CSIRT
8 2 (0.71%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.36%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.36%) Rancher
9 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 66 (23.49%) Dell
2 58 (20.64%) Microsoft
3 25 (8.90%) Google
4 17 (6.05%) Splunk
5 12 (4.27%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (3.56%) IBM
7 9 (3.20%) Qualys
8 4 (1.42%) Alibaba
8 4 (1.42%) Atlassian
8 4 (1.42%) Cisco
8 4 (1.42%) Intel
8 4 (1.42%) VMware
9 2 (0.71%) Facebook
9 2 (0.71%) Tanium
10 1 (0.36%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.36%) iManage
10 1 (0.36%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.36%) Meraki
10 1 (0.36%) StreamSets
10 1 (0.36%) Trustwave