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 Cyberthreat in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyberthreat over the 6 months to 13 April 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Cyberthreat
UK
6 months to
13 Apr 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 534 624 726
Rank change year-on-year +90 +102 -23
Permanent jobs citing Cyberthreat 327 382 425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.34% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.99% 0.87% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 204 268 247
10th Percentile £38,436 £40,891 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £89,625 £88,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.05% -5.00% +2.33%

Cyberthreat 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% -

Cyberthreat
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyberthreat in the UK

Cyberthreat
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cyberthreat in the UK

Cyberthreat
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Cyberthreat in the UK

Cyberthreat
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyberthreat 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 +70 302 £62,500 - 53
UK excluding London +118 192 £57,500 +10.05% 44
London +37 122 £65,000 -7.14% 14
South West +26 53 £57,500 +19.79% 9
North of England +58 42 £54,176 +27.47% 13
Midlands +44 30 £72,000 +38.46% 6
East of England +82 28 £65,000 +8.33%
Work from Home -104 25 £75,000 +20.00% 2
North West +32 24 £54,176 +27.47% 7
South East +54 22 £65,000 +23.81% 11
West Midlands +23 22 £72,000 +37.14% 6
Yorkshire - 14 £43,750 - 5
Scotland +11 12 £61,500 -15.17% 1
East Midlands +25 6 £37,500 -11.76%
Wales +31 5 £35,250 -23.78% 4
North East - 4 £55,000 - 1

For the 6 months to 13 April 2021, IT jobs citing Cyberthreat 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 Cyberthreat.

1 188 (57.49%) Cybersecurity
2 128 (39.14%) Information Security
3 102 (31.19%) Security Operations
4 101 (30.89%) Threat Intelligence
5 94 (28.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 84 (25.69%) Security Cleared
7 80 (24.46%) Firewall
8 72 (22.02%) Agile Software Development
9 69 (21.10%) Cyber Intelligence
10 68 (20.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 66 (20.18%) SIEM
11 66 (20.18%) Analytical Skills
12 61 (18.65%) CISSP
13 58 (17.74%) Risk Management
14 55 (16.82%) Management Information System
15 54 (16.51%) DV Cleared
16 52 (15.90%) Vulnerability Management
17 51 (15.60%) Azure
17 51 (15.60%) Microsoft
18 50 (15.29%) Degree
19 46 (14.07%) Network Security
20 43 (13.15%) Use Case
20 43 (13.15%) Finance
20 43 (13.15%) Security Operations Centre
21 42 (12.84%) Microsoft 365
22 41 (12.54%) CISM
22 41 (12.54%) Python
23 40 (12.23%) Linux
24 36 (11.01%) NIST
25 35 (10.70%) AWS

Cyberthreat
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 20 (6.12%) JBoss
2 9 (2.75%) Confluence
3 5 (1.53%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.22%) Apache
4 4 (1.22%) IIS
4 4 (1.22%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.31%) nginx
5 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (4.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (4.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 14 (4.28%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.31%) SPSS
2 1 (0.31%) SPSS Modeler
Business Applications
1 3 (0.92%) Sentinel
Cloud Services
1 51 (15.60%) Azure
2 42 (12.84%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (10.70%) AWS
4 23 (7.03%) SaaS
5 9 (2.75%) PaaS
6 7 (2.14%) GCP
7 4 (1.22%) IaaS
7 4 (1.22%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.92%) Azure Active Directory
Communications & Networking
1 80 (24.46%) Firewall
2 46 (14.07%) Network Security
3 27 (8.26%) Intrusion Detection
4 23 (7.03%) DNS
5 13 (3.98%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
5 13 (3.98%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
5 13 (3.98%) HTTP
5 13 (3.98%) TCP/IP
6 12 (3.67%) FTP
6 12 (3.67%) SSL
7 10 (3.06%) Cisco ASA
7 10 (3.06%) SMTP
8 9 (2.75%) LAN
8 9 (2.75%) WAN
9 8 (2.45%) VPN
10 4 (1.22%) DHCP
10 4 (1.22%) Internet
11 3 (0.92%) 802.11
11 3 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.92%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.12%) MongoDB
1 20 (6.12%) MySQL
2 1 (0.31%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.31%) Redis
2 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (6.42%) Jenkins
2 20 (6.12%) Cucumber
2 20 (6.12%) Eclipse
2 20 (6.12%) Selenium
3 17 (5.20%) Rational DOORS
4 9 (2.75%) JIRA
5 2 (0.61%) AutoIt
6 1 (0.31%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.31%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.31%) Mocha
General
1 43 (13.15%) Finance
2 15 (4.59%) Aerospace
2 15 (4.59%) Banking
3 13 (3.98%) Legal
4 7 (2.14%) Marketing
5 6 (1.83%) Public Sector
6 5 (1.53%) Games
6 5 (1.53%) Law
7 4 (1.22%) Military
8 3 (0.92%) Manufacturing
8 3 (0.92%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.61%) Electronics
10 1 (0.31%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.31%) Retail
Job Titles
1 87 (26.61%) Analyst
2 30 (9.17%) Security Specialist
3 27 (8.26%) Security Analyst
4 26 (7.95%) Security Manager
5 24 (7.34%) Developer
6 21 (6.42%) Software Developer
7 20 (6.12%) Consultant
8 18 (5.50%) Security Engineer
9 17 (5.20%) Business Analyst
10 16 (4.89%) Architect
10 16 (4.89%) Information Security Specialist
10 16 (4.89%) Information Specialist
11 15 (4.59%) Security Architect
12 14 (4.28%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 13 (3.98%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 13 (3.98%) Cybersecurity Specialist
13 13 (3.98%) SOC Analyst
14 12 (3.67%) Head of Security
14 12 (3.67%) Information Manager
14 12 (3.67%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.73%) Middleware
2 20 (6.12%) Gherkin
2 20 (6.12%) Node.js
3 10 (3.06%) LDAP
4 4 (1.22%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (1.22%) Regular Expression
4 4 (1.22%) STL
4 4 (1.22%) Web Services
5 3 (0.92%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.61%) Loki
6 2 (0.61%) ServiceStack
6 2 (0.61%) Spring
7 1 (0.31%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.31%) Django
7 1 (0.31%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.31%) Jest
7 1 (0.31%) React
7 1 (0.31%) RESTful
7 1 (0.31%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.31%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 66 (20.18%) Analytical Skills
2 55 (16.82%) Management Information System
3 43 (13.15%) Security Operations Centre
4 26 (7.95%) Cyberattack
5 20 (6.12%) Analytical Mindset
5 20 (6.12%) Cyber Defence
6 13 (3.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 9 (2.75%) Mobile App
7 9 (2.75%) Social Media
8 7 (2.14%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.53%) Cybercrime
11 4 (1.22%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 2 (0.61%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
14 1 (0.31%) Blog
14 1 (0.31%) Data Protection Act
14 1 (0.31%) PKI
14 1 (0.31%) SCADA
14 1 (0.31%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 40 (12.23%) Linux
2 32 (9.79%) Windows
3 13 (3.98%) Unix
4 8 (2.45%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.31%) Android
5 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.31%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.31%) MVS
5 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.31%) VMS
5 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (57.49%) Cybersecurity
2 128 (39.14%) Information Security
3 102 (31.19%) Security Operations
4 101 (30.89%) Threat Intelligence
5 94 (28.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 72 (22.02%) Agile Software Development
7 69 (21.10%) Cyber Intelligence
8 66 (20.18%) SIEM
9 58 (17.74%) Risk Management
10 52 (15.90%) Vulnerability Management
11 43 (13.15%) Use Case
12 32 (9.79%) ITIL
13 31 (9.48%) Security Architecture
14 30 (9.17%) Blue Team
14 30 (9.17%) User Stories
15 29 (8.87%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 28 (8.56%) Problem-Solving
17 25 (7.65%) Penetration Testing
18 24 (7.34%) Business Transformation
18 24 (7.34%) Malware Analysis
Programming Languages
1 41 (12.54%) Python
2 33 (10.09%) C++
3 29 (8.87%) Java
4 26 (7.95%) JavaScript
5 25 (7.65%) C#
6 12 (3.67%) C
7 10 (3.06%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.45%) Bash Shell
9 7 (2.14%) SQL
10 2 (0.61%) Java 8
10 2 (0.61%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.61%) PHP
10 2 (0.61%) VBA
10 2 (0.61%) VBScript
11 1 (0.31%) Lua
11 1 (0.31%) R
11 1 (0.31%) Ruby
11 1 (0.31%) Scala
11 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 84 (25.69%) Security Cleared
2 61 (18.65%) CISSP
3 54 (16.51%) DV Cleared
4 50 (15.29%) Degree
5 41 (12.54%) CISM
6 31 (9.48%) SC Cleared
7 16 (4.89%) CISA
8 14 (4.28%) GIAC
9 13 (3.98%) CEH
9 13 (3.98%) SANS
10 12 (3.67%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (3.67%) GCIH
11 10 (3.06%) CISMP
11 10 (3.06%) OSCP
12 9 (2.75%) CCNP
12 9 (2.75%) CSPO
12 9 (2.75%) GCIA
13 7 (2.14%) GCFA
13 7 (2.14%) GREM
13 7 (2.14%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (20.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (11.01%) NIST
3 28 (8.56%) PCI DSS
4 23 (7.03%) GDPR
5 21 (6.42%) COBIT
6 17 (5.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (5.20%) GRC
7 7 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 6 (1.83%) NCSC
9 5 (1.53%) RMADS
10 4 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.92%) QA
11 3 (0.92%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.61%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.61%) JSP 440
13 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.31%) PMO
13 1 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.53%) Docker
3 2 (0.61%) Firmware
3 2 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 10 (3.06%) Nessus
2 9 (2.75%) CSIRT
3 7 (2.14%) EnCase
4 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 4 (1.22%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.92%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (0.61%) Demisto
7 2 (0.61%) FTK
8 1 (0.31%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.31%) Nmap
Vendors
1 51 (15.60%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.34%) CheckPoint
3 21 (6.42%) Oracle
4 20 (6.12%) Splunk
5 19 (5.81%) LogRhythm
5 19 (5.81%) Twitter
6 18 (5.50%) ServiceNow
7 16 (4.89%) Darktrace
7 16 (4.89%) FireEye
8 13 (3.98%) Blue Coat
8 13 (3.98%) F5
9 12 (3.67%) Google
10 11 (3.36%) Cisco
10 11 (3.36%) Qualys
11 10 (3.06%) Apple
11 10 (3.06%) McAfee
11 10 (3.06%) Zscaler
12 6 (1.83%) Intel
12 6 (1.83%) IronPort
12 6 (1.83%) VMware
59 Cyberthreat job vacancies Nationwide