Cyber Threats
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 505 486 682
Rank change year-on-year -19 +196 -84
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 432 615 636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.44% 0.59% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.24% 1.37% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 338 360 355
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,845 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £51,488
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £79,688 £81,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,290 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +9.09% -16.98% +16.23%

All Generic Skills
UK

Cyber Threat is in the General and Transferable 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat 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 +35 390 £65,000 +8.33% 117
UK excluding London -50 270 £60,000 +9.09% 73
Work from Home +13 144 £65,000 +13.04% 56
London +56 139 £72,500 +5.34% 39
North of England +14 79 £50,000 -9.09% 25
South East +34 68 £58,750 +6.82% 15
North West -16 52 £50,000 -16.00% 13
East of England +44 44 £65,000 +44.44% 6
South West -44 26 £58,750 -15.47% 17
Midlands +10 25 £65,000 +15.56% 8
Scotland -85 21 £67,500 +22.73% 1
Yorkshire +76 18 £60,000 +12.82% 11
East Midlands -1 16 £65,000 +85.71% 4
West Midlands +16 9 £70,000 +24.44% 4
North East +6 9 £39,500 -28.18% 1
Isle of Man - 4 - - 1
Wales -17 2 - - 1
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

Cyber Threat
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 8 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.46%) Apache
2 2 (0.46%) Confluence
3 1 (0.23%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.23%) Hyperledger
3 1 (0.23%) IIS
3 1 (0.23%) nginx
3 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.55%) Simulink
3 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.46%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 96 (22.22%) Azure
2 71 (16.44%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (15.05%) AWS
4 17 (3.94%) Azure Sentinel
5 10 (2.31%) Entra ID
6 8 (1.85%) Amazon ECS
6 8 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (1.85%) Cloudflare
7 6 (1.39%) GCP
8 4 (0.93%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.69%) Serverless
10 2 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.46%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.46%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.46%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.46%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.46%) PaaS
10 2 (0.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 102 (23.61%) Firewall
2 57 (13.19%) Intrusion Detection
3 39 (9.03%) Network Security
4 17 (3.94%) Internet
5 15 (3.47%) TCP/IP
6 13 (3.01%) LAN
7 10 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (2.08%) DNS
8 9 (2.08%) WAN
9 8 (1.85%) MPLS
9 8 (1.85%) Wireshark
10 7 (1.62%) HTTP
10 7 (1.62%) SMTP
11 6 (1.39%) VPN
12 5 (1.16%) SNMP
12 5 (1.16%) SSL
12 5 (1.16%) Wireless
13 3 (0.69%) BGP
13 3 (0.69%) EIGRP
13 3 (0.69%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.55%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.93%) Power BI
3 2 (0.46%) Big Data
4 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
1 2 (0.46%) GitLab
1 2 (0.46%) Jenkins
1 2 (0.46%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) GDB
2 1 (0.23%) Vagrant
General
1 132 (30.56%) Social Skills
2 98 (22.69%) Analytical Skills
3 94 (21.76%) Finance
4 29 (6.71%) Banking
5 28 (6.48%) Legal
6 25 (5.79%) Games
7 22 (5.09%) Law
8 21 (4.86%) Retail
9 20 (4.63%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.47%) Electronics
11 9 (2.08%) Financial Institution
11 9 (2.08%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.39%) Automotive
13 6 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.93%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.69%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.69%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 115 (26.62%) Analyst
2 59 (13.66%) Security Analyst
3 54 (12.50%) Lead
4 51 (11.81%) Security Manager
5 48 (11.11%) Senior
6 37 (8.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 31 (7.18%) Architect
8 28 (6.48%) SOC Analyst
9 24 (5.56%) IT Manager
10 23 (5.32%) Security Architect
11 22 (5.09%) Security Engineer
12 20 (4.63%) IT Security Manager
13 16 (3.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
13 16 (3.70%) Cyber Threat Specialist
13 16 (3.70%) Data Manager
13 16 (3.70%) Technical Leader
13 16 (3.70%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
14 15 (3.47%) Software Engineer
15 14 (3.24%) Embedded Software Engineer
15 14 (3.24%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.09%) Middleware
2 8 (1.85%) Kafka
2 8 (1.85%) Laravel
3 5 (1.16%) NETCONF
4 4 (0.93%) .NET
5 3 (0.69%) React
6 2 (0.46%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.46%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.46%) Flask
6 2 (0.46%) LDAP
6 2 (0.46%) RESTful
6 2 (0.46%) Sass
7 1 (0.23%) EDI
7 1 (0.23%) HTML
7 1 (0.23%) HTML5
7 1 (0.23%) Redux
7 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (14.81%) Management Information System
2 56 (12.96%) Cyberattack
3 45 (10.42%) Security Posture
4 43 (9.95%) Security Operations Centre
5 30 (6.94%) Operational Technology
6 24 (5.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 19 (4.40%) Client/Server
8 16 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (2.78%) Cyber Security Posture
10 11 (2.55%) Algorithms
11 10 (2.31%) Cloud Native
11 10 (2.31%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (2.08%) Onboarding
12 9 (2.08%) SCADA
13 8 (1.85%) Data Fabric
13 8 (1.85%) Replication
14 7 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
14 7 (1.62%) Driving Licence
15 5 (1.16%) Data Centre
15 5 (1.16%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 65 (15.05%) Windows
2 27 (6.25%) Linux
3 12 (2.78%) Ubuntu
3 12 (2.78%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.55%) Unix
5 8 (1.85%) CentOS
5 8 (1.85%) Solaris
5 8 (1.85%) zOS
6 5 (1.16%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.93%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.46%) Android
8 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (67.82%) Cybersecurity
2 168 (38.89%) Incident Response
3 121 (28.01%) Security Operations
4 119 (27.55%) Problem-Solving
5 113 (26.16%) SIEM
6 94 (21.76%) Information Security
7 77 (17.82%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 77 (17.82%) Threat Intelligence
8 67 (15.51%) Computer Science
9 63 (14.58%) Penetration Testing
10 61 (14.12%) Risk Management
11 53 (12.27%) Cyber Intelligence
12 46 (10.65%) Vulnerability Management
13 44 (10.19%) Agile
14 42 (9.72%) Disaster Recovery
15 41 (9.49%) Roadmaps
16 40 (9.26%) Cloud Security
17 38 (8.80%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 37 (8.56%) Security Architecture
19 36 (8.33%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.25%) Python
2 19 (4.40%) PHP
3 15 (3.47%) C#
4 13 (3.01%) C
5 12 (2.78%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.55%) MATLAB
7 9 (2.08%) SQL
8 8 (1.85%) Rust
9 7 (1.62%) C++
10 4 (0.93%) Bash
10 4 (0.93%) Java
11 2 (0.46%) Go
11 2 (0.46%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.46%) R
11 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 117 (27.08%) Degree
2 115 (26.62%) CISSP
3 78 (18.06%) Security Cleared
4 47 (10.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 45 (10.42%) CISM
6 43 (9.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (9.03%) SC Cleared
8 33 (7.64%) Cisco Certification
9 27 (6.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 27 (6.25%) CCSP
9 27 (6.25%) GIAC
10 22 (5.09%) CISA
10 22 (5.09%) CREST Certified
11 20 (4.63%) DV Cleared
12 17 (3.94%) CEH
13 16 (3.70%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 16 (3.70%) CompTIA CySA+
13 16 (3.70%) Network+ Certification
14 14 (3.24%) CRISC
15 12 (2.78%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (21.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (17.82%) NIST
3 40 (9.26%) GDPR
4 36 (8.33%) GRC
5 28 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (6.25%) PCI DSS
7 20 (4.63%) SOC 2
8 18 (4.17%) NCSC
9 13 (3.01%) HIPAA
10 10 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 8 (1.85%) NIST 800
12 7 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (1.39%) Data Quality
14 5 (1.16%) SLA
15 4 (0.93%) ISO 9001
16 3 (0.69%) ISO 31000
16 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 3 (0.69%) PMO
17 2 (0.46%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
System Software
1 20 (4.63%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.16%) Docker
4 4 (0.93%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.23%) Firmware
6 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) LXC
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (2.08%) QRadar
2 8 (1.85%) CSIRT
3 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.16%) Nessus
5 4 (0.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (0.93%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.69%) SELinux
7 2 (0.46%) Ansible
7 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.46%) Terraform
8 1 (0.23%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 84 (19.44%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.40%) Cisco
3 16 (3.70%) Qualys
4 15 (3.47%) Splunk
5 12 (2.78%) Darktrace
6 10 (2.31%) IBM
7 9 (2.08%) VMware
8 8 (1.85%) CrowdStrike
8 8 (1.85%) Fortinet
8 8 (1.85%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.62%) Google
10 6 (1.39%) Sage
10 6 (1.39%) Workday
11 5 (1.16%) Juniper
12 4 (0.93%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.93%) Rapid7
13 3 (0.69%) Apple
13 3 (0.69%) SolarWinds
14 2 (0.46%) CheckPoint
14 2 (0.46%) Intel