Cyber Threat Jobs

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 cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 375 496 539
Rank change year-on-year +121 +43 +120
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 471 283 567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.72% 0.42% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.07% 1.20% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 145 216 280
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £37,388
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -7.41% +3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £111,250 £97,290
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +18.18%

All Generic Skills
UK

Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 22,764 23,575 45,451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.85% 35.31% 42.35%
Number of salaries quoted 9,613 16,963 26,150
10th Percentile £34,500 £31,114 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +6.56%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,064 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,528 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.74% -6.31% +5.56%

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 23 January 2025.

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 23 January 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 +157 446 £65,000 +4.00% 43
London +146 236 £77,500 +19.23% 18
UK excluding London +38 225 £55,000 -8.33% 28
Work from Home +85 155 £69,450 +22.57% 75
North of England +47 75 £56,750 +0.89% 8
North West +10 50 £59,750 +19.50% 7
South West +42 48 £50,949 -18.48% 3
South East -1 40 £47,500 -20.83% 5
Midlands +17 32 £57,500 -2.54% 9
Yorkshire +33 19 £55,000 -15.38% 2
West Midlands -5 16 £57,000 +28.41% 5
East Midlands +12 15 £57,500 -3.36% 4
East of England -25 12 £58,750 -9.62% 2
Scotland +34 9 £55,000 +37.40%
North East -7 6 - -
Wales +13 5 £64,250 - 2
Isle of Man - 3 £43,000 -
Northern Ireland +18 1 £60,000 +50.00%

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 23 (4.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.61%) IIS
3 14 (2.97%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.06%) Simulink
2 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 239 (50.74%) Azure
2 200 (42.46%) AWS
3 167 (35.46%) Cloud Computing
4 160 (33.97%) GCP
5 67 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (7.22%) Azure Sentinel
7 23 (4.88%) Entra ID
8 12 (2.55%) Cloudflare
9 9 (1.91%) SaaS
10 8 (1.70%) OneDrive
11 7 (1.49%) Power Automate
12 5 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (0.85%) Datadog
13 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.42%) Azure AKS
15 1 (0.21%) Dynamics 365
15 1 (0.21%) IaaS
15 1 (0.21%) PaaS
15 1 (0.21%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 160 (33.97%) Network Security
2 157 (33.33%) Broadband
3 69 (14.65%) Firewall
4 39 (8.28%) Intrusion Detection
5 31 (6.58%) DNS
6 30 (6.37%) Internet
7 27 (5.73%) SSL
8 21 (4.46%) TCP/IP
8 21 (4.46%) VPN
9 18 (3.82%) DHCP
10 15 (3.18%) WAN
11 14 (2.97%) LAN
12 12 (2.55%) BGP
12 12 (2.55%) Wireless
13 9 (1.91%) VLAN
13 9 (1.91%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (1.91%) Wireshark
14 8 (1.70%) NAS
14 8 (1.70%) SAN
14 8 (1.70%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.06%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.64%) GIS
3 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 8 (1.70%) Burp Suite
1 8 (1.70%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.42%) GitLab
2 2 (0.42%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.42%) Vagrant
General
1 106 (22.51%) Social Skills
2 98 (20.81%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (14.01%) Finance
4 33 (7.01%) Legal
5 19 (4.03%) Presentation Skills
5 19 (4.03%) Telecoms
6 18 (3.82%) Retail
7 16 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (2.97%) Law
9 12 (2.55%) Electronics
10 9 (1.91%) Aerospace
10 9 (1.91%) Banking
10 9 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (1.70%) Games
11 8 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.27%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.64%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.42%) Local Government
15 2 (0.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 232 (49.26%) Analyst
2 189 (40.13%) Security Analyst
3 111 (23.57%) Senior
4 109 (23.14%) Cloud Security Analyst
5 82 (17.41%) Senior Analyst
6 75 (15.92%) Senior Security Analyst
7 53 (11.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 44 (9.34%) Lead
9 42 (8.92%) Security Manager
10 40 (8.49%) Development Analyst
11 29 (6.16%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 26 (5.52%) SOC Analyst
13 25 (5.31%) Security Engineer
14 20 (4.25%) Systems Engineer
15 18 (3.82%) Cloud Engineer
16 17 (3.61%) Consultant
16 17 (3.61%) Lead Systems Engineer
17 14 (2.97%) Operations Analyst
18 13 (2.76%) Security Consultant
19 10 (2.12%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (8.49%) CSS
1 40 (8.49%) HTML
1 40 (8.49%) REST
1 40 (8.49%) XML
2 17 (3.61%) .NET
2 17 (3.61%) ASP.NET
3 6 (1.27%) Elastic Stack
4 3 (0.64%) Leaflet
5 2 (0.42%) Middleware
5 2 (0.42%) Web Services
6 1 (0.21%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 133 (28.24%) Cyberattack
2 109 (23.14%) Cloud Native
2 109 (23.14%) Hybrid Cloud
2 109 (23.14%) Social Media
3 72 (15.29%) Management Information System
4 57 (12.10%) Security Posture
5 50 (10.62%) Onboarding
6 25 (5.31%) Data Centre
7 24 (5.10%) Security Operations Centre
8 23 (4.88%) Cyber Defence
9 20 (4.25%) Data Protection Act
10 16 (3.40%) Client/Server
11 12 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (2.34%) Driving Licence
13 10 (2.12%) IoT
14 9 (1.91%) e-Learning
15 8 (1.70%) Blog
15 8 (1.70%) Operational Technology
16 7 (1.49%) Cyber Security Posture
17 6 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 66 (14.01%) Windows
2 46 (9.77%) Linux
3 37 (7.86%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.97%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.91%) Kali Linux
5 9 (1.91%) Unix
6 7 (1.49%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.06%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.42%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.21%) VMS
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 374 (79.41%) Cybersecurity
2 213 (45.22%) Incident Response
3 175 (37.15%) Disaster Recovery
4 155 (32.91%) Cloud Security
5 134 (28.45%) Identity Access Management
6 127 (26.96%) Threat Detection
7 126 (26.75%) Information Security
8 117 (24.84%) Programme Delivery
9 111 (23.57%) Infrastructure as Code
10 109 (23.14%) SIEM
11 100 (21.23%) Problem-Solving
12 96 (20.38%) Agile
13 91 (19.32%) DevOps
14 82 (17.41%) Security Operations
15 69 (14.65%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 69 (14.65%) Threat Intelligence
16 60 (12.74%) Risk Management
17 52 (11.04%) Mentoring
18 47 (9.98%) Business Continuity
19 45 (9.55%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 81 (17.20%) Python
2 55 (11.68%) Bash
3 40 (8.49%) Java
4 30 (6.37%) PowerShell
5 15 (3.18%) C#
6 10 (2.12%) Go
7 7 (1.49%) SQL
8 5 (1.06%) C
8 5 (1.06%) C++
8 5 (1.06%) MATLAB
8 5 (1.06%) PHP
9 4 (0.85%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.85%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.42%) Search Processing Language
12 1 (0.21%) Perl
Qualifications
1 76 (16.14%) Degree
2 62 (13.16%) CISSP
3 49 (10.40%) Security Cleared
4 37 (7.86%) CISM
5 35 (7.43%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (6.79%) SC Cleared
7 28 (5.94%) Azure Certification
8 22 (4.67%) GIAC
9 18 (3.82%) CompTIA Security+
10 17 (3.61%) CEH
10 17 (3.61%) CISA
11 16 (3.40%) DV Cleared
12 13 (2.76%) CREST Certified
13 12 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
13 12 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (2.34%) CHECK Team Leader
15 10 (2.12%) PMI Certification
16 9 (1.91%) GSEC
16 9 (1.91%) PMP
17 8 (1.70%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 196 (41.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 173 (36.73%) GDPR
3 169 (35.88%) NIST
4 114 (24.20%) HIPAA
5 39 (8.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (5.10%) PCI DSS
7 22 (4.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 11 (2.34%) NIST 800
10 9 (1.91%) SLA
11 8 (1.70%) QA
12 7 (1.49%) NCSC
13 6 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 5 (1.06%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.85%) GRC
16 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
16 3 (0.64%) COBIT
System Software
1 74 (15.71%) Docker
2 35 (7.43%) Active Directory
3 16 (3.40%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.91%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.91%) vSphere
5 7 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.42%) LXC
7 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 74 (15.71%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.97%) Terraform
3 11 (2.34%) Graylog
4 10 (2.12%) Ansible
4 10 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.12%) Nessus
4 10 (2.12%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.91%) SCCM
6 8 (1.70%) CSIRT
6 8 (1.70%) Nmap
7 5 (1.06%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.85%) CASB
8 4 (0.85%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.85%) McAfee ePO
8 4 (0.85%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.85%) QRadar
9 3 (0.64%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 2 (0.42%) Kibana
10 2 (0.42%) logstash
10 2 (0.42%) Puppet
Vendors
1 106 (22.51%) Microsoft
2 64 (13.59%) Splunk
3 46 (9.77%) Google
4 15 (3.18%) SolarWinds
5 14 (2.97%) Zscaler
6 11 (2.34%) VMware
7 10 (2.12%) Apple
8 9 (1.91%) Nimble Storage
8 9 (1.91%) Veeam
9 8 (1.70%) Cisco
9 8 (1.70%) Darktrace
9 8 (1.70%) Fortinet
9 8 (1.70%) Intel
9 8 (1.70%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.49%) Juniper
11 4 (0.85%) McAfee
11 4 (0.85%) Proofpoint
11 4 (0.85%) Qualys
11 4 (0.85%) Thales
12 2 (0.42%) LogRhythm