Threat Intelligence
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Threat Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 623 553 451
Rank change year-on-year -70 -102 +165
Permanent jobs citing Threat Intelligence 302 484 1,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.47% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.49% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 181 177 302
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £91,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £106,000 £92,450
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 84,624 98,922 149,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.89% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,744 58,119 83,346
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,500 £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%

Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Threat Intelligence in the UK

Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Threat Intelligence in the UK

Threat Intelligence
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Threat Intelligence in the UK

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 Threat Intelligence within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 -77 225 £60,000 -17.24% 72
UK excluding London -51 202 £50,000 -13.04% 43
Work from Home -57 130 £67,000 -3.18% 27
North of England +63 72 £50,000 -24.81% 14
London -12 70 £68,750 -14.06% 34
Scotland -19 52 £47,557 -0.21% 3
North West +18 37 £50,000 -15.61% 6
Yorkshire +93 29 £50,000 -27.75% 8
South East -55 29 £58,875 -21.50% 8
South West -68 26 £52,500 -28.81% 7
Midlands +26 18 £52,500 -22.79% 5
West Midlands +25 11 £47,150 -30.66% 3
East Midlands -6 7 £52,500 - 2
North East -2 6 £42,500 -3.41%
Wales +13 3 £52,500 -4.55% 4
East of England +15 2 £57,500 +27.78% 3

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 (7.95%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.66%) Apache
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 72 (23.84%) SaaS
2 65 (21.52%) Azure
3 57 (18.87%) AWS
4 40 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (9.60%) GCP
6 23 (7.62%) Amazon S3
6 23 (7.62%) Amazon SQS
6 23 (7.62%) Google Docs
6 23 (7.62%) Lucidchart
6 23 (7.62%) Miro
6 23 (7.62%) Slack
7 17 (5.63%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.64%) Azure Sentinel
8 11 (3.64%) IaaS
8 11 (3.64%) PaaS
9 5 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.33%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 68 (22.52%) Firewall
2 36 (11.92%) Network Security
3 25 (8.28%) TCP/IP
4 21 (6.95%) Internet
5 20 (6.62%) Intrusion Detection
6 16 (5.30%) DNS
7 9 (2.98%) VPN
8 6 (1.99%) HTTP
8 6 (1.99%) SMTP
8 6 (1.99%) WAN
9 4 (1.32%) 5G
9 4 (1.32%) GSM
9 4 (1.32%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (1.32%) SD-WAN
9 4 (1.32%) SSL
10 3 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.66%) DMZ
11 2 (0.66%) LAN
11 2 (0.66%) tcpdump
11 2 (0.66%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.61%) Big Data
2 24 (7.95%) Hadoop
3 23 (7.62%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (7.62%) Redis
3 23 (7.62%) Scylla
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Accumulo
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.33%) Flink
4 1 (0.33%) HBase
4 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.33%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.33%) Git
2 1 (0.33%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) JUnit
2 1 (0.33%) Subversion
2 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 113 (37.42%) Social Skills
2 76 (25.17%) Finance
3 48 (15.89%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (10.26%) Legal
5 28 (9.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.29%) Military
7 17 (5.63%) Banking
8 15 (4.97%) Law
8 15 (4.97%) Marketing
9 8 (2.65%) Retail
9 8 (2.65%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.66%) Games
10 5 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.32%) International Banking
11 4 (1.32%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.99%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.66%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 111 (36.75%) Analyst
2 74 (24.50%) Senior
3 46 (15.23%) Security Analyst
4 33 (10.93%) Principal Engineer
4 33 (10.93%) Principal Software Engineer
4 33 (10.93%) Software Engineer
5 28 (9.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 28 (9.27%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 27 (8.94%) Senior Analyst
7 24 (7.95%) SOC Analyst
8 22 (7.28%) Lead
9 17 (5.63%) Consultant
10 16 (5.30%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 16 (5.30%) Cyber Threat Specialist
10 16 (5.30%) Risk Manager
10 16 (5.30%) Security Consultant
10 16 (5.30%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 15 (4.97%) Alliance Manager
12 14 (4.64%) Security Engineer
12 14 (4.64%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (7.95%) Kafka
2 23 (7.62%) GraphQL
3 7 (2.32%) Web Services
4 6 (1.99%) Middleware
5 3 (0.99%) EDI
6 2 (0.66%) Sass
7 1 (0.33%) Apache NiFi
7 1 (0.33%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 78 (25.83%) Cyber Threat
2 56 (18.54%) Cyberattack
3 33 (10.93%) Management Information System
4 28 (9.27%) Security Operations Centre
5 25 (8.28%) Cyber Defence
6 23 (7.62%) Algorithms
6 23 (7.62%) Data Structures
7 21 (6.95%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 18 (5.96%) Security Posture
9 12 (3.97%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (3.64%) Cloud Native
11 9 (2.98%) Virtual Team
12 7 (2.32%) Operational Technology
13 5 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (1.66%) Insider Threat
14 4 (1.32%) CSOC
14 4 (1.32%) PKI
14 4 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 3 (0.99%) Smart Energy
16 2 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 76 (25.17%) Windows
2 55 (18.21%) Linux
3 26 (8.61%) Windows Server
4 19 (6.29%) Mac OS X
5 16 (5.30%) Unix
6 11 (3.64%) Mac OS
7 8 (2.65%) Windows 10
8 4 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.99%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.99%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.66%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.33%) Android
11 1 (0.33%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (91.39%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 238 (78.81%) Cybersecurity
3 170 (56.29%) Incident Response
4 118 (39.07%) Security Operations
5 92 (30.46%) SIEM
6 77 (25.50%) Vulnerability Management
7 74 (24.50%) Information Security
8 56 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
9 51 (16.89%) Cyber Intelligence
10 42 (13.91%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 39 (12.91%) Roadmaps
11 39 (12.91%) Software Engineering
12 37 (12.25%) Incident Management
12 37 (12.25%) Threat Detection
13 36 (11.92%) Data Science
14 35 (11.59%) Actionable Insight
15 34 (11.26%) Risk Management
16 33 (10.93%) Computer Security
17 32 (10.60%) ITIL
18 29 (9.60%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.91%) Python
2 29 (9.60%) Java
3 26 (8.61%) Bash
4 24 (7.95%) Go
4 24 (7.95%) Scala
5 12 (3.97%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.66%) SQL
7 1 (0.33%) C#
7 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.33%) Perl
Qualifications
1 46 (15.23%) Degree
2 45 (14.90%) CISSP
3 38 (12.58%) CISM
4 37 (12.25%) GIAC
5 32 (10.60%) Security Cleared
6 22 (7.28%) CREST Certified
7 18 (5.96%) CRISC
7 18 (5.96%) SC Cleared
8 15 (4.97%) GCIA
8 15 (4.97%) GCIH
9 14 (4.64%) CEH
9 14 (4.64%) CompTIA Security+
9 14 (4.64%) GREM
10 12 (3.97%) DV Cleared
11 7 (2.32%) CISA
12 6 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (1.99%) GSEC
12 6 (1.99%) ISACA
13 5 (1.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.66%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (21.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 65 (21.52%) NIST
2 30 (9.93%) GDPR
3 29 (9.60%) PCI DSS
4 27 (8.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (4.97%) COBIT
6 13 (4.30%) NCSC
7 10 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (2.98%) GRC
9 7 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.99%) QA
11 4 (1.32%) HIPAA
11 4 (1.32%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.99%) SLA
System Software
1 41 (13.58%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.33%) Docker
5 1 (0.33%) Firmware
5 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (7.95%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (2.32%) CASB
4 6 (1.99%) QRadar
5 5 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.32%) Ansible
6 4 (1.32%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.99%) SELinux
8 2 (0.66%) CSIRT
8 2 (0.66%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.33%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.33%) Rancher
9 1 (0.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 62 (20.53%) Dell
2 56 (18.54%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.61%) Google
4 20 (6.62%) Splunk
5 11 (3.64%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (3.31%) IBM
7 9 (2.98%) Qualys
8 8 (2.65%) Intel
9 7 (2.32%) Cisco
10 5 (1.66%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.66%) Citrix
10 5 (1.66%) VMware
11 4 (1.32%) Alibaba
11 4 (1.32%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.66%) CA
12 2 (0.66%) CyberArk
12 2 (0.66%) Facebook
12 2 (0.66%) Tanium
13 1 (0.33%) Meraki
13 1 (0.33%) Trustwave