Cyber Threat Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cyber Threats
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 424 406 581
Rank change year-on-year -18 +175 -44
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 109 179 353
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.39% 0.55% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.13% 1.41% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 84 145 204
10th Percentile £46,825 £42,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £56,938 £51,250 £39,510
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £59,526 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.60% -8.42% -
75th Percentile £92,000 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £103,875 £86,891 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £59,526 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.20% -14.96% +7.69%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,605 12,729 36,632
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.38% 38.79% 46.65%
Number of salaries quoted 6,855 9,924 18,426
10th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

Cyber Threat
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Threat trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cyber Threat.

Cyber Threat salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Cyber Threat salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (1.83%) BizTalk Server
1 2 (1.83%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.92%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.83%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (1.83%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 25 (22.94%) Azure
2 20 (18.35%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (11.93%) AWS
4 5 (4.59%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.83%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.92%) Google Docs
6 1 (0.92%) IaaS
6 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.92%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.92%) PaaS
6 1 (0.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (21.10%) Firewall
2 13 (11.93%) Intrusion Detection
3 10 (9.17%) LAN
3 10 (9.17%) TCP/IP
4 9 (8.26%) Network Security
5 8 (7.34%) WAN
6 5 (4.59%) DNS
6 5 (4.59%) OSPF
6 5 (4.59%) SD-WAN
7 4 (3.67%) DHCP
7 4 (3.67%) Internet
7 4 (3.67%) VPN
7 4 (3.67%) Wireless
8 3 (2.75%) BGP
8 3 (2.75%) Broadband
8 3 (2.75%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (2.75%) EIGRP
8 3 (2.75%) MPLS
8 3 (2.75%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (1.83%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.34%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.83%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (1.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.92%) Bitbucket
1 1 (0.92%) GitLab
1 1 (0.92%) JIRA
General
1 39 (35.78%) Social Skills
2 35 (32.11%) Finance
3 22 (20.18%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (15.60%) Banking
5 16 (14.68%) Legal
6 8 (7.34%) Financial Institution
7 6 (5.50%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (3.67%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.75%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.75%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.75%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.83%) Law
10 2 (1.83%) Retail
11 1 (0.92%) Automotive
11 1 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (26.61%) Analyst
2 24 (22.02%) Security Analyst
3 16 (14.68%) Senior
4 14 (12.84%) Lead
5 12 (11.01%) Information Analyst
5 12 (11.01%) Information Security Analyst
5 12 (11.01%) Security Engineer
6 11 (10.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 10 (9.17%) Architect
8 8 (7.34%) Data Manager
8 8 (7.34%) Resilience Manager
8 8 (7.34%) Technical Leader
9 6 (5.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 5 (4.59%) Consultant
10 5 (4.59%) IT Manager
10 5 (4.59%) IT Security Manager
10 5 (4.59%) Security Consultant
10 5 (4.59%) Security Manager
10 5 (4.59%) Senior Analyst
11 4 (3.67%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (15.60%) Middleware
2 8 (7.34%) Kafka
3 1 (0.92%) .NET
3 1 (0.92%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 25 (22.94%) Cyberattack
2 12 (11.01%) Management Information System
3 11 (10.09%) Operational Technology
4 10 (9.17%) Security Posture
5 8 (7.34%) Data Fabric
5 8 (7.34%) Replication
6 7 (6.42%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (4.59%) Driving Licence
7 5 (4.59%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (3.67%) Data Centre
8 4 (3.67%) Public Cloud
9 3 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.75%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.75%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.92%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.92%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.92%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.92%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 26 (23.85%) Windows
2 13 (11.93%) Linux
3 10 (9.17%) Unix
4 8 (7.34%) CentOS
4 8 (7.34%) Solaris
4 8 (7.34%) Ubuntu
4 8 (7.34%) zOS
5 3 (2.75%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.92%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (58.72%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (42.20%) Incident Response
3 32 (29.36%) Information Security
4 28 (25.69%) Disaster Recovery
5 27 (24.77%) Risk Management
6 25 (22.94%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (22.02%) Security Operations
8 20 (18.35%) SIEM
9 17 (15.60%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 16 (14.68%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 16 (14.68%) Data Encryption
10 16 (14.68%) Threat Intelligence
11 14 (12.84%) Risk Assessment
12 13 (11.93%) Data Security
12 13 (11.93%) Incident Management
13 12 (11.01%) Data Protection
13 12 (11.01%) Mentoring
14 10 (9.17%) Business Continuity
14 10 (9.17%) Cyber Intelligence
14 10 (9.17%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.59%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.67%) Python
3 2 (1.83%) Bash
3 2 (1.83%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.92%) C#
4 1 (0.92%) Ruby
4 1 (0.92%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (22.94%) CISSP
2 23 (21.10%) Security Cleared
3 22 (20.18%) Degree
4 21 (19.27%) CISM
5 13 (11.93%) SC Cleared
6 11 (10.09%) CREST Certified
7 8 (7.34%) Master's Degree
8 7 (6.42%) CEH
8 7 (6.42%) CISA
9 6 (5.50%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (5.50%) GIAC
10 5 (4.59%) CCNP
10 5 (4.59%) DV Cleared
11 4 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (3.67%) CRISC
11 4 (3.67%) MBCS
12 3 (2.75%) CASP
12 3 (2.75%) CESG Certified Professional
12 3 (2.75%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (2.75%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (30.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (14.68%) NIST
3 15 (13.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (10.09%) GDPR
4 11 (10.09%) GRC
4 11 (10.09%) PCI DSS
5 9 (8.26%) NCSC
6 7 (6.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (4.59%) NIST 800
8 4 (3.67%) Data Quality
9 3 (2.75%) ISO 31000
9 3 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (1.83%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.92%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 11 (10.09%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.92%) Nessus
Vendors
1 21 (19.27%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.34%) IBM
2 8 (7.34%) ServiceNow
3 5 (4.59%) Cisco
4 3 (2.75%) Darktrace
4 3 (2.75%) Fortinet
4 3 (2.75%) Juniper
4 3 (2.75%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.75%) SolarWinds
5 2 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (1.83%) Meraki
5 2 (1.83%) Oracle
5 2 (1.83%) Qualys
5 2 (1.83%) VMware
6 1 (0.92%) Google
6 1 (0.92%) Sage
6 1 (0.92%) Splunk
6 1 (0.92%) Tripwire
6 1 (0.92%) Workday