Hybrid/Remote Threat Hunter Job Trends

Threat Hunter
UK > Work from Home

The median Threat Hunter salary for remote/hybrid work is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 399 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Threat Hunter 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.025% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £89,375 - -
90th Percentile £101,750 - -
UK median annual salary £57,500 £80,000 -
% change year-on-year -28.13% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 15,035 19,197 21,006
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 96.64% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,918 11,996 17,139
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,768 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.05% -4.00% +1.08%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Threat Hunter
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Threat Hunter' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Threat Hunter job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Threat Hunter
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Threat Hunter job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Threat Hunter job vacancies

Threat Hunter
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Hunter over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Threat Hunter salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Threat Hunter Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Threat Hunter job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Threat Hunter in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) CEH
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 3 (75.00%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (75.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 3 (75.00%) Forensic Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) GIAC
2 3 (75.00%) GREM
2 3 (75.00%) Linux
2 3 (75.00%) Mac OS
2 3 (75.00%) Malware Reverse Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Offensive Security
2 3 (75.00%) OSCP
2 3 (75.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) QRadar
2 3 (75.00%) Reverse Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Splunk
2 3 (75.00%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Wireshark
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security

Threat Hunter Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Wireshark
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 3 (75.00%) Enterprise Software
1 3 (75.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
1 3 (75.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 3 (75.00%) Forensic Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Malware Reverse Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Offensive Security
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Reverse Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Threat Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CEH
1 3 (75.00%) GIAC
1 3 (75.00%) GREM
1 3 (75.00%) OSCP
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Incident Response Team
1 3 (75.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) CrowdStrike
1 3 (75.00%) Splunk