Threat Analysis Contracts in England

Threat Analysis
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Threat Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Threat Analysis over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 509 621 741
Rank change year-on-year +112 +120 -108
Contract jobs citing Threat Analysis 34 17 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.092% 0.036% 0.057%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.040% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 8 16
10th Percentile £403 £476 £388
25th Percentile £409 £546 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £595 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.66% +19.00% -12.85%
75th Percentile £647 £742 £691
90th Percentile £650 £875 £797
UK median daily rate £513 £565 £525
% change year-on-year -9.29% +7.62% -4.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £68.75 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 - -
75th Percentile £76.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £72.50 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Threat Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,587 42,714 64,087
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.77% 89.96% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,623 29,972 45,670
10th Percentile £300 £325 £335
25th Percentile £413 £445 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £543
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.38% +8.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £767 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,317 1,513 1,726
10th Percentile £12.85 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - +50.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.68
% change year-on-year -0.11% +42.29% +9.46%

Threat Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Threat Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Threat Analysis in England

Threat Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Threat Analysis in England.

Daily rate trend for Threat Analysis in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Analysis in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Analysis in England

Threat Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Threat Analysis in England.

Hourly rate trend for Threat Analysis in England

Threat Analysis
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Analysis within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +97 19 £550 -28.44% 5
Midlands - 11 £438 - 1
West Midlands - 11 £438 -
North of England +21 2 £538 -4.87% 1
North West +14 2 £538 -4.87% 1
South East +11 1 £675 +35.00% 2
South West - 1 £550 - 1
Threat Analysis
UK

Threat Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (23.53%) Azure
2 2 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 14 (41.18%) Firewall
2 3 (8.82%) Network Security
3 1 (2.94%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Burp Suite
General
1 11 (32.35%) Legal
2 9 (26.47%) Finance
3 8 (23.53%) Public Sector
4 6 (17.65%) Social Skills
5 4 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Electronics
6 1 (2.94%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.94%) Marketing
6 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (52.94%) Analyst
2 15 (44.12%) SOC Analyst
3 12 (35.29%) Security Engineer
4 5 (14.71%) Azure Engineer
4 5 (14.71%) Senior
4 5 (14.71%) Senior Security Engineer
5 4 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Security Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Consultant
7 2 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 2 (5.88%) Security Consultant
7 2 (5.88%) SOC Engineer
8 1 (2.94%) Cyber Threat Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Junior
8 1 (2.94%) Junior Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Monitoring Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Security Monitoring Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) SIEM Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.71%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (11.76%) Management Information System
2 4 (11.76%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (8.82%) Security Posture
3 3 (8.82%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (2.94%) Insider Threat
4 1 (2.94%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 14 (41.18%) Linux
2 11 (32.35%) Mac OS X
3 4 (11.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (70.59%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (55.88%) SIEM
3 18 (52.94%) Vulnerability Management
4 14 (41.18%) Risk Management
5 12 (35.29%) Incident Management
5 12 (35.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 11 (32.35%) Computer Forensics
6 11 (32.35%) Malware Reverse Engineering
6 11 (32.35%) Purple Team
6 11 (32.35%) Reverse Engineering
6 11 (32.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 9 (26.47%) Security Operations
8 7 (20.59%) Application Security
8 7 (20.59%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
8 7 (20.59%) Information Security
8 7 (20.59%) Penetration Testing
8 7 (20.59%) Security Testing
8 7 (20.59%) Static Application Security Testing
9 6 (17.65%) Computer Science
9 6 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) Bash
1 1 (2.94%) JavaScript
1 1 (2.94%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (2.94%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (38.24%) Security Cleared
2 12 (35.29%) SC Cleared
3 6 (17.65%) CISSP
3 6 (17.65%) Degree
3 6 (17.65%) GIAC
4 3 (8.82%) CEH
4 3 (8.82%) GCIA
4 3 (8.82%) GCIH
5 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.94%) CISM
6 1 (2.94%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (2.94%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.94%) GREM
6 1 (2.94%) GSEC
6 1 (2.94%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (52.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (41.18%) GDPR
2 14 (41.18%) HIPAA
2 14 (41.18%) NIST
3 11 (32.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 3 (8.82%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (8.82%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (11.76%) Functional Safety
2 3 (8.82%) CSIRT
2 3 (8.82%) Nessus
2 3 (8.82%) QRadar
Vendors
1 12 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.82%) BeyondTrust
2 3 (8.82%) Checkmarx
2 3 (8.82%) Oracle
2 3 (8.82%) Qualys
2 3 (8.82%) Veracode
3 2 (5.88%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (2.94%) Cybereason
4 1 (2.94%) Intel
4 1 (2.94%) Proofpoint
4 1 (2.94%) SAP
4 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.94%) Symantec
4 1 (2.94%) Zscaler