Cyber Threat Jobs in the North West

Cyber Threats
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 246 224 305
Rank change year-on-year -22 +81 -70
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 49 76 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.49% 0.99% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.57% 2.39% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 35 45 14
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,210 £38,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £47,500 £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,526 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +12.08% -2.82%
75th Percentile £51,250 £67,500 £71,750
90th Percentile £105,250 £73,550 £79,625
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £73,495
% change year-on-year +8.33% -18.36% +17.59%

All Generic Skills
North West

Cyber Threat is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,127 3,175 4,538
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 31.34% 41.22% 48.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,281 1,474 2,114
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £68,283
90th Percentile £82,548 £83,750 £81,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in the North West

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Threat in the North West.

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in the North West

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the North West over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the North West

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 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
Manchester -18 18 £50,000 -16.00% 8
Lancashire +1 14 £50,000 +47.41% 1
Merseyside +15 9 £50,000 -6.54% 3
Cheshire -4 5 £35,000 -51.72% 5
Cumbria -13 3 - -
Cyber Threat
England

Cyber Threat
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 12 (24.49%) Azure
2 7 (14.29%) AWS
3 6 (12.24%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 11 (22.45%) Firewall
2 8 (16.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (10.20%) Network Security
4 1 (2.04%) DHCP
4 1 (2.04%) DNS
4 1 (2.04%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.04%) VLAN
4 1 (2.04%) VPN
General
1 20 (40.82%) Social Skills
2 19 (38.78%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.16%) Legal
4 3 (6.12%) Retail
5 2 (4.08%) Law
6 1 (2.04%) Military
Job Titles
1 18 (36.73%) Senior
2 10 (20.41%) Analyst
3 8 (16.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 8 (16.33%) Cyber Threat Specialist
3 8 (16.33%) Security Analyst
3 8 (16.33%) Senior Cyber Threat Specialist
3 8 (16.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 8 (16.33%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
4 7 (14.29%) Security Manager
4 7 (14.29%) Systems Manager
5 5 (10.20%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 5 (10.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Architect
6 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Security Architect
6 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
6 4 (8.16%) IT Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Security Architect
6 4 (8.16%) Security Solutions Architect
6 4 (8.16%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 19 (38.78%) Cyberattack
2 17 (34.69%) Security Posture
3 12 (24.49%) Management Information System
4 4 (8.16%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (6.12%) Onboarding
5 3 (6.12%) Smart Energy
6 2 (4.08%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.20%) Linux
1 5 (10.20%) Windows
2 4 (8.16%) Kali Linux
2 4 (8.16%) Ubuntu
2 4 (8.16%) Windows 10
2 4 (8.16%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (4.08%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (81.63%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (44.90%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 22 (44.90%) Threat Intelligence
3 21 (42.86%) Incident Response
4 19 (38.78%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (34.69%) Project Management
6 13 (26.53%) Risk Assessment
7 12 (24.49%) Information Security
7 12 (24.49%) Risk Management
8 11 (22.45%) Cyber Intelligence
8 11 (22.45%) Decision-Making
8 11 (22.45%) Threat Modelling
9 9 (18.37%) SIEM
9 9 (18.37%) Vulnerability Management
10 7 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (14.29%) ISMS
10 7 (14.29%) Line Management
10 7 (14.29%) Network Management
10 7 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
10 7 (14.29%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.08%) Bash
1 2 (4.08%) PowerShell
1 2 (4.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (26.53%) CISSP
1 13 (26.53%) Degree
2 9 (18.37%) CREST Certified
3 8 (16.33%) CEH
3 8 (16.33%) GIAC
4 6 (12.24%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (10.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (10.20%) Security Cleared
6 4 (8.16%) CISA
6 4 (8.16%) CISM
7 3 (6.12%) DV Cleared
8 2 (4.08%) Master's Degree
8 2 (4.08%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (2.04%) GCFA
9 1 (2.04%) GCIA
9 1 (2.04%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (40.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (32.65%) NIST
3 7 (14.29%) GDPR
3 7 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 4 (8.16%) SOC 2
5 3 (6.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (6.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (4.08%) GRC
6 2 (4.08%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (8.16%) Terminal Services
1 4 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.04%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (8.16%) Nessus
2 3 (6.12%) SELinux
Vendors
1 7 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.16%) Cisco
2 4 (8.16%) VMware