Cyber Threat Intelligence Jobs

Cyber Threat Intelligence
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cyber Threat Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 631 619 473
Rank change year-on-year -12 -146 +242
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence 278 383 1,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.38% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.40% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 168 137 223
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,350 £34,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,473
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +17.24% -3.33%
75th Percentile £72,188 £81,250 £78,125
90th Percentile £101,250 £98,800 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +5.50% -0.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cyber 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 84,701 95,929 153,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.52% 95.60% 95.73%
Number of salaries quoted 59,701 56,502 82,944
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,740
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £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%

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat Intelligence over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Intelligence in the UK

Cyber 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 Cyber Threat Intelligence within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 -55 206 £60,000 -11.76% 75
UK excluding London -32 183 £52,500 -8.70% 45
Work from Home -12 117 £67,000 +7.20% 36
London +36 68 £70,000 -3.45% 31
North of England +54 61 £50,000 -26.47% 16
Scotland -11 49 £47,557 -0.21% 3
North West +18 36 £50,000 -26.47% 5
South West -50 26 £52,500 -28.81% 9
Yorkshire +93 23 £52,500 -23.72% 11
South East -68 23 £58,875 -21.50% 9
Midlands +16 19 £52,500 -22.79% 4
West Midlands +11 10 £36,300 -46.62% 3
East Midlands -10 9 £52,500 - 1
Wales +13 3 £52,500 -4.55% 2
East of England +5 2 £57,500 +27.78% 2
North East -5 2 £40,000 -9.09%

Cyber 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 (8.63%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.72%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 65 (23.38%) SaaS
2 50 (17.99%) AWS
2 50 (17.99%) Azure
3 34 (12.23%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (10.79%) GCP
5 23 (8.27%) Amazon S3
5 23 (8.27%) Amazon SQS
5 23 (8.27%) Google Docs
5 23 (8.27%) Lucidchart
5 23 (8.27%) Miro
5 23 (8.27%) Slack
6 13 (4.68%) Entra ID
7 7 (2.52%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (1.80%) IaaS
8 5 (1.80%) PaaS
9 2 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 52 (18.71%) Firewall
2 24 (8.63%) Network Security
3 22 (7.91%) TCP/IP
4 21 (7.55%) Internet
5 19 (6.83%) Intrusion Detection
6 13 (4.68%) DNS
7 6 (2.16%) HTTP
7 6 (2.16%) SMTP
8 5 (1.80%) SSL
9 4 (1.44%) 5G
9 4 (1.44%) GSM
9 4 (1.44%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (1.44%) VPN
9 4 (1.44%) WAN
10 3 (1.08%) LAN
10 3 (1.08%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.72%) DMZ
11 2 (0.72%) tcpdump
12 1 (0.36%) DHCP
12 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (9.35%) Big Data
2 24 (8.63%) Hadoop
3 23 (8.27%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (8.27%) Redis
3 23 (8.27%) Scylla
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Accumulo
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.36%) Flink
4 1 (0.36%) HBase
4 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.44%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.36%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.36%) Git
2 1 (0.36%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) JUnit
2 1 (0.36%) Subversion
2 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 107 (38.49%) Social Skills
2 78 (28.06%) Finance
3 45 (16.19%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (10.79%) Legal
5 29 (10.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.83%) Military
7 18 (6.47%) Banking
8 15 (5.40%) Marketing
9 13 (4.68%) Law
10 8 (2.88%) Retail
11 7 (2.52%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.80%) Games
12 5 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.44%) International Banking
13 4 (1.44%) Public Sector
14 3 (1.08%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.08%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 102 (36.69%) Analyst
2 68 (24.46%) Senior
3 42 (15.11%) Security Analyst
4 32 (11.51%) Principal Engineer
4 32 (11.51%) Principal Software Engineer
4 32 (11.51%) Software Engineer
5 25 (8.99%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 24 (8.63%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 23 (8.27%) Senior Analyst
8 20 (7.19%) SOC Analyst
9 19 (6.83%) Lead
10 17 (6.12%) Consultant
10 17 (6.12%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 17 (6.12%) Cyber Threat Specialist
10 17 (6.12%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 16 (5.76%) Risk Manager
11 16 (5.76%) Security Consultant
12 15 (5.40%) Alliance Manager
13 14 (5.04%) Support Analyst
14 13 (4.68%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.63%) Kafka
2 23 (8.27%) GraphQL
3 3 (1.08%) EDI
3 3 (1.08%) Sass
4 1 (0.36%) Apache NiFi
4 1 (0.36%) POSIX
4 1 (0.36%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 80 (28.78%) Cyber Threat
2 58 (20.86%) Cyberattack
3 26 (9.35%) Cyber Defence
4 24 (8.63%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (8.27%) Algorithms
5 23 (8.27%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 23 (8.27%) Data Structures
6 20 (7.19%) Management Information System
7 17 (6.12%) Security Posture
8 12 (4.32%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (3.60%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.88%) Virtual Team
11 7 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.80%) Insider Threat
13 4 (1.44%) CSOC
13 4 (1.44%) PKI
13 4 (1.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 3 (1.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 3 (1.08%) Smart Energy
15 2 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 68 (24.46%) Windows
2 51 (18.35%) Linux
3 21 (7.55%) Windows Server
4 19 (6.83%) Mac OS X
5 18 (6.47%) Unix
6 10 (3.60%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.44%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.44%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.08%) Kali Linux
8 3 (1.08%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.36%) Android
10 1 (0.36%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.36%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 227 (81.65%) Cybersecurity
3 167 (60.07%) Incident Response
4 114 (41.01%) Security Operations
5 76 (27.34%) SIEM
6 69 (24.82%) Information Security
7 68 (24.46%) Vulnerability Management
8 55 (19.78%) Problem-Solving
9 52 (18.71%) Cyber Intelligence
10 41 (14.75%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 38 (13.67%) Software Engineering
12 37 (13.31%) Incident Management
12 37 (13.31%) Roadmaps
13 36 (12.95%) Threat Detection
14 35 (12.59%) Data Science
14 35 (12.59%) Risk Management
15 33 (11.87%) Actionable Insight
16 32 (11.51%) Computer Security
17 29 (10.43%) Penetration Testing
18 26 (9.35%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 40 (14.39%) Python
2 29 (10.43%) Java
3 26 (9.35%) Bash
4 24 (8.63%) Go
4 24 (8.63%) Scala
5 12 (4.32%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.36%) C#
6 1 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.36%) Perl
6 1 (0.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (15.83%) Degree
2 41 (14.75%) CISSP
3 36 (12.95%) GIAC
4 34 (12.23%) CISM
4 34 (12.23%) Security Cleared
5 21 (7.55%) CREST Certified
6 19 (6.83%) SC Cleared
7 18 (6.47%) CRISC
8 16 (5.76%) GCIA
8 16 (5.76%) GCIH
9 14 (5.04%) GREM
10 12 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
10 12 (4.32%) DV Cleared
11 8 (2.88%) CEH
12 6 (2.16%) CISA
12 6 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (2.16%) ISACA
13 5 (1.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.80%) CCSP
13 5 (1.80%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (20.86%) NIST
2 56 (20.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (9.35%) GDPR
4 23 (8.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (6.47%) PCI DSS
6 13 (4.68%) NCSC
7 10 (3.60%) COBIT
7 10 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (3.24%) GRC
9 7 (2.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.80%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.80%) QA
11 3 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.08%) SLA
12 1 (0.36%) NIST 800
System Software
1 33 (11.87%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.08%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.36%) Docker
5 1 (0.36%) Firmware
5 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (8.63%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.88%) QRadar
4 4 (1.44%) Ansible
4 4 (1.44%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.08%) SELinux
6 2 (0.72%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.36%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.36%) Rancher
7 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (21.94%) Dell
2 56 (20.14%) Microsoft
3 26 (9.35%) Google
4 17 (6.12%) Splunk
5 12 (4.32%) IBM
6 10 (3.60%) CrowdStrike
7 9 (3.24%) Qualys
8 6 (2.16%) Intel
9 5 (1.80%) Cisco
9 5 (1.80%) VMware
10 4 (1.44%) Alibaba
11 2 (0.72%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.72%) Facebook
11 2 (0.72%) Tanium
12 1 (0.36%) CheckPoint
12 1 (0.36%) iManage
12 1 (0.36%) Meraki
12 1 (0.36%) Proofpoint
12 1 (0.36%) StreamSets
12 1 (0.36%) Zscaler