Threat Intelligence
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Threat Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited 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 615 580 432
Rank change year-on-year -35 -148 +214
Permanent jobs citing Threat Intelligence 302 436 1,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.43% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.45% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 179 173 306
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £91,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £107,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +7.14% -4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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%

Threat Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Threat Intelligence in the UK

Threat Intelligence
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Threat Intelligence in the UK

Threat Intelligence
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Threat Intelligence in the UK

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 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 -73 230 £60,000 -17.24% 82
UK excluding London -34 199 £50,000 -11.11% 48
Work from Home -30 124 £66,000 -4.35% 41
London +8 74 £70,000 -12.50% 35
North of England +53 70 £50,000 -23.08% 18
Scotland -11 49 £47,557 -0.21% 3
North West +9 36 £50,000 -15.61% 6
South East -67 29 £58,875 -21.50% 10
Yorkshire +97 28 £50,000 -40.24% 12
South West -50 26 £52,500 -28.81% 9
Midlands +16 20 £52,500 -22.79% 4
West Midlands +11 11 £47,150 -30.66% 3
East Midlands -10 9 £52,500 - 1
North East -1 6 £42,500 -3.41%
Wales +13 3 £52,500 -4.55% 2
East of England +3 2 £57,500 +27.78% 3

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 (7.95%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.66%) Apache
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 71 (23.51%) SaaS
2 61 (20.20%) Azure
3 57 (18.87%) AWS
4 38 (12.58%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (9.93%) GCP
6 23 (7.62%) Amazon S3
6 23 (7.62%) Amazon SQS
6 23 (7.62%) Google Docs
6 23 (7.62%) Lucidchart
6 23 (7.62%) Miro
6 23 (7.62%) Slack
7 17 (5.63%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.64%) IaaS
8 11 (3.64%) PaaS
9 10 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.33%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 64 (21.19%) Firewall
2 33 (10.93%) Network Security
3 23 (7.62%) TCP/IP
4 21 (6.95%) Internet
5 19 (6.29%) Intrusion Detection
6 14 (4.64%) DNS
7 9 (2.98%) VPN
8 7 (2.32%) WAN
9 6 (1.99%) HTTP
9 6 (1.99%) SMTP
10 5 (1.66%) SSL
11 4 (1.32%) 5G
11 4 (1.32%) GSM
11 4 (1.32%) LAN
11 4 (1.32%) Radio Access Network
12 3 (0.99%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.99%) Wireshark
13 2 (0.66%) DMZ
13 2 (0.66%) tcpdump
13 2 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.61%) Big Data
2 24 (7.95%) Hadoop
3 23 (7.62%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (7.62%) Redis
3 23 (7.62%) Scylla
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Accumulo
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.33%) Flink
4 1 (0.33%) HBase
4 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.33%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.33%) Git
2 1 (0.33%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) JUnit
2 1 (0.33%) Subversion
2 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 113 (37.42%) Social Skills
2 78 (25.83%) Finance
3 48 (15.89%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (10.26%) Legal
5 29 (9.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.29%) Military
7 18 (5.96%) Banking
8 15 (4.97%) Marketing
9 13 (4.30%) Law
10 8 (2.65%) Retail
11 7 (2.32%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.66%) Games
12 5 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.32%) International Banking
13 4 (1.32%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.99%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.99%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.66%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 111 (36.75%) Analyst
2 70 (23.18%) Senior
3 47 (15.56%) Security Analyst
4 32 (10.60%) Principal Engineer
4 32 (10.60%) Principal Software Engineer
4 32 (10.60%) Software Engineer
5 29 (9.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 27 (8.94%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 24 (7.95%) Senior Analyst
8 23 (7.62%) SOC Analyst
9 21 (6.95%) Lead
10 17 (5.63%) Consultant
10 17 (5.63%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 17 (5.63%) Cyber Threat Specialist
10 17 (5.63%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 16 (5.30%) Risk Manager
11 16 (5.30%) Security Consultant
12 15 (4.97%) Alliance Manager
13 14 (4.64%) Security Manager
13 14 (4.64%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (7.95%) Kafka
2 23 (7.62%) GraphQL
3 7 (2.32%) Web Services
4 6 (1.99%) Middleware
5 3 (0.99%) EDI
5 3 (0.99%) Sass
6 1 (0.33%) Apache NiFi
6 1 (0.33%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 80 (26.49%) Cyber Threat
2 58 (19.21%) Cyberattack
3 31 (10.26%) Management Information System
4 26 (8.61%) Cyber Defence
5 25 (8.28%) Security Operations Centre
6 23 (7.62%) Algorithms
6 23 (7.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 23 (7.62%) Data Structures
7 17 (5.63%) Security Posture
8 12 (3.97%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (3.31%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.65%) Virtual Team
11 7 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.99%) Operational Technology
13 5 (1.66%) Insider Threat
14 4 (1.32%) CSOC
14 4 (1.32%) PKI
14 4 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 3 (0.99%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 3 (0.99%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 74 (24.50%) Windows
2 53 (17.55%) Linux
3 26 (8.61%) Windows Server
4 19 (6.29%) Mac OS X
5 18 (5.96%) Unix
6 10 (3.31%) Mac OS
7 8 (2.65%) Windows 10
8 4 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.99%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.99%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.66%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.33%) Android
11 1 (0.33%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.33%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (92.05%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 238 (78.81%) Cybersecurity
3 173 (57.28%) Incident Response
4 115 (38.08%) Security Operations
5 91 (30.13%) SIEM
6 78 (25.83%) Information Security
7 76 (25.17%) Vulnerability Management
8 59 (19.54%) Problem-Solving
9 52 (17.22%) Cyber Intelligence
10 41 (13.58%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 38 (12.58%) Incident Management
11 38 (12.58%) Software Engineering
12 37 (12.25%) Roadmaps
12 37 (12.25%) Threat Detection
13 36 (11.92%) Risk Management
14 35 (11.59%) Data Science
15 33 (10.93%) Actionable Insight
16 32 (10.60%) Computer Security
16 32 (10.60%) Security Architecture
17 31 (10.26%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.91%) Python
2 29 (9.60%) Java
3 26 (8.61%) Bash
4 24 (7.95%) Go
4 24 (7.95%) Scala
5 12 (3.97%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.66%) SQL
7 1 (0.33%) C#
7 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.33%) Perl
Qualifications
1 46 (15.23%) CISSP
2 45 (14.90%) Degree
3 39 (12.91%) CISM
4 36 (11.92%) GIAC
5 35 (11.59%) Security Cleared
6 21 (6.95%) CREST Certified
7 20 (6.62%) SC Cleared
8 18 (5.96%) CRISC
9 16 (5.30%) GCIA
9 16 (5.30%) GCIH
10 14 (4.64%) GREM
11 13 (4.30%) CEH
11 13 (4.30%) CompTIA Security+
11 13 (4.30%) DV Cleared
12 7 (2.32%) CISA
13 6 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (1.99%) ISACA
14 5 (1.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (1.66%) CCSP
14 5 (1.66%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (22.52%) NIST
2 67 (22.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (10.26%) GDPR
4 29 (9.60%) PCI DSS
5 27 (8.94%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (5.30%) COBIT
7 13 (4.30%) NCSC
8 10 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (2.98%) GRC
10 7 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (1.99%) QA
12 5 (1.66%) ISO 9001
13 4 (1.32%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.99%) SLA
15 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 39 (12.91%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.33%) Docker
5 1 (0.33%) Firmware
5 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (7.95%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.65%) QRadar
4 5 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.32%) Ansible
5 4 (1.32%) CASB
5 4 (1.32%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.99%) SELinux
7 2 (0.66%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.33%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.33%) Rancher
8 1 (0.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 61 (20.20%) Dell
2 56 (18.54%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.61%) Google
4 20 (6.62%) Splunk
5 12 (3.97%) IBM
6 10 (3.31%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (3.31%) Intel
7 9 (2.98%) Qualys
8 7 (2.32%) Cisco
9 6 (1.99%) VMware
10 5 (1.66%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.66%) Citrix
11 4 (1.32%) Alibaba
12 3 (0.99%) Fortinet
13 2 (0.66%) CyberArk
13 2 (0.66%) Facebook
13 2 (0.66%) Tanium
14 1 (0.33%) iManage
14 1 (0.33%) StreamSets
14 1 (0.33%) Zscaler