Threat Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Threat Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Threat Management over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 804 901 1065
Rank change year-on-year +97 +164 -188
Permanent jobs citing Threat Management 107 60 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.062% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.065% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 96 41 72
10th Percentile £27,000 £47,500 £26,600
25th Percentile £42,738 £52,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +10.24% +15.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £80,313
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,300 £67,500 £61,250
% change year-on-year -46.22% +10.20% +30.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Threat Management 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 86,886 92,843 159,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.13% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,763 54,795 82,800
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Threat Management in the UK

Threat Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Threat Management in the UK

Threat Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Threat Management over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Threat Management in the UK

Threat Management
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Management within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 +90 88 £70,000 +7.69% 13
London +145 62 £75,000 +17.65% 7
Work from Home +58 28 £70,000 +7.69% 6
UK excluding London -28 27 £36,300 -46.22% 8
West Midlands +7 11 £25,825 -56.96% 2
Midlands -8 11 £25,825 -56.96% 2
South East -11 11 £29,000 -66.38% 2
North of England +23 2 £42,500 -37.04% 2
Scotland -62 2 £40,000 -27.27% 1
Yorkshire +76 1 - -
North East -2 1 £42,500 -22.73%
East of England -3 1 £92,500 - 1

Threat Management
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 10 (9.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (8.41%) SharePoint
3 6 (5.61%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 17 (15.89%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (8.41%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (3.74%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 47 (43.93%) Azure
2 35 (32.71%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (28.97%) AWS
4 13 (12.15%) Power Platform
5 9 (8.41%) Entra ID
5 9 (8.41%) GCP
6 4 (3.74%) OneDrive
6 4 (3.74%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.93%) Lucidchart
8 1 (0.93%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 39 (36.45%) Firewall
2 23 (21.50%) LAN
3 19 (17.76%) DNS
4 10 (9.35%) DHCP
5 9 (8.41%) Network Security
6 7 (6.54%) WAN
7 6 (5.61%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (5.61%) Wireless
8 4 (3.74%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (3.74%) SSL
8 4 (3.74%) VPN
8 4 (3.74%) Wireshark
9 2 (1.87%) Internet
10 1 (0.93%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (12.15%) Power BI
2 4 (3.74%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (8.41%) Jenkins
2 7 (6.54%) Snyk
General
1 49 (45.79%) Finance
2 36 (33.64%) Social Skills
3 25 (23.36%) Public Sector
4 16 (14.95%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (11.21%) Banking
6 10 (9.35%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (5.61%) Games
7 6 (5.61%) Legal
8 4 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.74%) Retail
9 1 (0.93%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.93%) Local Government
9 1 (0.93%) Marketing
9 1 (0.93%) Military
9 1 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.93%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (21.50%) Senior
2 22 (20.56%) Analyst
3 21 (19.63%) Architect
4 20 (18.69%) Security Architect
5 16 (14.95%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 15 (14.02%) Security Analyst
7 12 (11.21%) SCCM Specialist
7 12 (11.21%) Security Engineer
7 12 (11.21%) Vulnerability Specialist
7 12 (11.21%) Windows Specialist
8 11 (10.28%) IT Engineer
8 11 (10.28%) IT Support
8 11 (10.28%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (10.28%) Support Engineer
8 11 (10.28%) Technical Architect
9 10 (9.35%) Security Technical Architect
9 10 (9.35%) Senior Architect
9 10 (9.35%) Senior Security Architect
10 9 (8.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 9 (8.41%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.74%) EDI
2 3 (2.80%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 35 (32.71%) Management Information System
2 21 (19.63%) Cyberattack
3 16 (14.95%) Data Centre
4 14 (13.08%) Onboarding
4 14 (13.08%) PKI
5 10 (9.35%) iPhone
6 9 (8.41%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (8.41%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (7.48%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (7.48%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (5.61%) Driving Licence
9 4 (3.74%) Cyber Security Posture
9 4 (3.74%) Smartphone
10 3 (2.80%) Blockchain
10 3 (2.80%) IoT
10 3 (2.80%) Operational Technology
10 3 (2.80%) Security Posture
10 3 (2.80%) Web3
11 1 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.93%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 55 (51.40%) Windows
2 25 (23.36%) Linux
2 25 (23.36%) Unix
3 15 (14.02%) Windows Server
4 14 (13.08%) Windows 10
5 9 (8.41%) Mac OS
6 5 (4.67%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (4.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.93%) Android
7 1 (0.93%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (49.53%) Cybersecurity
2 43 (40.19%) Vulnerability Management
3 42 (39.25%) Information Security
4 32 (29.91%) ITIL
5 31 (28.97%) Incident Response
6 29 (27.10%) Threat Modelling
7 26 (24.30%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
8 23 (21.50%) Roadmaps
9 21 (19.63%) Identity Management
10 20 (18.69%) Practice Management
10 20 (18.69%) Security Architecture
11 18 (16.82%) SIEM
12 17 (15.89%) Coaching
12 17 (15.89%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (14.95%) Business Development
13 16 (14.95%) Customer-Centricity
13 16 (14.95%) Cyber Assurance
13 16 (14.95%) Desktop Virtualisation
13 16 (14.95%) Network Architecture
13 16 (14.95%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 16 (14.95%) Python
2 7 (6.54%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.74%) SQL
3 4 (3.74%) T-SQL
4 3 (2.80%) Bash
5 1 (0.93%) C#
5 1 (0.93%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.93%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 32 (29.91%) CISSP
2 29 (27.10%) CISM
3 23 (21.50%) Degree
3 23 (21.50%) SC Cleared
3 23 (21.50%) Security Cleared
4 17 (15.89%) Azure Certification
5 16 (14.95%) AWS Certification
6 14 (13.08%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (10.28%) OSCP
8 10 (9.35%) CRISC
9 9 (8.41%) GIAC
9 9 (8.41%) ISSMP
10 8 (7.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (7.48%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (6.54%) CCSP
12 6 (5.61%) ISACA
12 6 (5.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (4.67%) A+ Certification
13 5 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (4.67%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (13.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (11.21%) COBIT
3 11 (10.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (8.41%) SLA
5 8 (7.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (7.48%) NIST
6 6 (5.61%) IASME
6 6 (5.61%) QA
7 5 (4.67%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.87%) GDPR
System Software
1 36 (33.64%) Active Directory
2 16 (14.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.67%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.80%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (17.76%) SCCM
2 10 (9.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (9.35%) Nessus
3 9 (8.41%) Ansible
4 7 (6.54%) Nexpose
5 5 (4.67%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 4 (3.74%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.93%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.93%) Nmap
7 1 (0.93%) QRadar
Vendors
1 58 (54.21%) Microsoft
2 26 (24.30%) VMware
3 20 (18.69%) Qualys
4 9 (8.41%) Alibaba
4 9 (8.41%) Cisco
4 9 (8.41%) Google
5 6 (5.61%) Draytek
6 5 (4.67%) Citrix
6 5 (4.67%) ConnectWise
7 4 (3.74%) iManage
7 4 (3.74%) Intapp
7 4 (3.74%) LexisNexis
7 4 (3.74%) Splunk
7 4 (3.74%) Varonis
8 1 (0.93%) ForgeRock
8 1 (0.93%) IBM
8 1 (0.93%) Marketo
8 1 (0.93%) Proofpoint
8 1 (0.93%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.93%) Tripwire