Cyber Threats
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies. 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 518 508 696
Rank change year-on-year -10 +188 -80
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 424 555 637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.56% 0.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.21% 1.31% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 333 340 363
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,938 £51,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,526 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -14.96% +12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,290 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -21.43% +27.27%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,145 42,330 76,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.69% 47.89%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,098 33,984
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,427 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the UK 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
England +35 383 £65,000 +8.33% 106
UK excluding London -65 263 £60,000 +9.09% 69
Work from Home +16 142 £66,500 +11.72% 47
London +41 136 £75,000 +8.98% 44
North of England +15 75 £50,000 -9.09% 27
South East +21 67 £58,750 -21.67% 16
North West -22 49 £50,000 -16.00% 17
East of England +40 46 £65,000 +36.84% 5
Midlands -3 25 £65,000 +18.18% 9
South West -62 24 £62,500 +5.00% 11
Scotland -83 21 £67,500 +22.73% 1
Yorkshire +65 18 £60,000 +16.81% 8
East Midlands +4 15 £65,000 +85.71% 5
West Midlands +7 10 £70,000 +27.27% 4
North East +1 8 £39,500 -28.18% 2
Isle of Man - 4 - - 1
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

Cyber Threat
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 8 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.47%) Apache
2 2 (0.47%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (0.47%) Confluence
2 2 (0.47%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) Hyperledger
3 1 (0.24%) IIS
3 1 (0.24%) nginx
Applications
1 13 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.59%) Simulink
3 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (0.47%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 99 (23.35%) Azure
2 73 (17.22%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (13.21%) AWS
4 17 (4.01%) Azure Sentinel
5 10 (2.36%) Entra ID
6 8 (1.89%) Amazon ECS
6 8 (1.89%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (1.89%) Cloudflare
7 5 (1.18%) GCP
8 4 (0.94%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.47%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.47%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.47%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.47%) Serverless
11 1 (0.24%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.24%) PaaS
11 1 (0.24%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 89 (20.99%) Firewall
2 50 (11.79%) Intrusion Detection
3 35 (8.25%) Network Security
4 15 (3.54%) Internet
5 14 (3.30%) TCP/IP
6 13 (3.07%) LAN
7 10 (2.36%) DNS
7 10 (2.36%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.89%) MPLS
8 8 (1.89%) WAN
8 8 (1.89%) Wireless
8 8 (1.89%) Wireshark
9 5 (1.18%) HTTP
9 5 (1.18%) SMTP
9 5 (1.18%) SNMP
9 5 (1.18%) SSL
10 4 (0.94%) DHCP
10 4 (0.94%) OSPF
10 4 (0.94%) VPN
11 3 (0.71%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.36%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.94%) Power BI
3 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.47%) Big Data
3 2 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
1 2 (0.47%) GitLab
1 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
1 2 (0.47%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.24%) GDB
2 1 (0.24%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.24%) Vagrant
General
1 131 (30.90%) Social Skills
2 96 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
3 95 (22.41%) Finance
4 29 (6.84%) Legal
5 28 (6.60%) Banking
6 22 (5.19%) Games
6 22 (5.19%) Retail
7 19 (4.48%) Law
7 19 (4.48%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.77%) Electronics
9 9 (2.12%) Financial Institution
9 9 (2.12%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.42%) Automotive
12 5 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.94%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.71%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.47%) Police
Job Titles
1 104 (24.53%) Analyst
2 54 (12.74%) Lead
2 54 (12.74%) Senior
3 50 (11.79%) Security Analyst
4 48 (11.32%) Security Manager
5 32 (7.55%) Architect
6 30 (7.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 26 (6.13%) SOC Analyst
8 23 (5.42%) IT Manager
8 23 (5.42%) Security Architect
9 21 (4.95%) Security Engineer
10 19 (4.48%) IT Security Manager
11 17 (4.01%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
11 17 (4.01%) Cyber Threat Specialist
11 17 (4.01%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
12 16 (3.77%) Software Engineer
12 16 (3.77%) Technical Leader
13 15 (3.54%) Data Manager
13 15 (3.54%) Embedded Engineer
13 15 (3.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.19%) Middleware
2 8 (1.89%) Kafka
2 8 (1.89%) Laravel
3 5 (1.18%) NETCONF
4 3 (0.71%) .NET
4 3 (0.71%) React
4 3 (0.71%) Sass
5 2 (0.47%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.47%) Flask
5 2 (0.47%) RESTful
6 1 (0.24%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.24%) EDI
6 1 (0.24%) HTML
6 1 (0.24%) HTML5
6 1 (0.24%) Redux
6 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (15.80%) Management Information System
2 59 (13.92%) Cyberattack
3 45 (10.61%) Security Posture
4 43 (10.14%) Security Operations Centre
5 27 (6.37%) Operational Technology
6 19 (4.48%) Client/Server
7 18 (4.25%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 14 (3.30%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (3.30%) Cyber Security Posture
9 11 (2.59%) Algorithms
10 10 (2.36%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (2.12%) SCADA
12 8 (1.89%) Cloud Native
12 8 (1.89%) Data Fabric
12 8 (1.89%) Replication
13 7 (1.65%) Driving Licence
13 7 (1.65%) Onboarding
14 5 (1.18%) Data Centre
14 5 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
15 4 (0.94%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 69 (16.27%) Windows
2 28 (6.60%) Linux
3 14 (3.30%) Windows Server
4 12 (2.83%) Ubuntu
5 11 (2.59%) Unix
6 8 (1.89%) CentOS
6 8 (1.89%) Solaris
6 8 (1.89%) zOS
7 5 (1.18%) Kali Linux
7 5 (1.18%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.47%) Android
8 2 (0.47%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (66.27%) Cybersecurity
2 171 (40.33%) Incident Response
3 120 (28.30%) Problem-Solving
4 111 (26.18%) Security Operations
5 104 (24.53%) SIEM
6 91 (21.46%) Information Security
7 81 (19.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 81 (19.10%) Threat Intelligence
8 61 (14.39%) Risk Management
9 59 (13.92%) Computer Science
10 55 (12.97%) Cyber Intelligence
11 53 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
12 44 (10.38%) Disaster Recovery
13 43 (10.14%) Roadmaps
14 42 (9.91%) Vulnerability Management
15 39 (9.20%) Agile
15 39 (9.20%) Cloud Security
15 39 (9.20%) Security Architecture
15 39 (9.20%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 37 (8.73%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.60%) Python
2 19 (4.48%) PHP
3 14 (3.30%) C
3 14 (3.30%) C#
4 13 (3.07%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.59%) MATLAB
6 10 (2.36%) SQL
7 8 (1.89%) Rust
8 7 (1.65%) C++
9 4 (0.94%) Bash
10 3 (0.71%) Java
10 3 (0.71%) R
11 2 (0.47%) Go
11 2 (0.47%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.24%) Perl
12 1 (0.24%) Scala
Qualifications
1 115 (27.12%) Degree
2 107 (25.24%) CISSP
3 72 (16.98%) Security Cleared
4 47 (11.08%) CISM
5 42 (9.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 38 (8.96%) CompTIA Security+
7 36 (8.49%) SC Cleared
8 26 (6.13%) GIAC
9 24 (5.66%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (5.19%) CREST Certified
11 21 (4.95%) CISA
12 18 (4.25%) CEH
13 17 (4.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 17 (4.01%) CCSP
13 17 (4.01%) DV Cleared
14 14 (3.30%) CRISC
15 12 (2.83%) Master's Degree
16 9 (2.12%) Azure Certification
16 9 (2.12%) SANS
17 8 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (21.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (16.51%) NIST
3 42 (9.91%) GDPR
4 35 (8.25%) GRC
5 28 (6.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 26 (6.13%) PCI DSS
7 17 (4.01%) NCSC
8 12 (2.83%) HIPAA
9 11 (2.59%) SOC 2
10 9 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 8 (1.89%) NIST 800
12 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (1.42%) Data Quality
14 5 (1.18%) SLA
15 4 (0.94%) COBIT
15 4 (0.94%) ISO 9001
16 3 (0.71%) ISO 31000
16 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 3 (0.71%) PMO
System Software
1 26 (6.13%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.94%) Docker
3 4 (0.94%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.24%) Firmware
5 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.24%) LXC
5 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (2.12%) QRadar
2 8 (1.89%) CSIRT
3 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.42%) Nessus
4 5 (1.18%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (0.94%) Terraform
6 3 (0.71%) Ansible
6 3 (0.71%) SELinux
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.24%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.24%) Nmap
Vendors
1 86 (20.28%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.01%) Cisco
2 17 (4.01%) Qualys
3 13 (3.07%) Splunk
4 12 (2.83%) Darktrace
5 10 (2.36%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.12%) VMware
7 8 (1.89%) CrowdStrike
7 8 (1.89%) Google
7 8 (1.89%) IBM
8 7 (1.65%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.42%) Sage
9 6 (1.42%) Workday
10 4 (0.94%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.94%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.71%) Apple
11 3 (0.71%) Intel
11 3 (0.71%) Juniper
11 3 (0.71%) SolarWinds
12 2 (0.47%) Oracle