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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 516 497 683
Rank change year-on-year -19 +186 -59
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 427 578 613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 0.57% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.22% 1.34% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 334 353 354
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £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 35,065 43,146 75,002
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.34% 42.71% 47.68%
Number of salaries quoted 23,057 23,446 33,908
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,014 £34,513
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
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 £108,000 £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 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the UK

Cyber Threat
Top 18 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 10 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 +34 385 £65,000 +8.33% 106
UK excluding London -54 266 £60,000 +9.09% 65
Work from Home +4 144 £65,000 +9.20% 51
London +45 136 £75,000 +8.98% 36
North of England +11 77 £50,000 -9.09% 24
South East +24 66 £56,875 -24.17% 12
North West -24 50 £50,000 -16.00% 15
East of England +55 46 £65,000 +36.84% 5
Midlands -12 25 £65,000 +18.18% 7
South West -56 25 £58,750 -8.72% 17
Scotland -82 21 £67,500 +16.38% 1
Yorkshire +69 18 £60,000 +12.82% 7
East Midlands -2 16 £65,000 +85.71% 3
North East +2 9 £39,500 -28.18% 2
West Midlands -9 9 £70,000 +27.27% 4
Isle of Man - 4 - - 1
Wales -22 1 - - 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 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.47%) Apache
2 2 (0.47%) Confluence
3 1 (0.23%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.23%) Hyperledger
3 1 (0.23%) IIS
3 1 (0.23%) nginx
3 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.58%) Simulink
3 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 98 (22.95%) Azure
2 72 (16.86%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (14.05%) AWS
4 17 (3.98%) Azure Sentinel
5 10 (2.34%) Entra ID
6 8 (1.87%) Amazon ECS
6 8 (1.87%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (1.87%) Cloudflare
7 6 (1.41%) GCP
8 4 (0.94%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.47%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.47%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.47%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.47%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.47%) Serverless
11 1 (0.23%) PaaS
11 1 (0.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 94 (22.01%) Firewall
2 52 (12.18%) Intrusion Detection
3 36 (8.43%) Network Security
4 16 (3.75%) Internet
5 15 (3.51%) TCP/IP
6 13 (3.04%) LAN
7 10 (2.34%) DNS
7 10 (2.34%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.87%) MPLS
8 8 (1.87%) WAN
8 8 (1.87%) Wireshark
9 7 (1.64%) Wireless
10 6 (1.41%) HTTP
10 6 (1.41%) SMTP
11 5 (1.17%) SNMP
11 5 (1.17%) SSL
11 5 (1.17%) VPN
12 4 (0.94%) DHCP
12 4 (0.94%) OSPF
13 3 (0.70%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.58%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.94%) Power BI
3 2 (0.47%) Big Data
4 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.23%) 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 (0.23%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.23%) GDB
2 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.23%) Vagrant
General
1 133 (31.15%) Social Skills
2 97 (22.72%) Analytical Skills
3 94 (22.01%) Finance
4 29 (6.79%) Legal
5 28 (6.56%) Banking
6 23 (5.39%) Games
7 21 (4.92%) Law
7 21 (4.92%) Retail
8 19 (4.45%) Public Sector
9 16 (3.75%) Electronics
10 9 (2.11%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.11%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.41%) Automotive
14 5 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.94%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.70%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.47%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 109 (25.53%) Analyst
2 54 (12.65%) Lead
2 54 (12.65%) Security Analyst
3 51 (11.94%) Senior
4 49 (11.48%) Security Manager
5 33 (7.73%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 31 (7.26%) Architect
7 27 (6.32%) SOC Analyst
8 24 (5.62%) IT Manager
9 22 (5.15%) Security Architect
10 21 (4.92%) Security Engineer
11 20 (4.68%) IT Security Manager
12 16 (3.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
12 16 (3.75%) Cyber Threat Specialist
12 16 (3.75%) Data Manager
12 16 (3.75%) Software Engineer
12 16 (3.75%) Technical Leader
12 16 (3.75%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
13 15 (3.51%) Embedded Engineer
13 15 (3.51%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.15%) Middleware
2 8 (1.87%) Kafka
2 8 (1.87%) Laravel
3 5 (1.17%) NETCONF
4 4 (0.94%) .NET
5 3 (0.70%) React
5 3 (0.70%) Sass
6 2 (0.47%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.47%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.47%) Flask
6 2 (0.47%) RESTful
7 1 (0.23%) EDI
7 1 (0.23%) HTML
7 1 (0.23%) HTML5
7 1 (0.23%) LDAP
7 1 (0.23%) Redux
7 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (15.69%) Management Information System
2 59 (13.82%) Cyberattack
3 44 (10.30%) Security Operations Centre
3 44 (10.30%) Security Posture
4 29 (6.79%) Operational Technology
5 20 (4.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 19 (4.45%) Client/Server
7 15 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (3.28%) Cyber Security Posture
9 11 (2.58%) Algorithms
10 10 (2.34%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (2.11%) Cloud Native
11 9 (2.11%) SCADA
12 8 (1.87%) Data Fabric
12 8 (1.87%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.87%) Replication
13 7 (1.64%) Driving Licence
14 5 (1.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 5 (1.17%) Data Centre
14 5 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 68 (15.93%) Windows
2 28 (6.56%) Linux
3 13 (3.04%) Windows Server
4 12 (2.81%) Ubuntu
5 11 (2.58%) Unix
6 8 (1.87%) CentOS
6 8 (1.87%) Solaris
6 8 (1.87%) zOS
7 5 (1.17%) Kali Linux
7 5 (1.17%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (1.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.47%) Android
8 2 (0.47%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (67.21%) Cybersecurity
2 172 (40.28%) Incident Response
3 120 (28.10%) Problem-Solving
4 116 (27.17%) Security Operations
5 108 (25.29%) SIEM
6 93 (21.78%) Information Security
7 80 (18.74%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 80 (18.74%) Threat Intelligence
8 63 (14.75%) Risk Management
9 61 (14.29%) Computer Science
10 57 (13.35%) Penetration Testing
11 54 (12.65%) Cyber Intelligence
12 44 (10.30%) Disaster Recovery
13 43 (10.07%) Vulnerability Management
14 42 (9.84%) Roadmaps
15 40 (9.37%) Agile
16 39 (9.13%) Cloud Security
16 39 (9.13%) Vulnerability Assessment
17 38 (8.90%) Security Architecture
18 37 (8.67%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.56%) Python
2 19 (4.45%) PHP
3 15 (3.51%) C#
4 14 (3.28%) C
5 12 (2.81%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.58%) MATLAB
7 10 (2.34%) SQL
8 8 (1.87%) Rust
9 7 (1.64%) C++
10 4 (0.94%) Bash
10 4 (0.94%) Java
11 3 (0.70%) R
12 2 (0.47%) Go
12 2 (0.47%) JavaScript
12 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.23%) Perl
13 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 116 (27.17%) Degree
2 109 (25.53%) CISSP
3 74 (17.33%) Security Cleared
4 46 (10.77%) CISM
5 41 (9.60%) CompTIA Security+
5 41 (9.60%) Computer Science Degree
6 37 (8.67%) SC Cleared
7 27 (6.32%) GIAC
8 26 (6.09%) Cisco Certification
9 23 (5.39%) CREST Certified
10 21 (4.92%) CISA
11 20 (4.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 20 (4.68%) CCSP
12 18 (4.22%) CEH
12 18 (4.22%) DV Cleared
13 14 (3.28%) CRISC
14 12 (2.81%) Master's Degree
15 10 (2.34%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 10 (2.34%) CompTIA CySA+
15 10 (2.34%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (21.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (17.10%) NIST
3 41 (9.60%) GDPR
4 35 (8.20%) GRC
5 29 (6.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 26 (6.09%) PCI DSS
7 18 (4.22%) NCSC
8 14 (3.28%) SOC 2
9 12 (2.81%) HIPAA
10 10 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 8 (1.87%) NIST 800
13 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (1.41%) Data Quality
15 5 (1.17%) SLA
16 4 (0.94%) COBIT
16 4 (0.94%) ISO 9001
17 3 (0.70%) ISO 31000
17 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 3 (0.70%) PMO
System Software
1 25 (5.85%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.94%) Docker
3 4 (0.94%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.23%) Firmware
5 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) LXC
5 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (2.11%) QRadar
2 8 (1.87%) CSIRT
3 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.41%) Nessus
4 4 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.94%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.70%) SELinux
5 3 (0.70%) Terraform
6 2 (0.47%) Ansible
7 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.23%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.23%) Nmap
Vendors
1 86 (20.14%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.98%) Cisco
2 17 (3.98%) Qualys
3 14 (3.28%) Splunk
4 12 (2.81%) Darktrace
5 10 (2.34%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.11%) IBM
6 9 (2.11%) VMware
7 8 (1.87%) CrowdStrike
7 8 (1.87%) Google
8 7 (1.64%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.41%) Sage
9 6 (1.41%) Workday
10 4 (0.94%) Juniper
10 4 (0.94%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.94%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.70%) Apple
11 3 (0.70%) Intel
11 3 (0.70%) SolarWinds
12 2 (0.47%) Oracle