Cyberattack
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyberattack in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyberattack over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 565 457 501
Rank change year-on-year -108 +44 +238
Permanent jobs citing Cyberattack 336 656 1,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.63% 0.67%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.96% 1.48% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 254 140 170
10th Percentile £41,909 £34,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £45,003 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £60,000 £56,888
Median % change year-on-year +14.17% +5.47% -15.72%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,991 £78,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% +16.00% +5.26%

All Generic Skills
UK

Cyberattack 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 34,962 44,378 73,876
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.48% 42.75% 47.31%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,979 34,135
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,375 £34,500
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 £84,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Cyberattack
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyberattack.

Salary trend for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyberattack over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyberattack within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 -120 289 £68,000 +23.64% 36
UK excluding London -184 193 £50,000 -13.79% 25
Work from Home -31 126 £72,500 +20.83% 14
London +54 104 £75,000 +42.86% 16
South West -102 74 £68,500 -1.01% 3
North of England -41 64 £50,000 -25.93% 6
North West -47 44 £50,000 -25.93% 2
South East -31 24 £49,250 -6.19% 4
Yorkshire +56 20 £50,000 -9.09% 4
Midlands +1 15 £32,000 -54.29% 6
Scotland -54 12 £47,000 -18.97% 1
West Midlands +25 9 £32,000 -54.29% 4
East Midlands -22 6 £52,500 -22.22% 2
East of England +4 4 £95,000 +68.89% 3

Cyberattack
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 7 (2.08%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.60%) Apache
2 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.60%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.30%) Confluence
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 93 (27.68%) Azure
2 61 (18.15%) AWS
3 55 (16.37%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (8.63%) AWS CloudFormation
5 13 (3.87%) GCP
6 9 (2.68%) IaaS
6 9 (2.68%) PaaS
7 6 (1.79%) SaaS
8 4 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (1.19%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.89%) GitHub
10 2 (0.60%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (0.60%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.60%) dbt
10 2 (0.60%) MinIO
11 1 (0.30%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 1 (0.30%) Amazon Kinesis
11 1 (0.30%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.30%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 63 (18.75%) DNS
2 51 (15.18%) TCP/IP
3 40 (11.90%) Firewall
4 38 (11.31%) Internet
5 37 (11.01%) DHCP
6 35 (10.42%) HTTP
7 31 (9.23%) LAN
8 26 (7.74%) DKIM
8 26 (7.74%) DMARC
9 13 (3.87%) Intrusion Detection
9 13 (3.87%) WAN
10 7 (2.08%) Broadband
10 7 (2.08%) VLAN
11 6 (1.79%) SAN
11 6 (1.79%) SMTP
12 4 (1.19%) SSL
12 4 (1.19%) Wireless
13 2 (0.60%) Network Security
14 1 (0.30%) VoIP
14 1 (0.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.95%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.57%) BigQuery
2 12 (3.57%) Data Hub
2 12 (3.57%) DB2
2 12 (3.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 12 (3.57%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.89%) Redis
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Hive
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Pinot
4 2 (0.60%) Big Data
4 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.60%) Flink
4 2 (0.60%) Metabase
4 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.60%) Presto
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.30%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Git
1 2 (0.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.30%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.30%) Spinnaker
2 1 (0.30%) Subversion
2 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 98 (29.17%) Social Skills
2 97 (28.87%) Finance
3 63 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 30 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (8.93%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.44%) Banking
6 21 (6.25%) Financial Institution
7 19 (5.65%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (4.76%) Law
9 14 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.08%) Games
11 6 (1.79%) Military
11 6 (1.79%) Retail
12 4 (1.19%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.19%) Legal
13 3 (0.89%) Marketing
14 2 (0.60%) Publishing
15 1 (0.30%) Local Government
15 1 (0.30%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 99 (29.46%) Analyst
2 95 (28.27%) Senior
3 76 (22.62%) Security Analyst
4 54 (16.07%) Architect
5 40 (11.90%) Security Manager
6 33 (9.82%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 33 (9.82%) Lead
7 32 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 31 (9.23%) Security Assurance Manager
9 30 (8.93%) Information Assurance Manager
9 30 (8.93%) Information Manager
9 30 (8.93%) Information Security Manager
10 29 (8.63%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (7.74%) Information Analyst
11 26 (7.74%) Information Security Analyst
12 21 (6.25%) Security Architect
13 20 (5.95%) Consultant
13 20 (5.95%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 17 (5.06%) Security Engineer
15 16 (4.76%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (14.29%) HTML
2 29 (8.63%) OpenID
2 29 (8.63%) SAML
3 11 (3.27%) Kafka
4 8 (2.38%) Middleware
5 5 (1.49%) CSS
5 5 (1.49%) D3.js
5 5 (1.49%) React
6 3 (0.89%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.89%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.89%) Ember.js
6 3 (0.89%) WebGL
7 2 (0.60%) Node.js
7 2 (0.60%) Vue
8 1 (0.30%) Anaconda
8 1 (0.30%) POSIX
8 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 57 (16.96%) Cyber Threat
2 37 (11.01%) Cloud Native
3 35 (10.42%) Management Information System
4 20 (5.95%) Data Centre
4 20 (5.95%) Data Fabric
5 19 (5.65%) Cyber Defence
6 17 (5.06%) Onboarding
7 15 (4.46%) Security Posture
8 14 (4.17%) Product Ownership
9 13 (3.87%) iPhone
10 12 (3.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 12 (3.57%) Public Cloud
11 8 (2.38%) Replication
12 7 (2.08%) PKI
13 6 (1.79%) Operational Technology
13 6 (1.79%) Security Operations Centre
14 5 (1.49%) Cyber Security Posture
14 5 (1.49%) Virtual Team
15 3 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
15 3 (0.89%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 79 (23.51%) Windows
2 45 (13.39%) Linux
3 20 (5.95%) zOS
4 17 (5.06%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.38%) CentOS
5 8 (2.38%) Solaris
5 8 (2.38%) Ubuntu
5 8 (2.38%) Unix
6 6 (1.79%) Mac OS X
6 6 (1.79%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.79%) Windows Server 2008
6 6 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.19%) Android
7 4 (1.19%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.30%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (55.65%) Cybersecurity
2 100 (29.76%) Incident Response
3 81 (24.11%) Roadmaps
4 80 (23.81%) Information Security
4 80 (23.81%) SIEM
5 73 (21.73%) Cloud Security
6 62 (18.45%) Agile
6 62 (18.45%) Identity Management
6 62 (18.45%) Security Operations
7 56 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 56 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
8 52 (15.48%) Problem-Solving
9 50 (14.88%) Analytics
9 50 (14.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 49 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
11 48 (14.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 44 (13.10%) Security Management
13 42 (12.50%) Coaching
13 42 (12.50%) Risk Management
14 39 (11.61%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.36%) SQL
2 17 (5.06%) Python
3 15 (4.46%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.79%) Java
4 6 (1.79%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.49%) Go
6 3 (0.89%) Bash
6 3 (0.89%) Bicep
7 2 (0.60%) Lisp
8 1 (0.30%) C#
8 1 (0.30%) Perl
Qualifications
1 126 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 62 (18.45%) DV Cleared
2 62 (18.45%) SC Cleared
3 54 (16.07%) CISSP
4 47 (13.99%) AWS Certification
5 29 (8.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 28 (8.33%) CISM
7 26 (7.74%) Degree
8 24 (7.14%) GIAC
9 23 (6.85%) CREST Certified
10 18 (5.36%) Azure Certification
11 17 (5.06%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (4.76%) OSCP
13 9 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (2.68%) Master's Degree
14 8 (2.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 8 (2.38%) CCSP
15 7 (2.08%) CEH
15 7 (2.08%) CompTIA CySA+
15 7 (2.08%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (16.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (13.39%) NCSC
3 28 (8.33%) NIST
4 9 (2.68%) GDPR
5 8 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (2.08%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (2.08%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 7 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 5 (1.49%) IASME
7 5 (1.49%) QA
8 4 (1.19%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (0.89%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.60%) GRC
11 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 63 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (1.79%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.89%) Docker
5 2 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.30%) Firmware
6 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 31 (9.23%) Terraform
2 26 (7.74%) CASB
3 7 (2.08%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.19%) Nessus
4 4 (1.19%) QRadar
5 2 (0.60%) Argo
5 2 (0.60%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.30%) Ansible
6 1 (0.30%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.30%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.30%) Puppet
6 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (13.39%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.46%) CrowdStrike
3 12 (3.57%) Databricks
3 12 (3.57%) F5
3 12 (3.57%) Oracle
4 10 (2.98%) Splunk
5 8 (2.38%) IBM
6 7 (2.08%) Veeam
7 6 (1.79%) Epicor
8 4 (1.19%) BT
8 4 (1.19%) Cisco
9 3 (0.89%) LogRhythm
9 3 (0.89%) VMware
10 2 (0.60%) Facebook
11 1 (0.30%) AlienVault
11 1 (0.30%) Darktrace
11 1 (0.30%) HP
11 1 (0.30%) Intel
11 1 (0.30%) Red Hat
11 1 (0.30%) Spotify