Threat Modelling Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Threat Modelling
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Threat Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 441 473 591
Rank change year-on-year +32 +118 -69
Permanent jobs citing Threat Modelling 74 80 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.16% 0.23% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.26% 0.100%
Number of salaries quoted 49 29 29
10th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £47,533
25th Percentile £72,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.52% +8.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,000 £63,750
90th Percentile - £95,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £83,750 £75,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +11.67% +1.69% +1.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Threat Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 35,030 31,118 40,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 77.52% 90.06% 87.40%
Number of salaries quoted 20,301 13,869 30,593
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% -9.60%

Threat Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Threat Modelling relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Threat Modelling job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Threat Modelling
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Threat Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Threat Modelling

Threat Modelling
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Threat Modelling in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Threat Modelling in the UK excluding London

Threat Modelling
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Modelling within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 January 2026. 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
South West +13 19 £86,250 +24.56% 16
South East +11 15 £57,500 -17.27% 23
North of England +1 13 £73,231 -19.75% 17
Scotland +5 12 £90,000 - 4
East of England +22 9 £80,000 - 10
North West +22 7 £55,000 -39.73% 7
West Midlands +18 6 £77,500 +47.62% 2
Midlands +8 6 £77,500 +47.62% 11
Yorkshire -4 6 £76,463 -23.54% 9
Wales - 1 £70,000 - 4
Threat Modelling
UK

Threat Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.35%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 28 (37.84%) Azure
2 16 (21.62%) GitHub
2 16 (21.62%) GitHub Actions
3 15 (20.27%) AWS
4 7 (9.46%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (9.46%) PaaS
5 3 (4.05%) Entra ID
5 3 (4.05%) GCP
5 3 (4.05%) SaaS
6 2 (2.70%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (2.70%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (2.70%) IaaS
7 1 (1.35%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (1.35%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (1.35%) AWS Control Tower
7 1 (1.35%) Azure AKS
7 1 (1.35%) Azure API Management
7 1 (1.35%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 1 (1.35%) OpenShift
7 1 (1.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (24.32%) Firewall
2 15 (20.27%) Network Security
3 7 (9.46%) DMZ
4 5 (6.76%) Modbus
5 4 (5.41%) Wireshark
6 3 (4.05%) VPN
7 2 (2.70%) Broadband
7 2 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (1.35%) AMQP
8 1 (1.35%) BGP
8 1 (1.35%) EIGRP
8 1 (1.35%) HTTP
8 1 (1.35%) IKE
8 1 (1.35%) Internet
8 1 (1.35%) LAN
8 1 (1.35%) OSPF
8 1 (1.35%) SSL
8 1 (1.35%) TCP/IP
8 1 (1.35%) WAN
8 1 (1.35%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 18 (24.32%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.70%) GitLab
3 1 (1.35%) Git
3 1 (1.35%) JIRA
3 1 (1.35%) Snyk
General
1 32 (43.24%) Finance
2 13 (17.57%) Social Skills
3 11 (14.86%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (13.51%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.05%) Law
5 3 (4.05%) Legal
5 3 (4.05%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.70%) Automotive
6 2 (2.70%) Avionics
6 2 (2.70%) Games
6 2 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (40.54%) Security Engineer
2 18 (24.32%) Applications Engineer
3 16 (21.62%) Architect
4 13 (17.57%) Security Architect
5 9 (12.16%) Lead
6 8 (10.81%) Consultant
7 4 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 4 (5.41%) Security Consultant
7 4 (5.41%) Threat Hunter
8 3 (4.05%) Analyst
8 3 (4.05%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (4.05%) Information Security Specialist
8 3 (4.05%) Information Specialist
8 3 (4.05%) Lead Architect
8 3 (4.05%) Lead Security Architect
8 3 (4.05%) Security Specialist
8 3 (4.05%) Senior
8 3 (4.05%) Senior Security Engineer
9 2 (2.70%) Information Assurance Analyst
9 2 (2.70%) Principal Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.76%) YAML
2 3 (4.05%) OAuth
3 2 (2.70%) GraphQL
3 2 (2.70%) OAuth2
3 2 (2.70%) REST
3 2 (2.70%) SOAP
4 1 (1.35%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 19 (25.68%) Security Posture
2 11 (14.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 11 (14.86%) PKI
3 9 (12.16%) Cloud Native
3 9 (12.16%) Operational Technology
4 8 (10.81%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (8.11%) Blog
6 5 (6.76%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (6.76%) Management Information System
6 5 (6.76%) SCADA
7 4 (5.41%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (4.05%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (2.70%) Cyberattack
9 2 (2.70%) Onboarding
10 1 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (1.35%) DataPower
10 1 (1.35%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.11%) Linux
2 4 (5.41%) Mac OS
2 4 (5.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (48.65%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (45.95%) Application Security
3 27 (36.49%) Security Testing
4 25 (33.78%) Penetration Testing
5 23 (31.08%) Security Architecture
6 21 (28.38%) SDLC
7 18 (24.32%) Roadmaps
8 16 (21.62%) Cloud Security
8 16 (21.62%) Strategic Roadmap
8 16 (21.62%) Technology Transformation
9 15 (20.27%) OWASP
9 15 (20.27%) Risk Management
10 13 (17.57%) CI/CD
11 12 (16.22%) Cryptography
11 12 (16.22%) DevOps
11 12 (16.22%) Incident Response
12 11 (14.86%) Information Security
12 11 (14.86%) Mentoring
12 11 (14.86%) Vulnerability Management
12 11 (14.86%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 29 (39.19%) PowerShell
2 25 (33.78%) Python
3 21 (28.38%) Bash
4 2 (2.70%) C
4 2 (2.70%) C++
4 2 (2.70%) Java
4 2 (2.70%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 30 (40.54%) CISSP
2 17 (22.97%) Security Cleared
3 16 (21.62%) CREST Certified
3 16 (21.62%) SANS
4 10 (13.51%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (13.51%) Degree
5 9 (12.16%) CISM
5 9 (12.16%) DV Cleared
5 9 (12.16%) SC Cleared
6 5 (6.76%) Master's Degree
7 4 (5.41%) CEH
7 4 (5.41%) GIAC
7 4 (5.41%) GREM
7 4 (5.41%) OSCP
8 3 (4.05%) AWS Certification
8 3 (4.05%) Azure Certification
8 3 (4.05%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (4.05%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (2.70%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (51.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (43.24%) NIST
3 27 (36.49%) NCSC
4 20 (27.03%) GDPR
5 16 (21.62%) Accessibility
6 13 (17.57%) PCI DSS
7 7 (9.46%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (9.46%) JSP 440
8 6 (8.11%) GRC
9 5 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (5.41%) NIST 800
11 2 (2.70%) Def Stans
12 1 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.35%) ISO 31000
12 1 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (1.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (2.70%) Firmware
2 1 (1.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (5.41%) Computer Incident Response Team
1 4 (5.41%) Kubernetes
1 4 (5.41%) QRadar
2 3 (4.05%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (4.05%) Terraform
3 2 (2.70%) Ansible
4 1 (1.35%) CASB
4 1 (1.35%) Fluentd
4 1 (1.35%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (10.81%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.11%) Splunk
3 4 (5.41%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (2.70%) CyberArk
4 2 (2.70%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.35%) Checkmarx
5 1 (1.35%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.35%) Cisco
5 1 (1.35%) Citrix
5 1 (1.35%) Cribl.io
5 1 (1.35%) Google
5 1 (1.35%) HP
5 1 (1.35%) IBM
5 1 (1.35%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.35%) Qualys