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 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 455 482 507
Rank change year-on-year +27 +25 +32
Permanent jobs citing Threat Modelling 61 88 33
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.15% 0.23% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.26% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 40 34 27
10th Percentile £52,067 £42,532 £47,533
25th Percentile £65,750 £50,625 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £68,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.36% +10.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £63,750
90th Percentile - £92,000 £66,700
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +11.11% -8.78%

All Process and 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 33,768 33,949 26,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 81.05% 87.16% 93.73%
Number of salaries quoted 19,235 16,050 19,763
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,696 £41,220 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,924 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.05% +4.76% -2.51%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.93%

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 16 December 2025.

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 16 December 2025. 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 +23 15 £88,750 +31.48% 13
South East +8 14 £59,250 -18.28% 17
North of England +21 10 £70,000 -6.67% 6
Scotland +14 10 £90,000 - 2
Midlands +19 6 £77,500 +47.62% 10
West Midlands +17 6 £77,500 +47.62% 10
North West +24 5 £66,250 -11.67% 3
East of England +15 5 £77,500 - 7
Yorkshire -5 5 £70,000 -30.00% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
Wales - 1 £70,000 - 3
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 (1.64%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 23 (37.70%) Azure
2 13 (21.31%) GitHub
3 12 (19.67%) AWS
3 12 (19.67%) GitHub Actions
4 7 (11.48%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (9.84%) PaaS
6 4 (6.56%) GCP
7 3 (4.92%) Entra ID
7 3 (4.92%) SaaS
8 2 (3.28%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (3.28%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (3.28%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (3.28%) IaaS
9 1 (1.64%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (1.64%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (1.64%) AWS Control Tower
9 1 (1.64%) Azure AKS
9 1 (1.64%) Azure API Management
9 1 (1.64%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 1 (1.64%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 14 (22.95%) Firewall
2 10 (16.39%) Network Security
3 4 (6.56%) DMZ
3 4 (6.56%) Modbus
4 3 (4.92%) VPN
4 3 (4.92%) Wireshark
5 2 (3.28%) Broadband
5 2 (3.28%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (3.28%) SSL
6 1 (1.64%) BGP
6 1 (1.64%) EIGRP
6 1 (1.64%) HTTP
6 1 (1.64%) IKE
6 1 (1.64%) Internet
6 1 (1.64%) LAN
6 1 (1.64%) OSPF
6 1 (1.64%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.64%) WAN
6 1 (1.64%) Wireless
6 1 (1.64%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 14 (22.95%) Jenkins
2 2 (3.28%) Burp Suite
2 2 (3.28%) GitLab
3 1 (1.64%) Git
3 1 (1.64%) JIRA
3 1 (1.64%) Metasploit
3 1 (1.64%) Snyk
General
1 24 (39.34%) Finance
2 13 (21.31%) Social Skills
3 7 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.20%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.92%) Law
5 3 (4.92%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.28%) Automotive
6 2 (3.28%) Avionics
6 2 (3.28%) Games
6 2 (3.28%) Legal
6 2 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 29 (47.54%) Security Engineer
2 15 (24.59%) Applications Engineer
3 8 (13.11%) Architect
4 7 (11.48%) Lead
5 6 (9.84%) Consultant
5 6 (9.84%) Security Architect
6 4 (6.56%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 4 (6.56%) Security Consultant
6 4 (6.56%) Senior
7 3 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 3 (4.92%) Senior Security Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Threat Hunter
8 2 (3.28%) CyberArk Specialist
8 2 (3.28%) Information Security Specialist
8 2 (3.28%) Information Specialist
8 2 (3.28%) Operations Engineer
8 2 (3.28%) Penetration Tester
8 2 (3.28%) Security Specialist
8 2 (3.28%) Technical Specialist
8 2 (3.28%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) YAML
2 3 (4.92%) OAuth
3 2 (3.28%) GraphQL
3 2 (3.28%) OAuth2
3 2 (3.28%) REST
3 2 (3.28%) SOAP
4 1 (1.64%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 18 (29.51%) Security Posture
2 7 (11.48%) Cloud Security Posture
2 7 (11.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 7 (11.48%) Operational Technology
3 6 (9.84%) Cloud Native
4 5 (8.20%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (8.20%) Cyberattack
4 5 (8.20%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.56%) PKI
5 4 (6.56%) SCADA
6 3 (4.92%) Blog
6 3 (4.92%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (4.92%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (3.28%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (1.64%) DataPower
8 1 (1.64%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (14.75%) Linux
2 6 (9.84%) Windows
3 3 (4.92%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (45.90%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (42.62%) Application Security
3 23 (37.70%) Security Testing
4 22 (36.07%) Penetration Testing
5 17 (27.87%) SDLC
6 16 (26.23%) CI/CD
7 14 (22.95%) OWASP
8 13 (21.31%) Roadmaps
8 13 (21.31%) Security Architecture
9 12 (19.67%) Computer Science
9 12 (19.67%) DevOps
9 12 (19.67%) DevSecOps
9 12 (19.67%) Incident Response
9 12 (19.67%) Information Security
9 12 (19.67%) Strategic Roadmap
9 12 (19.67%) Technology Transformation
10 11 (18.03%) Cloud Security
10 11 (18.03%) Vulnerability Management
11 10 (16.39%) Risk Management
11 10 (16.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 25 (40.98%) PowerShell
2 22 (36.07%) Python
3 18 (29.51%) Bash
4 2 (3.28%) C
4 2 (3.28%) C++
4 2 (3.28%) Java
4 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (1.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (37.70%) CISSP
2 14 (22.95%) Degree
3 13 (21.31%) CREST Certified
4 12 (19.67%) SANS
5 11 (18.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (18.03%) Security Cleared
6 7 (11.48%) CISM
6 7 (11.48%) SC Cleared
7 5 (8.20%) CEH
7 5 (8.20%) DV Cleared
7 5 (8.20%) Master's Degree
7 5 (8.20%) OSCP
8 4 (6.56%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (4.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (4.92%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (4.92%) GIAC
9 3 (4.92%) GREM
10 2 (3.28%) AWS Certification
11 1 (1.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (1.64%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (44.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (40.98%) NIST
3 17 (27.87%) NCSC
4 12 (19.67%) Accessibility
5 11 (18.03%) GDPR
6 6 (9.84%) PCI DSS
7 5 (8.20%) NIST 800
8 4 (6.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (6.56%) JSP 440
9 3 (4.92%) GRC
10 2 (3.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (3.28%) Def Stans
11 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (1.64%) ISO 31000
11 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (1.64%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (4.92%) Docker
1 3 (4.92%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (9.84%) Kubernetes
2 3 (4.92%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 3 (4.92%) QRadar
2 3 (4.92%) Terraform
3 2 (3.28%) Ansible
3 2 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.64%) CSIRT
4 1 (1.64%) Fluentd
4 1 (1.64%) Nmap
Vendors
1 8 (13.11%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.20%) Splunk
3 3 (4.92%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (3.28%) CyberArk
4 2 (3.28%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.64%) Checkmarx
5 1 (1.64%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.64%) Cisco
5 1 (1.64%) Citrix
5 1 (1.64%) Cribl.io
5 1 (1.64%) Google
5 1 (1.64%) HP
5 1 (1.64%) IBM
5 1 (1.64%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.64%) Qualys
5 1 (1.64%) Tenable