Threat Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Threat Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Threat Management over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 770 901 1067
Rank change year-on-year +131 +166 -187
Permanent jobs citing Threat Management 114 74 176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.074% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.078% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 97 46 76
10th Percentile £26,800 £47,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £50,438 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £68,823 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.98% +9.24% +17.21%
75th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,150 £68,823 £62,500
% change year-on-year -44.57% +10.12% +38.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Threat Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Threat Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Threat Management in the UK

Threat Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Threat Management in the UK

Threat Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Threat Management over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Threat Management in the UK

Threat Management
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Management within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +114 95 £70,000 +1.71% 11
London +146 62 £75,000 +8.98% 5
UK excluding London -18 34 £38,150 -44.57% 7
Work from Home +81 29 £70,000 +16.67% 4
South East +7 17 £29,000 -66.38% 2
West Midlands +21 11 £25,825 -56.96% 4
Midlands +1 11 £25,825 -56.96% 4
North of England +27 3 £41,250 -38.35% 1
North East 0 2 £41,250 -25.00%
Scotland -65 2 £40,000 -27.27%
Yorkshire +78 1 - -
East of England +4 1 £92,500 -

Threat Management
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 10 (8.77%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (8.77%) SharePoint
2 6 (5.26%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 18 (15.79%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (3.51%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 48 (42.11%) Azure
2 36 (31.58%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (27.19%) AWS
4 13 (11.40%) Power Platform
5 9 (7.89%) Entra ID
5 9 (7.89%) GCP
6 6 (5.26%) IaaS
6 6 (5.26%) PaaS
6 6 (5.26%) SaaS
7 5 (4.39%) OneDrive
7 5 (4.39%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.88%) Lucidchart
9 1 (0.88%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 39 (34.21%) Firewall
2 23 (20.18%) LAN
3 19 (16.67%) DNS
4 15 (13.16%) Network Security
5 10 (8.77%) DHCP
6 7 (6.14%) WAN
7 6 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (5.26%) Wireless
8 4 (3.51%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (3.51%) VPN
9 3 (2.63%) SSL
9 3 (2.63%) Wireshark
10 2 (1.75%) Internet
11 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (11.40%) Power BI
2 4 (3.51%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.89%) Jenkins
2 7 (6.14%) Snyk
General
1 48 (42.11%) Finance
2 37 (32.46%) Social Skills
3 25 (21.93%) Public Sector
4 16 (14.04%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (10.53%) Banking
6 11 (9.65%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (5.26%) Games
7 6 (5.26%) Legal
8 4 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.51%) Retail
9 1 (0.88%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.88%) Local Government
9 1 (0.88%) Marketing
9 1 (0.88%) Military
9 1 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (20.18%) Analyst
2 22 (19.30%) Senior
3 21 (18.42%) Architect
4 20 (17.54%) Security Architect
5 16 (14.04%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 15 (13.16%) Security Analyst
7 12 (10.53%) SCCM Specialist
7 12 (10.53%) Security Engineer
7 12 (10.53%) Technical Architect
7 12 (10.53%) Vulnerability Specialist
7 12 (10.53%) Windows Specialist
8 11 (9.65%) IT Engineer
8 11 (9.65%) IT Support
8 11 (9.65%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (9.65%) Security Technical Architect
8 11 (9.65%) Support Engineer
9 9 (7.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 9 (7.89%) Security Specialist
9 9 (7.89%) Senior Architect
9 9 (7.89%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.26%) Middleware
1 6 (5.26%) Web Services
2 4 (3.51%) EDI
3 3 (2.63%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 41 (35.96%) Management Information System
2 21 (18.42%) Cyberattack
3 16 (14.04%) Data Centre
4 15 (13.16%) Onboarding
5 14 (12.28%) PKI
6 11 (9.65%) iPhone
7 10 (8.77%) Operational Technology
8 9 (7.89%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (7.89%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (7.02%) Security Operations Centre
9 8 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (5.26%) Driving Licence
11 5 (4.39%) Smartphone
12 4 (3.51%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (3.51%) IoT
13 3 (2.63%) Blockchain
13 3 (2.63%) Security Posture
13 3 (2.63%) Web3
14 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
14 1 (0.88%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 55 (48.25%) Windows
2 24 (21.05%) Linux
2 24 (21.05%) Unix
3 15 (13.16%) Windows 10
3 15 (13.16%) Windows Server
4 10 (8.77%) Mac OS
5 5 (4.39%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (4.39%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.88%) Android
6 1 (0.88%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (51.75%) Cybersecurity
2 49 (42.98%) Vulnerability Management
3 47 (41.23%) Information Security
4 39 (34.21%) ITIL
5 33 (28.95%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 30 (26.32%) Incident Response
7 28 (24.56%) Threat Modelling
8 26 (22.81%) Security Architecture
9 23 (20.18%) Roadmaps
10 21 (18.42%) Cryptography
10 21 (18.42%) Identity Management
11 20 (17.54%) Practice Management
12 18 (15.79%) SIEM
13 17 (14.91%) Coaching
13 17 (14.91%) Stakeholder Management
13 17 (14.91%) Threat Intelligence
14 16 (14.04%) Business Development
14 16 (14.04%) Customer-Centricity
14 16 (14.04%) Digital Thinking
14 16 (14.04%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 16 (14.04%) Python
2 7 (6.14%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.51%) SQL
3 4 (3.51%) T-SQL
4 3 (2.63%) Bash
5 1 (0.88%) C#
5 1 (0.88%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 32 (28.07%) CISSP
2 29 (25.44%) CISM
3 23 (20.18%) Degree
3 23 (20.18%) SC Cleared
3 23 (20.18%) Security Cleared
4 17 (14.91%) Azure Certification
5 16 (14.04%) AWS Certification
6 15 (13.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (10.53%) OSCP
8 10 (8.77%) CRISC
9 9 (7.89%) GIAC
9 9 (7.89%) ISSMP
10 7 (6.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (6.14%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (5.26%) CCSP
11 6 (5.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (4.39%) A+ Certification
12 5 (4.39%) ISACA
12 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (4.39%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (14.91%) COBIT
2 15 (13.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (12.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (11.40%) NIST
5 11 (9.65%) PCI DSS
6 10 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (8.77%) SLA
7 5 (4.39%) IASME
7 5 (4.39%) QA
8 2 (1.75%) GDPR
System Software
1 36 (31.58%) Active Directory
2 16 (14.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.39%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (16.67%) SCCM
2 11 (9.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (8.77%) Nessus
4 9 (7.89%) Ansible
5 7 (6.14%) Nexpose
6 5 (4.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.88%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.88%) Nmap
8 1 (0.88%) QRadar
Vendors
1 59 (51.75%) Microsoft
2 25 (21.93%) VMware
3 20 (17.54%) Qualys
4 9 (7.89%) Alibaba
4 9 (7.89%) Google
5 8 (7.02%) Cisco
6 6 (5.26%) Draytek
7 5 (4.39%) Citrix
7 5 (4.39%) ConnectWise
8 4 (3.51%) iManage
8 4 (3.51%) Intapp
8 4 (3.51%) LexisNexis
8 4 (3.51%) Splunk
8 4 (3.51%) Varonis
9 1 (0.88%) ForgeRock
9 1 (0.88%) IBM
9 1 (0.88%) Marketo
9 1 (0.88%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.88%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.88%) Tripwire