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

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 603 560 482
Rank change year-on-year -43 -78 +242
Permanent jobs citing Cyberattack 303 474 1,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.48% 0.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.86% 1.12% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 254 122 190
10th Percentile £41,400 £40,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £48,750 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £59,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.41% +2.61% -14.81%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,991 £83,250 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -

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 35,145 42,330 76,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.69% 47.89%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,098 33,984
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,427 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,719
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 £109,865 £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 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyberattack in the UK

Cyberattack
Top 15 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 18 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 -46 256 £67,500 +22.73% 45
UK excluding London -178 164 £50,000 -20.00% 37
Work from Home -31 117 £72,500 +20.83% 17
London +113 103 £75,000 +61.29% 13
North of England +31 57 £50,000 -27.75% 18
South West -128 47 £68,500 +2.78% 3
North West +12 37 £50,000 -28.06% 5
South East -40 24 £49,250 -6.19% 6
Yorkshire +57 20 £50,000 -9.09% 11
Midlands -3 17 £32,000 -54.29% 3
Scotland -59 12 £47,000 -18.97% 1
West Midlands +13 9 £32,000 -55.86% 3
East Midlands -3 8 £52,500 -19.23%
East of England +3 4 £95,000 +68.89% 5
Wales +6 3 £50,000 -9.09% 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 (2.31%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.66%) Apache
2 2 (0.66%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.66%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.33%) Confluence
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 95 (31.35%) Azure
2 56 (18.48%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (9.90%) AWS
4 13 (4.29%) GCP
5 9 (2.97%) IaaS
5 9 (2.97%) PaaS
6 6 (1.98%) SaaS
7 4 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (1.32%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.99%) GitHub
9 2 (0.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (0.66%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.66%) dbt
9 2 (0.66%) MinIO
10 1 (0.33%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.33%) Amazon Kinesis
10 1 (0.33%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.33%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 39 (12.87%) Firewall
2 38 (12.54%) Internet
3 34 (11.22%) DNS
4 29 (9.57%) LAN
5 26 (8.58%) DKIM
5 26 (8.58%) DMARC
6 22 (7.26%) TCP/IP
7 13 (4.29%) Intrusion Detection
7 13 (4.29%) WAN
8 8 (2.64%) DHCP
9 7 (2.31%) Broadband
9 7 (2.31%) VLAN
10 6 (1.98%) HTTP
10 6 (1.98%) SAN
10 6 (1.98%) SMTP
11 4 (1.32%) SSL
11 4 (1.32%) Wireless
12 2 (0.66%) Network Security
13 1 (0.33%) tcpdump
13 1 (0.33%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.60%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.96%) BigQuery
2 12 (3.96%) Data Hub
2 12 (3.96%) DB2
2 12 (3.96%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 12 (3.96%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.99%) Redis
4 2 (0.66%) Apache Hive
4 2 (0.66%) Apache Pinot
4 2 (0.66%) Big Data
4 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.66%) Flink
4 2 (0.66%) Metabase
4 2 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.66%) Presto
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.33%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Git
1 2 (0.66%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.33%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.33%) Spinnaker
2 1 (0.33%) Subversion
2 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 61 (20.13%) Social Skills
2 60 (19.80%) Finance
3 30 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (8.91%) Public Sector
6 23 (7.59%) Banking
7 21 (6.93%) Financial Institution
8 17 (5.61%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (4.62%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.97%) Law
11 7 (2.31%) Games
12 6 (1.98%) Legal
12 6 (1.98%) Military
12 6 (1.98%) Retail
13 4 (1.32%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.99%) Marketing
15 2 (0.66%) Publishing
16 1 (0.33%) Local Government
16 1 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 102 (33.66%) Analyst
2 79 (26.07%) Security Analyst
3 76 (25.08%) Senior
4 40 (13.20%) Security Manager
5 34 (11.22%) Architect
6 33 (10.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 33 (10.89%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 31 (10.23%) Security Assurance Manager
8 30 (9.90%) Information Assurance Manager
8 30 (9.90%) Information Manager
8 30 (9.90%) Information Security Manager
8 30 (9.90%) Lead
9 29 (9.57%) Senior Analyst
10 26 (8.58%) Information Analyst
10 26 (8.58%) Information Security Analyst
11 21 (6.93%) Security Engineer
12 18 (5.94%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 18 (5.94%) Security Architect
13 16 (5.28%) Senior Security Engineer
14 15 (4.95%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.27%) HTML
2 11 (3.63%) Kafka
3 8 (2.64%) Middleware
4 5 (1.65%) CSS
4 5 (1.65%) D3.js
4 5 (1.65%) React
5 3 (0.99%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.99%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.99%) Ember.js
5 3 (0.99%) WebGL
6 2 (0.66%) Node.js
6 2 (0.66%) Vue
7 1 (0.33%) Anaconda
7 1 (0.33%) POSIX
7 1 (0.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 59 (19.47%) Cyber Threat
2 33 (10.89%) Management Information System
3 20 (6.60%) Data Fabric
4 19 (6.27%) Cyber Defence
5 18 (5.94%) Data Centre
6 15 (4.95%) Onboarding
6 15 (4.95%) Security Posture
7 14 (4.62%) Product Ownership
8 13 (4.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 12 (3.96%) Public Cloud
10 11 (3.63%) iPhone
11 10 (3.30%) Cloud Native
12 8 (2.64%) Replication
13 6 (1.98%) PKI
13 6 (1.98%) Security Operations Centre
14 5 (1.65%) Cyber Security Posture
14 5 (1.65%) Virtual Team
15 4 (1.32%) Operational Technology
16 3 (0.99%) CSOC
16 3 (0.99%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 80 (26.40%) Windows
2 45 (14.85%) Linux
3 20 (6.60%) zOS
4 17 (5.61%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.64%) CentOS
5 8 (2.64%) Solaris
5 8 (2.64%) Ubuntu
5 8 (2.64%) Unix
6 6 (1.98%) Mac OS X
6 6 (1.98%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.98%) Windows Server 2008
6 6 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.32%) Android
7 4 (1.32%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.33%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (61.06%) Cybersecurity
2 100 (33.00%) Incident Response
3 80 (26.40%) Information Security
4 79 (26.07%) SIEM
5 61 (20.13%) Security Operations
6 59 (19.47%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 59 (19.47%) Threat Intelligence
7 51 (16.83%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 50 (16.50%) Analytics
8 50 (16.50%) Roadmaps
9 49 (16.17%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 47 (15.51%) Problem-Solving
10 47 (15.51%) Stakeholder Management
11 44 (14.52%) Cloud Security
11 44 (14.52%) Security Management
12 40 (13.20%) Coaching
12 40 (13.20%) Risk Management
13 38 (12.54%) Penetration Testing
13 38 (12.54%) SOAR
14 36 (11.88%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.94%) Python
1 18 (5.94%) SQL
2 17 (5.61%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.64%) JavaScript
4 7 (2.31%) Go
5 6 (1.98%) Java
6 3 (0.99%) Bash
6 3 (0.99%) Bicep
7 2 (0.66%) C++
7 2 (0.66%) Lisp
7 2 (0.66%) Ruby
8 1 (0.33%) C#
8 1 (0.33%) Perl
Qualifications
1 86 (28.38%) Security Cleared
2 59 (19.47%) SC Cleared
3 52 (17.16%) CISSP
4 26 (8.58%) CISM
4 26 (8.58%) Degree
5 24 (7.92%) CREST Certified
5 24 (7.92%) DV Cleared
5 24 (7.92%) GIAC
6 17 (5.61%) OSCP
7 16 (5.28%) AWS Certification
7 16 (5.28%) Azure Certification
8 15 (4.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (2.97%) CEH
9 9 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (2.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (2.64%) CCSP
10 8 (2.64%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.31%) CompTIA CySA+
11 7 (2.31%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.65%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (18.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (14.85%) NCSC
3 28 (9.24%) NIST
4 9 (2.97%) GDPR
5 8 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (1.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (1.65%) IASME
8 5 (1.65%) QA
9 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.99%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.66%) GRC
12 1 (0.33%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 62 (20.46%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.31%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (1.98%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.99%) Docker
5 2 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.33%) Firmware
6 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 26 (8.58%) CASB
2 7 (2.31%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.32%) Nessus
3 4 (1.32%) QRadar
4 2 (0.66%) Argo
4 2 (0.66%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.66%) Terraform
5 1 (0.33%) Ansible
5 1 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.33%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.33%) Puppet
5 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Satellite
5 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 46 (15.18%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.95%) CrowdStrike
3 12 (3.96%) Databricks
3 12 (3.96%) F5
3 12 (3.96%) Oracle
4 10 (3.30%) Splunk
5 8 (2.64%) IBM
6 7 (2.31%) Veeam
7 6 (1.98%) Epicor
8 4 (1.32%) BT
8 4 (1.32%) Cisco
9 3 (0.99%) LogRhythm
9 3 (0.99%) VMware
10 2 (0.66%) Facebook
10 2 (0.66%) Intel
11 1 (0.33%) AlienVault
11 1 (0.33%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.33%) HP
11 1 (0.33%) Qualys
11 1 (0.33%) Red Hat