Cybersecurity Analyst Contracts in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK > England

The median Cybersecurity Analyst daily rate in England is £570 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 465 536 666
Rank change year-on-year +71 +130 -92
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 76 111 105
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.23% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.25% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 73 65
10th Percentile £400 £395 £386
25th Percentile £500 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% - +18.60%
75th Percentile £750 £650 £613
90th Percentile - £700 £633
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +20.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £63.73 -
25th Percentile - £65.19 £63.30
Median hourly rate - £70.25 £65.80
Median % change year-on-year - +6.76% -
75th Percentile - £75.19 £68.90
90th Percentile - £76.58 £69.26
UK median hourly rate - £70.25 £65.80
% change year-on-year - +6.76% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,037 45,024 67,773
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.58% 95.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,551 32,010 48,394
10th Percentile £285 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.79% +7.05%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,522 1,314 1,828
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.74
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.31
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +93.05% +8.42%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.01 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.18 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -17.38% +87.50% +6.90%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +59 27 £544 -4.40% 7
North of England +37 19 £570 +3.64% 4
North West +29 15 £570 +16.92% 4
South West +13 13 £750 +24.22% 4
South East +8 11 £544 +8.80% 2
Yorkshire +18 4 £750 +36.36%
Midlands +12 4 £500 -14.89% 2
East of England +8 4 £535 +18.89%
West Midlands +1 3 £500 -13.04% 2
East Midlands +11 1 - -
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Cybersecurity Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 76 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (30.26%) Social Skills
3 19 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 19 (25.00%) SIEM
4 16 (21.05%) NIST
5 15 (19.74%) Azure
5 15 (19.74%) CISSP
6 14 (18.42%) Banking
6 14 (18.42%) Identity Access Management
6 14 (18.42%) Remediation Plan
7 13 (17.11%) Incident Response
7 13 (17.11%) Active Directory
7 13 (17.11%) Microsoft Excel
7 13 (17.11%) SharePoint
7 13 (17.11%) Disaster Recovery
7 13 (17.11%) Data Protection
7 13 (17.11%) Entra ID
8 12 (15.79%) CyberArk
8 12 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (15.79%) SailPoint
8 12 (15.79%) QA
8 12 (15.79%) Use Case
8 12 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (14.47%) IT Strategy
9 11 (14.47%) Business Strategy
9 11 (14.47%) Business Continuity
10 10 (13.16%) Risk Management
10 10 (13.16%) Security Cleared
10 10 (13.16%) Security Operations
10 10 (13.16%) MITRE ATT&CK

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 13 (17.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (17.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (1.32%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 15 (19.74%) Azure
2 13 (17.11%) Entra ID
3 6 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (5.26%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.32%) AWS
5 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.58%) Firewall
2 3 (3.95%) Intranet
2 3 (3.95%) Network Security
3 2 (2.63%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.32%) JIRA
General
1 23 (30.26%) Social Skills
2 14 (18.42%) Banking
3 12 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.84%) Finance
5 4 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (3.95%) Manufacturing
6 3 (3.95%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.63%) French Language
7 2 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.63%) Law
7 2 (2.63%) Marketing
7 2 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (2.63%) Retail
7 2 (2.63%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.32%) Electronics
8 1 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (15.79%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.53%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (9.21%) Operational Technology
3 6 (7.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 6 (7.89%) Management Information System
4 5 (6.58%) Cyber Defence
4 5 (6.58%) Product Ownership
4 5 (6.58%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (5.26%) CSOC
6 3 (3.95%) SCADA
6 3 (3.95%) Security Posture
7 2 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.58%) Windows
2 4 (5.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (25.00%) SIEM
3 14 (18.42%) Identity Access Management
3 14 (18.42%) Remediation Plan
4 13 (17.11%) Data Protection
4 13 (17.11%) Disaster Recovery
4 13 (17.11%) Incident Response
5 12 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (15.79%) Use Case
6 11 (14.47%) Business Continuity
6 11 (14.47%) Business Strategy
6 11 (14.47%) IT Strategy
7 10 (13.16%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 10 (13.16%) Risk Management
7 10 (13.16%) Security Operations
8 9 (11.84%) Cyber Resilience
8 9 (11.84%) Information Security
8 9 (11.84%) Roadmaps
8 9 (11.84%) Threat Intelligence
8 9 (11.84%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 15 (19.74%) CISSP
2 10 (13.16%) Security Cleared
3 8 (10.53%) Degree
4 7 (9.21%) DV Cleared
5 6 (7.89%) OSCP
6 5 (6.58%) CEH
7 4 (5.26%) CISA
7 4 (5.26%) SC Cleared
8 3 (3.95%) CCNA
8 3 (3.95%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (3.95%) GREM
8 3 (3.95%) GSEC
9 2 (2.63%) CISM
9 2 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.63%) GIAC
9 2 (2.63%) SANS
10 1 (1.32%) GCIA
10 1 (1.32%) GCIH
10 1 (1.32%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (21.05%) NIST
2 12 (15.79%) QA
3 5 (6.58%) NIST 800
4 4 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (3.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (3.95%) IASME
6 2 (2.63%) GDPR
7 1 (1.32%) GRC
7 1 (1.32%) NCSC
System Software
1 13 (17.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.32%) Firmware
2 1 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (2.63%) QRadar
2 1 (1.32%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.32%) FortiGate
2 1 (1.32%) Nessus
Vendors
1 19 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 12 (15.79%) CyberArk
3 3 (3.95%) Qualys
4 2 (2.63%) Cadence
5 1 (1.32%) BeyondTrust
5 1 (1.32%) Cisco
5 1 (1.32%) Cybereason
5 1 (1.32%) McAfee
5 1 (1.32%) Oracle
5 1 (1.32%) Proofpoint
5 1 (1.32%) SAP
5 1 (1.32%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.32%) Splunk