Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
England > South East

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the South East is £71,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 362 385 437
Rank change year-on-year +23 +52 -64
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 24 23 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.14% 0.15% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.17% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 22 19 39
10th Percentile £42,792 £37,463 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £39,356 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +58.33% -5.26% +7.12%
75th Percentile £80,000 £60,000 £57,000
90th Percentile £90,125 £68,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £51,634 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.52% +8.70% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 15,697 13,541 19,129
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 90.51% 96.44%
Number of salaries quoted 11,361 8,490 12,618
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Surrey +13 11 £80,000 +18.52%
West Sussex +41 2 £45,000 -47.06%
Thames Valley +14 2 £47,500 +15.92% 1
Hampshire -29 2 £44,345 -19.37%
Berkshire +24 1 - - 1
East Sussex +22 1 £55,000 +29.41% 2
Kent -3 1 £45,000 +7.14% 1
Buckinghamshire - 1 £47,500 -
Cybersecurity Analyst
England

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Cybersecurity Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (58.33%) SIEM
2 14 (58.33%) Incident Response
3 13 (54.17%) Azure
4 11 (45.83%) Microsoft
5 10 (41.67%) Vulnerability Management
6 9 (37.50%) Finance
6 9 (37.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 8 (33.33%) Security Architecture
7 8 (33.33%) NIST
8 7 (29.17%) Incident Management
9 6 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (25.00%) Malware Detection/Protection
9 6 (25.00%) Cyberattack
9 6 (25.00%) Cloud Security
10 5 (20.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (20.83%) Social Skills
10 5 (20.83%) Mentoring
10 5 (20.83%) Network Security
10 5 (20.83%) Information Security
10 5 (20.83%) Windows
11 4 (16.67%) Risk Management
11 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (16.67%) AWS
11 4 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
11 4 (16.67%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 4 (16.67%) Roadmaps
12 3 (12.50%) GRC
12 3 (12.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
12 3 (12.50%) Security Operations

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (54.17%) Azure
2 4 (16.67%) AWS
3 1 (4.17%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (4.17%) GCP
3 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.83%) Network Security
2 3 (12.50%) Firewall
General
1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 5 (20.83%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Banking
4 3 (12.50%) Marketing
5 2 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (8.33%) Publishing
6 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Cyberattack
2 5 (20.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 2 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.17%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.83%) Windows
2 3 (12.50%) Linux
3 2 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (58.33%) Incident Response
2 14 (58.33%) SIEM
3 10 (41.67%) Vulnerability Management
4 9 (37.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 8 (33.33%) Security Architecture
6 7 (29.17%) Incident Management
7 6 (25.00%) Cloud Security
7 6 (25.00%) Malware Detection/Protection
8 5 (20.83%) Information Security
8 5 (20.83%) Mentoring
9 4 (16.67%) Risk Management
9 4 (16.67%) Roadmaps
9 4 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
9 4 (16.67%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 3 (12.50%) Security Operations
10 3 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (12.50%) Task Automation
10 3 (12.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
11 2 (8.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) C++
1 1 (4.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.33%) CEH
2 2 (8.33%) CISSP
2 2 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (8.33%) DBS Check
2 2 (8.33%) DV Cleared
2 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (4.17%) CCSP
3 1 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (4.17%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (33.33%) NIST
2 6 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (12.50%) GRC
4 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (8.33%) GDPR
4 2 (8.33%) NCSC
4 2 (8.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (12.50%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 11 (45.83%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.33%) Facebook