Cyber Threat Analyst
UK

The median Cyber Threat Analyst salary in the UK is £47,557 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 890 947 1219
Rank change year-on-year +57 +272 -293
Permanent jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Analyst 6 28 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.006% 0.028% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.030% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 6 21 17
10th Percentile - - £37,500
25th Percentile £46,306 £39,294 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,557 £45,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.68% -30.77% -
75th Percentile £57,202 £55,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £67,500 - £76,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,557 £40,356 £40,000
% change year-on-year +17.84% +0.89% -27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Cyber Threat Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat Analyst in the UK

Cyber Threat Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat Analyst in the UK

Cyber Threat Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat Analyst over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat Analyst in the UK

Cyber Threat Analyst
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
UK excluding London -16 5 £47,557 +17.84% 3
Work from Home +60 4 £47,557 +17.84% 1
England +59 4 £53,779 +16.30% 3
South West -25 2 £47,557 +17.84% 2
Scotland -53 2 £47,557 +17.84%
London +108 1 £75,000 +36.36%
South East - 1 £60,000 - 1

Cyber Threat Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Cyber Threat 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 featuring Cyber Threat Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (83.33%) Finance
3 4 (66.67%) Law
3 4 (66.67%) Agile
3 4 (66.67%) Banking
3 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
3 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
3 4 (66.67%) Tradecraft
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 1 (16.67%) Insider Threat
4 1 (16.67%) Cyberattack
4 1 (16.67%) Intel
4 1 (16.67%) Threat Management
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Open Source

Cyber Threat Analyst Skill Set
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:

General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Banking
2 4 (66.67%) Law
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (16.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (16.67%) Cyberattack
2 1 (16.67%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 4 (66.67%) Tradecraft
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 1 (16.67%) Open Source
3 1 (16.67%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Intel