Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 705 797 1019
Rank change year-on-year +92 +222 -312
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 189 189 186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.18% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.20% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 164 149 159
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,650 £32,327
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £37,079
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £57,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,200 £70,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £45,945
% change year-on-year +17.65% -7.50% +3.61%

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 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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 +129 175 £55,000 +10.00% 27
UK excluding London +45 122 £50,000 +17.65% 22
London +143 63 £55,000 -8.33% 6
Work from Home +91 62 £55,000 +10.00% 12
South West +18 36 £65,000 +36.84% 2
North of England +69 33 £42,500 -15.00% 6
South East +20 23 £75,000 +66.67% 6
Yorkshire +100 13 £52,500 -20.23% 2
North West +10 12 £37,500 -16.67% 4
East of England +22 11 £50,000 +17.65% 2
Scotland -55 10 £50,000 - 3
Midlands -14 8 £44,750 +5.29% 3
North East - 8 £42,500 -
West Midlands +15 5 £42,000 -1.18% 3
East Midlands -18 3 £52,500 +35.48%
Northern Ireland +21 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 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 featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 189 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 109 (57.67%) SIEM
3 80 (42.33%) Incident Response
4 76 (40.21%) Firewall
5 73 (38.62%) Security Operations
6 70 (37.04%) Azure
7 61 (32.28%) Microsoft
8 60 (31.75%) Information Security
8 60 (31.75%) NIST
9 56 (29.63%) CISSP
10 50 (26.46%) Vulnerability Management
11 49 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 43 (22.75%) CompTIA Security+
13 38 (20.11%) Cloud Security
14 36 (19.05%) Cyber Threat
15 34 (17.99%) Security Monitoring
15 34 (17.99%) Social Skills
16 32 (16.93%) CompTIA CySA+
17 30 (15.87%) Windows
17 30 (15.87%) Degree
17 30 (15.87%) Penetration Testing
18 29 (15.34%) Threat Intelligence
18 29 (15.34%) Cyberattack
18 29 (15.34%) Analytical Skills
19 28 (14.81%) Finance
20 27 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
20 27 (14.29%) Security Architecture
20 27 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
21 26 (13.76%) Microsoft 365
21 26 (13.76%) AWS

Cybersecurity 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.59%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 70 (37.04%) Azure
2 26 (13.76%) AWS
2 26 (13.76%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (3.70%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (3.70%) Entra ID
4 5 (2.65%) SaaS
5 2 (1.06%) IaaS
5 2 (1.06%) PaaS
6 1 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.53%) GCP
6 1 (0.53%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 76 (40.21%) Firewall
2 18 (9.52%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (5.82%) Network Security
4 8 (4.23%) LAN
4 8 (4.23%) WAN
5 6 (3.17%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.59%) Broadband
6 3 (1.59%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.06%) DNS
7 2 (1.06%) VPN
7 2 (1.06%) Wireless
8 1 (0.53%) DHCP
8 1 (0.53%) DKIM
8 1 (0.53%) DMARC
General
1 34 (17.99%) Social Skills
2 29 (15.34%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (14.81%) Finance
4 20 (10.58%) Law
5 14 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (5.82%) Retail
7 6 (3.17%) Marketing
8 5 (2.65%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.12%) Banking
10 3 (1.59%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.06%) Advertising
11 2 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.06%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.06%) Publishing
12 1 (0.53%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.53%) Legal
12 1 (0.53%) Police
12 1 (0.53%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 36 (19.05%) Cyber Threat
2 29 (15.34%) Cyberattack
3 25 (13.23%) Management Information System
4 18 (9.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 15 (7.94%) Security Operations Centre
6 13 (6.88%) Cyber Defence
6 13 (6.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 10 (5.29%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (3.70%) Operational Technology
9 6 (3.17%) IoT
10 5 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (2.65%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (1.59%) CSOC
11 3 (1.59%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.06%) Data Centre
12 2 (1.06%) Digital Media
12 2 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (1.06%) Linux Command Line
13 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 30 (15.87%) Windows
2 13 (6.88%) Linux
2 13 (6.88%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.12%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.53%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.53%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 109 (57.67%) SIEM
3 80 (42.33%) Incident Response
4 73 (38.62%) Security Operations
5 60 (31.75%) Information Security
6 50 (26.46%) Vulnerability Management
7 38 (20.11%) Cloud Security
8 34 (17.99%) Security Monitoring
9 30 (15.87%) Penetration Testing
10 29 (15.34%) Threat Intelligence
11 27 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
11 27 (14.29%) Security Architecture
11 27 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 24 (12.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 22 (11.64%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 21 (11.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 21 (11.11%) Risk Management
15 20 (10.58%) Application Security
15 20 (10.58%) Runbook
16 19 (10.05%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.29%) Python
2 6 (3.17%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.12%) Bash
3 4 (2.12%) C++
4 2 (1.06%) SQL
5 1 (0.53%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 56 (29.63%) CISSP
2 43 (22.75%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (16.93%) CompTIA CySA+
4 30 (15.87%) Degree
5 22 (11.64%) CCSP
5 22 (11.64%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (10.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 19 (10.05%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 18 (9.52%) CISM
8 18 (9.52%) Network+ Certification
9 17 (8.99%) CEH
9 17 (8.99%) CISA
10 12 (6.35%) GIAC
10 12 (6.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (5.29%) Security Cleared
12 9 (4.76%) Master's Degree
13 7 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (3.70%) GSEC
13 7 (3.70%) SSCP
14 4 (2.12%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (31.75%) NIST
2 49 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (10.58%) NCSC
4 19 (10.05%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (10.05%) GDPR
5 18 (9.52%) PCI DSS
6 16 (8.47%) SOC 2
7 14 (7.41%) GRC
8 3 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.59%) ISO 22301
8 3 (1.59%) QA
9 2 (1.06%) ISO 31000
9 2 (1.06%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.53%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (10.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (6.35%) CSIRT
1 12 (6.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (5.29%) CASB
3 5 (2.65%) Nessus
4 4 (2.12%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.06%) QRadar
Vendors
1 61 (32.28%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.17%) Qualys
2 6 (3.17%) Splunk
3 5 (2.65%) Intel
3 5 (2.65%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.06%) Darktrace
4 2 (1.06%) Facebook
4 2 (1.06%) IBM
4 2 (1.06%) Sun
5 1 (0.53%) Cisco
5 1 (0.53%) LogRhythm
5 1 (0.53%) Rapid7