Cybersecurity Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Cybersecurity Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Cybersecurity Analyst daily rate in Sheffield is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £511 - -
25th Percentile £512 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £539 - -
90th Percentile £541 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 804 201 318
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.83% 85.90% 90.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 554 130 200
10th Percentile £350 £209 £275
25th Percentile £413 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £514
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% -2.72% -6.55%
75th Percentile £546 £583 £588
90th Percentile £668 £651 £675
South Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.60% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile £14.98 - -
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £19.50 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +20.44% -8.14% -29.50%
75th Percentile £22.33 £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.02 - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +20.44% +22.37% -33.85%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Cybersecurity Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, Cybersecurity Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 3 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Confluence
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (66.67%) MS Visio
2 2 (66.67%) Privileged Access Management
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Use Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) MS Visio
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Banking
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 3 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Privileged Access Management
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Use Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
Cybersecurity Analyst jobs