Cybersecurity Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Cybersecurity Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Cybersecurity Analyst daily rate in South Yorkshire 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 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
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 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - £750
% change year-on-year - - +76.47%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 864 235 385
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.91% 87.36% 91.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 583 154 233
10th Percentile £335 £187 £275
25th Percentile £412 £322 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.60% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £546 £575 £588
90th Percentile £675 £646 £650
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 16
10th Percentile £14.98 - £10.90
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £12.26
Median hourly rate £19.50 £16.19 £13.23
Median % change year-on-year +20.44% +22.37% -33.85%
75th Percentile £22.33 £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.02 - -
Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £24.18 £13.96
% change year-on-year +13.73% +73.21% -43.02%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Cybersecurity Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Cybersecurity Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 25 February 2026. 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
Sheffield - 3 £525 - 2
Cybersecurity Analyst
Yorkshire

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

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 South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire 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