Cybersecurity Analyst Contract Job Trends
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 486 | 496 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +10 | +34 |
| Contract Cybersecurity Analyst jobs | 139 | 79 | 64 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 98 | 49 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £345 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.77% | +4.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £550 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £660 | £695 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £510 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.75% | +2.00% | -6.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £37.20 | £51.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.06 | £38.63 | £54.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.05 | £47.00 | £61.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.37% | -23.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.07 | £58.13 | £69.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.63 | £61.20 | £73.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.05 | - | £50.00 |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 50,192 | 31,079 | 34,191 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.65% | 90.91% | 92.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,573 | 19,672 | 20,643 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £620 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,192 | 1,719 | 1,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £13.85 | £15.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £39.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -36.33% | -12.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £69.49 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -37.50% | -10.11% |
Cybersecurity Analyst Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Cybersecurity Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Analyst Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Cybersecurity Analyst Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for Cybersecurity Analyst jobs over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
Cybersecurity Analyst Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Cybersecurity Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution for Cybersecurity Analyst jobs over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
Cybersecurity Analyst Top 14 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Cybersecurity Analyst jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 29 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -67 | 130 | £550 | +5.77% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 76 | £575 | +12.75% | 37 |
| London | -62 | 56 | £525 | - | 2 |
| South East | -19 | 49 | £575 | +15.58% | 5 |
| Work from Home | -85 | 23 | £475 | +5.56% | 13 |
| South West | -29 | 9 | £645 | +84.29% | 6 |
| North of England | -64 | 8 | £425 | -18.27% | 11 |
| North West | -44 | 5 | £385 | -26.76% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 3 | £575 | +10.58% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £240 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -36 | 2 | £400 | -18.78% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 1 | £250 | -48.72% | 2 |
| Midlands | -39 | 1 | £250 | -48.72% | 4 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Cybersecurity Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Cybersecurity Analyst job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 139 |
| 2 | SIEM | 44.6% | 62 |
| 3 | Security Operations | 38.8% | 54 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 37.4% | 52 |
| 5 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 28.8% | 40 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 27.3% | 38 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 26.6% | 37 |
| 7 | NIST | 26.6% | 37 |
| 9 | Security Monitoring | 23.7% | 33 |
| 10 | Incident Response | 20.9% | 29 |
| 11 | DV Cleared | 18.0% | 25 |
| 12 | Azure | 17.3% | 24 |
| 12 | Continuous Improvement | 17.3% | 24 |
| 12 | Information Security | 17.3% | 24 |
| 12 | SC Cleared | 17.3% | 24 |
| 16 | Incident Management | 16.5% | 23 |
| 16 | Threat Detection | 16.5% | 23 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Management | 15.1% | 21 |
| 19 | AWS | 14.4% | 20 |
| 20 | Problem-Solving | 13.7% | 19 |
| 20 | Risk Management | 13.7% | 19 |
| 22 | CrowdStrike | 12.2% | 17 |
| 23 | CISSP | 11.5% | 16 |
| 23 | Data Protection | 11.5% | 16 |
| 23 | Entra ID | 11.5% | 16 |
| 23 | Vulnerability Remediation | 11.5% | 16 |
| 27 | Cloud Security | 10.8% | 15 |
| 27 | GRC | 10.8% | 15 |
| 29 | Stakeholder Engagement | 10.1% | 14 |
| 29 | Windows | 10.1% | 14 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Analyst | 95.0% | 132 |
| 2 | SOC Analyst | 14.4% | 20 |
| 3 | Security Operations Analyst | 9.4% | 13 |
| 4 | Business Analyst | 8.6% | 12 |
| 5 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 5.0% | 7 |
| 6 | Security Compliance Analyst | 4.3% | 6 |
| 6 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 4.3% | 6 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity Architect | 3.6% | 5 |
| 8 | Data Analyst | 3.6% | 5 |
| 10 | Operational Security Analyst | 2.9% | 4 |
| 10 | Security Risk Analyst | 2.9% | 4 |
| 12 | Data Analytics Analyst | 1.4% | 2 |
| 12 | Financial Analyst | 1.4% | 2 |
| 12 | Information Analyst | 1.4% | 2 |
| 12 | Vulnerability Analyst | 1.4% | 2 |
| 16 | ArcSight Analyst | 0.7% | 1 |
| 16 | Compliance Business Analyst | 0.7% | 1 |
| 16 | Cyber Defence Analyst | 0.7% | 1 |
| 16 | Cybersecurity Specialist | 0.7% | 1 |
| 16 | Deployment Analyst | 0.7% | 1 |