Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst daily rate in the UK is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 474 | 492 | 544 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +52 | +158 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 76 | 82 | 135 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.19% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.20% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 56 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £283 | £413 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £500 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £697 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £570 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +11.22% | -6.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51.88 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45.75 | £54.69 | £72.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £61.25 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.02% | -18.33% | +13.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.25 | £69.69 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £73.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -33.33% | +13.98% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 29,261 | 40,308 | 53,403 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 92.99% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,659 | 25,937 | 37,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,318 | 2,814 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £63.31 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +96.47% |
Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 11 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 5 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | +44 | 59 | £485 | -14.91% | 181 |
| London | +56 | 37 | £495 | -1.00% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 33 | £475 | -16.67% | 124 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 30 | £450 | -12.62% | 110 |
| South East | +40 | 15 | £488 | -10.39% | 24 |
| Scotland | +7 | 12 | £454 | -13.52% | 8 |
| South West | +28 | 4 | £350 | -51.72% | 14 |
| Midlands | +7 | 3 | £565 | +13.00% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 3 | £565 | +13.00% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 1 | £625 | -16.67% | 21 |
| North of England | -6 | 1 | £625 | +9.65% | 39 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Cybersecurity Analyst contract 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 contract job ads featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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