Cyber Defence Analyst Jobs in England

Cyber Defence Analyst
UK > England

The median Cyber Defence Analyst salary in England is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 667 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cyber Defence Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £78,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £77,500 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -29.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 43,803 83,462 79,794
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.65% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 22,985 62,077 51,018
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,084 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Cyber Defence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Defence Analyst in England

Cyber Defence Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Cyber Defence Analyst in England

Cyber Defence Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 27 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 1 £77,500 - 1
Cyber Defence Analyst
UK

Cyber Defence Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 May 2025, Cyber Defence 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 across the England region featuring Cyber Defence Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Insider Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture

Cyber Defence Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Insider Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft