Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK > England

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in England is £59,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 544 547
Rank change year-on-year +209 +3 +202
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 304 136 133
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.58% 0.28% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.30% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 46 93 112
10th Percentile £32,000 £40,029 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.46% +8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £69,969 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.23% +8.33% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +67 88 £59,250 +28.80% 4
Midlands +86 68 £55,000 +52.25% 1
South East +87 61 £54,000 -16.92% 4
Yorkshire +34 55 £65,000 -
West Midlands +54 36 £65,000 +79.93% 1
South West +44 34 - -
London +17 34 £62,500 -9.29% 10
East Midlands - 32 £36,250 -
North West +25 23 £55,000 +44.74% 4
East of England +33 20 - - 1
North East +19 10 - -
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Cybersecurity Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 304 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 251 (82.57%) Microsoft
3 250 (82.24%) Azure
4 244 (80.26%) Mentoring
5 239 (78.62%) CompTIA Security+
6 236 (77.63%) CompTIA CySA+
7 235 (77.30%) Azure Certification
7 235 (77.30%) ForeScout
8 41 (13.49%) Incident Response
9 29 (9.54%) SIEM
10 27 (8.88%) Security Operations
11 20 (6.58%) NIST
12 18 (5.92%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 18 (5.92%) Threat Intelligence
13 16 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 15 (4.93%) Continuous Improvement
14 15 (4.93%) Root Cause Analysis
15 14 (4.61%) Information Security
15 14 (4.61%) Vulnerability Management
16 13 (4.28%) Network Security
16 13 (4.28%) Problem-Solving
17 12 (3.95%) Firewall
17 12 (3.95%) Stakeholder Management
18 11 (3.62%) CISSP
19 10 (3.29%) GRC
19 10 (3.29%) Security Cleared
19 10 (3.29%) Security Monitoring
20 9 (2.96%) Degree
20 9 (2.96%) GDPR
20 9 (2.96%) Incident Management

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 250 (82.24%) Azure
2 9 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (2.30%) AWS
4 6 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (0.99%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (0.99%) GCP
6 2 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.28%) Network Security
2 12 (3.95%) Firewall
3 4 (1.32%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (0.66%) SCCP
5 1 (0.33%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
General
1 268 (88.16%) Social Skills
2 17 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (2.96%) Finance
4 4 (1.32%) Aviation
4 4 (1.32%) Financial Institution
4 4 (1.32%) Law
4 4 (1.32%) Retail
5 3 (0.99%) Aerospace
5 3 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.33%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.88%) Cyber Threat
2 15 (4.93%) Cyber Defence
3 9 (2.96%) Operational Technology
3 9 (2.96%) Security Operations Centre
3 9 (2.96%) Security Posture
4 5 (1.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (0.99%) Insider Threat
5 3 (0.99%) PKI
6 2 (0.66%) Cloud Native
6 2 (0.66%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (0.66%) SCADA
6 2 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.33%) CSOC
7 1 (0.33%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.33%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.33%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.33%) Smart Energy
7 1 (0.33%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.96%) Windows
2 7 (2.30%) Linux
3 2 (0.66%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 244 (80.26%) Mentoring
3 41 (13.49%) Incident Response
4 29 (9.54%) SIEM
5 27 (8.88%) Security Operations
6 18 (5.92%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 18 (5.92%) Threat Intelligence
7 15 (4.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 15 (4.93%) Root Cause Analysis
8 14 (4.61%) Information Security
8 14 (4.61%) Vulnerability Management
9 13 (4.28%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (3.95%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (3.29%) Security Monitoring
12 9 (2.96%) Incident Management
12 9 (2.96%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 8 (2.63%) Project Management
13 8 (2.63%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 7 (2.30%) Penetration Testing
14 7 (2.30%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.30%) PowerShell
2 5 (1.64%) Python
3 1 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 239 (78.62%) CompTIA Security+
2 236 (77.63%) CompTIA CySA+
3 235 (77.30%) Azure Certification
4 11 (3.62%) CISSP
5 10 (3.29%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.96%) Degree
7 8 (2.63%) GIAC
7 8 (2.63%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.97%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (1.64%) CCSP
9 5 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.64%) CISM
9 5 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.32%) CISA
11 3 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.99%) CEH
11 3 (0.99%) CGEIT
11 3 (0.99%) CRISC
11 3 (0.99%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.58%) NIST
2 16 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (3.29%) GRC
4 9 (2.96%) GDPR
5 5 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.64%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 6 (1.97%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.66%) Docker
2 2 (0.66%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.97%) CSIRT
2 2 (0.66%) Ansible
2 2 (0.66%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.66%) SCCM
2 2 (0.66%) Terraform
3 1 (0.33%) Nmap
Vendors
1 251 (82.57%) Microsoft
2 235 (77.30%) ForeScout
3 5 (1.64%) Google
4 4 (1.32%) Tenable
5 3 (0.99%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (0.99%) Palo Alto
5 3 (0.99%) SAP
5 3 (0.99%) ServiceNow
5 3 (0.99%) Splunk
6 2 (0.66%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.66%) VMware
7 1 (0.33%) ArcSight