Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends in Glasgow
Cybersecurity Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Glasgow is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | - | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -8 |
| Permanent Cybersecurity Analyst jobs | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 0.73% | - | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.78% | - | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,000 | - | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +22.22% |
| Scotland median annual salary | £44,000 | £57,750 | £48,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +18.46% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title | 1,544 | 785 | 928 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.15% | 92.90% | 97.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 861 | 363 | 510 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,500 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £39,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £56,006 | £45,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.46% | -15.09% | +6.00% |
Cybersecurity Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Cybersecurity Analyst job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Cybersecurity Analyst Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Cybersecurity Analyst 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 permanent Cybersecurity Analyst job ads across the Glasgow region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 12 |
| 2 | Security Operations | 66.7% | 8 |
| 3 | Threat Detection | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Information Security | 41.7% | 5 |
| 5 | CISSP | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | CompTIA CySA+ | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | CompTIA Security+ | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Data Loss Prevention | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Firewall | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Incident Response | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Root Cause Analysis | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Security Monitoring | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Security Testing | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | SIEM | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Threat Intelligence | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Assessment | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 16.7% | 2 |
| 21 | AI | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | Azure | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | Azure DevOps | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | Continuous Improvement | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | DevOps | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | Incident Management | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | ITSM | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | JIRA | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | Risk Management | 8.3% | 1 |
| 21 | Security Architecture | 8.3% | 1 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 66.7% | 8 |