Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cybersecurity Analyst
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 67 48
Rank change year-on-year +14 -19 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 6 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.07% 0.35% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 0.36% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,750 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £40,000
75th Percentile £61,250 - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £57,500 - £40,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 545 563 335
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.80% 97.24% 97.95%
Number of salaries quoted 404 252 290
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £41,250 £38,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,028
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.94% -9.04%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,333 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,125 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 1 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) Azure Certification
2 5 (83.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (83.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (83.33%) ForeScout
2 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
3 1 (16.67%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (16.67%) Firewall
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
3 1 (16.67%) Qualys
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 1 (16.67%) Zscaler

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Firewall
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Azure Certification
1 5 (83.33%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (83.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) ForeScout
3 1 (16.67%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (16.67%) Qualys
3 1 (16.67%) Zscaler