Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs in the South West

Cybersecurity Analyst
England > South West

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the South West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 256 265
Rank change year-on-year +78 +9 +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 5 36 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.14% 0.39% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.40% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 5 34 2
10th Percentile - - £29,575
25th Percentile - £45,000 £31,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £37,750
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +72.19% -38.27%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £45,438
90th Percentile £63,250 £72,500 £48,925
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,366 8,908 5,965
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.87% 96.25% 89.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,014 6,534 3,700
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South West

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in the South West.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South West

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 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
Bristol +39 4 £55,000 -21.43%
Somerset - 1 £67,500 -
Cybersecurity Analyst
England

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Cybersecurity 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 South West region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (80.00%) GDPR
2 4 (80.00%) Task Automation
2 4 (80.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (80.00%) NIST
2 4 (80.00%) Accessibility
2 4 (80.00%) RBAC
2 4 (80.00%) Application Security
2 4 (80.00%) Technology Transformation
2 4 (80.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) GCIA
3 1 (20.00%) GCIH
3 1 (20.00%) Snort
3 1 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (20.00%) Splunk
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Protective Monitoring
3 1 (20.00%) LogRhythm
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Insider Threat
1 1 (20.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Application Security
2 4 (80.00%) RBAC
2 4 (80.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (80.00%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (80.00%) Task Automation
2 4 (80.00%) Technology Transformation
2 4 (80.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (20.00%) Protective Monitoring
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Detection
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) GCIA
1 1 (20.00%) GCIH
1 1 (20.00%) GIAC
1 1 (20.00%) SANS
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) Accessibility
1 4 (80.00%) GDPR
1 4 (80.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Snort
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (20.00%) Splunk