Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £54,000 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 248 512 466
Rank change year-on-year +264 -46 +155
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 309 68 85
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.74% 0.18% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 0.20% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 26 33 72
10th Percentile £35,625 £31,900 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,188 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £54,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% -9.58% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65,063 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,897 34,703 29,304
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 93.14% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 22,949 17,250 22,189
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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 +83 88 £56,250 +22.28% 5
Midlands +82 65 £49,250 +36.33% 5
South East +76 61 £54,000 -16.92% 3
Yorkshire +39 54 £53,000 -18.46% 3
South West +40 34 - - 1
West Midlands +48 33 £54,000 +49.48% 4
East Midlands - 32 £36,250 - 1
North West +32 23 £55,000 +44.74% 1
Scotland +22 21 £59,000 +21.03% 2
East of England +31 20 - - 1
Wales +21 16 £41,500 -5.14%
North East +18 11 £57,500 - 1
Northern Ireland - 5 - -
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 309 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 277 (89.64%) Azure
3 275 (89.00%) Microsoft
4 273 (88.35%) CompTIA Security+
4 273 (88.35%) Mentoring
5 271 (87.70%) CompTIA CySA+
6 270 (87.38%) Azure Certification
6 270 (87.38%) ForeScout
7 19 (6.15%) Incident Response
8 15 (4.85%) SIEM
9 12 (3.88%) Security Cleared
9 12 (3.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (3.56%) Vulnerability Management
11 10 (3.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 10 (3.24%) NIST
12 9 (2.91%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 9 (2.91%) SC Cleared
12 9 (2.91%) Security Operations
12 9 (2.91%) Threat Intelligence
13 8 (2.59%) Root Cause Analysis
14 7 (2.27%) GRC
15 6 (1.94%) CISSP
15 6 (1.94%) GDPR
15 6 (1.94%) Information Security
15 6 (1.94%) Network Security
15 6 (1.94%) Penetration Testing
15 6 (1.94%) Problem-Solving
15 6 (1.94%) Threat Detection
15 6 (1.94%) Vulnerability Remediation

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (0.97%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 277 (89.64%) Azure
2 5 (1.62%) Azure Sentinel
2 5 (1.62%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.29%) AWS
4 3 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.94%) Network Security
2 4 (1.29%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
General
1 290 (93.85%) Social Skills
2 14 (4.53%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (0.97%) Aerospace
3 3 (0.97%) Law
4 2 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.53%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (2.59%) Operational Technology
3 6 (1.94%) Cyber Defence
4 5 (1.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 5 (1.62%) Security Posture
5 3 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (0.97%) PKI
5 3 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (0.65%) SCADA
6 2 (0.65%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.32%) Smart Energy
7 1 (0.32%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.65%) Linux
1 2 (0.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 273 (88.35%) Mentoring
3 19 (6.15%) Incident Response
4 15 (4.85%) SIEM
5 12 (3.88%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (3.56%) Vulnerability Management
7 10 (3.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (2.91%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 9 (2.91%) Security Operations
8 9 (2.91%) Threat Intelligence
9 8 (2.59%) Root Cause Analysis
10 6 (1.94%) Information Security
10 6 (1.94%) Penetration Testing
10 6 (1.94%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (1.94%) Threat Detection
10 6 (1.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 5 (1.62%) Kalman Filter
12 4 (1.29%) Risk Management
12 4 (1.29%) Security Monitoring
12 4 (1.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 273 (88.35%) CompTIA Security+
2 271 (87.70%) CompTIA CySA+
3 270 (87.38%) Azure Certification
4 12 (3.88%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.91%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.94%) CISSP
7 5 (1.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (1.62%) CCSP
7 5 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.97%) CEH
8 3 (0.97%) CGEIT
8 3 (0.97%) CISA
8 3 (0.97%) CISM
8 3 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.97%) CRISC
8 3 (0.97%) Degree
8 3 (0.97%) GIAC
8 3 (0.97%) SANS
9 2 (0.65%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (3.24%) NIST
2 7 (2.27%) GRC
3 6 (1.94%) GDPR
4 4 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.97%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (0.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.32%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 275 (89.00%) Microsoft
2 270 (87.38%) ForeScout
3 3 (0.97%) Google
3 3 (0.97%) Palo Alto
3 3 (0.97%) SAP
3 3 (0.97%) ServiceNow
3 3 (0.97%) Tenable
4 2 (0.65%) ArcSight
4 2 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (0.32%) AlienVault
5 1 (0.32%) LogRhythm
5 1 (0.32%) Qualys
5 1 (0.32%) Splunk
5 1 (0.32%) Zscaler