Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 714 | 802 | 1049 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +247 | -335 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 196 | 179 | 189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.17% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.19% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 171 | 147 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £37,436 | £32,465 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £37,286 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £64,250 | £57,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £79,400 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £45,473 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -6.54% | +2.54% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +123 | 179 | £55,000 | +3.77% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 127 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 15 |
| London | +105 | 65 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 64 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 9 |
| South West | +2 | 37 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 3 |
| North of England | +79 | 33 | £42,500 | -15.00% | |
| South East | +21 | 25 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +106 | 13 | £52,500 | -20.23% | |
| North West | +24 | 12 | £37,500 | -16.67% | |
| Scotland | -58 | 12 | £50,000 | - | 5 |
| East of England | +11 | 11 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 1 |
| North East | - | 8 | £42,500 | - | |
| Midlands | 0 | 7 | £47,000 | +10.59% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 4 | £36,750 | -13.53% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 3 | £52,500 | +31.25% | |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £37,500 | - |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 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 featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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