Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 564 | 614 | 583 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -31 | +21 |
| Permanent Cybersecurity Analyst jobs | 262 | 62 | 161 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.22% | 0.12% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.14% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 160 | 51 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £31,500 | £38,880 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,938 | £40,625 | £45,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £66,063 | £66,875 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £53,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.21% | +7.00% | -16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,963 | 45,468 | 64,622 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.95% | 90.21% | 95.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,787 | 27,366 | 36,680 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Cybersecurity Analyst Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Cybersecurity Analyst job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Analyst Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Cybersecurity Analyst Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Cybersecurity Analyst jobs over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Cybersecurity Analyst Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Cybersecurity Analyst jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 31 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +24 | 226 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 203 | £47,500 | -11.21% | 38 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 61 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 14 |
| North of England | -25 | 55 | £47,500 | -5.94% | 12 |
| South East | -30 | 52 | £65,000 | +7.00% | 7 |
| London | -36 | 52 | £79,000 | +38.60% | 4 |
| North West | -14 | 38 | £50,000 | -15.61% | 5 |
| Midlands | -38 | 36 | £47,500 | +26.67% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 27 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| South West | -61 | 18 | £39,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 16 | £42,500 | +6.92% | 5 |
| Wales | -59 | 14 | £45,000 | +8.43% | 2 |
| East of England | -36 | 13 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 9 | £29,500 | -45.37% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 8 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +10 | 7 | - | - | 5 |
| North East | -72 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 262 |
| 2 | SIEM | 35.1% | 92 |
| 3 | Security Operations | 33.2% | 87 |
| 4 | Vulnerability Management | 30.9% | 81 |
| 5 | Incident Response | 29.8% | 78 |
| 6 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 27.1% | 71 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 24.8% | 65 |
| 8 | Information Security | 20.6% | 54 |
| 9 | Firewall | 17.6% | 46 |
| 10 | Vulnerability Remediation | 15.6% | 41 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 13.7% | 36 |
| 12 | Azure | 13.4% | 35 |
| 12 | NIST | 13.4% | 35 |
| 12 | Threat Detection | 13.4% | 35 |
| 15 | Mimecast | 12.2% | 32 |
| 15 | Palo Alto | 12.2% | 32 |
| 17 | CompTIA Security+ | 11.5% | 30 |
| 17 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 11.5% | 30 |
| 17 | Threat Intelligence | 11.5% | 30 |
| 20 | Penetration Testing | 11.1% | 29 |
| 21 | CompTIA CySA+ | 10.7% | 28 |
| 21 | Qualys | 10.7% | 28 |
| 23 | Degree | 10.3% | 27 |
| 24 | Continuous Improvement | 9.5% | 25 |
| 24 | Cyber Essentials | 9.5% | 25 |
| 24 | Wi-Fi | 9.5% | 25 |
| 27 | Cisco | 9.2% | 24 |
| 27 | Cloud Security | 9.2% | 24 |
| 27 | Data Security | 9.2% | 24 |
| 27 | Incident Management | 9.2% | 24 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 | Security Analyst | 98.1% | 257 |
| 2 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 33.2% | 87 |
| 3 | Senior Security Analyst | 31.3% | 82 |
| 4 | Network Security Analyst | 8.8% | 23 |
| 4 | Senior Network Analyst | 8.8% | 23 |
| 6 | IT Security Analyst | 8.0% | 21 |
| 7 | SIEM Analyst | 5.7% | 15 |
| 8 | Senior Firewall Analyst | 3.8% | 10 |
| 9 | Network Infrastructure Analyst | 2.3% | 6 |
| 9 | Senior Infrastructure Analyst | 2.3% | 6 |
| 9 | SOC Analyst | 2.3% | 6 |
| 12 | Cybersecurity Manager | 1.9% | 5 |
| 12 | Junior Security Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 12 | Salesforce Administrator | 1.9% | 5 |
| 12 | Salesforce Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 12 | Security Administrator | 1.9% | 5 |
| 12 | Senior IT Security Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 12 | Senior Manager | 1.9% | 5 |
| 19 | Information Security Analyst | 1.5% | 4 |
| 20 | Security Incident Analyst | 1.1% | 3 |