Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends

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 leading to 7 June 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 584 707
Rank change year-on-year +414 +123 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 1,139 75 191
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.23% 0.17% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 0.19% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 134 62 164
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,825 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,438 £46,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £79,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.50% - +8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 87,000 39,565 98,947
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 89.42% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 58,806 22,312 71,677
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -6.54%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 18 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 7 June 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
UK excluding London +392 1,039 £48,250 -3.50% 57
England +395 991 £55,000 - 62
North of England +184 285 £40,000 -8.05% 11
Midlands +129 245 £50,000 +20.48% 3
South East +143 197 £45,000 -13.04% 23
Yorkshire +88 162 £35,000 -9.09% 5
East Midlands +84 149 £50,000 +33.33% 3
South West +50 115 - - 13
West Midlands +69 96 £45,500 -9.00%
London +52 89 £70,000 +0.72% 12
North West +68 88 £45,000 - 6
East of England +44 71 £60,000 +26.32% 10
Scotland +64 68 - -
Work from Home +35 55 £52,896 -3.39% 22
Wales - 51 - - 1
North East -8 35 £46,500 -11.43%
Northern Ireland - 17 - -
Isle of Man - 3 £45,000 -

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 June 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 featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 1,139 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1,001 (87.88%) Microsoft
3 967 (84.90%) CompTIA Security+
4 955 (83.85%) Mentoring
5 953 (83.67%) CompTIA CySA+
6 952 (83.58%) Azure
7 936 (82.18%) Azure Certification
7 936 (82.18%) ForeScout
8 68 (5.97%) Security Operations
9 64 (5.62%) Incident Response
10 63 (5.53%) SIEM
11 47 (4.13%) NIST
12 44 (3.86%) Security Cleared
13 41 (3.60%) SC Cleared
14 38 (3.34%) Continuous Improvement
14 38 (3.34%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 37 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 31 (2.72%) Threat Intelligence
17 30 (2.63%) Linux
17 30 (2.63%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 29 (2.55%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
18 29 (2.55%) Information Security
19 27 (2.37%) Root Cause Analysis
19 27 (2.37%) Vulnerability Management
20 25 (2.19%) Cloud Security
20 25 (2.19%) Python
20 25 (2.19%) SOAR
20 25 (2.19%) Windows
21 24 (2.11%) Agile
21 24 (2.11%) PowerShell

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.088%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 952 (83.58%) Azure
2 23 (2.02%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (1.84%) Microsoft Purview
4 15 (1.32%) Power Platform
5 12 (1.05%) AWS
6 9 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (0.44%) GCP
8 4 (0.35%) Cloudflare
8 4 (0.35%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.26%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.18%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.088%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.088%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.088%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.67%) Firewall
1 19 (1.67%) Network Security
2 8 (0.70%) Cisco Nexus
2 8 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (0.53%) DNS
3 6 (0.53%) LAN
3 6 (0.53%) SSL
3 6 (0.53%) WAN
4 5 (0.44%) Internet
5 3 (0.26%) SCCP
6 2 (0.18%) NGFW
7 1 (0.088%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (1.32%) Power BI
2 4 (0.35%) Tableau
General
1 985 (86.48%) Social Skills
2 58 (5.09%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (2.02%) Aviation
4 21 (1.84%) Retail
5 18 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (1.23%) Finance
7 11 (0.97%) Law
8 5 (0.44%) Public Sector
9 4 (0.35%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.26%) Games
11 2 (0.18%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.088%) Legal
12 1 (0.088%) Military
12 1 (0.088%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 40 (3.51%) Cyber Defence
2 33 (2.90%) Security Operations Centre
2 33 (2.90%) Security Posture
3 20 (1.76%) CSOC
4 16 (1.40%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (1.05%) Operational Technology
6 8 (0.70%) Management Information System
7 7 (0.61%) Cloud Native
7 7 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.53%) Data Centre
9 5 (0.44%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (0.35%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.35%) Onboarding
10 4 (0.35%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.18%) SCADA
12 1 (0.088%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.088%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 1 (0.088%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (2.63%) Linux
2 25 (2.19%) Windows
3 4 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,139 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 955 (83.85%) Mentoring
3 68 (5.97%) Security Operations
4 64 (5.62%) Incident Response
5 63 (5.53%) SIEM
6 38 (3.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 38 (3.34%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 31 (2.72%) Threat Intelligence
8 30 (2.63%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 29 (2.55%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 29 (2.55%) Information Security
10 27 (2.37%) Root Cause Analysis
10 27 (2.37%) Vulnerability Management
11 25 (2.19%) Cloud Security
11 25 (2.19%) SOAR
12 24 (2.11%) Agile
12 24 (2.11%) Process Improvement
13 23 (2.02%) Patch Management
14 22 (1.93%) Problem-Solving
15 20 (1.76%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (2.19%) Python
2 24 (2.11%) PowerShell
3 14 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (0.35%) Bash
5 2 (0.18%) C#
5 2 (0.18%) Go
5 2 (0.18%) SQL
Qualifications
1 967 (84.90%) CompTIA Security+
2 953 (83.67%) CompTIA CySA+
3 936 (82.18%) Azure Certification
4 44 (3.86%) Security Cleared
5 41 (3.60%) SC Cleared
6 19 (1.67%) CISSP
7 18 (1.58%) GIAC
7 18 (1.58%) SSCP
8 16 (1.40%) SANS
9 15 (1.32%) Degree
10 8 (0.70%) CISM
11 7 (0.61%) CEH
12 6 (0.53%) CISA
12 6 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (0.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 4 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.26%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.13%) NIST
2 37 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (1.76%) GRC
4 16 (1.40%) GDPR
5 10 (0.88%) PCI DSS
6 7 (0.61%) NCSC
7 6 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (0.35%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.26%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.18%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.18%) SLA
11 1 (0.088%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.088%) IASME
11 1 (0.088%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (0.70%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.26%) Docker
2 3 (0.26%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.44%) CSIRT
2 4 (0.35%) Graylog
3 3 (0.26%) Ansible
3 3 (0.26%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.26%) SCCM
3 3 (0.26%) Terraform
4 1 (0.088%) Kibana
Vendors
1 1,001 (87.88%) Microsoft
2 936 (82.18%) ForeScout
3 9 (0.79%) Cisco
3 9 (0.79%) Palo Alto
3 9 (0.79%) Qualys
4 8 (0.70%) Aruba
5 5 (0.44%) Google
6 4 (0.35%) Red Hat
7 3 (0.26%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.26%) Tenable
7 3 (0.26%) VMware
8 2 (0.18%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.088%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.088%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.088%) Splunk
9 1 (0.088%) Tanium
9 1 (0.088%) Zscaler