Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 598 | 693 | 806 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +113 | +228 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 86 | 194 | 181 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 168 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £37,125 | £37,436 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.82% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £64,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,000 | £77,500 | £79,400 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,500 | £50,000 | £43,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.00% | +14.29% | -6.91% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 30 April 2025.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 12 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 30 April 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 |
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| England | +90 | 79 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 33 |
| London | +77 | 38 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +117 | 35 | £54,500 | +9.00% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +141 | 24 | £55,000 | - | 30 |
| South East | +98 | 9 | £54,500 | -23.51% | 12 |
| Scotland | +123 | 6 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 9 |
| East of England | +53 | 6 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 1 |
| South West | +83 | 5 | £55,000 | -15.38% | |
| North of England | +56 | 5 | £46,000 | +8.24% | 7 |
| North West | +26 | 5 | £46,000 | +22.67% | 2 |
| Midlands | +58 | 4 | £50,000 | +6.38% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 4 | £50,000 | +36.05% |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 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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