Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 589 589 596
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 +268
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 63 162 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.24% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.25% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 51 108 118
10th Percentile £31,500 £38,964 £40,800
25th Percentile £40,625 £46,000 £47,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £64,875 £67,500 £65,515
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,750 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.50% -16.67% +29.03%

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 47,047 63,901 50,390
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.87% 94.87% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,947 35,849 38,981
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,350 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.30% -4.76% -

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 12 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK

Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 16 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 12 November 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
England +4 58 £52,750 -12.08% 27
UK excluding London +37 40 £52,750 +5.50% 19
London +2 20 £54,750 -15.77% 12
Work from Home +33 19 £52,500 -19.23% 6
South East +27 13 £59,000 -1.67% 12
North of England -10 10 £50,500 +1.00% 3
Midlands +58 9 £37,500 -21.05% 1
Yorkshire +2 6 £39,750 -38.85% 1
East Midlands +28 5 £37,500 -21.05%
West Midlands +46 4 £54,000 - 1
South West +26 3 - - 1
North West +11 2 £59,250 +39.41% 2
North East +9 2 £55,000 -
East of England -1 2 £47,500 +5.56% 2
Scotland -12 2 £57,750 +18.46%
Wales +9 1 £41,500 -5.14%

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

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, 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 63 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (53.97%) Incident Response
3 31 (49.21%) SIEM
4 24 (38.10%) Security Operations
5 21 (33.33%) Microsoft
6 17 (26.98%) Azure
7 16 (25.40%) Firewall
8 15 (23.81%) Information Security
9 14 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (20.63%) Security Cleared
11 12 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 12 (19.05%) SC Cleared
12 11 (17.46%) Degree
13 10 (15.87%) CISSP
14 9 (14.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 9 (14.29%) Incident Management
14 9 (14.29%) NIST
14 9 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
14 9 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
14 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 8 (12.70%) Azure Sentinel
15 8 (12.70%) GDPR
15 8 (12.70%) Intrusion Detection
15 8 (12.70%) Mentoring
15 8 (12.70%) Microsoft 365
15 8 (12.70%) Network Security
15 8 (12.70%) Windows
16 7 (11.11%) Active Directory
16 7 (11.11%) Computer Science
16 7 (11.11%) GRC

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (4.76%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 17 (26.98%) Azure
2 8 (12.70%) Azure Sentinel
2 8 (12.70%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (6.35%) AWS
4 3 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (4.76%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.59%) GCP
5 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.59%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (25.40%) Firewall
2 8 (12.70%) Intrusion Detection
2 8 (12.70%) Network Security
3 2 (3.17%) DHCP
3 2 (3.17%) DNS
3 2 (3.17%) NGFW
3 2 (3.17%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.59%) Broadband
4 1 (1.59%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.59%) Elasticsearch
General
1 28 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 12 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (19.05%) Finance
3 4 (6.35%) Financial Institution
3 4 (6.35%) Law
4 3 (4.76%) Aerospace
4 3 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.59%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 21 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
2 7 (11.11%) Security Posture
3 4 (6.35%) Insider Threat
4 3 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (4.76%) Cyber Defence
4 3 (4.76%) Management Information System
4 3 (4.76%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.76%) PKI
4 3 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (3.17%) SCADA
6 1 (1.59%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.59%) PMI
6 1 (1.59%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.59%) Smart Energy
6 1 (1.59%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (12.70%) Windows
2 5 (7.94%) Linux
3 1 (1.59%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (53.97%) Incident Response
3 31 (49.21%) SIEM
4 24 (38.10%) Security Operations
5 15 (23.81%) Information Security
6 14 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
7 9 (14.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 9 (14.29%) Incident Management
7 9 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
7 9 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
7 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 8 (12.70%) Mentoring
9 7 (11.11%) Computer Science
9 7 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (9.52%) Data Protection
10 6 (9.52%) Risk Management
10 6 (9.52%) Threat Detection
10 6 (9.52%) Use Case
10 6 (9.52%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.94%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 13 (20.63%) Security Cleared
2 12 (19.05%) SC Cleared
3 11 (17.46%) Degree
4 10 (15.87%) CISSP
5 6 (9.52%) CISM
6 5 (7.94%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (6.35%) DV Cleared
7 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (4.76%) CGEIT
8 3 (4.76%) CompTIA CySA+
8 3 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (4.76%) CRISC
8 3 (4.76%) GSEC
9 2 (3.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (3.17%) CCSP
9 2 (3.17%) CISA
9 2 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (1.59%) CEH
10 1 (1.59%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (14.29%) NIST
3 8 (12.70%) GDPR
4 7 (11.11%) GRC
5 5 (7.94%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (6.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (1.59%) Accessibility
8 1 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (1.59%) NIST 800
8 1 (1.59%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (11.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (7.94%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.59%) Nmap
2 1 (1.59%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 21 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.94%) Splunk
3 4 (6.35%) ArcSight
4 3 (4.76%) SAP
4 3 (4.76%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.76%) Tenable
5 2 (3.17%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.59%) AlienVault
6 1 (1.59%) Google
6 1 (1.59%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.59%) Meraki
6 1 (1.59%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.59%) Qualys
6 1 (1.59%) VMware
6 1 (1.59%) Zscaler