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 14 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 639 | 725 | 761 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +36 | +319 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 68 | 193 | 166 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 167 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,150 | £38,450 | £36,879 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £70,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £78,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £47,555 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.14% | +2.33% |
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 | 50,392 | 104,452 | 83,953 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.93% | 94.78% | 91.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,539 | 73,677 | 54,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 14 June 2025.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 15 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 14 June 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 | +65 | 60 | £55,000 | - | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +98 | 42 | £50,000 | - | 42 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 23 | £54,500 | -9.17% | 28 |
| London | +76 | 17 | £68,500 | +1.48% | 24 |
| South East | +76 | 12 | £54,500 | -19.26% | 12 |
| Scotland | +107 | 7 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 14 |
| Midlands | +79 | 6 | £39,500 | -24.76% | 2 |
| East of England | +40 | 6 | £47,500 | +8.57% | 3 |
| North of England | +35 | 6 | £43,500 | -13.00% | 9 |
| South West | +90 | 5 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +56 | 4 | £37,500 | -28.57% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 3 | £38,500 | -30.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +62 | 2 | £50,000 | +27.39% | |
| North West | +15 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | +44 | 1 | £52,500 | +23.53% | 2 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 June 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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