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 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 677 | 722 | 726 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +4 | +366 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 63 | 192 | 174 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.18% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 162 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,350 | £38,750 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,875 | £70,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,350 | £79,750 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.60% |
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 | 53,510 | 101,343 | 81,087 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.90% | 94.83% | 91.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,131 | 71,360 | 54,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,740 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,750 | £44,186 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
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 5 July 2025.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 14 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 5 July 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 | +36 | 55 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 181 |
| UK excluding London | +71 | 39 | £50,000 | - | 124 |
| Work from Home | +92 | 22 | £54,500 | -9.17% | 110 |
| London | +66 | 16 | £57,500 | -14.81% | 71 |
| South East | +40 | 12 | £54,500 | -14.51% | 24 |
| Scotland | +85 | 7 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 8 |
| Midlands | +84 | 6 | £39,500 | -16.84% | 22 |
| East of England | +29 | 5 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 13 |
| North of England | +23 | 5 | £48,500 | -3.00% | 39 |
| South West | +71 | 4 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 4 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 3 | £38,500 | -33.04% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +63 | 2 | £50,000 | +27.39% | 10 |
| North East | +40 | 2 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 1 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 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: