Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £55,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 611 625 614
Rank change year-on-year +14 -11 +353
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 62 168 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.22% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.23% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 50 116 139
10th Percentile £31,500 £40,639 £38,750
25th Percentile £40,563 £46,250 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,250 £57,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -4.58% +20.00%
75th Percentile £66,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% -9.09% +18.36%

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 44,155 74,074 57,839
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 95.25% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 25,862 44,536 44,785
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst 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 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the UK

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 16 September 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 +20 58 £54,000 -10.00% 23
UK excluding London +36 37 £49,000 -2.00% 21
Work from Home +43 23 £54,000 -16.92% 11
London +13 21 £57,500 -11.54% 11
South East +32 11 £56,500 -5.83% 7
North of England +41 9 £48,500 -19.17% 5
Midlands +61 7 £37,500 -25.00% 3
Yorkshire +15 6 £39,750 -38.85% 1
East Midlands +19 5 £37,500 -25.00% 1
Scotland +43 4 £56,500 +13.00% 3
South West +63 3 - -
East of England -13 3 £47,500 +5.56% 1
West Midlands +53 2 £48,750 - 2
North East - 2 £55,000 -
North West -7 1 £63,500 +5.83% 4

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 September 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.

1 62 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (58.06%) SIEM
3 33 (53.23%) Incident Response
4 29 (46.77%) Social Skills
5 27 (43.55%) Security Operations
6 25 (40.32%) Cyber Threat
7 22 (35.48%) Firewall
8 19 (30.65%) Microsoft
9 16 (25.81%) Security Cleared
9 16 (25.81%) SC Cleared
10 15 (24.19%) Windows
11 14 (22.58%) Azure
11 14 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
12 13 (20.97%) Information Security
13 12 (19.35%) CISSP
14 11 (17.74%) Intrusion Detection
14 11 (17.74%) Mentoring
14 11 (17.74%) Vulnerability Management
14 11 (17.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 11 (17.74%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 11 (17.74%) Threat Intelligence
14 11 (17.74%) NIST
15 10 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
15 10 (16.13%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (16.13%) Security Operations Centre
15 10 (16.13%) CompTIA Security+
15 10 (16.13%) Degree
15 10 (16.13%) CISM
16 9 (14.52%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 9 (14.52%) Network Security

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.58%) Azure
2 10 (16.13%) Azure Sentinel
3 9 (14.52%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (8.06%) AWS
5 3 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (3.23%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.61%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.61%) GCP
7 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.61%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (35.48%) Firewall
2 11 (17.74%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (14.52%) Network Security
4 3 (4.84%) DHCP
4 3 (4.84%) DNS
4 3 (4.84%) NGFW
4 3 (4.84%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.61%) Broadband
5 1 (1.61%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.61%) Elasticsearch
General
1 29 (46.77%) Social Skills
2 14 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (12.90%) Finance
4 4 (6.45%) Law
5 3 (4.84%) Aerospace
5 3 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.23%) Military
6 2 (3.23%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.61%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 25 (40.32%) Cyber Threat
2 10 (16.13%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (9.68%) Security Posture
4 5 (8.06%) Cyber Defence
4 5 (8.06%) Insider Threat
5 4 (6.45%) Management Information System
6 3 (4.84%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (4.84%) Operational Technology
6 3 (4.84%) PKI
6 3 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (3.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (3.23%) SCADA
8 1 (1.61%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.61%) PMI
8 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.61%) Smart Energy
8 1 (1.61%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 15 (24.19%) Windows
2 8 (12.90%) Linux
3 1 (1.61%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (58.06%) SIEM
3 33 (53.23%) Incident Response
4 27 (43.55%) Security Operations
5 13 (20.97%) Information Security
6 11 (17.74%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 11 (17.74%) Mentoring
6 11 (17.74%) Threat Intelligence
6 11 (17.74%) Vulnerability Management
7 10 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (14.52%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 8 (12.90%) Open Source
9 8 (12.90%) Risk Management
9 8 (12.90%) Threat Detection
9 8 (12.90%) Use Case
10 7 (11.29%) Artificial Intelligence
10 7 (11.29%) Computer Science
10 7 (11.29%) Kalman Filter
10 7 (11.29%) OSINT
11 6 (9.68%) Situational Awareness
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.90%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (3.23%) Bash
2 2 (3.23%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.23%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (25.81%) SC Cleared
1 16 (25.81%) Security Cleared
2 12 (19.35%) CISSP
3 10 (16.13%) CISM
3 10 (16.13%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (16.13%) Degree
4 7 (11.29%) DV Cleared
5 5 (8.06%) CompTIA CySA+
6 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (6.45%) SSCP
7 3 (4.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (4.84%) GSEC
8 2 (3.23%) CEH
8 2 (3.23%) GCIH
9 1 (1.61%) CCSP
9 1 (1.61%) CISA
9 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (1.61%) HND
9 1 (1.61%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (17.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (17.74%) NIST
2 7 (11.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (6.45%) NCSC
3 4 (6.45%) PCI DSS
4 3 (4.84%) GDPR
4 3 (4.84%) GRC
5 1 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.61%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (6.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (8.06%) CSIRT
2 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.61%) Nmap
3 1 (1.61%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 19 (30.65%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.29%) Splunk
3 6 (9.68%) ArcSight
4 5 (8.06%) Tenable
5 4 (6.45%) VMware
6 2 (3.23%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (1.61%) Meraki
7 1 (1.61%) Qualys
7 1 (1.61%) SAP
7 1 (1.61%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.61%) Zscaler