Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £58,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 583 | 822 | 772 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +239 | -50 | -81 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 147 | 253 | 314 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.21% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.22% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 123 | 160 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,850 | £36,250 | £31,245 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £42,375 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.00% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,520 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,200 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.89% | -5.26% | +14.46% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 7 December 2023.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 17 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 7 December 2023. 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 | +248 | 132 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 93 | £58,000 | +28.89% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +241 | 66 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 16 |
| London | +244 | 48 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 12 |
| South East | +135 | 29 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 3 |
| North of England | +128 | 28 | £58,000 | +28.89% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +121 | 19 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 3 |
| Midlands | +112 | 12 | £48,750 | +4.91% | 3 |
| South West | +78 | 11 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +108 | 8 | £42,250 | -9.08% | 3 |
| North West | +84 | 8 | £46,000 | +2.22% | 5 |
| Scotland | +31 | 6 | £45,000 | -6.64% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +52 | 4 | £65,000 | +73.33% | |
| East of England | +110 | 3 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 3 | £42,500 | - | |
| Wales | +11 | 1 | £40,500 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, 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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