Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends in Wales

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK > Wales

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Wales is £41,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 85 95
Rank change year-on-year +17 +10 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.12% 0.071% 0.099%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.075% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £37,500 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.67% -7.41% +23.68%
75th Percentile £42,250 £38,750 £41,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 733 1,341 951
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.53% 94.84% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 533 873 754
10th Percentile £25,438 £28,125 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -1.10% -9.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,050 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in Wales

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Wales

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 3 October 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
South Wales +18 1 £41,500 +10.67% 2
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 3 October 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 across the Wales region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault
1 1 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk