Incident Analyst Jobs in Wales

Incident Analyst
UK > Wales

The median Incident Analyst salary in Wales is £52,697 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

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

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 - 124
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Incident Analyst 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.29% - 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £50,854 - -
25th Percentile £51,545 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,697 - -
75th Percentile £53,848 - -
90th Percentile £54,539 - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £73,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.42% +63.89% -25.00%

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 906 1,893 1,416
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.70% 92.61% 85.87%
Number of salaries quoted 524 1,286 806
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,104 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.12% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -

Incident Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Incident Analyst in Wales

Incident Analyst
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Incident Analyst in Wales.

Salary trend for Incident Analyst in Wales

Incident 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 Incident Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 11 May 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 - 3 £52,697 - 1
Incident Analyst
UK

Incident Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Incident 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 across the Wales region featuring Incident Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Threat Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (66.67%) GIAC
2 2 (66.67%) GCIH
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making

Incident Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) GCIH
1 2 (66.67%) GIAC
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared