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 to 3 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 713 | 777 | 1069 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +292 | -330 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 192 | 171 | 198 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 167 | 144 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,450 | £36,250 | £32,396 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £37,143 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +15.79% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £58,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,500 | £79,700 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £44,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +2.27% | -10.66% |
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 | 99,991 | 86,342 | 163,165 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.87% | 91.28% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71,015 | 55,927 | 85,433 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 3 June 2024.
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 3 June 2024. 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 | +88 | 174 | £55,000 | - | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 126 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 14 |
| London | +83 | 62 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 57 | £55,000 | - | 9 |
| South East | +29 | 34 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 4 |
| North of England | +44 | 30 | £42,500 | -20.29% | 2 |
| South West | +1 | 30 | £65,000 | -0.29% | 4 |
| Scotland | -69 | 13 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 1 |
| North West | -7 | 12 | £37,500 | -23.86% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 11 | £57,500 | -8.00% | |
| East of England | -13 | 11 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 1 |
| North East | - | 7 | £42,500 | - | |
| Midlands | -31 | 6 | £52,500 | +23.53% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 3 | £52,500 | +7.69% | |
| West Midlands | -15 | 3 | £39,250 | -7.65% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £37,500 | - |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, 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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