Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
England > South East

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the South East is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 367 369 459
Rank change year-on-year +2 +90 -88
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 34 21 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.19% 0.15% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.17% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 29 18 31
10th Percentile £38,880 £37,463 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £37,472 £33,986
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% +27.91% -6.36%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £57,000
90th Percentile £82,250 £68,625 £60,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -5.47%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 16,826 12,386 19,920
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 89.99% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11,952 7,966 12,353
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in the South East

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Thames Valley +9 11 £47,500 +15.92% 1
Surrey +2 11 £80,000 +18.52%
Berkshire +23 8 £41,920 +2.31%
Buckinghamshire - 3 £47,500 -
Hampshire -37 2 £44,345 -19.37%
West Sussex +25 1 £40,000 -44.83%
East Sussex +18 1 £55,000 +33.33% 1
Kent -9 1 £45,000 -8.16%
Cybersecurity Analyst
England

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 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 across the South East region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 34 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (64.71%) Incident Response
3 16 (47.06%) SIEM
4 14 (41.18%) Azure
5 13 (38.24%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (35.29%) Microsoft
7 10 (29.41%) Finance
8 9 (26.47%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 8 (23.53%) Security Architecture
9 8 (23.53%) Security Cleared
9 8 (23.53%) Mentoring
9 8 (23.53%) NIST
9 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
9 8 (23.53%) Security Operations
10 7 (20.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (20.59%) Malware Detection/Protection
10 7 (20.59%) Network Security
10 7 (20.59%) Risk Management
10 7 (20.59%) Incident Management
11 6 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 6 (17.65%) Cyberattack
11 6 (17.65%) Cloud Security
12 5 (14.71%) Insider Threat
12 5 (14.71%) Data Interpretation
12 5 (14.71%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 5 (14.71%) Decision-Making
12 5 (14.71%) Security Operations Centre
12 5 (14.71%) Use Case
12 5 (14.71%) Information Security

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 14 (41.18%) Azure
2 4 (11.76%) AWS
3 2 (5.88%) GCP
4 1 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.59%) Network Security
2 5 (14.71%) Firewall
General
1 10 (29.41%) Finance
2 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.82%) Banking
4 3 (8.82%) Marketing
5 2 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.88%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.88%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 6 (17.65%) Cyberattack
3 5 (14.71%) Insider Threat
3 5 (14.71%) Management Information System
3 5 (14.71%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (8.82%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (8.82%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (5.88%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (2.94%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.76%) Windows
2 3 (8.82%) Linux
3 1 (2.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (64.71%) Incident Response
3 16 (47.06%) SIEM
4 13 (38.24%) Vulnerability Management
5 9 (26.47%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 8 (23.53%) Mentoring
6 8 (23.53%) Security Architecture
6 8 (23.53%) Security Operations
7 7 (20.59%) Incident Management
7 7 (20.59%) Malware Detection/Protection
7 7 (20.59%) Risk Management
8 6 (17.65%) Cloud Security
9 5 (14.71%) Data Interpretation
9 5 (14.71%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 5 (14.71%) Decision-Making
9 5 (14.71%) Information Security
9 5 (14.71%) Use Case
10 4 (11.76%) Roadmaps
10 4 (11.76%) Security Monitoring
10 4 (11.76%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) C++
1 1 (2.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (23.53%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.82%) CEH
2 3 (8.82%) CISSP
2 3 (8.82%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (5.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (5.88%) CCSP
3 2 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (5.88%) DBS Check
3 2 (5.88%) DV Cleared
3 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.94%) Degree
4 1 (2.94%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (23.53%) NIST
2 6 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (11.76%) GRC
4 3 (8.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (5.88%) GDPR
5 2 (5.88%) NCSC
5 2 (5.88%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 3 (8.82%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 12 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 5 (14.71%) BT
3 2 (5.88%) Facebook