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 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 735 | 774 | 1084 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +310 | -328 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 189 | 171 | 197 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 162 | 147 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,550 | £32,413 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £37,286 |
| 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 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,750 | £80,000 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £46,750 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.95% | +3.89% | -10.00% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £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 9 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 9 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 | +47 | 171 | £55,000 | - | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 126 | £50,000 | +6.95% | 11 |
| London | +46 | 59 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 54 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 11 |
| South East | +7 | 34 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 2 |
| South West | -4 | 31 | £65,000 | -21.57% | 3 |
| North of England | +41 | 29 | £42,500 | -27.66% | 2 |
| Scotland | -57 | 13 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 11 | £57,500 | -8.00% | |
| North West | -3 | 11 | £37,500 | -23.86% | 2 |
| East of England | -15 | 10 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 2 |
| Midlands | -42 | 7 | £52,500 | +23.53% | 1 |
| North East | - | 7 | £42,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | -19 | 4 | £39,250 | -7.65% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 3 | £52,500 | +7.69% | |
| Northern Ireland | +14 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £37,500 | - |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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