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 10 May 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 702 | 810 | 1012 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | +202 | -291 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 199 | 170 | 189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.17% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 175 | 138 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £37,203 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £37,286 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,067 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.63% | +9.61% | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,438 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £79,300 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | +1.48% |
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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 10 May 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 10 May 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 | +129 | 181 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 130 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 14 |
| London | +100 | 65 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 65 | £55,000 | +8.23% | 13 |
| South West | +14 | 36 | £65,000 | +72.19% | 3 |
| North of England | +73 | 33 | £42,500 | -16.37% | 1 |
| South East | +16 | 28 | £67,500 | +54.29% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +98 | 13 | £52,500 | -20.23% | |
| Scotland | -52 | 13 | £50,000 | +2.45% | 4 |
| North West | +10 | 12 | £37,500 | -15.25% | 1 |
| East of England | +13 | 11 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 1 |
| North East | - | 8 | £42,500 | - | |
| Midlands | -29 | 7 | £47,000 | +10.59% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 4 | £36,750 | -13.53% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £52,500 | +31.25% | |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £37,500 | - |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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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