Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
UK > England

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 668 774 1009
Rank change year-on-year +106 +235 -306
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 174 146 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.20% 0.17% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.18% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 157 120 133
10th Percentile £38,650 £37,456 £32,797
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 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,100 £68,055
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £45,473
% change year-on-year - +20.95% -9.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 83,672 79,663 133,799
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.47% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 62,204 50,990 75,326
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst in England over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Analyst in England

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
London +85 63 £60,000 - 12
South East +13 32 £67,500 +22.73% 7
South West +5 32 £65,000 +36.84% 4
North of England +66 29 £42,500 -16.37% 4
Yorkshire +77 11 £57,500 -12.64%
North West +12 11 £37,500 -23.86% 4
East of England -6 10 £50,000 +17.65% 1
Midlands -20 7 £49,750 +17.06% 2
North East - 7 £42,500 -
West Midlands -8 4 £42,000 -1.18% 2
East Midlands -19 3 £52,500 +31.25%
Cybersecurity Analyst
UK

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 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 across the England region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 174 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 101 (58.05%) SIEM
3 87 (50.00%) Incident Response
4 62 (35.63%) Security Operations
5 60 (34.48%) Information Security
6 59 (33.91%) Microsoft
7 57 (32.76%) Azure
8 56 (32.18%) Firewall
9 50 (28.74%) Vulnerability Management
10 47 (27.01%) NIST
11 44 (25.29%) CISSP
12 40 (22.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 35 (20.11%) Finance
13 35 (20.11%) Analytical Skills
13 35 (20.11%) Social Skills
14 33 (18.97%) Degree
15 32 (18.39%) Cloud Security
16 31 (17.82%) Windows
16 31 (17.82%) Threat Intelligence
17 29 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
17 29 (16.67%) Cyberattack
17 29 (16.67%) Management Information System
18 28 (16.09%) Risk Management
18 28 (16.09%) Cyber Threat
18 28 (16.09%) Security Monitoring
19 26 (14.94%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
20 25 (14.37%) Security Architecture
20 25 (14.37%) Vulnerability Assessment
21 23 (13.22%) CompTIA Security+
22 21 (12.07%) Microsoft 365

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (4.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.57%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 57 (32.76%) Azure
2 21 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (8.62%) AWS
4 6 (3.45%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.30%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.15%) GCP
7 1 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.57%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 56 (32.18%) Firewall
2 12 (6.90%) Network Security
3 11 (6.32%) Intrusion Detection
4 9 (5.17%) Wireshark
5 7 (4.02%) LAN
5 7 (4.02%) WAN
6 3 (1.72%) Broadband
6 3 (1.72%) SSL
7 2 (1.15%) DNS
7 2 (1.15%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.57%) DHCP
8 1 (0.57%) DKIM
8 1 (0.57%) DMARC
8 1 (0.57%) NGFW
8 1 (0.57%) VPN
General
1 35 (20.11%) Analytical Skills
1 35 (20.11%) Finance
1 35 (20.11%) Social Skills
2 18 (10.34%) Law
3 12 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (6.90%) Retail
4 6 (3.45%) Marketing
5 4 (2.30%) Banking
5 4 (2.30%) Manufacturing
6 3 (1.72%) Aerospace
6 3 (1.72%) Financial Institution
7 2 (1.15%) Advertising
7 2 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.15%) Publishing
8 1 (0.57%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.57%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (16.67%) Cyberattack
1 29 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 28 (16.09%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (10.92%) Security Operations Centre
4 18 (10.34%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 14 (8.05%) Cyber Defence
6 11 (6.32%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (4.02%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (4.02%) Insider Threat
8 6 (3.45%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (2.87%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (1.72%) CSOC
10 3 (1.72%) IoT
10 3 (1.72%) Security Posture
11 2 (1.15%) Data Centre
11 2 (1.15%) Digital Media
11 2 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (1.15%) Operational Technology
11 2 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.57%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 31 (17.82%) Windows
2 16 (9.20%) Linux
3 8 (4.60%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.30%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.72%) Unix
6 1 (0.57%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.57%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 101 (58.05%) SIEM
3 87 (50.00%) Incident Response
4 62 (35.63%) Security Operations
5 60 (34.48%) Information Security
6 50 (28.74%) Vulnerability Management
7 32 (18.39%) Cloud Security
8 31 (17.82%) Threat Intelligence
9 29 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (16.09%) Risk Management
10 28 (16.09%) Security Monitoring
11 26 (14.94%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 25 (14.37%) Security Architecture
12 25 (14.37%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 20 (11.49%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 20 (11.49%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 19 (10.92%) Data Protection
14 19 (10.92%) Incident Management
15 17 (9.77%) Penetration Testing
16 16 (9.20%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.32%) Python
2 7 (4.02%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.87%) Bash
4 3 (1.72%) C++
5 1 (0.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (25.29%) CISSP
2 33 (18.97%) Degree
3 23 (13.22%) CompTIA Security+
4 20 (11.49%) CompTIA CySA+
5 15 (8.62%) CISA
6 14 (8.05%) CISM
7 13 (7.47%) CCSP
7 13 (7.47%) CEH
7 13 (7.47%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (7.47%) Security Cleared
8 10 (5.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 10 (5.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 10 (5.75%) Master's Degree
9 8 (4.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 8 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (4.60%) GCIH
10 7 (4.02%) GIAC
11 5 (2.87%) GCFA
11 5 (2.87%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (2.87%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (27.01%) NIST
2 40 (22.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (11.49%) NCSC
4 19 (10.92%) PCI DSS
5 18 (10.34%) GDPR
6 16 (9.20%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (8.05%) GRC
8 5 (2.87%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.72%) COBIT
9 3 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.15%) ISO 31000
10 2 (1.15%) ISO 9001
10 2 (1.15%) QA
11 1 (0.57%) PMO
11 1 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (8.05%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (7.47%) CSIRT
2 12 (6.90%) CASB
3 5 (2.87%) Nessus
4 4 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.15%) QRadar
Vendors
1 59 (33.91%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.60%) Splunk
3 7 (4.02%) Intel
4 6 (3.45%) Qualys
5 5 (2.87%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.30%) BT
6 4 (2.30%) Cisco
7 3 (1.72%) VMware
8 2 (1.15%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.15%) Facebook
8 2 (1.15%) IBM
8 2 (1.15%) Sun
9 1 (0.57%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.57%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.57%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.57%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.57%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.57%) SonicWALL
9 1 (0.57%) Zscaler