Role · Security
Industry title — no single ANZSCO code
Cyber Security Analyst in All Australia
Monitors, investigates and responds to security threats.
Also searched as security analyst, soc analyst, information security analyst
Right now
- 12 mo
- Up+14%5,485 → 6,279 ads
- Entry
- 15.1%82 of 543 ads
Statistics
- 12-month changeUp+14%5,485 → 6,279 adsOfficial
- Demand543job ads in 28 daysJob ads
- 4-week changeUp+6.9%508 → 543 adsJob ads
- Entry-level share15.1%82 of 543 adsJob ads
- No PR stated30.0%163 of 543 adsJob ads
- Employers hiring164top 5 post 16.3%Job ads
- Median salary$119k2,763 of 6,279 adsJob ads
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Advertised pay
What ads for this role offer
$119ka year
2,763 of 6,279 ads in the last 12 months state a salary (44.0%).
Job ad aggregateAdvertised base salary, not total pay. Senior roles state pay less often, so the real range is likely wider.
Top holdings
What these ads ask for
The skills that make up this role: the share of Cyber Security Analyst ads that mention each one. An ad usually asks for several skills, so shares add up to more than 100%.
- 95% of Cyber Security Analyst ads mention Cyber security.
Cyber securitySecurity
in 95% of these ads - 55% of Cyber Security Analyst ads mention Networking.
NetworkingSecurity
in 55% of these ads - 45% of Cyber Security Analyst ads mention Linux.
LinuxCloud & infrastructure
in 45% of these ads - 30% of Cyber Security Analyst ads mention Azure.
AzureCloud & infrastructure
in 30% of these ads - 30% of Cyber Security Analyst ads mention Python.
PythonLanguages
in 30% of these ads
Location
Where the ads are
- New South Wales221 · 40.6%
- Victoria143 · 26.3%
- Queensland56 · 10.3%
- Australian Capital Territory45 · 8.3%
- Western Australia37 · 6.8%
- South Australia31 · 5.7%
- Tasmania7 · 1.3%
- Northern Territory4 · 0.74%
544 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.
Everyday abilities
Core competencies
How much of each everyday ability Cyber Security Analyst work typically calls for. Every job uses these, so we don’t track demand for them.
- Digital engagementDigital engagement: level 9 of 10
- Initiative and innovationInitiative and innovation: level 6 of 10
- LearningLearning: level 7 of 10
- NumeracyNumeracy: level 6 of 10
- Oral communicationOral communication: level 6 of 10
- Planning and organisingPlanning and organising: level 6 of 10
- Problem solvingProblem solving: level 8 of 10
- ReadingReading: level 7 of 10
- TeamworkTeamwork: level 6 of 10
- WritingWriting: level 6 of 10
Illustrative — based on the ASC core competency scale · Levels run from 1 (basic) to 10 (highly complex) and describe how much of each ability the work calls for. They are not a judgement of any person.
Framework: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia · What core competencies are
Before you decide
Demand is only one input
Time to get job-ready
A year or more
Usually a year or more of study and experience, often through a specific degree or graduate program.
Transferability
Moderate
Carries over to several related roles.
Rising ads don’t mean you should learn this.
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