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Entry level
£28k – £35k
Mid-career (typical)
£30k – £75k
Senior / lead
£65k – £100k+ (Security Architect / CISO track)
What you'll do
A day in the life
- Monitor security dashboards (SIEM)
- Investigate alerts and incidents
- Run vulnerability scans
- Advise teams on security best practice
- Support incident response
The path
Your career roadmap
Every milestone from school to senior. Track progress as you complete each stage.
- 12 yrs
GCSEs
educationMaths, English, IT / Computing.
- 22 yrs
A-Levels / T-Level
educationComputer Science or T-Level Digital.
- 33–4 yrs
Degree or Apprenticeship
qualificationCyber Security degree or CyberFirst.
- 43 mo
CompTIA Security+
certificationFoundational cyber cert.
- 51–2 yrs
SOC Analyst
roleMonitor and triage alerts.
- 62–3 yrs
Security Analyst
roleInvestigate, harden and advise.
- 73+ yrs
Senior Analyst / CISSP
roleAchieve CISSP and lead work.
- 88+ yrs
Security Architect / CISO track
roleDesign defences at scale.
What you need
Skills you'll build
NetworkingLinuxSIEM toolsThreat analysisScripting
Qualifications
- GCSEs
- A-Levels or T-Level Digital
- Degree or CyberFirst apprenticeship
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CISSP
- CEH
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