Security Analyst Jobs in London

Security Analyst
England > London

The median Security Analyst salary in London is £65,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 301 386 640
Rank change year-on-year +85 +254 -215
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 219 246 290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.91% 0.77% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 0.81% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 181 212 236
10th Percentile £46,250 £37,407 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,700 £55,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.91% -3.91% -0.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,824 30,324 70,462
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 95.02% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 16,907 22,700 34,725
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in London.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in London

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in London

Security Analyst
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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
Central London +79 64 £65,000 +25.60% 2
West London -9 8 £55,000 +57.14% 1
North London - 2 £50,000 -
East London - 1 £39,000 -
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Security 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 London region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 141 (64.38%) Information Security
2 133 (60.73%) Cybersecurity
3 100 (45.66%) SIEM
4 91 (41.55%) Firewall
5 84 (38.36%) Incident Response
6 79 (36.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 75 (34.25%) Microsoft
8 74 (33.79%) Finance
9 72 (32.88%) Security Operations
10 70 (31.96%) CISSP
11 61 (27.85%) NIST
12 51 (23.29%) Incident Management
13 48 (21.92%) GRC
14 47 (21.46%) Microsoft 365
15 46 (21.00%) Risk Management
15 46 (21.00%) Management Information System
16 42 (19.18%) Vulnerability Management
17 40 (18.26%) CISA
18 38 (17.35%) Azure
19 37 (16.89%) Social Skills
20 36 (16.44%) CISM
20 36 (16.44%) Law
21 32 (14.61%) Analytical Skills
22 31 (14.16%) Security Management
23 30 (13.70%) Cyberattack
24 28 (12.79%) Risk Assessment
24 28 (12.79%) Windows
24 28 (12.79%) Application Security
24 28 (12.79%) Security Monitoring
25 27 (12.33%) Cyber Essentials

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 8 (3.65%) Skype for Business
2 7 (3.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 47 (21.46%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (17.35%) Azure
3 21 (9.59%) AWS
4 7 (3.20%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.46%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.46%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 91 (41.55%) Firewall
2 25 (11.42%) Intrusion Detection
3 21 (9.59%) Network Security
4 17 (7.76%) SSL
5 14 (6.39%) DNS
5 14 (6.39%) VoIP
6 13 (5.94%) TCP/IP
7 12 (5.48%) LAN
7 12 (5.48%) WAN
8 10 (4.57%) Wireshark
9 8 (3.65%) BGP
9 8 (3.65%) Internet
9 8 (3.65%) MPLS
9 8 (3.65%) OSPF
9 8 (3.65%) Reverse Proxy
9 8 (3.65%) SD-WAN
9 8 (3.65%) Skype
9 8 (3.65%) VPN
9 8 (3.65%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (3.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.20%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (4.57%) Burp Suite
1 10 (4.57%) Metasploit
General
1 74 (33.79%) Finance
2 37 (16.89%) Social Skills
3 36 (16.44%) Law
4 32 (14.61%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (8.68%) Legal
6 10 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.11%) Banking
8 7 (3.20%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.83%) Retail
10 3 (1.37%) Advertising
10 3 (1.37%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.37%) Marketing
11 2 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.46%) Cyber-Physical System
12 1 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.46%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.02%) REST
2 9 (4.11%) 802.1X
3 8 (3.65%) SAML
4 2 (0.91%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.46%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 46 (21.00%) Management Information System
2 30 (13.70%) Cyberattack
3 26 (11.87%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (6.39%) Cyber Defence
5 12 (5.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 12 (5.48%) Security Posture
6 8 (3.65%) Client/Server
6 8 (3.65%) Data Centre
6 8 (3.65%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (2.74%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (2.28%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.83%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.37%) Insider Threat
12 2 (0.91%) Digital Media
12 2 (0.91%) Public Cloud
13 1 (0.46%) Blog
13 1 (0.46%) CAN bus
13 1 (0.46%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 28 (12.79%) Windows
2 12 (5.48%) Linux
3 4 (1.83%) Unix
4 1 (0.46%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (64.38%) Information Security
2 133 (60.73%) Cybersecurity
3 100 (45.66%) SIEM
4 84 (38.36%) Incident Response
5 72 (32.88%) Security Operations
6 51 (23.29%) Incident Management
7 46 (21.00%) Risk Management
8 42 (19.18%) Vulnerability Management
9 31 (14.16%) Security Management
10 28 (12.79%) Application Security
10 28 (12.79%) Risk Assessment
10 28 (12.79%) Security Monitoring
11 27 (12.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 26 (11.87%) Change Management
13 25 (11.42%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 25 (11.42%) Threat Intelligence
14 23 (10.50%) Data Loss Prevention
14 23 (10.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
15 22 (10.05%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 21 (9.59%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.39%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.65%) Python
3 3 (1.37%) Bash
4 2 (0.91%) C++
4 2 (0.91%) Java
Qualifications
1 70 (31.96%) CISSP
2 40 (18.26%) CISA
3 36 (16.44%) CISM
4 25 (11.42%) Degree
5 18 (8.22%) CompTIA CySA+
5 18 (8.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 12 (5.48%) CompTIA Security+
7 9 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (4.11%) GCIH
8 8 (3.65%) CCSP
8 8 (3.65%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (3.65%) CRISC
9 7 (3.20%) GIAC
10 6 (2.74%) CEH
10 6 (2.74%) GCFA
10 6 (2.74%) GCIA
11 5 (2.28%) ISACA
11 5 (2.28%) MCSA
11 5 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (2.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (36.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (27.85%) NIST
3 48 (21.92%) GRC
4 27 (12.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (10.05%) NCSC
6 13 (5.94%) GDPR
7 11 (5.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (4.11%) COBIT
8 9 (4.11%) PCI DSS
9 8 (3.65%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.37%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.91%) GLBA
11 2 (0.91%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.91%) ISO 31000
11 2 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.46%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.46%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.46%) PMBOK
12 1 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 26 (11.87%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (4.57%) CSIRT
1 10 (4.57%) Nmap
2 8 (3.65%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.37%) CASB
4 2 (0.91%) QRadar
Vendors
1 75 (34.25%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.11%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (3.65%) CheckPoint
3 8 (3.65%) Ribbon
4 6 (2.74%) Cisco
4 6 (2.74%) Qualys
5 4 (1.83%) IBM
5 4 (1.83%) Splunk
5 4 (1.83%) Varonis
5 4 (1.83%) VMware
6 3 (1.37%) Intel
7 2 (0.91%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.91%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.46%) AlienVault
8 1 (0.46%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.46%) Google
8 1 (0.46%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.46%) Meraki
8 1 (0.46%) Okta