Security Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Security Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 454 415 397
Rank change year-on-year -39 -18 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 356 346 615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.45% 0.62% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.70% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 300 267 328
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.06% +7.78% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £65,568
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 74,927 49,444 72,458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 88.83% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 52,326 29,284 42,904
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
North of England +41 105 £45,000 -5.26% 15
South East +15 99 £52,500 +5.53% 22
North West +2 60 £45,000 -9.09% 8
Midlands -51 56 £47,500 -5.00% 7
South West -7 49 £50,000 -9.09% 9
West Midlands -38 32 £43,500 -13.00% 6
Scotland -56 27 £49,254 -1.49% 4
Yorkshire +49 24 £56,250 +40.63% 7
East Midlands -25 24 £52,500 +5.00% 1
North East - 21 £40,000 -
East of England -22 17 £47,500 +5.56% 4
Wales -4 2 £41,250 +16.75%
Northern Ireland +6 1 - -
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 UK excluding London region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 215 (60.39%) Cybersecurity
2 185 (51.97%) Information Security
3 123 (34.55%) SIEM
4 121 (33.99%) Azure
5 109 (30.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 91 (25.56%) Firewall
7 90 (25.28%) Cloud Security
8 87 (24.44%) Microsoft
9 78 (21.91%) Incident Response
10 75 (21.07%) Security Operations
10 75 (21.07%) CISSP
11 69 (19.38%) Vulnerability Management
11 69 (19.38%) Social Skills
12 68 (19.10%) Analytical Skills
13 63 (17.70%) NIST
13 63 (17.70%) Microsoft 365
14 61 (17.13%) Problem-Solving
15 54 (15.17%) Risk Management
16 52 (14.61%) Cyber Essentials
17 48 (13.48%) Management Information System
18 46 (12.92%) Windows
19 43 (12.08%) Cyberattack
20 40 (11.24%) Degree
20 40 (11.24%) GDPR
20 40 (11.24%) Vulnerability Remediation
21 36 (10.11%) PCI DSS
21 36 (10.11%) Penetration Testing
21 36 (10.11%) CISM
21 36 (10.11%) CompTIA Security+
22 35 (9.83%) Security Operations Centre

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 121 (33.99%) Azure
2 63 (17.70%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (7.30%) AWS
4 16 (4.49%) Entra ID
5 8 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (1.40%) GCP
7 4 (1.12%) IaaS
7 4 (1.12%) PaaS
7 4 (1.12%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.12%) SaaS
8 3 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.56%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.56%) OCI
10 1 (0.28%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 91 (25.56%) Firewall
2 30 (8.43%) DNS
3 24 (6.74%) DKIM
3 24 (6.74%) DMARC
4 22 (6.18%) Internet
5 21 (5.90%) Network Security
6 13 (3.65%) Intrusion Detection
6 13 (3.65%) WAN
7 12 (3.37%) LAN
8 9 (2.53%) VPN
9 3 (0.84%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.84%) Wireless
10 2 (0.56%) 5G
10 2 (0.56%) NGFW
10 2 (0.56%) VoIP
11 1 (0.28%) 802.11
11 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
11 1 (0.28%) HTTP
11 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.12%) Power BI
2 2 (0.56%) Tableau
General
1 69 (19.38%) Social Skills
2 68 (19.10%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (9.55%) Finance
4 26 (7.30%) Law
5 25 (7.02%) Retail
6 13 (3.65%) Manufacturing
7 12 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.09%) Legal
9 9 (2.53%) Banking
10 4 (1.12%) Automotive
11 3 (0.84%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.84%) Marketing
11 3 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.84%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.56%) Advertising
12 2 (0.56%) Electronics
12 2 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.56%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.56%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.56%) ADO
1 2 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.28%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 48 (13.48%) Management Information System
2 43 (12.08%) Cyberattack
3 35 (9.83%) Security Operations Centre
4 20 (5.62%) Cyber Threat
5 14 (3.93%) Security Posture
6 13 (3.65%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (3.37%) Operational Technology
8 11 (3.09%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.53%) Cyber Security Posture
9 9 (2.53%) IoT
10 8 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.97%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 6 (1.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 5 (1.40%) Cyber Defence
13 5 (1.40%) Insider Threat
14 3 (0.84%) CSOC
14 3 (0.84%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 3 (0.84%) SCADA
15 2 (0.56%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 46 (12.92%) Windows
2 19 (5.34%) Linux
3 18 (5.06%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.25%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (60.39%) Cybersecurity
2 185 (51.97%) Information Security
3 123 (34.55%) SIEM
4 90 (25.28%) Cloud Security
5 78 (21.91%) Incident Response
6 75 (21.07%) Security Operations
7 69 (19.38%) Vulnerability Management
8 61 (17.13%) Problem-Solving
9 54 (15.17%) Risk Management
10 40 (11.24%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 36 (10.11%) Penetration Testing
12 34 (9.55%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 32 (8.99%) Incident Management
14 29 (8.15%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 29 (8.15%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 27 (7.58%) Security Architecture
16 26 (7.30%) Threat Intelligence
17 24 (6.74%) SOAR
18 23 (6.46%) ISMS
18 23 (6.46%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.09%) Python
2 6 (1.69%) Bash
2 6 (1.69%) C#
2 6 (1.69%) Java
2 6 (1.69%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.28%) C++
3 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (21.07%) CISSP
2 40 (11.24%) Degree
3 36 (10.11%) CISM
3 36 (10.11%) CompTIA Security+
4 33 (9.27%) Security Cleared
5 25 (7.02%) CISA
6 18 (5.06%) CEH
7 14 (3.93%) CompTIA CySA+
8 13 (3.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 13 (3.65%) CCSP
8 13 (3.65%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (3.37%) DV Cleared
9 12 (3.37%) GIAC
10 11 (3.09%) Master's Degree
11 10 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (2.81%) SSCP
12 9 (2.53%) CRISC
12 9 (2.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 8 (2.25%) Azure Certification
13 8 (2.25%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (30.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (17.70%) NIST
3 52 (14.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 40 (11.24%) GDPR
5 36 (10.11%) PCI DSS
6 22 (6.18%) GRC
7 20 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (4.21%) NCSC
9 8 (2.25%) ISO 22301
10 4 (1.12%) SLA
11 3 (0.84%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.84%) ISO 31000
11 3 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.84%) TickIT
12 2 (0.56%) COBIT
12 2 (0.56%) ITGC
12 2 (0.56%) QA
12 2 (0.56%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 26 (7.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (8.71%) CASB
2 9 (2.53%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.97%) Nessus
5 5 (1.40%) WSUS
6 3 (0.84%) CSIRT
7 2 (0.56%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 87 (24.44%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.21%) CrowdStrike
3 9 (2.53%) Cisco
4 8 (2.25%) Rapid7
5 7 (1.97%) Proofpoint
5 7 (1.97%) Splunk
6 5 (1.40%) BT
6 5 (1.40%) Intel
6 5 (1.40%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.40%) Qualys
6 5 (1.40%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.84%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.56%) Facebook
8 2 (0.56%) Oracle
8 2 (0.56%) SonicWALL
8 2 (0.56%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.28%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.28%) IBM
9 1 (0.28%) iManage
9 1 (0.28%) Sun