Security Analyst
UK
The median Security Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 428 | 472 | 558 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +86 | -110 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 580 | 622 | 953 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.58% | 0.63% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 0.69% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 497 | 484 | 612 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £33,986 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £38,769 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £74,325 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £46,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | +3.33% | +1.48% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Security Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 18 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 |
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| England | +66 | 534 | £52,500 | +2.94% | 85 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 348 | £47,500 | +2.15% | 62 |
| London | +74 | 216 | £65,700 | +9.50% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 203 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 32 |
| North of England | +71 | 104 | £45,000 | -3.23% | 22 |
| South East | +11 | 90 | £50,000 | +1.01% | 21 |
| North West | +15 | 58 | £45,000 | -9.09% | 8 |
| Midlands | -29 | 53 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 8 |
| South West | +2 | 50 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 30 | £42,000 | -16.00% | 7 |
| Scotland | -54 | 29 | £48,507 | -2.99% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 24 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 23 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 1 |
| North East | +15 | 22 | £40,000 | - | |
| East of England | -7 | 19 | £47,500 | +8.57% | 1 |
| Wales | -10 | 2 | £41,250 | +17.86% | |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 1 | - | - |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 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 featuring Security Analyst in the job title.
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Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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