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 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 | |
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| Rank | 435 | 450 | 552 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +102 | -86 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 589 | 616 | 1,007 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.56% | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.71% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 491 | 487 | 620 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £33,963 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £38,775 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £46,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | +3.33% | - |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 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 |
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| England | +37 | 543 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 87 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 352 | £47,500 | +2.15% | 61 |
| London | +85 | 219 | £65,700 | +18.91% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 200 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 31 |
| North of England | +49 | 105 | £45,000 | -3.23% | 21 |
| South East | +11 | 96 | £50,000 | +0.50% | 23 |
| North West | +5 | 60 | £45,000 | -9.09% | 11 |
| Midlands | -32 | 54 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 7 |
| South West | -3 | 48 | £52,500 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 30 | £43,500 | -13.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | -59 | 28 | £48,507 | -2.99% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 24 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 24 | £52,500 | +23.53% | 1 |
| North East | - | 21 | £40,000 | - | |
| East of England | -10 | 18 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 2 |
| Wales | -8 | 2 | £41,250 | +16.75% | |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 1 | - | - |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 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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