Security Analyst Jobs in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 394 467 520
Rank change year-on-year +73 +53 -72
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 528 552 873
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.61% 0.62% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.68% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 458 439 550
10th Percentile £37,275 £36,250 £33,986
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £39,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £73,278
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +8.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,786 81,001 131,568
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 91.55% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 60,839 51,644 75,317
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
London +76 215 £66,600 +11.00% 32
North of England +52 103 £45,000 -3.23% 25
South East +20 90 £50,000 +1.01% 22
North West +8 58 £45,000 -8.16% 9
Midlands -28 52 £47,500 -5.00% 10
South West +3 48 £55,000 +12.82% 6
West Midlands -17 29 £42,750 -14.50% 9
Yorkshire +69 24 £57,500 +43.75% 16
East Midlands -9 23 £52,500 +31.25% 1
North East +19 21 £40,000 -
East of England -6 18 £47,500 +8.57% 2
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 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 across the England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 327 (61.93%) Cybersecurity
2 309 (58.52%) Information Security
3 215 (40.72%) SIEM
4 175 (33.14%) Firewall
5 167 (31.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 153 (28.98%) Microsoft
7 152 (28.79%) Azure
8 146 (27.65%) Incident Response
9 135 (25.57%) Security Operations
9 135 (25.57%) CISSP
10 117 (22.16%) NIST
11 103 (19.51%) Microsoft 365
12 101 (19.13%) Finance
13 99 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
14 97 (18.37%) Social Skills
15 95 (17.99%) Risk Management
16 94 (17.80%) Cloud Security
17 89 (16.86%) Analytical Skills
17 89 (16.86%) Management Information System
18 77 (14.58%) Incident Management
19 74 (14.02%) Cyber Essentials
20 72 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
21 68 (12.88%) GRC
22 66 (12.50%) Law
22 66 (12.50%) Windows
23 64 (12.12%) Degree
23 64 (12.12%) Cyberattack
24 61 (11.55%) CISM
25 59 (11.17%) CISA
26 55 (10.42%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (1.52%) Skype for Business
2 3 (0.57%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 152 (28.79%) Azure
2 103 (19.51%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (8.71%) AWS
4 16 (3.03%) Entra ID
5 5 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (0.95%) SaaS
6 4 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (0.76%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.57%) GCP
8 2 (0.38%) OCI
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (0.19%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.19%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.19%) IaaS
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.19%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 175 (33.14%) Firewall
2 42 (7.95%) DNS
3 40 (7.58%) Network Security
4 35 (6.63%) Intrusion Detection
5 26 (4.92%) Internet
6 23 (4.36%) DKIM
6 23 (4.36%) DMARC
6 23 (4.36%) WAN
7 22 (4.17%) LAN
8 17 (3.22%) TCP/IP
8 17 (3.22%) VPN
9 15 (2.84%) SSL
10 11 (2.08%) VoIP
10 11 (2.08%) Wireless
11 9 (1.70%) SD-WAN
12 8 (1.52%) MPLS
12 8 (1.52%) OSPF
12 8 (1.52%) Skype
12 8 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (1.52%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (1.89%) Burp Suite
1 10 (1.89%) Metasploit
General
1 101 (19.13%) Finance
2 97 (18.37%) Social Skills
3 89 (16.86%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (12.50%) Law
5 30 (5.68%) Retail
6 29 (5.49%) Legal
7 18 (3.41%) Banking
8 14 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (1.70%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.70%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.14%) Marketing
12 5 (0.95%) Advertising
12 5 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Automotive
13 4 (0.76%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.57%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.57%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.38%) Cyber-Physical System
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.08%) REST
2 10 (1.89%) 802.1X
3 8 (1.52%) SAML
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.19%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 89 (16.86%) Management Information System
2 64 (12.12%) Cyberattack
3 49 (9.28%) Cyber Threat
4 36 (6.82%) Security Operations Centre
5 26 (4.92%) Security Posture
6 17 (3.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 15 (2.84%) Cyber Defence
7 15 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (2.65%) Onboarding
9 13 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (2.08%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.89%) IoT
12 8 (1.52%) Client/Server
12 8 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (1.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 8 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.33%) Insider Threat
13 7 (1.33%) Operational Technology
14 6 (1.14%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 66 (12.50%) Windows
2 28 (5.30%) Linux
3 19 (3.60%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.52%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.57%) Unix
6 2 (0.38%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (61.93%) Cybersecurity
2 309 (58.52%) Information Security
3 215 (40.72%) SIEM
4 146 (27.65%) Incident Response
5 135 (25.57%) Security Operations
6 99 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
7 95 (17.99%) Risk Management
8 94 (17.80%) Cloud Security
9 77 (14.58%) Incident Management
10 72 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
11 55 (10.42%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 50 (9.47%) Security Management
13 49 (9.28%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 49 (9.28%) Risk Assessment
13 49 (9.28%) Security Monitoring
14 46 (8.71%) Threat Intelligence
14 46 (8.71%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 45 (8.52%) Penetration Testing
16 41 (7.77%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 41 (7.77%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (3.79%) PowerShell
2 19 (3.60%) Python
3 9 (1.70%) Bash
4 5 (0.95%) Java
5 3 (0.57%) C#
5 3 (0.57%) C++
6 1 (0.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 135 (25.57%) CISSP
2 64 (12.12%) Degree
3 61 (11.55%) CISM
4 59 (11.17%) CISA
5 45 (8.52%) CompTIA Security+
6 34 (6.44%) Security Cleared
7 31 (5.87%) CompTIA CySA+
8 28 (5.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 25 (4.73%) CCSP
9 25 (4.73%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (4.36%) CEH
11 22 (4.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 18 (3.41%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (3.41%) CRISC
12 18 (3.41%) GIAC
13 16 (3.03%) Master's Degree
14 12 (2.27%) DV Cleared
15 10 (1.89%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 9 (1.70%) SANS
17 8 (1.52%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (31.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 117 (22.16%) NIST
3 74 (14.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 68 (12.88%) GRC
5 49 (9.28%) GDPR
6 45 (8.52%) PCI DSS
7 35 (6.63%) NCSC
8 29 (5.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (2.65%) SOC 2
10 10 (1.89%) COBIT
11 5 (0.95%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.76%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.57%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.57%) SLA
13 3 (0.57%) TickIT
14 2 (0.38%) GLBA
14 2 (0.38%) ITGC
14 2 (0.38%) QA
15 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 53 (10.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (5.68%) CASB
2 17 (3.22%) Single Sign-On
3 13 (2.46%) CSIRT
4 10 (1.89%) Nmap
5 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.14%) Nessus
7 5 (0.95%) WSUS
8 2 (0.38%) QRadar
9 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 153 (28.98%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.60%) CrowdStrike
3 13 (2.46%) Cisco
4 11 (2.08%) Splunk
5 10 (1.89%) Qualys
5 10 (1.89%) Rapid7
6 8 (1.52%) CheckPoint
6 8 (1.52%) Intel
6 8 (1.52%) Ribbon
7 7 (1.33%) Proofpoint
8 5 (0.95%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.76%) IBM
9 4 (0.76%) Varonis
10 3 (0.57%) BT
10 3 (0.57%) Darktrace
10 3 (0.57%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.38%) LogRhythm
11 2 (0.38%) OneTrust
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle
11 2 (0.38%) VMware