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 23 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 425 461 540
Rank change year-on-year +36 +79 -80
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 578 623 988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.57% 0.63% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.69% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 495 490 616
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% +6.06%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,688 £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 95,626 90,111 157,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.48% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 68,292 56,801 84,606
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,250 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.10% +6.13% +5.63%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the UK

Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the UK

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the UK

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 23 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
England +69 532 £52,500 +3.96% 77
UK excluding London +2 345 £47,500 +2.15% 54
London +85 216 £66,600 +15.83% 24
Work from Home +30 202 £55,000 +10.00% 29
North of England +52 102 £46,250 -0.54% 21
South East +24 92 £50,000 +1.01% 16
North West +8 58 £45,000 -9.09% 10
Midlands -31 53 £47,500 -5.00% 6
South West +9 48 £55,000 +10.00% 4
West Midlands -24 29 £42,750 -14.50% 5
Scotland -50 29 £48,507 -2.99% 3
Yorkshire +68 24 £57,500 +43.75% 11
East Midlands +4 24 £52,500 +31.25% 1
North East +13 20 £40,000 -
East of England -3 18 £47,500 +8.57% 3
Wales -7 2 £41,250 +17.86% 1
Northern Ireland +14 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 23 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.

1 353 (61.07%) Cybersecurity
2 323 (55.88%) Information Security
3 230 (39.79%) SIEM
4 184 (31.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 183 (31.66%) Firewall
6 173 (29.93%) Azure
7 164 (28.37%) Microsoft
8 158 (27.34%) Incident Response
9 148 (25.61%) Security Operations
10 144 (24.91%) CISSP
11 126 (21.80%) NIST
12 117 (20.24%) Microsoft 365
13 109 (18.86%) Finance
14 108 (18.69%) Vulnerability Management
14 108 (18.69%) Cloud Security
15 103 (17.82%) Social Skills
16 97 (16.78%) Risk Management
17 93 (16.09%) Analytical Skills
18 89 (15.40%) Management Information System
19 79 (13.67%) Cyberattack
20 77 (13.32%) Cyber Essentials
20 77 (13.32%) Incident Management
21 73 (12.63%) Windows
21 73 (12.63%) Problem-Solving
22 71 (12.28%) Law
23 70 (12.11%) GRC
24 69 (11.94%) CISM
24 69 (11.94%) Degree
25 67 (11.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
26 62 (10.73%) CISA

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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (1.38%) Skype for Business
2 2 (0.35%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 173 (29.93%) Azure
2 117 (20.24%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (7.79%) AWS
4 16 (2.77%) Entra ID
5 8 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (1.21%) SaaS
7 6 (1.04%) OCI
7 6 (1.04%) Power Platform
8 5 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (0.87%) GCP
9 4 (0.69%) IaaS
9 4 (0.69%) PaaS
10 1 (0.17%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.17%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.17%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 183 (31.66%) Firewall
2 49 (8.48%) DNS
3 42 (7.27%) Network Security
4 34 (5.88%) Intrusion Detection
5 33 (5.71%) Internet
6 30 (5.19%) DKIM
6 30 (5.19%) DMARC
7 25 (4.33%) WAN
8 24 (4.15%) LAN
9 17 (2.94%) TCP/IP
9 17 (2.94%) VPN
10 16 (2.77%) SSL
11 13 (2.25%) Wireless
12 11 (1.90%) VoIP
13 9 (1.56%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.56%) Wireshark
14 8 (1.38%) MPLS
14 8 (1.38%) OSPF
14 8 (1.38%) Skype
14 8 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.04%) Power BI
2 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (1.73%) Burp Suite
1 10 (1.73%) Metasploit
General
1 109 (18.86%) Finance
2 103 (17.82%) Social Skills
3 93 (16.09%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (12.28%) Law
5 30 (5.19%) Legal
5 30 (5.19%) Retail
6 18 (3.11%) Banking
7 15 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (2.42%) Manufacturing
9 10 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (1.56%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.04%) Marketing
12 5 (0.87%) Advertising
12 5 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.69%) Automotive
13 4 (0.69%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.52%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.52%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.90%) REST
2 10 (1.73%) 802.1X
3 8 (1.38%) SAML
4 2 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.35%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.17%) ADO
5 1 (0.17%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 89 (15.40%) Management Information System
2 79 (13.67%) Cyberattack
3 49 (8.48%) Cyber Threat
4 35 (6.06%) Security Operations Centre
5 26 (4.50%) Security Posture
6 19 (3.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 16 (2.77%) Cyber Defence
8 15 (2.60%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (2.08%) Operational Technology
11 11 (1.90%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.90%) IoT
12 8 (1.38%) Client/Server
12 8 (1.38%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (1.38%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.21%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 7 (1.21%) Insider Threat
14 6 (1.04%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 73 (12.63%) Windows
2 29 (5.02%) Linux
3 20 (3.46%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.38%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.69%) Unix
6 2 (0.35%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 353 (61.07%) Cybersecurity
2 323 (55.88%) Information Security
3 230 (39.79%) SIEM
4 158 (27.34%) Incident Response
5 148 (25.61%) Security Operations
6 108 (18.69%) Cloud Security
6 108 (18.69%) Vulnerability Management
7 97 (16.78%) Risk Management
8 77 (13.32%) Incident Management
9 73 (12.63%) Problem-Solving
10 67 (11.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 60 (10.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 51 (8.82%) Penetration Testing
12 51 (8.82%) Security Management
13 50 (8.65%) Threat Intelligence
14 49 (8.48%) Risk Assessment
14 49 (8.48%) Security Monitoring
15 46 (7.96%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 45 (7.79%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
17 42 (7.27%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 22 (3.81%) PowerShell
2 20 (3.46%) Python
3 9 (1.56%) Bash
4 5 (0.87%) Java
5 4 (0.69%) C++
5 4 (0.69%) R
6 3 (0.52%) C#
7 1 (0.17%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 144 (24.91%) CISSP
2 69 (11.94%) CISM
2 69 (11.94%) Degree
3 62 (10.73%) CISA
4 51 (8.82%) CompTIA Security+
5 39 (6.75%) Security Cleared
6 31 (5.36%) CompTIA CySA+
7 29 (5.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 25 (4.33%) CEH
9 24 (4.15%) CCSP
9 24 (4.15%) Cisco Certification
10 21 (3.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 20 (3.46%) Master's Degree
12 19 (3.29%) GIAC
13 18 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
14 17 (2.94%) CRISC
15 12 (2.08%) DV Cleared
16 10 (1.73%) SSCP
17 9 (1.56%) GCIH
17 9 (1.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (31.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (21.80%) NIST
3 77 (13.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 70 (12.11%) GRC
5 51 (8.82%) GDPR
6 45 (7.79%) PCI DSS
7 35 (6.06%) NCSC
8 30 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (2.08%) SOC 2
10 11 (1.90%) COBIT
11 9 (1.56%) ISO 22301
12 5 (0.87%) ISO 9001
12 5 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.52%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.52%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.52%) SLA
13 3 (0.52%) TickIT
14 2 (0.35%) GLBA
14 2 (0.35%) ITGC
14 2 (0.35%) QA
System Software
1 54 (9.34%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (6.40%) CASB
2 17 (2.94%) Single Sign-On
3 13 (2.25%) CSIRT
4 10 (1.73%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.73%) Nmap
5 6 (1.04%) Nessus
6 5 (0.87%) WSUS
7 2 (0.35%) QRadar
8 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 164 (28.37%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.63%) CrowdStrike
3 14 (2.42%) Cisco
4 12 (2.08%) Splunk
5 11 (1.90%) Qualys
6 10 (1.73%) Rapid7
7 8 (1.38%) CheckPoint
7 8 (1.38%) Intel
7 8 (1.38%) Ribbon
8 7 (1.21%) Proofpoint
9 6 (1.04%) Oracle
10 5 (0.87%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.69%) IBM
11 4 (0.69%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.69%) Varonis
12 3 (0.52%) BT
12 3 (0.52%) Darktrace
12 3 (0.52%) VMware
13 2 (0.35%) LogRhythm
13 2 (0.35%) OneTrust