Security Analyst Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary in Work from Home is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 405 415 559
Rank change year-on-year +10 +144 -153
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 200 228 350
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.57% 0.60% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.62% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 181 180 289
10th Percentile £40,250 £38,500 £35,124
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 33,958 36,556 73,265
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.27% 95.94% 97.31%
Number of salaries quoted 25,759 26,555 42,880
10th Percentile £33,500 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.20% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Analyst.

Security Analyst salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Security Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 7 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 116 (58.00%) Information Security
2 89 (44.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 88 (44.00%) Cybersecurity
4 81 (40.50%) Azure
5 78 (39.00%) SIEM
6 64 (32.00%) Microsoft 365
7 61 (30.50%) Cloud Security
8 58 (29.00%) Incident Response
9 50 (25.00%) Security Operations
10 49 (24.50%) Cyberattack
11 47 (23.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 43 (21.50%) NIST
13 42 (21.00%) Analytical Skills
13 42 (21.00%) Firewall
13 42 (21.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 41 (20.50%) Microsoft
15 39 (19.50%) Cyber Essentials
16 37 (18.50%) Vulnerability Management
16 37 (18.50%) CISSP
17 36 (18.00%) Social Skills
18 35 (17.50%) Incident Management
19 34 (17.00%) Windows
20 33 (16.50%) GRC
21 32 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
22 29 (14.50%) Management Information System
22 29 (14.50%) Cyber Threat
23 28 (14.00%) Risk Management
24 27 (13.50%) CISM
25 26 (13.00%) AWS
26 25 (12.50%) Risk Assessment

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 81 (40.50%) Azure
2 64 (32.00%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (13.00%) AWS
4 4 (2.00%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.50%) GCP
5 3 (1.50%) SaaS
6 1 (0.50%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 1 (0.50%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.50%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.50%) IaaS
6 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.50%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (21.00%) Firewall
2 21 (10.50%) DKIM
2 21 (10.50%) DMARC
2 21 (10.50%) DNS
2 21 (10.50%) Internet
3 9 (4.50%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (3.50%) Network Security
5 5 (2.50%) LAN
5 5 (2.50%) WAN
5 5 (2.50%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.50%) Broadband
6 3 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.50%) Wireless
7 2 (1.00%) VLAN
8 1 (0.50%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 8 (4.00%) Burp Suite
1 8 (4.00%) Metasploit
General
1 42 (21.00%) Analytical Skills
2 36 (18.00%) Social Skills
3 21 (10.50%) Finance
4 20 (10.00%) Law
5 9 (4.50%) Legal
6 8 (4.00%) Retail
7 4 (2.00%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.50%) Banking
8 3 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Publishing
10 1 (0.50%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 49 (24.50%) Cyberattack
2 29 (14.50%) Cyber Threat
2 29 (14.50%) Management Information System
3 12 (6.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 6 (3.00%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (3.00%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 5 (2.50%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.00%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.00%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.00%) IoT
8 1 (0.50%) CCTV
8 1 (0.50%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.50%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (17.00%) Windows
2 12 (6.00%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.00%) Linux
4 4 (2.00%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.50%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (58.00%) Information Security
2 88 (44.00%) Cybersecurity
3 78 (39.00%) SIEM
4 61 (30.50%) Cloud Security
5 58 (29.00%) Incident Response
6 50 (25.00%) Security Operations
7 47 (23.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 42 (21.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 37 (18.50%) Vulnerability Management
10 35 (17.50%) Incident Management
11 32 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
12 28 (14.00%) Risk Management
13 25 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
14 24 (12.00%) SOAR
15 21 (10.50%) ISMS
15 21 (10.50%) Security Monitoring
16 18 (9.00%) Data Protection
16 18 (9.00%) Threat Intelligence
17 15 (7.50%) Security Management
18 14 (7.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.00%) PowerShell
2 6 (3.00%) C#
2 6 (3.00%) Java
3 4 (2.00%) C++
3 4 (2.00%) Python
3 4 (2.00%) R
4 1 (0.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 37 (18.50%) CISSP
2 27 (13.50%) CISM
3 22 (11.00%) CISA
4 14 (7.00%) Degree
5 12 (6.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 12 (6.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 7 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (3.00%) CCSK
8 5 (2.50%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.50%) Security Cleared
8 5 (2.50%) SSCP
9 4 (2.00%) CEH
9 4 (2.00%) CRISC
9 4 (2.00%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.50%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.50%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.50%) MCP
10 3 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.00%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (1.00%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (44.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (21.50%) NIST
3 39 (19.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 33 (16.50%) GRC
5 23 (11.50%) PCI DSS
6 19 (9.50%) GDPR
7 14 (7.00%) NCSC
8 11 (5.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (3.50%) SOC 2
10 4 (2.00%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.50%) HIPAA
12 2 (1.00%) COBIT
12 2 (1.00%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.50%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.50%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 23 (11.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (10.50%) CASB
2 8 (4.00%) Nmap
3 5 (2.50%) CSIRT
3 5 (2.50%) Nessus
4 4 (2.00%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 41 (20.50%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.50%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (4.00%) Qualys
4 5 (2.50%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.00%) Intel
5 4 (2.00%) Splunk
6 3 (1.50%) IBM
7 2 (1.00%) Darktrace
7 2 (1.00%) Facebook
8 1 (0.50%) Google
8 1 (0.50%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.50%) Meraki
8 1 (0.50%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.50%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.50%) Sun