IT Security Analyst Jobs in England

IT Security Analyst
UK > England

The median IT Security Analyst salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 764 832 1050
Rank change year-on-year +68 +218 -276
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 84 82 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.092% 0.097% 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.11% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 66 69 100
10th Percentile £40,625 £32,500 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.79% +28.89%
75th Percentile £75,938 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,625 £66,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £44,293 £58,000
% change year-on-year +24.17% -23.63% +28.89%

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 86,435 76,952 135,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.31% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 63,785 50,234 75,047
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £81,250 £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%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Analyst in England

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for IT Security Analyst in England

IT Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Analyst in England

IT 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 IT Security Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
London +128 60 £67,500 +35.00% 2
South West -19 12 £45,000 +1.60% 1
South East -14 6 £42,000 -20.00% 4
West Midlands -20 3 £30,000 -31.82%
Midlands -21 3 £30,000 -31.82%
North of England +27 2 £40,000 - 3
Yorkshire +59 1 £40,000 - 2
North East - 1 £40,000 -
IT Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, IT 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 IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 69 (82.14%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (59.52%) SIEM
3 49 (58.33%) Microsoft
4 44 (52.38%) Security Operations
5 40 (47.62%) Information Security
6 39 (46.43%) Incident Response
7 37 (44.05%) CISSP
8 34 (40.48%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (38.10%) Firewall
10 28 (33.33%) Finance
11 26 (30.95%) Vulnerability Management
12 24 (28.57%) Azure
12 24 (28.57%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
13 23 (27.38%) Security Management
14 21 (25.00%) Threat Detection
15 20 (23.81%) Incident Management
16 19 (22.62%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 18 (21.43%) Change Management
18 17 (20.24%) Windows
19 16 (19.05%) Degree
19 16 (19.05%) Data Loss Prevention
19 16 (19.05%) Application Security
20 15 (17.86%) GDPR
20 15 (17.86%) Privileged Access Management
20 15 (17.86%) Data Protection
20 15 (17.86%) PCI DSS
20 15 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
20 15 (17.86%) Management Information System
21 14 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
22 13 (15.48%) Cyberattack

IT 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 6 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 34 (40.48%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (28.57%) Azure
3 4 (4.76%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (38.10%) Firewall
2 13 (15.48%) Network Security
3 6 (7.14%) Wireshark
4 3 (3.57%) LAN
4 3 (3.57%) WAN
4 3 (3.57%) Wireless
5 1 (1.19%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 28 (33.33%) Finance
2 14 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (13.10%) Retail
4 10 (11.90%) Banking
5 9 (10.71%) Law
5 9 (10.71%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.19%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.86%) Management Information System
2 13 (15.48%) Cyberattack
3 12 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
4 9 (10.71%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (5.95%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (20.24%) Windows
2 4 (4.76%) Linux
3 3 (3.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (82.14%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (59.52%) SIEM
3 44 (52.38%) Security Operations
4 40 (47.62%) Information Security
5 39 (46.43%) Incident Response
6 26 (30.95%) Vulnerability Management
7 24 (28.57%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
8 23 (27.38%) Security Management
9 21 (25.00%) Threat Detection
10 20 (23.81%) Incident Management
11 19 (22.62%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 18 (21.43%) Change Management
13 16 (19.05%) Application Security
13 16 (19.05%) Data Loss Prevention
14 15 (17.86%) Data Protection
14 15 (17.86%) Privileged Access Management
15 12 (14.29%) Cloud Security
16 11 (13.10%) Network Monitoring
17 10 (11.90%) Data Security
17 10 (11.90%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 4 (4.76%) Python
3 3 (3.57%) Bash
Qualifications
1 37 (44.05%) CISSP
2 16 (19.05%) Degree
3 11 (13.10%) Master's Degree
4 10 (11.90%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (5.95%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (4.76%) CISM
6 4 (4.76%) PMP
7 3 (3.57%) AWS Certification
7 3 (3.57%) Azure Certification
7 3 (3.57%) CCSP
7 3 (3.57%) CEH
7 3 (3.57%) CISA
7 3 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (3.57%) CRISC
7 3 (3.57%) GCIH
7 3 (3.57%) ISACA
7 3 (3.57%) MCP
7 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (3.57%) OSCP
8 2 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (17.86%) GDPR
1 15 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 15 (17.86%) PCI DSS
2 13 (15.48%) NIST
3 6 (7.14%) GRC
3 6 (7.14%) NCSC
4 2 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.19%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (11.90%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (14.29%) CASB
2 9 (10.71%) CSIRT
3 1 (1.19%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 49 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.71%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (7.14%) Qualys
4 1 (1.19%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.19%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.19%) Okta
4 1 (1.19%) Rapid7