Forensics Analyst
UK

The median Forensics Analyst salary in the UK is £33,000 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 836 964 1236
Rank change year-on-year +128 +272 -305
Permanent jobs requiring a Forensic Analyst 48 11 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.048% 0.011% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.012% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 48 0 6
10th Percentile £25,500 - £31,655
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - £39,810
Median % change year-on-year - - -24.17%
75th Percentile £35,000 - -
90th Percentile - - £67,405
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,000 - £39,810
% change year-on-year - - -32.24%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
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 £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Forensic Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Forensic Analyst in the UK

Forensic Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Forensic Analyst in the UK

Forensic Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Forensic Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Forensic Analyst in the UK

Forensic Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Forensic Analyst within the UK 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
UK excluding London +34 48 £33,000 -
England +116 35 £32,000 -
Midlands +26 35 £32,000 -
West Midlands - 35 £32,000 -
Wales +20 13 £33,000 -

Forensic Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Forensic 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 Forensic Analyst in the job title.

1 48 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
2 22 (45.83%) Mentoring
3 21 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 18 (37.50%) Degree
5 17 (35.42%) ISO 9001
5 17 (35.42%) Case Management
6 14 (29.17%) EnCase
6 14 (29.17%) Forensic Analysis
7 13 (27.08%) Police
8 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
8 9 (18.75%) Cellebrite
8 9 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (16.67%) Security Cleared
10 6 (12.50%) Public Speaking
10 6 (12.50%) Time Management
11 4 (8.33%) Computer Science
11 4 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
12 3 (6.25%) Electronics
12 3 (6.25%) Legal
13 2 (4.17%) Computer Forensics
13 2 (4.17%) Local Government
13 2 (4.17%) Incident Response
14 1 (2.08%) Law
14 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis
14 1 (2.08%) Python
14 1 (2.08%) Data Security

Forensic 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:

General
1 13 (27.08%) Police
2 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 6 (12.50%) Public Speaking
4 3 (6.25%) Electronics
4 3 (6.25%) Legal
5 2 (4.17%) Local Government
6 1 (2.08%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
2 22 (45.83%) Mentoring
3 17 (35.42%) Case Management
4 14 (29.17%) Forensic Analysis
5 6 (12.50%) Time Management
6 4 (8.33%) Computer Science
6 4 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (4.17%) Computer Forensics
7 2 (4.17%) Incident Response
8 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis
8 1 (2.08%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (37.50%) Degree
2 8 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 17 (35.42%) ISO 9001
3 9 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 14 (29.17%) EnCase
Vendors
1 9 (18.75%) Cellebrite