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 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 425 | 468 | 539 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +71 | -72 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 587 | 611 | 1,010 |
| 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 | 480 | 629 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £33,939 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £38,775 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £62,500 | £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 | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +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.
Security Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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 28 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 |
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| England | +62 | 541 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 80 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 350 | £47,500 | +2.15% | 58 |
| London | +106 | 220 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 203 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 31 |
| North of England | +62 | 102 | £45,625 | -0.27% | 23 |
| South East | +20 | 95 | £50,000 | +0.50% | 17 |
| North West | +14 | 58 | £45,000 | -8.16% | 11 |
| Midlands | -23 | 55 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 7 |
| South West | -2 | 48 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 31 | £43,500 | -13.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | -49 | 29 | £48,507 | -2.99% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 24 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 24 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 1 |
| North East | +13 | 20 | £40,000 | - | |
| East of England | -14 | 18 | £47,500 | +8.57% | 2 |
| Wales | -13 | 2 | £41,250 | +17.86% | |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 1 | - | - |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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.
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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:
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