Security Analyst Jobs in Central London

Security Analyst
London > Central London

The median Security Analyst salary in Central London is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 127 212 225
Rank change year-on-year +85 +13 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 62 36 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 1.64% 0.68% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 0.71% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 46 32 67
10th Percentile £47,000 £42,450 £47,300
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,625 £52,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -18.03% +5.17%
75th Percentile £78,438 £65,813 £80,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £70,000 £83,750
London median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,250
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.80% +4.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 3,591 5,081 7,633
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.15% 96.21% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,822 4,251 6,400
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £54,625 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Central London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Central London

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Central London

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 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
City of London +75 59 £65,000 +30.00% 1
West End of London - 1 £40,000 -
City of Westminster - 1 £40,000 -
Security Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 across the Central London region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 38 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (54.84%) Information Security
3 32 (51.61%) SIEM
4 30 (48.39%) Firewall
4 30 (48.39%) Incident Response
5 29 (46.77%) Finance
6 24 (38.71%) CISSP
7 21 (33.87%) Incident Management
8 20 (32.26%) Microsoft
9 18 (29.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 18 (29.03%) Vulnerability Management
9 18 (29.03%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (29.03%) Application Security
10 16 (25.81%) Security Operations
11 15 (24.19%) Risk Management
12 14 (22.58%) Security Management
12 14 (22.58%) CISA
12 14 (22.58%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
12 14 (22.58%) NIST
13 13 (20.97%) Social Skills
13 13 (20.97%) Threat Detection
13 13 (20.97%) Privileged Access Management
13 13 (20.97%) Analytical Skills
13 13 (20.97%) Change Management
14 11 (17.74%) GRC
15 10 (16.13%) MITRE ATT&CK
16 9 (14.52%) Problem-Solving
16 9 (14.52%) Degree
16 9 (14.52%) Vulnerability Assessment
17 8 (12.90%) GIAC

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 18 (29.03%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (9.68%) Azure
3 2 (3.23%) AWS
4 1 (1.61%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 30 (48.39%) Firewall
2 7 (11.29%) TCP/IP
3 5 (8.06%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (8.06%) IPsec
3 5 (8.06%) SSL
4 3 (4.84%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (3.23%) VLAN
6 1 (1.61%) DHCP
6 1 (1.61%) DNS
6 1 (1.61%) FTP
6 1 (1.61%) Network Security
6 1 (1.61%) SMTP
6 1 (1.61%) SNMP
Development Applications
1 7 (11.29%) Burp Suite
1 7 (11.29%) Metasploit
General
1 29 (46.77%) Finance
2 13 (20.97%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (20.97%) Social Skills
3 5 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (6.45%) Legal
5 2 (3.23%) Law
5 2 (3.23%) Retail
6 1 (1.61%) Banking
6 1 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.61%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.61%) Marketing
6 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.90%) REST
2 2 (3.23%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.68%) Security Posture
2 5 (8.06%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (8.06%) Management Information System
2 5 (8.06%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (4.84%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (4.84%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 3 (4.84%) Cyberattack
3 3 (4.84%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.61%) Anti-Spyware
4 1 (1.61%) e-Learning
4 1 (1.61%) Insider Threat
4 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.61%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.06%) Windows
2 3 (4.84%) Linux
2 3 (4.84%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.61%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (54.84%) Information Security
3 32 (51.61%) SIEM
4 30 (48.39%) Incident Response
5 21 (33.87%) Incident Management
6 18 (29.03%) Application Security
6 18 (29.03%) Vulnerability Management
7 16 (25.81%) Security Operations
8 15 (24.19%) Risk Management
9 14 (22.58%) Security Management
9 14 (22.58%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 13 (20.97%) Change Management
10 13 (20.97%) Privileged Access Management
10 13 (20.97%) Threat Detection
11 10 (16.13%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 9 (14.52%) Problem-Solving
12 9 (14.52%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 8 (12.90%) Benchmarking
13 8 (12.90%) DevSecOps
13 8 (12.90%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.45%) Python
2 3 (4.84%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.61%) Bash
Qualifications
1 24 (38.71%) CISSP
2 14 (22.58%) CISA
3 9 (14.52%) Degree
4 8 (12.90%) CompTIA Security+
4 8 (12.90%) GIAC
5 6 (9.68%) CISM
6 5 (8.06%) CEH
6 5 (8.06%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (8.06%) MCSA
6 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (6.45%) CRISC
8 3 (4.84%) GSEC
8 3 (4.84%) ISACA
8 3 (4.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (4.84%) Security Cleared
9 2 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (1.61%) GCIA
10 1 (1.61%) GCIH
10 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (29.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (22.58%) NIST
3 11 (17.74%) GRC
4 8 (12.90%) NCSC
5 3 (4.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (3.23%) GDPR
7 1 (1.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (1.61%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.61%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.61%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 7 (11.29%) Nmap
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.61%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 20 (32.26%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.23%) Splunk
3 1 (1.61%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.61%) Intel
3 1 (1.61%) Meraki
3 1 (1.61%) Okta
3 1 (1.61%) Rapid7
3 1 (1.61%) VMware