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 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 756 872 1002
Rank change year-on-year +116 +130 -256
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 80 78 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.095% 0.083% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.090% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 62 60 117
10th Percentile £37,875 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,313 £41,500
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 £55,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 -
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 79,927 86,214 125,478
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.56% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 59,989 54,425 75,776
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +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 23 April 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 23 April 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 +156 59 £67,500 +35.00% 4
South West -5 10 £45,000 +1.60% 2
South East +14 6 £42,000 -20.00% 1
West Midlands +25 3 £30,000 -29.41%
Midlands +15 3 £30,000 -29.41%
North of England +37 2 £38,750 -3.13% 1
North West +3 1 £37,500 - 1
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 23 April 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 67 (83.75%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (58.75%) SIEM
2 47 (58.75%) Microsoft
3 43 (53.75%) Security Operations
4 38 (47.50%) Incident Response
5 36 (45.00%) Information Security
6 34 (42.50%) Microsoft 365
7 33 (41.25%) CISSP
8 32 (40.00%) Firewall
9 28 (35.00%) Finance
10 24 (30.00%) Azure
10 24 (30.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
11 23 (28.75%) Vulnerability Management
11 23 (28.75%) Security Management
12 21 (26.25%) Threat Detection
13 20 (25.00%) Incident Management
14 19 (23.75%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 18 (22.50%) Change Management
16 16 (20.00%) Windows
17 15 (18.75%) Management Information System
17 15 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
17 15 (18.75%) Degree
17 15 (18.75%) Privileged Access Management
17 15 (18.75%) Application Security
18 14 (17.50%) GDPR
18 14 (17.50%) Data Protection
18 14 (17.50%) PCI DSS
19 13 (16.25%) Data Loss Prevention
19 13 (16.25%) Cyberattack
20 12 (15.00%) Analytical Skills

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 (7.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (7.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 34 (42.50%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (30.00%) Azure
3 4 (5.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (40.00%) Firewall
2 12 (15.00%) Network Security
3 6 (7.50%) Wireshark
4 3 (3.75%) LAN
4 3 (3.75%) WAN
4 3 (3.75%) Wireless
5 1 (1.25%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 28 (35.00%) Finance
2 12 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (12.50%) Banking
4 9 (11.25%) Law
4 9 (11.25%) Retail
5 8 (10.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.25%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.75%) Management Information System
2 13 (16.25%) Cyberattack
3 10 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
4 8 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (8.75%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (5.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (20.00%) Windows
2 3 (3.75%) Linux
2 3 (3.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (83.75%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (58.75%) SIEM
3 43 (53.75%) Security Operations
4 38 (47.50%) Incident Response
5 36 (45.00%) Information Security
6 24 (30.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 23 (28.75%) Security Management
7 23 (28.75%) Vulnerability Management
8 21 (26.25%) Threat Detection
9 20 (25.00%) Incident Management
10 19 (23.75%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 18 (22.50%) Change Management
12 15 (18.75%) Application Security
12 15 (18.75%) Privileged Access Management
13 14 (17.50%) Data Protection
14 13 (16.25%) Data Loss Prevention
15 11 (13.75%) Cloud Security
16 10 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
16 10 (12.50%) Network Monitoring
16 10 (12.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 11 (13.75%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.75%) Python
3 2 (2.50%) Bash
Qualifications
1 33 (41.25%) CISSP
2 15 (18.75%) Degree
3 10 (12.50%) Master's Degree
4 9 (11.25%) CompTIA CySA+
5 4 (5.00%) PMP
6 3 (3.75%) AWS Certification
6 3 (3.75%) Azure Certification
6 3 (3.75%) CISA
6 3 (3.75%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (3.75%) CRISC
6 3 (3.75%) ISACA
6 3 (3.75%) MCP
6 3 (3.75%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (2.50%) CCSP
7 2 (2.50%) CEH
7 2 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (2.50%) CISM
7 2 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (2.50%) GCIH
7 2 (2.50%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (17.50%) GDPR
2 14 (17.50%) PCI DSS
3 12 (15.00%) NIST
4 6 (7.50%) GRC
4 6 (7.50%) NCSC
5 2 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.25%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (13.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (13.75%) CASB
2 8 (10.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 47 (58.75%) Microsoft
2 9 (11.25%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (7.50%) Qualys
4 1 (1.25%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.25%) Okta
4 1 (1.25%) Rapid7