Security Analyst Jobs in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Security Analyst salary in Glasgow is £47,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 214 121 104
Rank change year-on-year -93 -17 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 17 7 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.44% 0.45% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.53% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 16 6 16
10th Percentile £42,500 £23,750 £28,375
25th Percentile - £28,125 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +1.62% +12.12% -6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,501
90th Percentile £58,125 £56,250 £55,000
Scotland median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.00% +17.65% -1.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 3,797 1,331 1,565
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.99% 86.04% 98.06%
Number of salaries quoted 835 683 903
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,550 £27,800
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.38% +2.13%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £72,750
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Glasgow region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (70.59%) Information Security
1 12 (70.59%) Azure
2 11 (64.71%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (64.71%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 10 (58.82%) Cloud Security
3 10 (58.82%) Cyberattack
4 9 (52.94%) CASB
4 9 (52.94%) SIEM
5 8 (47.06%) DKIM
5 8 (47.06%) DMARC
5 8 (47.06%) Internet
5 8 (47.06%) DNS
5 8 (47.06%) SOAR
5 8 (47.06%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 7 (41.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (29.41%) Firewall
7 5 (29.41%) NIST
8 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
8 4 (23.53%) CISSP
8 4 (23.53%) CISM
8 4 (23.53%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
9 3 (17.65%) ISO 22301
9 3 (17.65%) Degree
9 3 (17.65%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 3 (17.65%) Windows
9 3 (17.65%) Incident Response
10 2 (11.76%) Operational Technology
10 2 (11.76%) Purple Team

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

Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (70.59%) Azure
2 11 (64.71%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (11.76%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (11.76%) IaaS
3 2 (11.76%) PaaS
3 2 (11.76%) Power Platform
3 2 (11.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (47.06%) DKIM
1 8 (47.06%) DMARC
1 8 (47.06%) DNS
1 8 (47.06%) Internet
2 5 (29.41%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Power BI
1 2 (11.76%) Tableau
General
1 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (11.76%) Manufacturing
1 2 (11.76%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 10 (58.82%) Cyberattack
2 2 (11.76%) Operational Technology
3 1 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Windows
2 1 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Information Security
2 11 (64.71%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 10 (58.82%) Cloud Security
4 9 (52.94%) SIEM
5 8 (47.06%) SOAR
5 8 (47.06%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (23.53%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
8 3 (17.65%) Incident Response
8 3 (17.65%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 2 (11.76%) Analytics
9 2 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (11.76%) Contingency Planning
9 2 (11.76%) Ethical Hacking
9 2 (11.76%) Penetration Testing
9 2 (11.76%) Performance Metrics
9 2 (11.76%) Purple Team
9 2 (11.76%) Threat Analysis
10 1 (5.88%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) CISM
1 4 (23.53%) CISSP
2 3 (17.65%) Degree
3 2 (11.76%) CISA
3 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (11.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (41.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (29.41%) NIST
3 3 (17.65%) ISO 22301
4 2 (11.76%) HIPAA
5 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (5.88%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (52.94%) CASB
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft