Security Analyst Jobs in Leeds

Security Analyst
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Security Analyst salary in Leeds is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 167 193
Rank change year-on-year +48 +26 -44
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 16 16 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 0.70% 0.53% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.55% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 15 15 0
10th Percentile - £35,887 -
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 -
90th Percentile - £61,500 -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £41,083
% change year-on-year +5.00% +21.71% -3.34%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,180 2,889 3,673
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.99% 95.19% 97.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,573 1,726 2,546
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,955 £86,250 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Leeds

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Leeds

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Leeds over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 Leeds region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (62.50%) SIEM
3 7 (43.75%) Information Security
3 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (37.50%) Vulnerability Management
4 6 (37.50%) Degree
4 6 (37.50%) Law
4 6 (37.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (31.25%) GDPR
5 5 (31.25%) SSCP
5 5 (31.25%) Nessus
5 5 (31.25%) ServiceNow
5 5 (31.25%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 4 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (25.00%) GRC
6 4 (25.00%) Azure
6 4 (25.00%) Incident Response
7 3 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
7 3 (18.75%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
7 3 (18.75%) PCI DSS
8 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
8 2 (12.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 2 (12.50%) NCSC
8 2 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 4 (25.00%) Azure
2 3 (18.75%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (6.25%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 1 (6.25%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Firewall
1 1 (6.25%) Network Security
General
1 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Law
3 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Retail
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (6.25%) Cyberattack
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (62.50%) SIEM
3 7 (43.75%) Information Security
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (37.50%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (25.00%) Incident Response
5 4 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
6 2 (12.50%) GAP Analysis
6 2 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
6 2 (12.50%) Risk Management
6 2 (12.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 1 (6.25%) Computer Science
7 1 (6.25%) Data Security
7 1 (6.25%) Incident Management
7 1 (6.25%) Information Security Management
7 1 (6.25%) ISMS
7 1 (6.25%) Risk Analysis
7 1 (6.25%) Security Management
7 1 (6.25%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (37.50%) Degree
2 5 (31.25%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (31.25%) SSCP
3 1 (6.25%) CISA
3 1 (6.25%) CRISC
3 1 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (6.25%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (31.25%) GDPR
3 4 (25.00%) GRC
4 3 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (18.75%) PCI DSS
5 2 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (12.50%) NCSC
6 1 (6.25%) NIST
6 1 (6.25%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (31.25%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) ServiceNow
2 3 (18.75%) Microsoft