Security Analyst Jobs in London

Security Analyst
England > London

The median Security Analyst salary in London is £65,000 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 304 404 615
Rank change year-on-year +100 +211 -221
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 222 257 243
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.95% 0.71% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.75% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 184 221 218
10th Percentile £47,000 £42,000 £38,007
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,000 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £56,575
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +6.05% +2.86%
75th Percentile £76,563 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,875 £82,500 £80,525
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% +6.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 London with a recognized job title 22,108 34,442 62,791
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 95.06% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 16,669 25,177 34,949
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in London

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in London over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in London

Security Analyst
Job Locations in 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 London 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
Central London +85 62 £65,000 +30.00% 1
West London -9 8 £55,000 +57.14% 1
North London - 2 £50,000 -
East London +23 1 £39,000 -
Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 23 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 London region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 142 (63.96%) Cybersecurity
2 136 (61.26%) Information Security
3 99 (44.59%) SIEM
4 98 (44.14%) Firewall
5 82 (36.94%) CISSP
6 80 (36.04%) Security Operations
7 79 (35.59%) Incident Response
8 76 (34.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 74 (33.33%) Finance
10 70 (31.53%) NIST
11 69 (31.08%) Microsoft
12 45 (20.27%) Microsoft 365
13 43 (19.37%) Azure
14 42 (18.92%) Risk Management
15 40 (18.02%) Management Information System
15 40 (18.02%) CISA
16 39 (17.57%) Law
16 39 (17.57%) GRC
17 38 (17.12%) Social Skills
17 38 (17.12%) Incident Management
17 38 (17.12%) Vulnerability Management
18 37 (16.67%) Application Security
19 35 (15.77%) Cyber Threat
20 34 (15.32%) Analytical Skills
21 33 (14.86%) Security Management
22 32 (14.41%) CISM
22 32 (14.41%) Security Monitoring
23 31 (13.96%) Penetration Testing
24 30 (13.51%) CompTIA Security+
25 29 (13.06%) Risk Assessment

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

Application Platforms
1 8 (3.60%) Skype for Business
2 7 (3.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 45 (20.27%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (19.37%) Azure
3 29 (13.06%) AWS
4 2 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (0.90%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.45%) GCP
5 1 (0.45%) Google Drive
5 1 (0.45%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 98 (44.14%) Firewall
2 26 (11.71%) Intrusion Detection
3 21 (9.46%) Network Security
4 17 (7.66%) TCP/IP
5 16 (7.21%) DNS
6 13 (5.86%) SSL
7 10 (4.50%) Internet
8 9 (4.05%) VoIP
9 8 (3.60%) BGP
9 8 (3.60%) LAN
9 8 (3.60%) MPLS
9 8 (3.60%) OSPF
9 8 (3.60%) Reverse Proxy
9 8 (3.60%) SD-WAN
9 8 (3.60%) Skype
9 8 (3.60%) VPN
9 8 (3.60%) WAN
9 8 (3.60%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (3.60%) Wireless
10 6 (2.70%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.90%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (3.60%) Burp Suite
1 8 (3.60%) Metasploit
General
1 74 (33.33%) Finance
2 39 (17.57%) Law
3 38 (17.12%) Social Skills
4 34 (15.32%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (7.66%) Legal
6 10 (4.50%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.05%) Banking
8 8 (3.60%) Retail
9 6 (2.70%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.35%) Advertising
10 3 (1.35%) Marketing
11 2 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Cyber-Physical System
12 1 (0.45%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.05%) 802.1X
1 9 (4.05%) REST
2 8 (3.60%) SAML
3 2 (0.90%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.45%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 40 (18.02%) Management Information System
2 35 (15.77%) Cyber Threat
3 27 (12.16%) Cyberattack
4 19 (8.56%) Security Posture
5 12 (5.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 11 (4.95%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 10 (4.50%) Cyber Defence
8 8 (3.60%) Client/Server
8 8 (3.60%) Data Centre
8 8 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (3.60%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.90%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.90%) Insider Threat
11 2 (0.90%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.90%) Social Media
12 1 (0.45%) CAN bus
12 1 (0.45%) IoT
12 1 (0.45%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 24 (10.81%) Windows
2 10 (4.50%) Linux
3 3 (1.35%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.45%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.45%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.45%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (63.96%) Cybersecurity
2 136 (61.26%) Information Security
3 99 (44.59%) SIEM
4 80 (36.04%) Security Operations
5 79 (35.59%) Incident Response
6 42 (18.92%) Risk Management
7 38 (17.12%) Incident Management
7 38 (17.12%) Vulnerability Management
8 37 (16.67%) Application Security
9 33 (14.86%) Security Management
10 32 (14.41%) Security Monitoring
11 31 (13.96%) Penetration Testing
12 29 (13.06%) Risk Assessment
13 27 (12.16%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 22 (9.91%) Computer Science
14 22 (9.91%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
15 21 (9.46%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 21 (9.46%) Threat Detection
15 21 (9.46%) Threat Intelligence
16 20 (9.01%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.95%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.70%) Python
3 3 (1.35%) Bash
4 2 (0.90%) C++
4 2 (0.90%) Java
Qualifications
1 82 (36.94%) CISSP
2 40 (18.02%) CISA
3 32 (14.41%) CISM
4 30 (13.51%) CompTIA Security+
5 28 (12.61%) CompTIA CySA+
6 27 (12.16%) Degree
7 20 (9.01%) Cisco Certification
8 19 (8.56%) CCSP
9 18 (8.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 17 (7.66%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 15 (6.76%) CEH
11 15 (6.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 15 (6.76%) Network+ Certification
12 12 (5.41%) CRISC
13 10 (4.50%) GIAC
14 8 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (3.60%) ISACA
15 6 (2.70%) GCIH
15 6 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (2.25%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (34.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (31.53%) NIST
3 39 (17.57%) GRC
4 26 (11.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (9.91%) NCSC
6 19 (8.56%) SOC 2
7 15 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (5.41%) GDPR
9 10 (4.50%) PCI DSS
10 6 (2.70%) COBIT
11 4 (1.80%) ISO 22301
12 3 (1.35%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.90%) GLBA
13 2 (0.90%) ISO 31000
13 2 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.45%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.45%) PMBOK
System Software
1 28 (12.61%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.45%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 9 (4.05%) CSIRT
2 8 (3.60%) Nmap
2 8 (3.60%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.90%) CASB
4 2 (0.90%) QRadar
Vendors
1 69 (31.08%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.05%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (3.60%) CheckPoint
3 8 (3.60%) Ribbon
4 6 (2.70%) Qualys
5 4 (1.80%) IBM
5 4 (1.80%) Splunk
5 4 (1.80%) Varonis
6 3 (1.35%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.90%) Cisco
7 2 (0.90%) Google
7 2 (0.90%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.90%) Oracle
7 2 (0.90%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.45%) AlienVault
8 1 (0.45%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.45%) Intel
8 1 (0.45%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.45%) Okta
8 1 (0.45%) VMware