Security Analyst Jobs in the South East

Security Analyst
England > South East

The median Security Analyst salary in the South East is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 302 328 321
Rank change year-on-year +26 -7 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 88 89 171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.53% 0.60% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.66% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 81 71 149
10th Percentile £41,250 - £33,300
25th Percentile £42,547 £41,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +9.38%
75th Percentile £58,750 £56,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +2.94% -3.77% +6.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 15,676 13,491 19,184
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 90.50% 96.41%
Number of salaries quoted 11,332 8,454 12,614
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the South East

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the South East

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the South East

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 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
Thames Valley +25 22 £47,000 +10.59% 5
Hampshire -24 20 £52,500 +16.67% 4
Kent -6 18 £48,750 -2.50% 1
Berkshire +28 16 £47,000 +14.70% 4
Surrey -3 14 £80,000 +52.38%
West Sussex +44 6 £50,000 -25.09%
Buckinghamshire -17 4 £43,750 -10.71%
Oxfordshire +17 2 £28,000 -32.53% 1
Middlesex - 2 - -
East Sussex +17 1 £55,000 +29.41% 3
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 5 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 South East region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 50 (56.82%) Information Security
2 48 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
3 44 (50.00%) Azure
4 29 (32.95%) SIEM
5 28 (31.82%) Microsoft
6 26 (29.55%) Cloud Security
7 25 (28.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 23 (26.14%) Firewall
9 22 (25.00%) Incident Response
10 21 (23.86%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (22.73%) Incident Management
12 19 (21.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 19 (21.59%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (20.45%) Analytical Skills
14 17 (19.32%) Windows
15 15 (17.05%) DNS
15 15 (17.05%) Finance
15 15 (17.05%) Cyberattack
16 14 (15.91%) Security Monitoring
17 13 (14.77%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 12 (13.64%) Management Information System
18 12 (13.64%) Mentoring
18 12 (13.64%) Time Management
19 11 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
19 11 (12.50%) Social Skills
20 10 (11.36%) DKIM
20 10 (11.36%) DMARC
20 10 (11.36%) AWS
20 10 (11.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
20 10 (11.36%) Risk Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 44 (50.00%) Azure
2 21 (23.86%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (11.36%) AWS
4 2 (2.27%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.14%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.14%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 23 (26.14%) Firewall
2 15 (17.05%) DNS
3 10 (11.36%) DKIM
3 10 (11.36%) DMARC
4 9 (10.23%) Network Security
5 8 (9.09%) Internet
5 8 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (3.41%) LAN
6 3 (3.41%) WAN
6 3 (3.41%) Wireless
7 2 (2.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.27%) Power BI
General
1 18 (20.45%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (17.05%) Finance
3 11 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 6 (6.82%) Banking
5 3 (3.41%) Marketing
6 2 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.27%) Publishing
7 1 (1.14%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.05%) Cyberattack
2 12 (13.64%) Management Information System
3 6 (6.82%) Operational Technology
4 5 (5.68%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (3.41%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.41%) Security Operations Centre
5 3 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (2.27%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (19.32%) Windows
2 9 (10.23%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.41%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (56.82%) Information Security
2 48 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (32.95%) SIEM
4 26 (29.55%) Cloud Security
5 22 (25.00%) Incident Response
6 20 (22.73%) Incident Management
7 19 (21.59%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (21.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 14 (15.91%) Security Monitoring
9 13 (14.77%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 12 (13.64%) Mentoring
10 12 (13.64%) Time Management
11 11 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
12 10 (11.36%) Risk Management
13 9 (10.23%) Internal Audit
13 9 (10.23%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 9 (10.23%) Penetration Testing
13 9 (10.23%) Security Architecture
14 8 (9.09%) SOAR
14 8 (9.09%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.14%) C++
1 1 (1.14%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (11.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 10 (11.36%) CCSP
1 10 (11.36%) Cisco Certification
1 10 (11.36%) CISSP
2 9 (10.23%) Security Cleared
3 8 (9.09%) Azure Certification
3 8 (9.09%) Degree
4 7 (7.95%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (3.41%) AWS Certification
5 3 (3.41%) MCP
5 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (3.41%) SC Cleared
6 2 (2.27%) CEH
6 2 (2.27%) CISA
6 2 (2.27%) CISM
6 2 (2.27%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.27%) DBS Check
6 2 (2.27%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.14%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (28.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (9.09%) NIST
3 7 (7.95%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (7.95%) NCSC
4 6 (6.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (3.41%) GRC
6 2 (2.27%) GDPR
6 2 (2.27%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.14%) ISO 22301
7 1 (1.14%) ISO 31000
7 1 (1.14%) SLA
7 1 (1.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (10.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.14%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (9.09%) CASB
2 5 (5.68%) WSUS
3 3 (3.41%) CSIRT
4 1 (1.14%) Nessus
Vendors
1 28 (31.82%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.23%) Cisco
3 2 (2.27%) Facebook
4 1 (1.14%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.14%) Qualys