Security Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £47,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 242 224
Rank change year-on-year +25 -18 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 26 14 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.39% 0.23% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.26% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 24 11 47
10th Percentile £35,750 - £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,463 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.59% +13.33% -21.88%
75th Percentile - £46,250 £57,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £55,500 £66,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% +4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,355 5,389 6,697
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 89.80% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 4,451 3,175 4,126
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,813
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire +40 19 £47,000 +14.70% 3
Buckinghamshire -10 5 £47,500 -3.06%
Oxfordshire - 2 £28,000 - 2
Security Analyst
South East

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 12 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 Thames Valley region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (53.85%) Azure
2 13 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (50.00%) Information Security
3 11 (42.31%) SIEM
4 10 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (38.46%) DKIM
4 10 (38.46%) DMARC
4 10 (38.46%) DNS
5 9 (34.62%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 8 (30.77%) SOAR
6 8 (30.77%) CASB
6 8 (30.77%) Cyberattack
6 8 (30.77%) Internet
6 8 (30.77%) Cloud Security
6 8 (30.77%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 5 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (19.23%) Security Cleared
7 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
8 4 (15.38%) Social Skills
8 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (15.38%) Incident Response
9 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
9 3 (11.54%) Azure Certification
9 3 (11.54%) Risk Register
9 3 (11.54%) Security Operations
9 3 (11.54%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (11.54%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (11.54%) Windows Server
9 3 (11.54%) AWS Certification
9 3 (11.54%) Mentoring

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 14 (53.85%) Azure
2 13 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (11.54%) AWS
4 1 (3.85%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 10 (38.46%) DKIM
1 10 (38.46%) DMARC
1 10 (38.46%) DNS
2 8 (30.77%) Internet
3 3 (11.54%) LAN
3 3 (11.54%) WAN
3 3 (11.54%) Wireless
4 2 (7.69%) Firewall
5 1 (3.85%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (3.85%) Network Security
General
1 5 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 3 (11.54%) Banking
3 3 (11.54%) Finance
4 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (30.77%) Cyberattack
2 3 (11.54%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (11.54%) Management Information System
2 3 (11.54%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (7.69%) Insider Threat
4 1 (3.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (3.85%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) Windows
1 3 (11.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (50.00%) Information Security
2 11 (42.31%) SIEM
3 10 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (34.62%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 8 (30.77%) Cloud Security
5 8 (30.77%) SOAR
5 8 (30.77%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 4 (15.38%) Incident Response
6 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
7 3 (11.54%) Data Governance
7 3 (11.54%) Mentoring
7 3 (11.54%) Network Design
7 3 (11.54%) Risk Management
7 3 (11.54%) Risk Register
7 3 (11.54%) Security Operations
8 2 (7.69%) Data Interpretation
8 2 (7.69%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 2 (7.69%) Incident Management
8 2 (7.69%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) AWS Certification
2 3 (11.54%) Azure Certification
2 3 (11.54%) MCP
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (3.85%) CISSP
3 1 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.85%) Degree
3 1 (3.85%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) SLA
Systems Management
1 8 (30.77%) CASB
Vendors
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.69%) BT
2 2 (7.69%) CrowdStrike