IT Security Analyst
UK
The median IT Security Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 818 | 884 | 1075 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +191 | -292 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst | 85 | 99 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.086% | 0.095% | 0.087% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.091% | 0.10% | 0.091% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68 | 77 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,775 | - | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £32,500 | £41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £44,293 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.17% | -23.63% | +28.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £53,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £66,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £41,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -30.83% | +41.18% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,219 | 95,232 | 149,773 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.54% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,883 | 59,878 | 85,286 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,777 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.04% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Analyst.
IT Security Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
IT Security Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +98 | 82 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 11 |
| London | +152 | 60 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 26 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 22 | £45,000 | +8.43% | 3 |
| South West | -11 | 11 | £45,000 | -7.02% | 2 |
| South East | +8 | 6 | £42,000 | -20.00% | |
| West Midlands | +19 | 3 | £30,000 | -29.41% | |
| Midlands | +1 | 3 | £30,000 | -29.41% | |
| North of England | +36 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -65 | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £40,000 | - |
IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, IT 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 featuring IT Security Analyst in the job title.
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IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: