Security Analyst
UK
The median Security Analyst salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 375 | 426 | 484 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +58 | +51 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 349 | 576 | 650 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.59% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.62% | 0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 492 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,750 | £36,250 | £35,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £44,688 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,188 | £69,063 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,250 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.21% | +5.56% | -2.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 46,426 | 92,901 | 96,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.96% | 94.63% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,313 | 66,762 | 60,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,956 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | -11.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.
Security Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2025. 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 |
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| England | +23 | 331 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 166 |
| UK excluding London | +103 | 202 | £54,250 | +14.21% | 88 |
| London | +33 | 127 | £65,000 | - | 86 |
| Midlands | +124 | 101 | £44,810 | -4.66% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 72 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 88 |
| West Midlands | +108 | 68 | £44,810 | +19.49% | 6 |
| South East | +72 | 45 | £55,500 | +11.00% | 25 |
| East Midlands | +71 | 33 | £52,500 | - | 7 |
| North of England | -4 | 21 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 28 |
| North West | -10 | 15 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 5 |
| Scotland | +121 | 14 | £55,000 | +17.02% | 7 |
| South West | +75 | 12 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 6 |
| East of England | +52 | 8 | £47,500 | - | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 6 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 20 |
| Wales | +43 | 1 | £55,000 | +33.33% |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2025, 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 Security Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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