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 3 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 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 366 | 406 | 481 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +75 | +60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 369 | 561 | 688 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.73% | 0.60% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.81% | 0.64% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 175 | 488 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,700 | £36,250 | £36,228 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £42,500 | £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 | £71,250 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,375 | £47,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.96% | +5.00% | -1.34% |
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 | 45,395 | 87,903 | 100,964 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.66% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,615 | 64,309 | 62,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,550 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,645 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £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 3 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 3 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 | +41 | 354 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 221 | £53,375 | +12.96% | 45 |
| London | +7 | 130 | £65,000 | - | 63 |
| Midlands | +136 | 123 | £44,810 | +10.64% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +93 | 84 | £44,810 | +19.49% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 72 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 55 |
| South East | +66 | 41 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +77 | 39 | £52,500 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +7 | 26 | £57,500 | +22.34% | 9 |
| North West | +1 | 21 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 4 |
| Scotland | +110 | 12 | £55,000 | +17.02% | 9 |
| South West | +62 | 12 | £47,500 | -15.93% | 7 |
| East of England | +45 | 6 | £47,500 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 5 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 3 |
| Wales | +41 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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