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 10 November 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 345 | 349 | 482 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +133 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 542 | 473 | 902 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.72% | 0.83% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 0.87% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 229 | 414 | 647 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £36,213 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,250 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | - |
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 | 70,984 | 54,408 | 129,147 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.53% | 95.69% | 95.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,517 | 39,414 | 77,717 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £31,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | - | +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 10 November 2024.
Security Analyst
Top 16 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 10 November 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 |
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| England | +27 | 520 | £58,500 | +6.36% | 75 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 271 | £50,000 | - | 40 |
| London | +81 | 264 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 39 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 159 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 28 |
| North of England | -5 | 78 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 7 |
| Midlands | -19 | 62 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 8 |
| South East | -57 | 49 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 48 | £48,319 | -7.96% | 8 |
| South West | +31 | 46 | £53,750 | +18.95% | 3 |
| North West | -22 | 44 | £45,000 | -9.09% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 30 | £53,750 | -6.52% | 1 |
| Scotland | -19 | 19 | £52,500 | +11.57% | 3 |
| East of England | -44 | 16 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 14 | £47,500 | -22.45% | |
| North East | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +13 | 1 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 1 |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 November 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 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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