Security Risk Analyst
UK

The median Security Risk Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 874 959 1187
Rank change year-on-year +85 +228 -330
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Risk Analyst 15 19 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.018% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.020% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 14 14 25
10th Percentile £47,375 £31,725 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,188 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -5.66% +0.95%
75th Percentile £63,750 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £64,500 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £36,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year +71.23% -31.13% +0.95%

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 92,477 96,786 147,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 66,588 60,676 85,408
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,075
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Security Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Risk Analyst.

Salary trend for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 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 +114 15 £60,000 +20.00% 4
London +135 12 £60,000 +20.00% 1
UK excluding London -2 3 £62,500 +71.23% 2
Yorkshire +87 2 £62,500 +71.23%
Work from Home +80 2 £62,500 +13.64%
North of England +41 2 £62,500 +71.23%
South East - 1 £47,500 - 1

Security Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Security Risk 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 Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (93.33%) Information Security
1 14 (93.33%) Risk Management
2 12 (80.00%) CRISC
3 11 (73.33%) CISA
4 9 (60.00%) NIST
5 8 (53.33%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (53.33%) Finance
6 7 (46.67%) Benchmarking
6 7 (46.67%) ISACA
6 7 (46.67%) Data Loss Prevention
7 6 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (40.00%) Degree
8 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
8 4 (26.67%) Project Management
8 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (26.67%) GRC
9 3 (20.00%) ISMS
9 3 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 3 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence
9 3 (20.00%) Due Diligence
9 3 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (20.00%) Information Security Management
9 3 (20.00%) Security Management
9 3 (20.00%) Resource Management
10 2 (13.33%) Risk Assessment
10 2 (13.33%) Law
10 2 (13.33%) CISM
10 2 (13.33%) CISSP
10 2 (13.33%) OneTrust

Security Risk 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Firewall
1 1 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
General
1 8 (53.33%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (53.33%) Finance
2 2 (13.33%) Law
2 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Legal
3 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (13.33%) Security Posture
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (6.67%) Blog
3 1 (6.67%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (93.33%) Information Security
1 14 (93.33%) Risk Management
2 7 (46.67%) Benchmarking
2 7 (46.67%) Data Loss Prevention
3 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (26.67%) Project Management
4 3 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 3 (20.00%) Due Diligence
4 3 (20.00%) Information Security Management
4 3 (20.00%) ISMS
4 3 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 3 (20.00%) Security Management
4 3 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 2 (13.33%) Data Protection
5 2 (13.33%) Internal Audit
5 2 (13.33%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (6.67%) Agile
6 1 (6.67%) Data Governance
6 1 (6.67%) SIEM
6 1 (6.67%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 12 (80.00%) CRISC
2 11 (73.33%) CISA
3 7 (46.67%) ISACA
4 6 (40.00%) Degree
5 3 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (13.33%) CISM
6 2 (13.33%) CISSP
7 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) NIST
2 6 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (26.67%) GRC
4 3 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (6.67%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) OneTrust