IT Security Analyst Jobs in Birmingham

IT Security Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Security Analyst salary in Birmingham is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
17 Jul 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 - -
75th Percentile £50,000 - -
90th Percentile £50,250 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £45,000 - £44,500
% change year-on-year - - +18.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,291 2,733 1,654
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 94.70% 92.97%
Number of salaries quoted 834 2,111 1,281
10th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Analyst in Birmingham

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for IT Security Analyst in Birmingham

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, 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 across the Birmingham region featuring IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (69.23%) Incident Response
2 5 (38.46%) Security Posture
2 5 (38.46%) Firewall
2 5 (38.46%) Network Security
2 5 (38.46%) Security Architecture
3 4 (30.77%) ITSM
3 4 (30.77%) Agile
3 4 (30.77%) Service Management
3 4 (30.77%) ITIL
3 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (30.77%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Detection
4 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Management
5 1 (7.69%) Network Architecture
5 1 (7.69%) VPN
5 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (7.69%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Proactive Monitoring

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 5 (38.46%) Firewall
1 5 (38.46%) Network Security
2 1 (7.69%) VPN
General
1 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Incident Response
2 5 (38.46%) Security Architecture
3 4 (30.77%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (30.77%) Agile
3 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (30.77%) ITIL
3 4 (30.77%) ITSM
3 4 (30.77%) Service Management
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Detection
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Management
5 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.69%) Network Architecture
5 1 (7.69%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (7.69%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Assessment
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001