Security Analyst Jobs in Birmingham

Security Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Security Analyst salary in Birmingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

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

 6 months to
9 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 134 122
Rank change year-on-year +28 -12 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 11 11 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.76% 0.40% 0.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.42% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2 9 16
10th Percentile - £28,300 £39,375
25th Percentile £47,500 £29,000 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -23.64% +25.71%
75th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £62,813
90th Percentile - £53,200 £67,375
West Midlands median annual salary £44,810 £39,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.73% -20.50% +14.29%

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 1,360 2,608 1,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 94.29% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 790 2,124 1,387
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,964 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Birmingham

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Birmingham

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (100.00%) NIST
2 9 (81.82%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (81.82%) CESG Certified Professional
2 9 (81.82%) Cyber Resilience
2 9 (81.82%) Degree
2 9 (81.82%) Security Testing
2 9 (81.82%) JSP 440
2 9 (81.82%) RMADS
2 9 (81.82%) CISSP
2 9 (81.82%) Project Management
2 9 (81.82%) CISM
2 9 (81.82%) Risk Management
2 9 (81.82%) Information Security
3 2 (18.18%) SQL
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
3 2 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (18.18%) CISA
3 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 2 (18.18%) NCSC
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (18.18%) Power BI
3 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Power BI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (81.82%) Cyber Resilience
2 9 (81.82%) Information Security
2 9 (81.82%) Project Management
2 9 (81.82%) Risk Management
2 9 (81.82%) Security Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
3 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) BPSS Clearance
1 9 (81.82%) CESG Certified Professional
1 9 (81.82%) CISM
1 9 (81.82%) CISSP
1 9 (81.82%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (100.00%) NIST
2 9 (81.82%) JSP 440
2 9 (81.82%) RMADS
3 2 (18.18%) NCSC
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 Security Analyst jobs in the West Midlands