Senior Security Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Senior Security Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Senior Security Analyst salary in Birmingham is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 128 104
Rank change year-on-year +32 -24 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Analyst 5 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.42% 0.13% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.14% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 7
10th Percentile £45,700 - -
25th Percentile £46,750 £97,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £100,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -51.50% +81.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £51,500 £102,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £53,900 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £48,500 £100,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -51.50% +81.82% -

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 1,137 2,154 1,283
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.07% 95.95% 95.39%
Number of salaries quoted 794 1,219 1,076
10th Percentile £30,150 £34,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,536
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

Senior Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Security Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Senior Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Senior Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Senior Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, Senior Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Senior Security Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Security Posture
2 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (80.00%) Incident Response
2 4 (80.00%) Agile
2 4 (80.00%) Service Management
2 4 (80.00%) Firewall
2 4 (80.00%) ITSM
2 4 (80.00%) ITIL
2 4 (80.00%) Network Security
2 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) GDPR
3 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Senior Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
1 4 (80.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (80.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) ITSM
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (20.00%) SIEM
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft