Senior Security Analyst Job Trends in Bolton

Senior Security Analyst
Manchester > Bolton

The median Senior Security Analyst salary in Bolton is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.94% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £65,000 - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 90 124 142
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.24% 83.78% 97.93%
Number of salaries quoted 74 98 102
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,750 £43,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -10.48% +10.53%
75th Percentile £68,438 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £53,159
% change year-on-year +4.35% +8.17% -7.55%

Senior Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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 Bolton.

Senior Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Bolton

Senior Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Bolton

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Analyst job vacancies in Bolton

Senior Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, 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 Bolton region featuring Senior Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) Proactive Management
1 3 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Red Team
1 3 (100.00%) SIEM
1 3 (100.00%) Tanium
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 3 (100.00%) Use Case
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Senior Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Proactive Management
1 3 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Red Team
1 3 (100.00%) SIEM
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 3 (100.00%) Use Case
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Tanium