Security Analyst Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Security Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Security Analyst salary in Buckinghamshire is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 91 90
Rank change year-on-year +13 -1 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 11 11 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.83% 1.13% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 1.23% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 5
10th Percentile £58,750 - £41,250
25th Percentile £66,250 £42,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £44,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -23.48% +8.49%
75th Percentile £70,000 £46,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 - £63,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +25.00% +1.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,210 897 1,083
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.38% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 768 391 641
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -4.55%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Milton Keynes -10 6 £85,000 -
Newport Pagnell - 4 £68,750 -
Gerrards Cross - 1 £52,500 -
Security Analyst
South East

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Azure
2 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
3 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (45.45%) Azure Certification
4 5 (45.45%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (45.45%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) ForeScout
4 5 (45.45%) Mentoring
4 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (36.36%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (36.36%) GAP Analysis
5 4 (36.36%) Incident Response
5 4 (36.36%) Nessus
5 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (36.36%) Tenable
6 3 (27.27%) Security Operations
7 2 (18.18%) CISSP
7 2 (18.18%) CRISC
7 2 (18.18%) GDPR
7 2 (18.18%) GRC
7 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (18.18%) NIST
7 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
7 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
8 1 (9.09%) AWS
8 1 (9.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (9.09%) CGEIT

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

Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 10 (90.91%) Azure
2 4 (36.36%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (9.09%) AWS
3 1 (9.09%) GCP
3 1 (9.09%) SaaS
General
1 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Security Posture
2 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (45.45%) Mentoring
2 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
3 4 (36.36%) GAP Analysis
3 4 (36.36%) Incident Response
3 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (27.27%) Security Operations
5 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
5 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (9.09%) Due Diligence
6 1 (9.09%) Information Security
6 1 (9.09%) SBOM
6 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) Azure Certification
1 5 (45.45%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (45.45%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (18.18%) CISSP
2 2 (18.18%) CRISC
3 1 (9.09%) CGEIT
3 1 (9.09%) CISA
3 1 (9.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) GDPR
1 2 (18.18%) GRC
1 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (18.18%) NIST
2 1 (9.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (9.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (9.09%) SLA
2 1 (9.09%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 4 (36.36%) Nessus
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) ForeScout
3 4 (36.36%) Tenable
4 1 (9.09%) SAP
4 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow