IT Security Analyst Job Trends in Cardiff

IT Security Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 26 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Security Analyst salary in Cardiff.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 539 156 667
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.06% 99.36% 93.94%
Number of salaries quoted 368 109 578
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £27,675
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,170 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,221 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +0.44% -4.76%
75th Percentile £69,144 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £75,000
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -5.26%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

IT Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Cardiff

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 26 May 2026, IT 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 Cardiff region featuring IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft