Security Analyst Jobs in Central London

Security Analyst
London > Central London

The median Security Analyst salary in Central London is £47,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 124 218
Rank change year-on-year -30 +94 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 8 62 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.32% 1.65% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 1.73% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 5 46 29
10th Percentile - £45,250 £42,444
25th Percentile £46,000 £47,250 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £65,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.69% +27.45% -21.54%
75th Percentile £48,000 £78,438 £63,750
90th Percentile - £120,000 £70,000
London median annual salary £65,000 £66,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.40% +11.00% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,277 3,581 4,957
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 95.32% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,613 2,771 4,126
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,875 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,210
Median % change year-on-year - -0.97% +0.98%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Central London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Central London

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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
City of London -21 7 £47,000 -27.69% 11
West End of London +2 1 - - 3
Security Analyst
London

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 21 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 Central London region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (62.50%) NCSC
2 5 (62.50%) Organisational Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Security Architecture
2 5 (62.50%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (62.50%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (62.50%) Business Continuity Planning
2 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (62.50%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (62.50%) GIAC
2 5 (62.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 5 (62.50%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (62.50%) Disaster Recovery
2 5 (62.50%) Firewall
2 5 (62.50%) IPsec
2 5 (62.50%) ITIL
2 5 (62.50%) MCSA
2 5 (62.50%) TCP/IP
2 5 (62.50%) SSL
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (62.50%) Business Continuity
2 5 (62.50%) Information Security
3 2 (25.00%) Azure
3 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 (25.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) Firewall
1 5 (62.50%) Intrusion Detection
1 5 (62.50%) IPsec
1 5 (62.50%) SSL
1 5 (62.50%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Burp Suite
1 1 (12.50%) Metasploit
General
1 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (62.50%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (62.50%) Business Continuity
2 5 (62.50%) Business Continuity Planning
2 5 (62.50%) Disaster Recovery
2 5 (62.50%) Information Security
2 5 (62.50%) ITIL
2 5 (62.50%) Security Architecture
2 5 (62.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (12.50%) Ethical Hacking
4 1 (12.50%) Offensive Security
4 1 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Red Team
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (62.50%) CompTIA Security+
1 5 (62.50%) GIAC
1 5 (62.50%) MCSA
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (12.50%) CREST Certified
2 1 (12.50%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (62.50%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft