IT Security Analyst Jobs in England

IT Security Analyst
UK > England

The median IT Security Analyst salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 762 867 1017
Rank change year-on-year +105 +150 -267
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 82 80 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.096% 0.087% 0.098%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.095% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 65 63 116
10th Percentile £41,550 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -15.25% +31.11%
75th Percentile £76,250 £56,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,750 £68,750 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £44,293 £58,000
% change year-on-year +24.17% -23.63% +28.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,507 84,319 127,438
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,203 53,445 75,746
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,799 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,761 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Analyst in England

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Analyst in England.

Salary trend for IT Security Analyst in England

IT Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Analyst in England

IT Security Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
London +151 60 £67,500 +35.00% 5
South West -19 11 £45,000 -7.02% 2
South East +23 6 £42,000 -20.00%
West Midlands +14 3 £30,000 -29.41%
Midlands +11 3 £30,000 -29.41%
North of England +41 1 £40,000 - 1
North East - 1 £40,000 -
IT Security Analyst
UK

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, IT 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 England region featuring IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 67 (81.71%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (58.54%) SIEM
2 48 (58.54%) Microsoft
3 43 (52.44%) Security Operations
4 39 (47.56%) Information Security
5 37 (45.12%) Incident Response
6 36 (43.90%) CISSP
7 34 (41.46%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (37.80%) Firewall
9 28 (34.15%) Finance
10 26 (31.71%) Vulnerability Management
11 24 (29.27%) Azure
11 24 (29.27%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
12 23 (28.05%) Security Management
13 21 (25.61%) Threat Detection
14 20 (24.39%) Incident Management
15 19 (23.17%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 18 (21.95%) Change Management
17 16 (19.51%) Windows
17 16 (19.51%) Degree
17 16 (19.51%) Application Security
18 15 (18.29%) Management Information System
18 15 (18.29%) Data Protection
18 15 (18.29%) PCI DSS
18 15 (18.29%) Data Loss Prevention
18 15 (18.29%) GDPR
18 15 (18.29%) Privileged Access Management
19 14 (17.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
20 13 (15.85%) Cyberattack
20 13 (15.85%) Network Security

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 34 (41.46%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (29.27%) Azure
3 4 (4.88%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (37.80%) Firewall
2 13 (15.85%) Network Security
3 6 (7.32%) Wireshark
4 3 (3.66%) LAN
4 3 (3.66%) WAN
4 3 (3.66%) Wireless
5 1 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 28 (34.15%) Finance
2 12 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (13.41%) Retail
4 10 (12.20%) Banking
5 9 (10.98%) Law
6 8 (9.76%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.22%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.29%) Management Information System
2 13 (15.85%) Cyberattack
3 11 (13.41%) Security Operations Centre
4 9 (10.98%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (8.54%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (6.10%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (19.51%) Windows
2 3 (3.66%) Linux
2 3 (3.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (81.71%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (58.54%) SIEM
3 43 (52.44%) Security Operations
4 39 (47.56%) Information Security
5 37 (45.12%) Incident Response
6 26 (31.71%) Vulnerability Management
7 24 (29.27%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
8 23 (28.05%) Security Management
9 21 (25.61%) Threat Detection
10 20 (24.39%) Incident Management
11 19 (23.17%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 18 (21.95%) Change Management
13 16 (19.51%) Application Security
14 15 (18.29%) Data Loss Prevention
14 15 (18.29%) Data Protection
14 15 (18.29%) Privileged Access Management
15 12 (14.63%) Cloud Security
16 11 (13.41%) Network Monitoring
17 10 (12.20%) Data Security
17 10 (12.20%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (14.63%) PowerShell
2 4 (4.88%) Python
3 3 (3.66%) Bash
Qualifications
1 36 (43.90%) CISSP
2 16 (19.51%) Degree
3 11 (13.41%) Master's Degree
4 10 (12.20%) CompTIA CySA+
5 4 (4.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (4.88%) PMP
6 3 (3.66%) AWS Certification
6 3 (3.66%) Azure Certification
6 3 (3.66%) CCSP
6 3 (3.66%) CEH
6 3 (3.66%) CISA
6 3 (3.66%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (3.66%) CISM
6 3 (3.66%) CRISC
6 3 (3.66%) GCIH
6 3 (3.66%) ISACA
6 3 (3.66%) MCP
6 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (3.66%) OSCP
7 2 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (18.29%) GDPR
1 15 (18.29%) PCI DSS
2 14 (17.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (14.63%) NIST
4 6 (7.32%) GRC
4 6 (7.32%) NCSC
5 1 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.22%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (12.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (14.63%) CASB
2 9 (10.98%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 48 (58.54%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.98%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (7.32%) Qualys
4 1 (1.22%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.22%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.22%) Okta
4 1 (1.22%) Rapid7