Security Analyst Job Trends in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 400 396
Rank change year-on-year +286 -4 +56
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1,354 244 537
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.68% 0.62% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 0.70% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 265 156 466
10th Percentile £34,100 £41,625 £36,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,188 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 75,019 34,985 79,528
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 89.49% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 50,497 21,159 60,456
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,129
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,670 £52,550
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.74% -12.42%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in England

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in England

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 Security Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
North of England +186 391 £52,500 -8.70% 22
Midlands +146 323 £50,000 +11.58% 18
South East +136 248 £45,000 -13.04% 25
Yorkshire +89 220 £55,000 -4.35% 5
East Midlands +87 171 £47,500 -9.52% 7
West Midlands +89 152 £52,500 +17.16% 11
South West +73 151 £60,000 +26.32% 3
London +14 143 £70,000 +7.69% 23
North West +97 128 £35,000 -36.36% 17
East of England +78 110 £34,100 -28.21% 5
North East - 43 £46,500 -
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 1,219 (90.03%) Cybersecurity
2 1,066 (78.73%) Microsoft
3 1,041 (76.88%) CompTIA Security+
4 1,026 (75.78%) Azure
5 1,017 (75.11%) Mentoring
6 1,008 (74.45%) CompTIA CySA+
7 989 (73.04%) Azure Certification
8 988 (72.97%) ForeScout
9 112 (8.27%) Information Security
10 98 (7.24%) SIEM
11 93 (6.87%) Security Operations
12 92 (6.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 88 (6.50%) NIST
14 86 (6.35%) Incident Response
15 68 (5.02%) Continuous Improvement
16 60 (4.43%) Security Cleared
17 57 (4.21%) Problem-Solving
17 57 (4.21%) SC Cleared
18 53 (3.91%) CISSP
19 52 (3.84%) Risk Management
20 48 (3.55%) Network Security
21 47 (3.47%) Cloud Security
22 43 (3.18%) Python
22 43 (3.18%) Vulnerability Management
23 42 (3.10%) Degree
24 41 (3.03%) Linux
25 40 (2.95%) GDPR
25 40 (2.95%) PowerShell
25 40 (2.95%) Windows
26 37 (2.73%) Threat Intelligence

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (0.074%) Confluence
1 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.074%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1,026 (75.78%) Azure
2 35 (2.58%) AWS
3 33 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (1.62%) Azure Sentinel
5 17 (1.26%) Microsoft Purview
6 15 (1.11%) GCP
7 12 (0.89%) Power Platform
8 9 (0.66%) Entra ID
9 8 (0.59%) SaaS
10 6 (0.44%) Cloudflare
11 5 (0.37%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.22%) GitHub
12 3 (0.22%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.15%) Cloud Computing
14 1 (0.074%) AWS CloudTrail
14 1 (0.074%) AWS KMS
14 1 (0.074%) IaaS
14 1 (0.074%) PaaS
14 1 (0.074%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.55%) Network Security
2 24 (1.77%) Firewall
3 9 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (0.66%) Wireless
4 6 (0.44%) DNS
4 6 (0.44%) VPN
5 5 (0.37%) SSL
6 3 (0.22%) SCCP
7 2 (0.15%) NGFW
7 2 (0.15%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.074%) DKIM
8 1 (0.074%) DMARC
8 1 (0.074%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.89%) Power BI
2 4 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (0.66%) Burp Suite
1 9 (0.66%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.22%) GitLab
2 3 (0.22%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.15%) JIRA
General
1 1,058 (78.14%) Social Skills
2 82 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (3.25%) Finance
4 37 (2.73%) Retail
5 23 (1.70%) Aviation
5 23 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (1.33%) Law
6 18 (1.33%) Legal
7 13 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
8 9 (0.66%) Banking
9 7 (0.52%) Back Office
9 7 (0.52%) Financial Institution
10 4 (0.30%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.22%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.15%) Games
12 2 (0.15%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.15%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.074%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.074%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 56 (4.14%) Security Posture
2 54 (3.99%) Cyber Defence
3 38 (2.81%) Security Operations Centre
4 21 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
5 19 (1.40%) Operational Technology
6 16 (1.18%) Management Information System
7 15 (1.11%) CSOC
8 9 (0.66%) Cloud Native
8 9 (0.66%) Mobile App
9 8 (0.59%) Onboarding
10 7 (0.52%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.44%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.44%) Driving Licence
11 6 (0.44%) Life Science
11 6 (0.44%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.37%) Cyber Security Posture
13 4 (0.30%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 4 (0.30%) Product Ownership
14 3 (0.22%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 41 (3.03%) Linux
2 40 (2.95%) Windows
3 4 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.22%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,219 (90.03%) Cybersecurity
2 1,017 (75.11%) Mentoring
3 112 (8.27%) Information Security
4 98 (7.24%) SIEM
5 93 (6.87%) Security Operations
6 86 (6.35%) Incident Response
7 68 (5.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 57 (4.21%) Problem-Solving
9 52 (3.84%) Risk Management
10 47 (3.47%) Cloud Security
11 43 (3.18%) Vulnerability Management
12 37 (2.73%) Threat Intelligence
13 35 (2.58%) Agile
13 35 (2.58%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 34 (2.51%) SOAR
14 34 (2.51%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 31 (2.29%) Application Security
15 31 (2.29%) Root Cause Analysis
16 30 (2.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
16 30 (2.22%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 43 (3.18%) Python
2 40 (2.95%) PowerShell
3 18 (1.33%) Bash
4 6 (0.44%) C#
4 6 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (0.30%) Java
6 2 (0.15%) Go
Qualifications
1 1,041 (76.88%) CompTIA Security+
2 1,008 (74.45%) CompTIA CySA+
3 989 (73.04%) Azure Certification
4 60 (4.43%) Security Cleared
5 57 (4.21%) SC Cleared
6 53 (3.91%) CISSP
7 42 (3.10%) Degree
8 31 (2.29%) CISM
9 22 (1.62%) GIAC
10 18 (1.33%) SSCP
11 16 (1.18%) CISA
12 15 (1.11%) DV Cleared
12 15 (1.11%) SANS
13 14 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (0.96%) OSCP
15 11 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 11 (0.81%) CCSP
15 11 (0.81%) CEH
15 11 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (6.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 88 (6.50%) NIST
3 40 (2.95%) GDPR
4 34 (2.51%) PCI DSS
5 33 (2.44%) GRC
6 25 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (1.18%) SOC 2
8 9 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.52%) NCSC
10 6 (0.44%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.37%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.30%) QA
13 3 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 2 (0.15%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.15%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.15%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.15%) SLA
15 1 (0.074%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 14 (1.03%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.22%) Docker
2 3 (0.22%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (0.66%) Nessus
2 7 (0.52%) CASB
3 6 (0.44%) Ansible
3 6 (0.44%) Terraform
4 4 (0.30%) CSIRT
4 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.30%) SCCM
5 3 (0.22%) Graylog
5 3 (0.22%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.22%) QRadar
Vendors
1 1,066 (78.73%) Microsoft
2 988 (72.97%) ForeScout
3 10 (0.74%) Tenable
4 6 (0.44%) Google
4 6 (0.44%) Zscaler
5 5 (0.37%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (0.37%) Splunk
6 4 (0.30%) Red Hat
7 3 (0.22%) Intel
7 3 (0.22%) Meraki
7 3 (0.22%) Palo Alto
7 3 (0.22%) Rapid7
7 3 (0.22%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.22%) Varonis
7 3 (0.22%) VMware
8 2 (0.15%) Qualys
9 1 (0.074%) Cisco
9 1 (0.074%) Proofpoint