Security Analyst Job Trends in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £51,625 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 397 386 342
Rank change year-on-year -11 -44 +135
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 216 370 390
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.61% 0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.65% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 142 221 354
10th Percentile £36,300 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,625 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.96% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £51,058 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.90% +9.09% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 41,786 56,812 44,111
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.37% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 26,790 31,820 34,128
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,292 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 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
London -43 68 £55,000 -15.38% 40
Midlands +75 51 £50,000 +6.23% 11
South East +41 45 £55,000 -8.33% 31
West Midlands +47 33 £50,000 +11.25% 7
North of England -1 30 £45,000 -10.00% 7
East Midlands +34 18 £50,000 +5.26% 4
Yorkshire -5 16 £39,750 -26.05% 1
South West +18 13 £44,000 -18.14% 6
North West +5 10 £45,000 - 6
East of England +16 9 £40,500 -10.00% 11
North East +8 4 £55,000 +10.00%
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, 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.

1 164 (75.93%) Cybersecurity
2 96 (44.44%) Microsoft
3 95 (43.98%) Incident Response
4 89 (41.20%) Azure
5 72 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
6 71 (32.87%) SIEM
7 66 (30.56%) Information Security
8 62 (28.70%) CompTIA CySA+
9 61 (28.24%) Security Operations
10 60 (27.78%) Mentoring
11 49 (22.69%) NIST
12 48 (22.22%) Azure Certification
13 47 (21.76%) ForeScout
14 46 (21.30%) Firewall
15 45 (20.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 42 (19.44%) CISSP
17 39 (18.06%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 38 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
18 38 (17.59%) Vulnerability Management
19 33 (15.28%) Continuous Improvement
19 33 (15.28%) Degree
19 33 (15.28%) Penetration Testing
20 29 (13.43%) GDPR
21 25 (11.57%) Network Security
22 24 (11.11%) Threat Intelligence
23 23 (10.65%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
23 23 (10.65%) Kalman Filter
24 22 (10.19%) Cyber Essentials
25 21 (9.72%) Azure Sentinel
26 20 (9.26%) GRC

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 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.85%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 89 (41.20%) Azure
2 21 (9.72%) Azure Sentinel
3 15 (6.94%) AWS
4 14 (6.48%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (2.78%) GCP
6 6 (2.78%) SaaS
7 3 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.93%) IaaS
8 2 (0.93%) PaaS
9 1 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 46 (21.30%) Firewall
2 25 (11.57%) Network Security
3 18 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (6.02%) VPN
5 4 (1.85%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.39%) Wireless
7 1 (0.46%) Broadband
7 1 (0.46%) DHCP
7 1 (0.46%) DNS
7 1 (0.46%) NGFW
7 1 (0.46%) SAN
7 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (0.46%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.93%) JIRA
1 2 (0.93%) Metasploit
General
1 104 (48.15%) Social Skills
2 36 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (15.74%) Finance
4 17 (7.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (2.31%) Law
6 5 (2.31%) Retail
7 4 (1.85%) Banking
7 4 (1.85%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.39%) Legal
9 2 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.46%) Advertising
10 1 (0.46%) Digital Health
10 1 (0.46%) Front Office
10 1 (0.46%) Local Government
10 1 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.46%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.39%) EDI
2 2 (0.93%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (0.93%) SLSA
3 1 (0.46%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 38 (17.59%) Security Posture
2 28 (12.96%) Cyber Threat
3 20 (9.26%) Management Information System
4 18 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
5 11 (5.09%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (2.78%) Insider Threat
6 6 (2.78%) Operational Technology
7 5 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.39%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (1.39%) Cyberattack
8 3 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.93%) Life Science
9 2 (0.93%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.93%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.93%) SCADA
10 1 (0.46%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.46%) Smart Energy
10 1 (0.46%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.87%) Windows
2 14 (6.48%) Linux
3 2 (0.93%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (75.93%) Cybersecurity
2 95 (43.98%) Incident Response
3 71 (32.87%) SIEM
4 66 (30.56%) Information Security
5 61 (28.24%) Security Operations
6 60 (27.78%) Mentoring
7 39 (18.06%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 38 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (17.59%) Vulnerability Management
9 33 (15.28%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (15.28%) Penetration Testing
10 24 (11.11%) Threat Intelligence
11 23 (10.65%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 23 (10.65%) Kalman Filter
12 18 (8.33%) Threat Detection
13 17 (7.87%) Risk Management
14 16 (7.41%) Computer Science
14 16 (7.41%) ITIL
14 16 (7.41%) Root Cause Analysis
15 15 (6.94%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.70%) PowerShell
1 8 (3.70%) Python
2 5 (2.31%) Bash
3 3 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 72 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 62 (28.70%) CompTIA CySA+
3 48 (22.22%) Azure Certification
4 42 (19.44%) CISSP
5 33 (15.28%) Degree
6 18 (8.33%) CISM
7 16 (7.41%) SC Cleared
7 16 (7.41%) Security Cleared
8 12 (5.56%) CISA
8 12 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (4.63%) CEH
9 10 (4.63%) GIAC
10 9 (4.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (4.17%) GCIH
11 7 (3.24%) CRISC
12 6 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.78%) DV Cleared
12 6 (2.78%) GSEC
13 5 (2.31%) GCIA
13 5 (2.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (22.69%) NIST
2 45 (20.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (13.43%) GDPR
4 22 (10.19%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (9.26%) GRC
6 11 (5.09%) PCI DSS
7 9 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (3.70%) SOC 2
9 5 (2.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (1.39%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.39%) ITGC
11 2 (0.93%) COBIT
11 2 (0.93%) SLA
12 1 (0.46%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.46%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.46%) NIST 800
System Software
1 7 (3.24%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (3.24%) Nessus
1 7 (3.24%) QRadar
2 5 (2.31%) CSIRT
3 3 (1.39%) ArcSight ESM
3 3 (1.39%) ZENworks
4 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.46%) Nmap
Vendors
1 96 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 47 (21.76%) ForeScout
3 15 (6.94%) Splunk
4 9 (4.17%) Tenable
5 5 (2.31%) ArcSight
5 5 (2.31%) Palo Alto
5 5 (2.31%) Qualys
5 5 (2.31%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.85%) Carbon Black
6 4 (1.85%) Cisco
6 4 (1.85%) Darktrace
6 4 (1.85%) SAP
7 3 (1.39%) CrowdStrike
7 3 (1.39%) Google
7 3 (1.39%) LogLogic
7 3 (1.39%) McAfee
7 3 (1.39%) Meraki
7 3 (1.39%) VMware
8 2 (0.93%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.46%) Citrix