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 20 September 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 467 387
Rank change year-on-year +234 -80 -22
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 845 173 417
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.82% 0.40% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 0.44% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 347 145 272
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,625 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -10.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £64,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,625 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.54% -6.14% +4.76%

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 95,525 38,959 65,649
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 90.42% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 67,241 23,398 39,541
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,325 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £58,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.36% - -8.33%

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 September 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 20 September 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 +105 223 £55,000 +22.22% 46
South East +83 183 £56,250 +0.90% 40
Midlands +74 173 £52,500 +16.67% 28
London +3 137 £72,500 +26.09% 100
East Midlands +59 110 £55,000 +39.24% 19
North West +71 109 £50,000 +11.11% 30
Yorkshire +51 100 £55,000 +38.36% 13
South West 0 76 £57,500 +30.68% 23
West Midlands -10 63 £52,500 +8.25% 9
East of England +22 62 £39,500 -16.84% 7
North East -49 14 - - 3
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 September 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.

1 675 (79.88%) Cybersecurity
2 434 (51.36%) Microsoft
3 385 (45.56%) Azure
4 383 (45.33%) CompTIA Security+
5 356 (42.13%) CompTIA CySA+
5 356 (42.13%) Mentoring
6 331 (39.17%) Azure Certification
7 329 (38.93%) ForeScout
8 162 (19.17%) SIEM
9 159 (18.82%) Information Security
10 150 (17.75%) Security Operations
11 140 (16.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 139 (16.45%) Incident Response
13 128 (15.15%) Vulnerability Management
14 83 (9.82%) NIST
14 83 (9.82%) Problem-Solving
14 83 (9.82%) Security Cleared
15 77 (9.11%) Continuous Improvement
16 64 (7.57%) Firewall
17 62 (7.34%) CISSP
18 60 (7.10%) Vulnerability Remediation
19 58 (6.86%) AWS
20 57 (6.75%) SC Cleared
21 55 (6.51%) Degree
22 53 (6.27%) Threat Detection
23 50 (5.92%) Microsoft 365
24 46 (5.44%) CISM
24 46 (5.44%) Cloud Security
25 44 (5.21%) Penetration Testing
26 43 (5.09%) GDPR

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 (0.12%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 385 (45.56%) Azure
2 58 (6.86%) AWS
3 50 (5.92%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
4 28 (3.31%) Microsoft Purview
5 24 (2.84%) Entra ID
6 19 (2.25%) Mimecast
7 15 (1.78%) GCP
8 14 (1.66%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.83%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (0.83%) Cloudflare
9 7 (0.83%) SaaS
10 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.12%) Akamai
12 1 (0.12%) GitHub
12 1 (0.12%) GitHub Actions
12 1 (0.12%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.12%) IaaS
12 1 (0.12%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.57%) Firewall
2 35 (4.14%) Network Security
3 26 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (2.72%) Cisco Nexus
5 20 (2.37%) LAN
5 20 (2.37%) WAN
6 13 (1.54%) Internet
7 11 (1.30%) DNS
8 9 (1.07%) Intrusion Detection
8 9 (1.07%) NGFW
9 8 (0.95%) SSL
10 6 (0.71%) HTTP
11 5 (0.59%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.47%) VPN
12 4 (0.47%) Wireless
12 4 (0.47%) Wireshark
13 2 (0.24%) DKIM
13 2 (0.24%) DMARC
14 1 (0.12%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.66%) Power BI
2 4 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (0.59%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.36%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.24%) JIRA
3 2 (0.24%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.12%) Metasploit
General
1 434 (51.36%) Social Skills
2 102 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (5.92%) Finance
4 30 (3.55%) Law
5 26 (3.08%) Retail
6 22 (2.60%) Public Sector
7 14 (1.66%) Aviation
7 14 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (1.54%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (1.30%) Legal
10 10 (1.18%) Banking
10 10 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.07%) Automotive
11 9 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.36%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.36%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.36%) Marketing
13 1 (0.12%) Advertising
13 1 (0.12%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
1 4 (0.47%) ModSecurity
1 4 (0.47%) Terraform
2 1 (0.12%) JSON
2 1 (0.12%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 91 (10.77%) Security Posture
2 54 (6.39%) Cyber Threat
3 31 (3.67%) Cyber Defence
4 27 (3.20%) Security Operations Centre
5 25 (2.96%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.78%) Operational Technology
7 12 (1.42%) CSOC
8 10 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
9 7 (0.83%) Onboarding
10 6 (0.71%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.71%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.59%) Cyberattack
11 5 (0.59%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.59%) SCADA
12 4 (0.47%) CESG
12 4 (0.47%) Life Science
13 3 (0.36%) Blog
13 3 (0.36%) Online Gambling
13 3 (0.36%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.97%) Windows
2 38 (4.50%) Linux
3 7 (0.83%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.36%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.24%) Unix
7 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 675 (79.88%) Cybersecurity
2 356 (42.13%) Mentoring
3 162 (19.17%) SIEM
4 159 (18.82%) Information Security
5 150 (17.75%) Security Operations
6 139 (16.45%) Incident Response
7 128 (15.15%) Vulnerability Management
8 83 (9.82%) Problem-Solving
9 77 (9.11%) Continuous Improvement
10 60 (7.10%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 53 (6.27%) Threat Detection
12 46 (5.44%) Cloud Security
13 44 (5.21%) Penetration Testing
14 41 (4.85%) Risk Management
15 40 (4.73%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 36 (4.26%) Incident Management
17 35 (4.14%) Threat Intelligence
18 34 (4.02%) SOAR
19 31 (3.67%) Data Security
20 30 (3.55%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 32 (3.79%) Python
2 31 (3.67%) Kusto Query Language
3 24 (2.84%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.18%) Bash
5 7 (0.83%) Go
6 6 (0.71%) C#
6 6 (0.71%) Java
7 3 (0.36%) Objective-C
8 2 (0.24%) SQL
9 1 (0.12%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 383 (45.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 356 (42.13%) CompTIA CySA+
3 331 (39.17%) Azure Certification
4 83 (9.82%) Security Cleared
5 62 (7.34%) CISSP
6 57 (6.75%) SC Cleared
7 55 (6.51%) Degree
8 46 (5.44%) CISM
9 24 (2.84%) DV Cleared
10 18 (2.13%) GIAC
11 15 (1.78%) SANS
11 15 (1.78%) SSCP
12 12 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.42%) GCIH
12 12 (1.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 11 (1.30%) CEH
14 8 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.83%) CCSP
15 7 (0.83%) CISA
15 7 (0.83%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (16.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (9.82%) NIST
3 43 (5.09%) GDPR
4 40 (4.73%) Cyber Essentials
5 31 (3.67%) PCI DSS
6 27 (3.20%) GRC
7 17 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (1.66%) SOC 2
9 8 (0.95%) NCSC
9 8 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 5 (0.59%) QA
11 4 (0.47%) HIPAA
11 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.36%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.36%) ISO 22301
12 3 (0.36%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 31000
14 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 17 (2.01%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.36%) Docker
3 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.71%) Graylog
3 5 (0.59%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.59%) Nessus
3 5 (0.59%) QRadar
4 3 (0.36%) Network Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.24%) Ansible
5 2 (0.24%) CASB
5 2 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.24%) Kibana
6 1 (0.12%) Nmap
6 1 (0.12%) OpenVAS
6 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 434 (51.36%) Microsoft
2 329 (38.93%) ForeScout
3 32 (3.79%) Palo Alto
4 30 (3.55%) Qualys
5 29 (3.43%) Cisco
6 24 (2.84%) Aruba
7 17 (2.01%) Splunk
8 15 (1.78%) CrowdStrike
9 9 (1.07%) Rapid7
10 8 (0.95%) Google
10 8 (0.95%) Tanium
11 6 (0.71%) Netskope
12 5 (0.59%) CyberArk
13 4 (0.47%) Darktrace
13 4 (0.47%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.47%) Salesforce
13 4 (0.47%) Tenable
13 4 (0.47%) VMware
14 2 (0.24%) Zscaler
15 1 (0.12%) Varonis