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 14 November 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 457 388
Rank change year-on-year +91 -69 -37
Permanent Security Analyst jobs 520 167 378
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.48% 0.36% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.40% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 348 142 229
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,058 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% -14.90% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,625 £74,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,256 £50,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.48% -12.17% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
14 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 99,320 41,709 57,691
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.79% 90.57% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 67,525 26,384 32,521
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,056 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.09% -7.73% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%

Security Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Analyst job postings 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 Security Analyst jobs in England over the 6 months to 14 November 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 Security Analyst jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 14 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South East +30 139 £60,000 +5.26% 56
North of England +1 120 £50,000 +11.11% 93
London -27 104 £75,000 +42.86% 96
Midlands -35 80 £47,500 -5.00% 36
North West -7 76 £50,000 +11.11% 46
East Midlands -3 58 £47,500 +2.70% 20
South West -42 45 £44,000 - 36
Yorkshire 0 40 £44,000 +10.69% 33
East of England -26 33 £55,000 +25.00% 26
West Midlands -63 22 £47,500 -5.00% 16
North East -66 4 £44,000 -20.00% 15
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Security Analyst job ads cited 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 Security Analyst job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Cybersecurity65.4%340
2Security Operations30.2%157
3Information Security27.7%144
4Incident Response27.3%142
4SIEM27.3%142
6Vulnerability Management24.8%129
7ISO/IEC 2700120.6%107
8Microsoft19.6%102
9Problem-Solving15.6%81
10Azure12.5%65
10Firewall12.5%65
10NIST12.5%65
13Security Cleared11.2%58
14CISSP10.6%55
15Threat Detection10.4%54
16Vulnerability Remediation10.2%53
17Continuous Improvement10.0%52
18AWS9.4%49
19Cloud Security8.8%46
20Microsoft 3658.7%45
21Cyber Essentials8.3%43
22Threat Intelligence8.1%42
23Degree7.7%40
23Penetration Testing7.7%40
25Incident Management7.5%39
25Security Monitoring7.5%39
25Windows7.5%39
28Kusto Query Language7.3%38
29CompTIA Security+7.1%37
30Azure Sentinel6.7%35

Security Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Cybersecurity Analyst52.3%272
2Senior Security Analyst27.5%143
3Senior Cybersecurity Analyst14.0%73
4Information Security Analyst11.3%59
5IT Security Analyst9.6%50
6Network Security Analyst5.6%29
7Security Operations Analyst5.4%28
8Senior Network Analyst5.2%27
9Senior Information Security Analyst5.0%26
10Senior Operations Analyst3.7%19
11Trainee Analyst3.5%18
12SIEM Analyst3.3%17
13SOC Analyst2.9%15
14GRC Analyst2.3%12
15Vulnerability Management Analyst2.1%11
16Senior Firewall Analyst1.9%10
17Security Incident Analyst1.7%9
18Infrastructure Analyst1.5%8
18Junior Security Analyst1.5%8
18Security Engineer1.5%8
358 Security Analyst jobs in England