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 17 September 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 477 398
Rank change year-on-year +244 -79 -31
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 847 176 406
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.84% 0.41% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.45% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 351 148 269
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,625 £42,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,625 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -11.75% +6.36%
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,313 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,625 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.54% -10.22% +7.88%

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 94,661 39,021 65,407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 90.42% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 66,722 23,411 39,739
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,853 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 17 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 17 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 +118 224 £50,000 +11.11% 50
South East +78 183 £56,250 +3.21% 42
Midlands +80 175 £52,500 +16.67% 31
London +16 137 £72,500 +26.09% 105
East Midlands +54 111 £55,000 +39.24% 21
North West +74 110 £50,000 +11.11% 33
Yorkshire +46 99 £55,000 +34.15% 14
South West -4 75 £57,500 +33.72% 28
West Midlands +1 64 £52,500 +8.25% 10
East of England +25 62 £39,500 -16.84% 7
North East -51 15 £46,500 -15.45% 3
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 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.

1 679 (80.17%) Cybersecurity
2 435 (51.36%) Microsoft
3 385 (45.45%) Azure
4 384 (45.34%) CompTIA Security+
5 356 (42.03%) Mentoring
6 355 (41.91%) CompTIA CySA+
7 331 (39.08%) Azure Certification
8 329 (38.84%) ForeScout
9 163 (19.24%) SIEM
10 160 (18.89%) Information Security
11 151 (17.83%) Security Operations
12 141 (16.65%) Incident Response
13 139 (16.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 128 (15.11%) Vulnerability Management
15 85 (10.04%) NIST
15 85 (10.04%) Security Cleared
16 83 (9.80%) Problem-Solving
17 78 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
18 65 (7.67%) Firewall
19 63 (7.44%) CISSP
20 59 (6.97%) Vulnerability Remediation
21 58 (6.85%) AWS
21 58 (6.85%) SC Cleared
22 56 (6.61%) Degree
23 53 (6.26%) Threat Detection
24 50 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
25 47 (5.55%) Cloud Security
26 46 (5.43%) CISM
27 44 (5.19%) GDPR
27 44 (5.19%) Penetration Testing

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 (45.45%) Azure
2 58 (6.85%) AWS
3 50 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
4 28 (3.31%) Microsoft Purview
5 23 (2.72%) Entra ID
6 19 (2.24%) Mimecast
7 16 (1.89%) GCP
8 14 (1.65%) 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%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.12%) IaaS
12 1 (0.12%) PaaS
12 1 (0.12%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 65 (7.67%) Firewall
2 37 (4.37%) Network Security
3 26 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (2.72%) Cisco Nexus
5 20 (2.36%) LAN
5 20 (2.36%) WAN
6 14 (1.65%) Internet
7 11 (1.30%) DNS
8 9 (1.06%) Intrusion Detection
8 9 (1.06%) NGFW
9 8 (0.94%) 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 (1.65%) Power BI
2 4 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (0.59%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.35%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.24%) JIRA
3 2 (0.24%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.12%) Metasploit
General
1 435 (51.36%) Social Skills
2 102 (12.04%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (5.90%) Finance
4 30 (3.54%) Law
5 26 (3.07%) Retail
6 22 (2.60%) Public Sector
7 14 (1.65%) Aviation
7 14 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (1.53%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (1.30%) Legal
10 10 (1.18%) Banking
10 10 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.06%) Automotive
11 9 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.35%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.35%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.35%) 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 90 (10.63%) Security Posture
2 54 (6.38%) Cyber Threat
3 32 (3.78%) Cyber Defence
4 28 (3.31%) Security Operations Centre
5 25 (2.95%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.77%) 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
10 6 (0.71%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.59%) Cyberattack
11 5 (0.59%) SCADA
12 4 (0.47%) CESG
12 4 (0.47%) Life Science
13 3 (0.35%) Blog
13 3 (0.35%) Online Gambling
13 3 (0.35%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.96%) Windows
2 38 (4.49%) Linux
3 7 (0.83%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.35%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.24%) Unix
7 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 679 (80.17%) Cybersecurity
2 356 (42.03%) Mentoring
3 163 (19.24%) SIEM
4 160 (18.89%) Information Security
5 151 (17.83%) Security Operations
6 141 (16.65%) Incident Response
7 128 (15.11%) Vulnerability Management
8 83 (9.80%) Problem-Solving
9 78 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
10 59 (6.97%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 53 (6.26%) Threat Detection
12 47 (5.55%) Cloud Security
13 44 (5.19%) Penetration Testing
14 42 (4.96%) Risk Management
15 40 (4.72%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 36 (4.25%) Incident Management
16 36 (4.25%) SOAR
16 36 (4.25%) Threat Intelligence
17 31 (3.66%) Data Security
17 31 (3.66%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 34 (4.01%) Python
2 30 (3.54%) Kusto Query Language
3 26 (3.07%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.18%) Bash
5 7 (0.83%) Go
6 6 (0.71%) C#
6 6 (0.71%) Java
7 3 (0.35%) Objective-C
8 2 (0.24%) SQL
9 1 (0.12%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 384 (45.34%) CompTIA Security+
2 355 (41.91%) CompTIA CySA+
3 331 (39.08%) Azure Certification
4 85 (10.04%) Security Cleared
5 63 (7.44%) CISSP
6 58 (6.85%) SC Cleared
7 56 (6.61%) Degree
8 46 (5.43%) CISM
9 25 (2.95%) DV Cleared
10 19 (2.24%) GIAC
11 15 (1.77%) SANS
11 15 (1.77%) 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 9 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
15 8 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (0.94%) CCSP
15 8 (0.94%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (16.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 85 (10.04%) NIST
3 44 (5.19%) GDPR
4 39 (4.60%) Cyber Essentials
5 31 (3.66%) PCI DSS
6 27 (3.19%) GRC
7 16 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (1.65%) SOC 2
9 9 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (0.94%) NCSC
11 5 (0.59%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 5 (0.59%) QA
12 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.35%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.35%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.12%) COBIT
14 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 16 (1.89%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.35%) Docker
3 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.71%) Graylog
3 5 (0.59%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.59%) Nessus
3 5 (0.59%) QRadar
4 3 (0.35%) 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
1 435 (51.36%) Microsoft
2 329 (38.84%) ForeScout
3 32 (3.78%) Palo Alto
4 30 (3.54%) Cisco
4 30 (3.54%) Qualys
5 24 (2.83%) Aruba
6 17 (2.01%) Splunk
7 15 (1.77%) CrowdStrike
8 9 (1.06%) Rapid7
9 8 (0.94%) Google
9 8 (0.94%) Tanium
10 6 (0.71%) Netskope
11 5 (0.59%) CyberArk
12 4 (0.47%) Darktrace
12 4 (0.47%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.47%) Salesforce
12 4 (0.47%) Tenable
12 4 (0.47%) VMware
13 3 (0.35%) Zscaler
14 1 (0.12%) Varonis