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 11 September 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 462 400
Rank change year-on-year +248 -62 -25
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 888 176 408
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.89% 0.40% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 0.45% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 350 146 279
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% -15.13% +8.18%
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,438 £68,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +9.52%

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 93,676 39,281 65,854
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 90.38% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 66,297 23,621 40,888
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 11 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 11 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 +137 237 £50,000 +11.11% 31
South East +91 189 £54,000 -0.92% 29
Midlands +79 183 £53,750 +19.44% 18
London +17 142 £72,500 +26.09% 32
East Midlands +57 114 £55,000 +39.24% 11
North West +76 113 £50,000 +11.11% 19
Yorkshire +46 107 £55,000 +38.36% 11
South West +1 82 £57,500 +33.72% 8
West Midlands +12 69 £52,500 +12.30% 7
East of England +30 65 £39,500 -16.84% 7
North East -41 17 £46,500 -15.45% 1
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 11 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.

1 724 (81.53%) Cybersecurity
2 479 (53.94%) Microsoft
3 433 (48.76%) CompTIA Security+
4 431 (48.54%) Azure
5 401 (45.16%) CompTIA CySA+
5 401 (45.16%) Mentoring
6 378 (42.57%) Azure Certification
7 376 (42.34%) ForeScout
8 163 (18.36%) SIEM
9 156 (17.57%) Information Security
10 147 (16.55%) Security Operations
11 140 (15.77%) Incident Response
12 139 (15.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 126 (14.19%) Vulnerability Management
14 87 (9.80%) NIST
15 81 (9.12%) Problem-Solving
16 80 (9.01%) Continuous Improvement
16 80 (9.01%) Security Cleared
17 68 (7.66%) Firewall
18 61 (6.87%) CISSP
19 58 (6.53%) Vulnerability Remediation
20 56 (6.31%) AWS
20 56 (6.31%) Degree
21 55 (6.19%) SC Cleared
22 52 (5.86%) Threat Detection
23 47 (5.29%) Cloud Security
23 47 (5.29%) GDPR
23 47 (5.29%) Microsoft 365
23 47 (5.29%) Risk Management
24 45 (5.07%) CISM

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 (0.11%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 431 (48.54%) Azure
2 56 (6.31%) AWS
3 47 (5.29%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (3.15%) Azure Sentinel
4 28 (3.15%) Microsoft Purview
5 21 (2.36%) Entra ID
6 19 (2.14%) Mimecast
7 16 (1.80%) GCP
8 13 (1.46%) Power Platform
9 8 (0.90%) Cloudflare
10 6 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (0.68%) SaaS
11 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.23%) GitHub
12 2 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.11%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.11%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.11%) IaaS
13 1 (0.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 68 (7.66%) Firewall
2 40 (4.50%) Network Security
3 26 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (2.59%) Cisco Nexus
5 20 (2.25%) LAN
5 20 (2.25%) WAN
6 13 (1.46%) Internet
7 11 (1.24%) DNS
8 10 (1.13%) Intrusion Detection
9 9 (1.01%) NGFW
10 8 (0.90%) SSL
11 5 (0.56%) HTTP
11 5 (0.56%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.56%) VPN
12 4 (0.45%) Wireless
12 4 (0.45%) Wireshark
13 1 (0.11%) DKIM
13 1 (0.11%) DMARC
13 1 (0.11%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.46%) Power BI
2 4 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (0.56%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.34%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.23%) GitLab
3 2 (0.23%) JIRA
4 1 (0.11%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
General
1 480 (54.05%) Social Skills
2 100 (11.26%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (5.63%) Finance
4 27 (3.04%) Law
5 24 (2.70%) Retail
6 21 (2.36%) Public Sector
7 17 (1.91%) Aviation
8 13 (1.46%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
9 12 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (1.35%) Legal
10 9 (1.01%) Automotive
10 9 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (0.90%) Banking
12 3 (0.34%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.34%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.34%) Marketing
13 1 (0.11%) Advertising
13 1 (0.11%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Graph
1 4 (0.45%) ModSecurity
1 4 (0.45%) Terraform
2 1 (0.11%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 94 (10.59%) Security Posture
2 53 (5.97%) Cyber Threat
3 32 (3.60%) Cyber Defence
4 28 (3.15%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.69%) Operational Technology
7 12 (1.35%) CSOC
8 10 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (0.90%) Cloud Native
10 7 (0.79%) Cyber Security Posture
11 6 (0.68%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.68%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.68%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.56%) Onboarding
12 5 (0.56%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.56%) SCADA
13 4 (0.45%) CESG
13 4 (0.45%) Life Science
14 3 (0.34%) Blog
14 3 (0.34%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 44 (4.95%) Windows
2 43 (4.84%) Linux
3 6 (0.68%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.23%) Unix
6 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 724 (81.53%) Cybersecurity
2 401 (45.16%) Mentoring
3 163 (18.36%) SIEM
4 156 (17.57%) Information Security
5 147 (16.55%) Security Operations
6 140 (15.77%) Incident Response
7 126 (14.19%) Vulnerability Management
8 81 (9.12%) Problem-Solving
9 80 (9.01%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (6.53%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 52 (5.86%) Threat Detection
12 47 (5.29%) Cloud Security
12 47 (5.29%) Risk Management
13 45 (5.07%) Penetration Testing
14 37 (4.17%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 36 (4.05%) SOAR
15 36 (4.05%) Threat Intelligence
16 34 (3.83%) Incident Management
17 32 (3.60%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
18 31 (3.49%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 32 (3.60%) Python
2 26 (2.93%) Kusto Query Language
2 26 (2.93%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.01%) Bash
4 6 (0.68%) C#
5 5 (0.56%) Go
5 5 (0.56%) Java
6 3 (0.34%) Objective-C
7 2 (0.23%) SQL
8 1 (0.11%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 433 (48.76%) CompTIA Security+
2 401 (45.16%) CompTIA CySA+
3 378 (42.57%) Azure Certification
4 80 (9.01%) Security Cleared
5 61 (6.87%) CISSP
6 56 (6.31%) Degree
7 55 (6.19%) SC Cleared
8 45 (5.07%) CISM
9 23 (2.59%) DV Cleared
10 20 (2.25%) GIAC
11 14 (1.58%) SANS
11 14 (1.58%) SSCP
12 12 (1.35%) CEH
12 12 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.35%) GCIH
12 12 (1.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 10 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 9 (1.01%) CCSP
15 8 (0.90%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (15.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (9.80%) NIST
3 47 (5.29%) GDPR
4 36 (4.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (3.60%) PCI DSS
6 27 (3.04%) GRC
7 15 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 15 (1.69%) SOC 2
8 10 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 8 (0.90%) NCSC
10 6 (0.68%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 5 (0.56%) QA
12 4 (0.45%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.34%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.34%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.11%) COBIT
14 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 16 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.23%) Docker
3 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.68%) Graylog
3 5 (0.56%) Nessus
3 5 (0.56%) QRadar
4 3 (0.34%) Ansible
4 3 (0.34%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.34%) Network Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.23%) CASB
5 2 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.23%) Kibana
6 1 (0.11%) Nmap
6 1 (0.11%) OpenVAS
6 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 479 (53.94%) Microsoft
2 376 (42.34%) ForeScout
3 32 (3.60%) Palo Alto
4 30 (3.38%) Cisco
5 29 (3.27%) Qualys
6 24 (2.70%) Aruba
7 16 (1.80%) Splunk
8 14 (1.58%) CrowdStrike
9 9 (1.01%) Rapid7
10 8 (0.90%) Tanium
11 7 (0.79%) Google
12 6 (0.68%) Netskope
13 5 (0.56%) CyberArk
13 5 (0.56%) Tenable
14 4 (0.45%) Red Hat
14 4 (0.45%) VMware
15 3 (0.34%) Darktrace
16 2 (0.23%) Meraki
16 2 (0.23%) Varonis
16 2 (0.23%) Zscaler