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 25 March 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 365 369
Rank change year-on-year +222 +4 +89
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1,007 252 527
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.48% 0.68% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.61% 0.76% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 186 160 470
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,475 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.20% +16.67% +1.32%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £83,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +5.00%

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 62,725 33,153 72,273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 90.06% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 40,975 20,946 56,648
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 25 March 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 25 March 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 +125 276 £52,500 -8.70% 22
Midlands +113 238 £50,000 - 18
South East +96 193 £52,500 -10.64% 26
Yorkshire +79 158 £55,000 -4.35% 10
East Midlands +50 122 £47,500 +2.70% 10
West Midlands +88 116 £55,000 +10.00% 8
South West +55 115 £60,000 +26.32% 7
London -23 114 £70,000 +3.70% 21
North West +37 85 £35,000 -32.37% 8
East of England +53 78 £60,000 +26.32% 8
North East - 33 £46,500 - 4
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 25 March 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.

1 902 (89.57%) Cybersecurity
2 814 (80.83%) Microsoft
3 795 (78.95%) CompTIA Security+
4 791 (78.55%) Azure
5 774 (76.86%) Mentoring
6 769 (76.37%) CompTIA CySA+
7 753 (74.78%) Azure Certification
7 753 (74.78%) ForeScout
8 90 (8.94%) Information Security
9 86 (8.54%) Incident Response
10 79 (7.85%) SIEM
11 75 (7.45%) NIST
12 70 (6.95%) Security Operations
13 67 (6.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 52 (5.16%) Problem-Solving
15 51 (5.06%) CISSP
16 48 (4.77%) Continuous Improvement
17 42 (4.17%) Security Cleared
18 40 (3.97%) Cloud Security
19 39 (3.87%) SC Cleared
20 38 (3.77%) Degree
20 38 (3.77%) GDPR
21 37 (3.67%) Network Security
22 34 (3.38%) PowerShell
22 34 (3.38%) Root Cause Analysis
23 32 (3.18%) Firewall
23 32 (3.18%) Risk Management
23 32 (3.18%) Threat Intelligence
24 31 (3.08%) Python
25 30 (2.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence

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 (0.099%) Confluence
1 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.099%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.20%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 791 (78.55%) Azure
2 21 (2.09%) AWS
2 21 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
3 16 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (1.29%) GCP
5 12 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
6 8 (0.79%) SaaS
7 4 (0.40%) Mimecast
8 3 (0.30%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.30%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.30%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.20%) Cloudflare
9 2 (0.20%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.20%) GitHub
9 2 (0.20%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.099%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.099%) AWS CloudTrail
10 1 (0.099%) AWS KMS
10 1 (0.099%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.67%) Network Security
2 32 (3.18%) Firewall
3 13 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
4 9 (0.89%) Wireless
5 6 (0.60%) VPN
6 3 (0.30%) SCCP
7 1 (0.099%) DKIM
7 1 (0.099%) DMARC
7 1 (0.099%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (0.89%) Burp Suite
1 9 (0.89%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.30%) JIRA
3 2 (0.20%) GitLab
3 2 (0.20%) Jenkins
General
1 807 (80.14%) Social Skills
2 45 (4.47%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (3.38%) Finance
4 26 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 23 (2.28%) Retail
6 14 (1.39%) Law
7 12 (1.19%) Legal
8 10 (0.99%) Banking
9 9 (0.89%) Aviation
9 9 (0.89%) Financial Institution
10 7 (0.70%) Back Office
11 2 (0.20%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.20%) Games
11 2 (0.20%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.20%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.099%) Military
12 1 (0.099%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.099%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.20%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 46 (4.57%) Security Posture
2 38 (3.77%) Cyber Defence
3 35 (3.48%) Security Operations Centre
4 17 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
5 16 (1.59%) Management Information System
6 10 (0.99%) Operational Technology
7 9 (0.89%) CSOC
7 9 (0.89%) Mobile App
8 7 (0.70%) Cloud Native
9 6 (0.60%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (0.60%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.40%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 3 (0.30%) CCTV
11 3 (0.30%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.30%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.30%) Life Science
11 3 (0.30%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.30%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.20%) Insider Threat
12 2 (0.20%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 29 (2.88%) Linux
2 28 (2.78%) Windows
3 3 (0.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 902 (89.57%) Cybersecurity
2 774 (76.86%) Mentoring
3 90 (8.94%) Information Security
4 86 (8.54%) Incident Response
5 79 (7.85%) SIEM
6 70 (6.95%) Security Operations
7 52 (5.16%) Problem-Solving
8 48 (4.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 40 (3.97%) Cloud Security
10 34 (3.38%) Root Cause Analysis
11 32 (3.18%) Risk Management
11 32 (3.18%) Threat Intelligence
12 30 (2.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 29 (2.88%) Penetration Testing
13 29 (2.88%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 29 (2.88%) Vulnerability Management
14 23 (2.28%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 23 (2.28%) Security Monitoring
15 22 (2.18%) SOAR
16 21 (2.09%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 34 (3.38%) PowerShell
2 31 (3.08%) Python
3 14 (1.39%) Bash
4 2 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 795 (78.95%) CompTIA Security+
2 769 (76.37%) CompTIA CySA+
3 753 (74.78%) Azure Certification
4 51 (5.06%) CISSP
5 42 (4.17%) Security Cleared
6 39 (3.87%) SC Cleared
7 38 (3.77%) Degree
8 24 (2.38%) GIAC
9 22 (2.18%) CISM
10 16 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (1.59%) DV Cleared
11 14 (1.39%) CISA
12 13 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (1.19%) OSCP
13 12 (1.19%) SSCP
14 11 (1.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (0.99%) CRISC
16 9 (0.89%) CHECK Team Leader
16 9 (0.89%) CHECK Team Member
16 9 (0.89%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (7.45%) NIST
2 67 (6.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (3.77%) GDPR
4 27 (2.68%) PCI DSS
5 22 (2.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (2.18%) GRC
6 16 (1.59%) SOC 2
7 10 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.50%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.30%) ITGC
10 3 (0.30%) NCSC
11 2 (0.20%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.20%) SLA
12 1 (0.099%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.099%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.099%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (0.79%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.30%) Docker
2 3 (0.30%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.099%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (0.99%) Nessus
2 6 (0.60%) CASB
3 5 (0.50%) Ansible
3 5 (0.50%) CSIRT
3 5 (0.50%) Terraform
4 3 (0.30%) ArcSight ESM
4 3 (0.30%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.30%) QRadar
4 3 (0.30%) SCCM
5 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 814 (80.83%) Microsoft
2 753 (74.78%) ForeScout
3 10 (0.99%) Tenable
4 7 (0.70%) Google
4 7 (0.70%) Splunk
5 6 (0.60%) Palo Alto
5 6 (0.60%) Zscaler
6 4 (0.40%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (0.40%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.30%) ArcSight
7 3 (0.30%) LogLogic
7 3 (0.30%) McAfee
7 3 (0.30%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.30%) VMware
8 2 (0.20%) Intel
8 2 (0.20%) Meraki
8 2 (0.20%) Rapid7
8 2 (0.20%) SAP
8 2 (0.20%) Varonis
9 1 (0.099%) Proofpoint