Security Analyst Job Trends in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 274 383 319
Rank change year-on-year +109 -64 +149
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 396 340 394
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 0.67% 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 0.72% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 126 200 354
10th Percentile £37,375 £40,000 £36,625
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £63,438 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £87,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,750 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.60% +13.64% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 46,850 47,323 41,068
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 93.36% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,378 25,530 32,168
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 December 2025.

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 December 2025. 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 +59 93 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Midlands +62 83 £50,000 +9.13% 6
South East +76 76 £54,000 -13.60% 19
London -22 73 £57,500 -11.54% 5
Yorkshire +32 54 £48,000 -20.00% 1
West Midlands +43 44 £52,500 +21.39% 6
South West +35 44 £60,000 +17.07% 1
East Midlands +30 39 £50,000 +5.26%
North West +32 28 £50,000 +25.00% 2
East of England +39 27 £50,250 +5.79% 6
North East +17 11 £57,500 -
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, 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.

1 337 (85.10%) Cybersecurity
2 273 (68.94%) Microsoft
3 271 (68.43%) Azure
4 260 (65.66%) CompTIA Security+
5 248 (62.63%) Mentoring
6 245 (61.87%) CompTIA CySA+
7 235 (59.34%) Azure Certification
7 235 (59.34%) ForeScout
8 81 (20.45%) Incident Response
9 67 (16.92%) Information Security
9 67 (16.92%) SIEM
10 54 (13.64%) NIST
10 54 (13.64%) Security Operations
11 47 (11.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 42 (10.61%) CISSP
13 34 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
14 33 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
15 31 (7.83%) Firewall
16 30 (7.58%) Vulnerability Management
17 29 (7.32%) GDPR
17 29 (7.32%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 26 (6.57%) Penetration Testing
19 24 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
19 24 (6.06%) Degree
19 24 (6.06%) GRC
19 24 (6.06%) SC Cleared
19 24 (6.06%) Security Cleared
20 23 (5.81%) Kalman Filter
20 23 (5.81%) Threat Intelligence
21 22 (5.56%) 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 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (0.76%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 271 (68.43%) Azure
2 19 (4.80%) Azure Sentinel
3 15 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (3.54%) AWS
5 12 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
6 8 (2.02%) SaaS
7 5 (1.26%) GCP
8 3 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.51%) IaaS
9 2 (0.51%) PaaS
10 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.25%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.25%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.25%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.83%) Firewall
2 17 (4.29%) Intrusion Detection
2 17 (4.29%) Network Security
3 10 (2.53%) VPN
4 4 (1.01%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.76%) Wireless
6 1 (0.25%) Broadband
6 1 (0.25%) DKIM
6 1 (0.25%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.51%) JIRA
1 2 (0.51%) Metasploit
General
1 282 (71.21%) Social Skills
2 33 (8.33%) Finance
3 32 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (1.77%) Banking
6 7 (1.77%) Financial Institution
6 7 (1.77%) Law
7 6 (1.52%) Retail
8 3 (0.76%) Back Office
8 3 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (0.76%) Legal
9 2 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.25%) Front Office
10 1 (0.25%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.76%) EDI
2 2 (0.51%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.83%) Security Posture
2 30 (7.58%) Cyber Threat
3 18 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.54%) Security Operations Centre
5 13 (3.28%) Cyber Defence
6 9 (2.27%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (2.27%) Operational Technology
7 5 (1.26%) Insider Threat
8 3 (0.76%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.76%) Life Science
9 2 (0.51%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.51%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.51%) SCADA
9 2 (0.51%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.25%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.25%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.25%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.25%) Smart Energy
10 1 (0.25%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.29%) Windows
2 16 (4.04%) Linux
3 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 337 (85.10%) Cybersecurity
2 248 (62.63%) Mentoring
3 81 (20.45%) Incident Response
4 67 (16.92%) Information Security
4 67 (16.92%) SIEM
5 54 (13.64%) Security Operations
6 34 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
8 30 (7.58%) Vulnerability Management
9 29 (7.32%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 26 (6.57%) Penetration Testing
11 23 (5.81%) Kalman Filter
11 23 (5.81%) Threat Intelligence
12 22 (5.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 20 (5.05%) Root Cause Analysis
14 17 (4.29%) Risk Management
15 16 (4.04%) Threat Detection
16 15 (3.79%) Security Monitoring
16 15 (3.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 15 (3.79%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.27%) PowerShell
1 9 (2.27%) Python
2 4 (1.01%) Bash
3 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 260 (65.66%) CompTIA Security+
2 245 (61.87%) CompTIA CySA+
3 235 (59.34%) Azure Certification
4 42 (10.61%) CISSP
5 24 (6.06%) Degree
5 24 (6.06%) SC Cleared
5 24 (6.06%) Security Cleared
6 19 (4.80%) CISM
7 16 (4.04%) DV Cleared
8 14 (3.54%) CISA
8 14 (3.54%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (3.54%) GIAC
9 10 (2.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 10 (2.53%) CRISC
10 9 (2.27%) CEH
10 9 (2.27%) GCIH
11 6 (1.52%) SSCP
12 5 (1.26%) CCSP
12 5 (1.26%) DBS Check
12 5 (1.26%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (13.64%) NIST
2 47 (11.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (7.32%) GDPR
4 24 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 24 (6.06%) GRC
5 14 (3.54%) PCI DSS
6 11 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (2.78%) SOC 2
7 5 (1.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.76%) ITGC
9 2 (0.51%) SLA
10 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.25%) COBIT
10 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (1.77%) QRadar
2 6 (1.52%) Nessus
3 5 (1.26%) CSIRT
4 3 (0.76%) ArcSight ESM
4 3 (0.76%) ZENworks
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.25%) Nmap
Vendors
1 273 (68.94%) Microsoft
2 235 (59.34%) ForeScout
3 13 (3.28%) Splunk
4 9 (2.27%) Tenable
5 6 (1.52%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.26%) Qualys
6 5 (1.26%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.01%) ArcSight
7 4 (1.01%) Carbon Black
7 4 (1.01%) Cisco
7 4 (1.01%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.01%) Darktrace
8 3 (0.76%) Google
8 3 (0.76%) LogLogic
8 3 (0.76%) McAfee
8 3 (0.76%) Meraki
8 3 (0.76%) SAP
8 3 (0.76%) VMware
9 1 (0.25%) Zscaler