Security Analyst Job Trends in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £51,625 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 November 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 373 386 344
Rank change year-on-year +13 -42 +129
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 262 371 394
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.56% 0.62% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.65% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 141 219 358
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,625 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.96% +9.09% +4.27%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £51,058 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.90% +9.09% +10.00%

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 42,510 56,656 43,199
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.70% 94.17% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 27,436 31,732 33,563
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,375 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

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 27 November 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 27 November 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
London -30 67 £52,500 -19.23% 24
Midlands +68 62 £50,000 +11.11% 7
South East +53 54 £56,500 -5.83% 17
North of England +29 45 £43,000 -14.00% 7
West Midlands +67 37 £50,000 +20.12% 4
East Midlands +44 25 £46,250 -2.63% 3
Yorkshire +3 25 £39,750 -26.05% 2
South West +22 19 £44,000 -18.14% 10
East of England +32 15 £47,500 +5.56% 7
North West +28 14 £40,000 -11.11% 4
North East +20 6 £55,000 +10.00% 1
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 November 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.

1 212 (80.92%) Cybersecurity
2 141 (53.82%) Microsoft
3 134 (51.15%) Azure
4 119 (45.42%) CompTIA Security+
5 109 (41.60%) CompTIA CySA+
6 107 (40.84%) Mentoring
7 95 (36.26%) Azure Certification
8 94 (35.88%) ForeScout
9 93 (35.50%) Incident Response
10 71 (27.10%) SIEM
11 67 (25.57%) Information Security
12 59 (22.52%) Security Operations
13 48 (18.32%) NIST
14 45 (17.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 44 (16.79%) Firewall
16 43 (16.41%) CISSP
17 38 (14.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 37 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
19 36 (13.74%) Vulnerability Management
20 32 (12.21%) Degree
20 32 (12.21%) Penetration Testing
21 30 (11.45%) Continuous Improvement
21 30 (11.45%) GDPR
22 24 (9.16%) Network Security
23 23 (8.78%) Kalman Filter
23 23 (8.78%) Threat Intelligence
24 22 (8.40%) Cyber Essentials
24 22 (8.40%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
25 21 (8.02%) Azure Sentinel
25 21 (8.02%) GRC

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 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.53%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 134 (51.15%) Azure
2 21 (8.02%) Azure Sentinel
3 14 (5.34%) AWS
4 13 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (4.58%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (2.29%) GCP
6 6 (2.29%) SaaS
7 3 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.76%) IaaS
8 2 (0.76%) PaaS
9 1 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 44 (16.79%) Firewall
2 24 (9.16%) Network Security
3 18 (6.87%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (4.96%) VPN
5 4 (1.53%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.15%) Wireless
7 1 (0.38%) Broadband
7 1 (0.38%) DHCP
7 1 (0.38%) DNS
7 1 (0.38%) NGFW
7 1 (0.38%) SAN
7 1 (0.38%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (0.38%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (0.76%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.76%) JIRA
1 2 (0.76%) Metasploit
General
1 149 (56.87%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.98%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (12.60%) Finance
4 17 (6.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (3.44%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (1.91%) Law
6 5 (1.91%) Retail
7 4 (1.53%) Banking
7 4 (1.53%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.15%) Legal
9 2 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.38%) Advertising
10 1 (0.38%) Digital Health
10 1 (0.38%) Front Office
10 1 (0.38%) Local Government
10 1 (0.38%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.15%) EDI
2 2 (0.76%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (0.76%) SLSA
3 1 (0.38%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 37 (14.12%) Security Posture
2 31 (11.83%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (7.25%) Management Information System
4 17 (6.49%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (3.82%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (3.05%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (1.91%) Insider Threat
9 4 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (1.15%) Cyberattack
10 3 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.76%) Life Science
11 2 (0.76%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.76%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.76%) SCADA
12 1 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
12 1 (0.38%) PMI
12 1 (0.38%) Smart Energy
12 1 (0.38%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.49%) Windows
2 14 (5.34%) Linux
3 2 (0.76%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (80.92%) Cybersecurity
2 107 (40.84%) Mentoring
3 93 (35.50%) Incident Response
4 71 (27.10%) SIEM
5 67 (25.57%) Information Security
6 59 (22.52%) Security Operations
7 38 (14.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 37 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
9 36 (13.74%) Vulnerability Management
10 32 (12.21%) Penetration Testing
11 30 (11.45%) Continuous Improvement
12 23 (8.78%) Kalman Filter
12 23 (8.78%) Threat Intelligence
13 22 (8.40%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 17 (6.49%) Threat Detection
15 16 (6.11%) Computer Science
16 15 (5.73%) ITIL
16 15 (5.73%) Risk Management
16 15 (5.73%) Root Cause Analysis
16 15 (5.73%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.67%) PowerShell
1 7 (2.67%) Python
2 4 (1.53%) Bash
3 3 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 119 (45.42%) CompTIA Security+
2 109 (41.60%) CompTIA CySA+
3 95 (36.26%) Azure Certification
4 43 (16.41%) CISSP
5 32 (12.21%) Degree
6 19 (7.25%) CISM
7 16 (6.11%) SC Cleared
7 16 (6.11%) Security Cleared
8 12 (4.58%) CISA
8 12 (4.58%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (3.82%) CEH
9 10 (3.82%) GIAC
10 9 (3.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (3.44%) GCIH
11 7 (2.67%) CRISC
12 6 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.29%) DV Cleared
12 6 (2.29%) GSEC
13 5 (1.91%) GCIA
13 5 (1.91%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (18.32%) NIST
2 45 (17.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (11.45%) GDPR
4 22 (8.40%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (8.02%) GRC
6 11 (4.20%) PCI DSS
7 9 (3.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (3.05%) SOC 2
9 5 (1.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (1.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.15%) ITGC
11 2 (0.76%) COBIT
11 2 (0.76%) SLA
12 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.38%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.38%) NIST 800
System Software
1 7 (2.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (2.67%) Nessus
1 7 (2.67%) QRadar
2 5 (1.91%) CSIRT
3 3 (1.15%) ArcSight ESM
3 3 (1.15%) ZENworks
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.38%) Nmap
Vendors
1 141 (53.82%) Microsoft
2 94 (35.88%) ForeScout
3 15 (5.73%) Splunk
4 9 (3.44%) Tenable
5 5 (1.91%) ArcSight
5 5 (1.91%) Palo Alto
5 5 (1.91%) Qualys
5 5 (1.91%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.53%) Carbon Black
6 4 (1.53%) Cisco
6 4 (1.53%) Darktrace
6 4 (1.53%) SAP
7 3 (1.15%) CrowdStrike
7 3 (1.15%) Google
7 3 (1.15%) LogLogic
7 3 (1.15%) McAfee
7 3 (1.15%) Meraki
7 3 (1.15%) VMware
8 2 (0.76%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.38%) Zscaler