Security Analyst Jobs in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 387 460 529
Rank change year-on-year +73 +69 -98
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 527 573 820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.62% 0.62% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.68% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 457 453 553
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,463 £34,336
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £39,510
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £72,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,172 84,782 125,764
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.52% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,024 53,688 75,723
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

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 28 April 2024. 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 +101 221 £65,000 +8.33% 27
North of England +56 103 £45,000 - 16
South East +10 83 £50,000 +3.09% 12
North West +27 57 £45,000 -3.23% 11
South West +15 53 £55,000 +7.32% 5
Midlands -34 45 £47,000 -3.59% 10
West Midlands -12 26 £37,500 -25.00% 7
Yorkshire +81 24 £55,000 +37.50% 5
North East +17 22 £40,000 -
East of England -5 19 £47,500 +11.76% 3
East Midlands -8 19 £52,500 +31.25% 3
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 334 (63.38%) Cybersecurity
2 307 (58.25%) Information Security
3 216 (40.99%) SIEM
4 186 (35.29%) Firewall
5 166 (31.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 161 (30.55%) Azure
7 156 (29.60%) Microsoft
8 146 (27.70%) Security Operations
9 142 (26.94%) CISSP
10 138 (26.19%) Incident Response
11 125 (23.72%) NIST
12 107 (20.30%) Microsoft 365
13 101 (19.17%) Finance
13 101 (19.17%) Social Skills
14 95 (18.03%) Cloud Security
15 92 (17.46%) Vulnerability Management
16 89 (16.89%) Risk Management
17 85 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
18 84 (15.94%) Management Information System
19 82 (15.56%) Cyber Essentials
20 71 (13.47%) Incident Management
20 71 (13.47%) Windows
21 70 (13.28%) Law
22 68 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
23 65 (12.33%) Active Directory
23 65 (12.33%) Degree
24 62 (11.76%) GRC
24 62 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
25 60 (11.39%) CISA
26 59 (11.20%) Cyberattack

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (1.52%) Skype for Business
2 3 (0.57%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 161 (30.55%) Azure
2 107 (20.30%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (10.44%) AWS
4 17 (3.23%) Entra ID
5 8 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (0.95%) SaaS
7 4 (0.76%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.57%) GCP
9 2 (0.38%) OCI
10 1 (0.19%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.19%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.19%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.19%) IaaS
10 1 (0.19%) PaaS
10 1 (0.19%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 186 (35.29%) Firewall
2 43 (8.16%) DNS
3 42 (7.97%) Intrusion Detection
4 39 (7.40%) Network Security
5 28 (5.31%) Internet
6 23 (4.36%) DKIM
6 23 (4.36%) DMARC
7 22 (4.17%) WAN
8 21 (3.98%) LAN
9 20 (3.80%) TCP/IP
10 18 (3.42%) VPN
11 13 (2.47%) SSL
12 11 (2.09%) VoIP
12 11 (2.09%) Wireless
13 9 (1.71%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.52%) BGP
14 8 (1.52%) MPLS
14 8 (1.52%) OSPF
14 8 (1.52%) Skype
14 8 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (1.52%) Burp Suite
1 8 (1.52%) Metasploit
General
1 101 (19.17%) Finance
1 101 (19.17%) Social Skills
2 85 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (13.28%) Law
4 34 (6.45%) Retail
5 31 (5.88%) Legal
6 18 (3.42%) Banking
7 15 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (1.90%) Public Sector
9 9 (1.71%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.14%) Marketing
11 5 (0.95%) Advertising
11 5 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.76%) Automotive
13 3 (0.57%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.57%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.38%) Cyber-Physical System
14 2 (0.38%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.90%) 802.1X
2 9 (1.71%) REST
3 8 (1.52%) SAML
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.19%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 84 (15.94%) Management Information System
2 59 (11.20%) Cyberattack
3 58 (11.01%) Cyber Threat
4 34 (6.45%) Security Operations Centre
5 31 (5.88%) Security Posture
6 17 (3.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 16 (3.04%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 16 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (2.85%) Cyber Defence
9 14 (2.66%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (2.09%) Data Centre
10 11 (2.09%) Onboarding
11 10 (1.90%) IoT
12 8 (1.52%) Client/Server
12 8 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (1.52%) Operational Technology
12 8 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.14%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 5 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 71 (13.47%) Windows
2 28 (5.31%) Linux
3 26 (4.93%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.52%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.38%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (63.38%) Cybersecurity
2 307 (58.25%) Information Security
3 216 (40.99%) SIEM
4 146 (27.70%) Security Operations
5 138 (26.19%) Incident Response
6 95 (18.03%) Cloud Security
7 92 (17.46%) Vulnerability Management
8 89 (16.89%) Risk Management
9 71 (13.47%) Incident Management
10 68 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
11 57 (10.82%) Penetration Testing
12 53 (10.06%) Security Monitoring
13 52 (9.87%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 50 (9.49%) Risk Assessment
15 48 (9.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
15 48 (9.11%) Security Management
16 46 (8.73%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 45 (8.54%) Application Security
18 44 (8.35%) Threat Intelligence
19 43 (8.16%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 19 (3.61%) PowerShell
2 18 (3.42%) Python
3 10 (1.90%) Bash
4 3 (0.57%) C++
4 3 (0.57%) Java
5 2 (0.38%) SQL
6 1 (0.19%) C#
Qualifications
1 142 (26.94%) CISSP
2 65 (12.33%) Degree
3 62 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
4 60 (11.39%) CISA
5 54 (10.25%) CISM
6 44 (8.35%) CompTIA CySA+
7 35 (6.64%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (6.45%) CCSP
9 32 (6.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 31 (5.88%) Security Cleared
11 29 (5.50%) CEH
12 25 (4.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 20 (3.80%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 20 (3.80%) GIAC
14 18 (3.42%) CRISC
15 17 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
15 17 (3.23%) Network+ Certification
16 16 (3.04%) Master's Degree
17 11 (2.09%) DV Cleared
18 10 (1.90%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (31.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 125 (23.72%) NIST
3 82 (15.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 62 (11.76%) GRC
5 51 (9.68%) GDPR
6 45 (8.54%) PCI DSS
7 36 (6.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (6.45%) NCSC
9 23 (4.36%) SOC 2
10 9 (1.71%) COBIT
11 6 (1.14%) ISO 9001
12 5 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.57%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.57%) QA
13 3 (0.57%) TickIT
14 2 (0.38%) GLBA
14 2 (0.38%) ISO 31000
14 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 2 (0.38%) ITGC
15 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 65 (12.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.19%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 31 (5.88%) CASB
2 17 (3.23%) Single Sign-On
3 13 (2.47%) CSIRT
4 12 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.52%) Nmap
6 5 (0.95%) Nessus
6 5 (0.95%) WSUS
7 2 (0.38%) QRadar
8 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 156 (29.60%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.23%) CrowdStrike
3 11 (2.09%) Cisco
3 11 (2.09%) Splunk
4 10 (1.90%) Qualys
4 10 (1.90%) Rapid7
5 8 (1.52%) CheckPoint
5 8 (1.52%) Ribbon
5 8 (1.52%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.33%) Proofpoint
7 6 (1.14%) Intel
8 4 (0.76%) IBM
8 4 (0.76%) Oracle
8 4 (0.76%) Varonis
9 3 (0.57%) Darktrace
9 3 (0.57%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.38%) Facebook
10 2 (0.38%) LogRhythm
10 2 (0.38%) OneTrust
10 2 (0.38%) Sun