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 14 June 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 425 396
Rank change year-on-year +290 -29 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1,185 220 556
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.43% 0.56% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 0.62% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 315 155 461
10th Percentile £32,900 £40,950 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +2.94%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +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 77,803 35,497 89,090
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 89.90% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 54,705 20,597 65,984
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,341
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% +9.52% -13.32%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 14 June 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 14 June 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 +180 329 £52,500 -4.55% 21
Midlands +132 276 £51,250 +13.89% 13
South East +130 232 £45,000 -17.81% 27
Yorkshire +84 173 £55,000 +7.32% 4
London +35 150 £70,000 +11.11% 20
East Midlands +77 149 £50,000 +22.70% 8
West Midlands +75 127 £52,500 +16.67% 5
North West +94 123 £40,000 -27.27% 15
South West +44 114 £57,500 +21.05% 8
East of England +64 97 £45,000 -5.26% 6
North East -11 33 £46,500 -11.43% 2
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 June 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 1,050 (88.61%) Cybersecurity
2 849 (71.65%) Microsoft
3 815 (68.78%) CompTIA Security+
4 800 (67.51%) Azure
5 785 (66.24%) Mentoring
6 776 (65.49%) CompTIA CySA+
7 755 (63.71%) Azure Certification
8 753 (63.54%) ForeScout
9 129 (10.89%) Information Security
10 127 (10.72%) Security Operations
10 127 (10.72%) SIEM
11 107 (9.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 101 (8.52%) Incident Response
13 91 (7.68%) NIST
14 78 (6.58%) Vulnerability Management
15 75 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
16 64 (5.40%) Problem-Solving
16 64 (5.40%) Security Cleared
17 58 (4.89%) SC Cleared
18 55 (4.64%) Cloud Security
19 54 (4.56%) CISSP
19 54 (4.56%) Risk Management
20 52 (4.39%) Network Security
21 51 (4.30%) Degree
21 51 (4.30%) Firewall
22 44 (3.71%) Python
22 44 (3.71%) Windows
23 43 (3.63%) Linux
23 43 (3.63%) PowerShell
23 43 (3.63%) Vulnerability Remediation

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 (0.084%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.084%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.084%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 800 (67.51%) Azure
2 41 (3.46%) AWS
3 36 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (2.03%) Azure Sentinel
5 20 (1.69%) Microsoft Purview
6 17 (1.43%) GCP
7 14 (1.18%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.84%) Entra ID
9 8 (0.68%) Cloudflare
10 6 (0.51%) SaaS
11 5 (0.42%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.25%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.25%) GitHub
12 3 (0.25%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.17%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
14 1 (0.084%) AWS CloudTrail
14 1 (0.084%) Google Workspace
14 1 (0.084%) IaaS
14 1 (0.084%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 52 (4.39%) Network Security
2 51 (4.30%) Firewall
3 15 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (1.18%) Cisco Nexus
5 11 (0.93%) Wireless
6 10 (0.84%) LAN
6 10 (0.84%) WAN
7 9 (0.76%) DNS
8 8 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
8 8 (0.68%) NGFW
9 7 (0.59%) SSL
10 6 (0.51%) Internet
11 5 (0.42%) VPN
12 4 (0.34%) TCP/IP
13 3 (0.25%) SCCP
14 1 (0.084%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.18%) Power BI
2 4 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (0.76%) Burp Suite
1 9 (0.76%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.25%) GitLab
2 3 (0.25%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.17%) JIRA
General
1 832 (70.21%) Social Skills
2 85 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (3.97%) Finance
4 36 (3.04%) Retail
5 23 (1.94%) Aviation
5 23 (1.94%) Law
6 22 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (1.69%) Legal
8 13 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (0.59%) Banking
9 7 (0.59%) Financial Institution
10 6 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (0.51%) Public Sector
11 5 (0.42%) Back Office
11 5 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.34%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.25%) Games
14 2 (0.17%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.084%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 74 (6.24%) Security Posture
2 54 (4.56%) Cyber Defence
3 44 (3.71%) Security Operations Centre
4 27 (2.28%) Cyber Threat
5 18 (1.52%) CSOC
6 17 (1.43%) Management Information System
7 12 (1.01%) Operational Technology
8 10 (0.84%) Cloud Native
9 9 (0.76%) Mobile App
10 8 (0.68%) Onboarding
10 8 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (0.59%) Cyberattack
12 6 (0.51%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.51%) Driving Licence
13 5 (0.42%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.42%) Life Science
14 4 (0.34%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (0.34%) Product Ownership
15 3 (0.25%) CCTV
16 2 (0.17%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 44 (3.71%) Windows
2 43 (3.63%) Linux
3 4 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.25%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,050 (88.61%) Cybersecurity
2 785 (66.24%) Mentoring
3 129 (10.89%) Information Security
4 127 (10.72%) Security Operations
4 127 (10.72%) SIEM
5 101 (8.52%) Incident Response
6 78 (6.58%) Vulnerability Management
7 75 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 64 (5.40%) Problem-Solving
9 55 (4.64%) Cloud Security
10 54 (4.56%) Risk Management
11 43 (3.63%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 41 (3.46%) Threat Intelligence
13 40 (3.38%) Penetration Testing
14 38 (3.21%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 37 (3.12%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 35 (2.95%) SOAR
17 34 (2.87%) Agile
18 32 (2.70%) Application Security
18 32 (2.70%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (3.71%) Python
2 43 (3.63%) PowerShell
3 17 (1.43%) Bash
4 13 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
5 6 (0.51%) C#
6 4 (0.34%) Java
7 2 (0.17%) Go
7 2 (0.17%) SQL
8 1 (0.084%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 815 (68.78%) CompTIA Security+
2 776 (65.49%) CompTIA CySA+
3 755 (63.71%) Azure Certification
4 64 (5.40%) Security Cleared
5 58 (4.89%) SC Cleared
6 54 (4.56%) CISSP
7 51 (4.30%) Degree
8 35 (2.95%) CISM
9 24 (2.03%) GIAC
10 17 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
10 17 (1.43%) SSCP
11 15 (1.27%) SANS
12 13 (1.10%) CISA
13 12 (1.01%) CEH
13 12 (1.01%) OSCP
14 11 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
14 11 (0.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 10 (0.84%) CREST Certified
16 9 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 9 (0.76%) CHECK Team Leader
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (9.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 91 (7.68%) NIST
3 41 (3.46%) GDPR
4 34 (2.87%) GRC
5 32 (2.70%) PCI DSS
6 28 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (1.18%) SOC 2
8 10 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.59%) NCSC
10 6 (0.51%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.42%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.34%) QA
13 3 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 2 (0.17%) Accessibility
14 2 (0.17%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.17%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.17%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.17%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (1.60%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.25%) Docker
2 3 (0.25%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (0.76%) Nessus
2 7 (0.59%) CASB
3 6 (0.51%) Ansible
3 6 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.51%) Terraform
4 5 (0.42%) Graylog
5 4 (0.34%) CSIRT
5 4 (0.34%) QRadar
5 4 (0.34%) SCCM
6 3 (0.25%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.17%) Kibana
Vendors
1 849 (71.65%) Microsoft
2 753 (63.54%) ForeScout
3 20 (1.69%) Cisco
4 17 (1.43%) Qualys
5 16 (1.35%) Palo Alto
6 15 (1.27%) Aruba
7 10 (0.84%) Tenable
8 8 (0.68%) Splunk
9 7 (0.59%) Google
10 6 (0.51%) Zscaler
11 5 (0.42%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.42%) Rapid7
12 4 (0.34%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.25%) Intel
13 3 (0.25%) Meraki
13 3 (0.25%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.25%) Varonis
13 3 (0.25%) VMware
14 2 (0.17%) Tanium
15 1 (0.084%) Proofpoint