Security Analyst Job Trends in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £51,029 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 449 382 348
Rank change year-on-year -67 -34 +153
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 165 373 392
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.36% 0.62% 0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.65% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 140 226 358
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,029 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.95% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £65,515
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +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 41,456 57,384 44,668
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.56% 94.74% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 26,210 32,267 34,534
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -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 13 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 13 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 -33 63 £52,500 -19.23% 42
Midlands +60 41 £50,000 +5.26% 8
South East +19 34 £57,000 -5.00% 33
West Midlands +37 28 £50,000 +3.48% 6
North of England -24 14 £45,000 -10.00% 10
East Midlands +27 13 £46,250 -2.63% 2
South West +17 6 £44,000 -18.14% 8
North West +12 6 £45,000 - 7
East of England +2 6 £44,000 -2.22% 13
Yorkshire -14 6 £39,750 -26.05% 2
North East +10 2 £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 13 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.

1 113 (68.48%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (56.97%) Incident Response
3 68 (41.21%) SIEM
4 65 (39.39%) Information Security
5 58 (35.15%) Security Operations
6 50 (30.30%) Microsoft
7 46 (27.88%) Firewall
7 46 (27.88%) NIST
8 43 (26.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 41 (24.85%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 38 (23.03%) Azure
10 38 (23.03%) CISSP
11 37 (22.42%) Vulnerability Management
12 35 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
13 33 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
14 31 (18.79%) Degree
15 30 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
16 28 (16.97%) GDPR
17 26 (15.76%) Network Security
18 23 (13.94%) CompTIA Security+
19 21 (12.73%) Cyber Essentials
19 21 (12.73%) Kalman Filter
19 21 (12.73%) Threat Intelligence
20 20 (12.12%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
21 19 (11.52%) Azure Sentinel
21 19 (11.52%) GRC
22 18 (10.91%) Intrusion Detection
23 17 (10.30%) CISM
23 17 (10.30%) Computer Science
23 17 (10.30%) Risk Management

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 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.42%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (23.03%) Azure
2 19 (11.52%) Azure Sentinel
3 13 (7.88%) AWS
3 13 (7.88%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (7.27%) Microsoft Purview
5 6 (3.64%) SaaS
6 5 (3.03%) GCP
7 3 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.21%) IaaS
8 2 (1.21%) PaaS
9 1 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 46 (27.88%) Firewall
2 26 (15.76%) Network Security
3 18 (10.91%) Intrusion Detection
4 12 (7.27%) VPN
5 4 (2.42%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.82%) Wireless
7 2 (1.21%) DHCP
7 2 (1.21%) DNS
7 2 (1.21%) NGFW
7 2 (1.21%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.61%) Broadband
8 1 (0.61%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (0.61%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (1.21%) Burp Suite
1 2 (1.21%) JIRA
1 2 (1.21%) Metasploit
General
1 54 (32.73%) Social Skills
2 32 (19.39%) Analytical Skills
2 32 (19.39%) Finance
3 17 (10.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (5.45%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (3.03%) Law
5 5 (3.03%) Retail
6 4 (2.42%) Banking
6 4 (2.42%) Financial Institution
7 3 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (1.82%) Legal
8 2 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.61%) Advertising
9 1 (0.61%) Digital Health
9 1 (0.61%) Front Office
9 1 (0.61%) Local Government
9 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.61%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.82%) EDI
2 2 (1.21%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (1.21%) SLSA
3 1 (0.61%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 36 (21.82%) Security Posture
2 26 (15.76%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (12.73%) Management Information System
4 16 (9.70%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (6.06%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (3.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (3.03%) Insider Threat
7 5 (3.03%) Operational Technology
7 5 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.82%) Cyberattack
8 3 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.21%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.21%) Life Science
9 2 (1.21%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.21%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.21%) SCADA
10 1 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.61%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.61%) Smart Energy
10 1 (0.61%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 16 (9.70%) Windows
2 12 (7.27%) Linux
3 2 (1.21%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (68.48%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (56.97%) Incident Response
3 68 (41.21%) SIEM
4 65 (39.39%) Information Security
5 58 (35.15%) Security Operations
6 41 (24.85%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 37 (22.42%) Vulnerability Management
8 35 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
9 33 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
10 30 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (12.73%) Kalman Filter
11 21 (12.73%) Threat Intelligence
12 20 (12.12%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 17 (10.30%) Computer Science
13 17 (10.30%) Risk Management
13 17 (10.30%) Threat Detection
14 16 (9.70%) ITIL
15 14 (8.48%) Incident Management
15 14 (8.48%) Risk Assessment
15 14 (8.48%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.64%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.64%) Python
2 4 (2.42%) Bash
3 3 (1.82%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 38 (23.03%) CISSP
2 31 (18.79%) Degree
3 23 (13.94%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (10.30%) CISM
5 16 (9.70%) SC Cleared
5 16 (9.70%) Security Cleared
6 15 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
7 10 (6.06%) CISA
7 10 (6.06%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (5.45%) CEH
9 8 (4.85%) GCIH
9 8 (4.85%) GIAC
10 7 (4.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (4.24%) CRISC
11 6 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (3.64%) DV Cleared
12 5 (3.03%) DBS Check
12 5 (3.03%) GSEC
13 4 (2.42%) GCFA
13 4 (2.42%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (27.88%) NIST
2 43 (26.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (16.97%) GDPR
4 21 (12.73%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (11.52%) GRC
6 8 (4.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (4.85%) PCI DSS
6 8 (4.85%) SOC 2
7 5 (3.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.82%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (1.82%) ITGC
9 2 (1.21%) COBIT
9 2 (1.21%) SLA
10 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.61%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.61%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (4.85%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (4.24%) Nessus
1 7 (4.24%) QRadar
2 5 (3.03%) CSIRT
3 3 (1.82%) ArcSight ESM
3 3 (1.82%) ZENworks
4 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.61%) Nmap
Vendors
1 50 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 15 (9.09%) Splunk
3 8 (4.85%) Tenable
4 5 (3.03%) ArcSight
4 5 (3.03%) Qualys
4 5 (3.03%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.42%) Carbon Black
5 4 (2.42%) Cisco
5 4 (2.42%) Darktrace
5 4 (2.42%) SAP
6 3 (1.82%) LogLogic
6 3 (1.82%) McAfee
6 3 (1.82%) Meraki
6 3 (1.82%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.82%) VMware
7 2 (1.21%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.21%) Google
7 2 (1.21%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.61%) Checkmarx
8 1 (0.61%) Zscaler