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 3 July 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 441 407
Rank change year-on-year +303 -34 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1,211 212 538
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.41% 0.51% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 0.56% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 332 157 441
10th Percentile £33,650 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £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 80,906 37,725 87,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 90.30% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 56,953 22,407 64,506
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,945 £38,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,201 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.52% +8.95% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.65% +7.62% -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 3 July 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 3 July 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 +189 332 £52,500 -4.55% 28
Midlands +126 275 £51,250 +13.89% 26
South East +136 241 £45,000 -19.28% 35
Yorkshire +97 172 £55,000 +7.32% 12
London +47 159 £70,000 +16.67% 34
East Midlands +87 154 £50,000 +22.70% 16
North West +103 127 £50,000 -9.09% 14
West Midlands +62 121 £52,500 +12.30% 10
South West +38 118 £51,250 +7.89% 7
East of England +73 99 £45,000 -5.26% 10
North East -17 33 £46,500 -15.45% 2
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 3 July 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 1,078 (89.02%) Cybersecurity
2 855 (70.60%) Microsoft
3 819 (67.63%) CompTIA Security+
4 804 (66.39%) Azure
5 788 (65.07%) Mentoring
6 776 (64.08%) CompTIA CySA+
7 755 (62.35%) Azure Certification
8 753 (62.18%) ForeScout
9 150 (12.39%) SIEM
10 141 (11.64%) Information Security
11 139 (11.48%) Security Operations
12 118 (9.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 114 (9.41%) Incident Response
14 98 (8.09%) NIST
15 95 (7.84%) Vulnerability Management
16 79 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
17 74 (6.11%) Problem-Solving
18 65 (5.37%) Firewall
19 61 (5.04%) Cloud Security
19 61 (5.04%) Security Cleared
20 57 (4.71%) Degree
21 56 (4.62%) CISSP
22 55 (4.54%) SC Cleared
23 53 (4.38%) Penetration Testing
23 53 (4.38%) Risk Management
24 51 (4.21%) Network Security
25 49 (4.05%) Vulnerability Remediation
26 48 (3.96%) Linux
26 48 (3.96%) Windows
27 45 (3.72%) 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 (0.083%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.083%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.083%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 804 (66.39%) Azure
2 42 (3.47%) AWS
3 37 (3.06%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (1.98%) Azure Sentinel
5 20 (1.65%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (1.49%) GCP
7 14 (1.16%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.83%) Entra ID
9 8 (0.66%) Cloudflare
10 5 (0.41%) Mimecast
10 5 (0.41%) SaaS
11 3 (0.25%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.25%) GitHub
11 3 (0.25%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.17%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.083%) AWS CloudTrail
13 1 (0.083%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.083%) IaaS
13 1 (0.083%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 65 (5.37%) Firewall
2 51 (4.21%) Network Security
3 26 (2.15%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (1.90%) Cisco Nexus
5 20 (1.65%) LAN
5 20 (1.65%) WAN
6 13 (1.07%) Internet
7 12 (0.99%) Wireless
8 10 (0.83%) DNS
9 8 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (0.66%) NGFW
10 7 (0.58%) SSL
11 6 (0.50%) VPN
12 5 (0.41%) TCP/IP
13 3 (0.25%) Wireshark
14 2 (0.17%) HTTP
14 2 (0.17%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.16%) Power BI
2 4 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (0.99%) Burp Suite
2 9 (0.74%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.25%) GitLab
3 3 (0.25%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.17%) JIRA
General
1 841 (69.45%) Social Skills
2 91 (7.51%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (4.13%) Finance
4 34 (2.81%) Retail
5 23 (1.90%) Law
6 21 (1.73%) Aviation
6 21 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (1.65%) Legal
8 13 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
9 9 (0.74%) Banking
10 7 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (0.58%) Public Sector
11 6 (0.50%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (0.50%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.33%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.33%) Automotive
12 4 (0.33%) Back Office
13 3 (0.25%) Games
13 3 (0.25%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.083%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 85 (7.02%) Security Posture
2 52 (4.29%) Cyber Defence
3 46 (3.80%) Security Operations Centre
4 28 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
5 18 (1.49%) CSOC
6 16 (1.32%) Management Information System
7 12 (0.99%) Operational Technology
8 9 (0.74%) Cloud Native
9 8 (0.66%) Mobile App
9 8 (0.66%) Onboarding
9 8 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (0.58%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.50%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.50%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.41%) Life Science
13 4 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.33%) Cyber Security Posture
13 4 (0.33%) Product Ownership
14 3 (0.25%) CCTV
14 3 (0.25%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 48 (3.96%) Linux
1 48 (3.96%) Windows
2 4 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.17%) Unix
3 2 (0.17%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.083%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,078 (89.02%) Cybersecurity
2 788 (65.07%) Mentoring
3 150 (12.39%) SIEM
4 141 (11.64%) Information Security
5 139 (11.48%) Security Operations
6 114 (9.41%) Incident Response
7 95 (7.84%) Vulnerability Management
8 79 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 74 (6.11%) Problem-Solving
10 61 (5.04%) Cloud Security
11 53 (4.38%) Penetration Testing
11 53 (4.38%) Risk Management
12 49 (4.05%) Vulnerability Remediation
13 45 (3.72%) Threat Intelligence
14 41 (3.39%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 40 (3.30%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 35 (2.89%) SOAR
17 34 (2.81%) Threat Detection
18 31 (2.56%) Agile
18 31 (2.56%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (3.55%) Python
2 42 (3.47%) PowerShell
3 17 (1.40%) Kusto Query Language
4 16 (1.32%) Bash
5 6 (0.50%) C#
6 4 (0.33%) Java
7 2 (0.17%) Go
7 2 (0.17%) SQL
8 1 (0.083%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 819 (67.63%) CompTIA Security+
2 776 (64.08%) CompTIA CySA+
3 755 (62.35%) Azure Certification
4 61 (5.04%) Security Cleared
5 57 (4.71%) Degree
6 56 (4.62%) CISSP
7 55 (4.54%) SC Cleared
8 38 (3.14%) CISM
9 27 (2.23%) GIAC
10 17 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 17 (1.40%) SSCP
11 15 (1.24%) SANS
12 12 (0.99%) CEH
13 11 (0.91%) CISA
13 11 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (0.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 11 (0.91%) OSCP
14 10 (0.83%) CREST Certified
14 10 (0.83%) GCIA
14 10 (0.83%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (9.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 98 (8.09%) NIST
3 41 (3.39%) GDPR
4 33 (2.73%) PCI DSS
5 32 (2.64%) GRC
6 31 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (1.07%) SOC 2
8 12 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 8 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (0.66%) NCSC
10 7 (0.58%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.41%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.33%) 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 18 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.17%) Docker
2 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (0.74%) Nessus
2 7 (0.58%) CASB
3 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.41%) Ansible
4 5 (0.41%) Graylog
4 5 (0.41%) Terraform
5 4 (0.33%) CSIRT
5 4 (0.33%) QRadar
6 3 (0.25%) SCCM
7 2 (0.17%) Kibana
7 2 (0.17%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.083%) Nmap
8 1 (0.083%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 855 (70.60%) Microsoft
2 753 (62.18%) ForeScout
3 30 (2.48%) Cisco
4 29 (2.39%) Qualys
5 26 (2.15%) Palo Alto
6 24 (1.98%) Aruba
7 9 (0.74%) Tenable
8 8 (0.66%) Splunk
9 7 (0.58%) Google
10 6 (0.50%) Zscaler
11 5 (0.41%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.41%) Rapid7
11 5 (0.41%) VMware
12 4 (0.33%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.33%) Tanium
13 3 (0.25%) Intel
13 3 (0.25%) Meraki
13 3 (0.25%) Varonis
14 2 (0.17%) Salesforce
15 1 (0.083%) Proofpoint