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 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 362 351
Rank change year-on-year +167 -11 +114
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 644 322 497
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.10% 0.72% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 0.78% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 160 181 447
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,148
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -
75th Percentile £64,063 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -

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 53,516 41,112 62,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.26% 91.53% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 34,293 21,800 49,647
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £28,940
25th Percentile £37,750 £45,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 12 February 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 12 February 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 +85 164 £55,000 +19.57% 8
Midlands +94 145 £51,058 +9.48% 11
South East +97 127 £54,000 -13.60% 17
London -29 98 £60,000 -11.11% 13
Yorkshire +38 95 £55,000 -15.38% 2
West Midlands +68 77 £55,000 +17.93% 8
South West +40 69 £60,000 +17.07% 6
East Midlands +46 68 £42,500 - 3
North West +32 51 £55,000 +37.50% 4
East of England +49 45 £60,000 +26.32% 9
North East +12 18 - - 2
Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 February 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.

1 550 (85.40%) Cybersecurity
2 476 (73.91%) Microsoft
3 466 (72.36%) Azure
4 457 (70.96%) CompTIA Security+
5 445 (69.10%) Mentoring
6 437 (67.86%) CompTIA CySA+
7 424 (65.84%) Azure Certification
7 424 (65.84%) ForeScout
8 96 (14.91%) Information Security
9 87 (13.51%) Incident Response
10 72 (11.18%) NIST
10 72 (11.18%) SIEM
11 66 (10.25%) Security Operations
12 62 (9.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 53 (8.23%) CISSP
14 47 (7.30%) Problem-Solving
15 38 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
16 32 (4.97%) Degree
16 32 (4.97%) GDPR
16 32 (4.97%) Vulnerability Management
17 31 (4.81%) Penetration Testing
17 31 (4.81%) Root Cause Analysis
17 31 (4.81%) Threat Intelligence
18 30 (4.66%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
18 30 (4.66%) Firewall
19 29 (4.50%) Cyber Essentials
19 29 (4.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
20 27 (4.19%) PowerShell
21 25 (3.88%) GRC
21 25 (3.88%) Security Cleared

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 (0.16%) Confluence
1 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.31%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 466 (72.36%) Azure
2 22 (3.42%) Azure Sentinel
3 17 (2.64%) AWS
3 17 (2.64%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
5 9 (1.40%) GCP
5 9 (1.40%) SaaS
6 3 (0.47%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.31%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.31%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.16%) GitHub
8 1 (0.16%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.16%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.66%) Firewall
2 21 (3.26%) Network Security
3 13 (2.02%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (1.55%) Wireless
5 7 (1.09%) VPN
6 3 (0.47%) SCCP
6 3 (0.47%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.16%) Broadband
7 1 (0.16%) DKIM
7 1 (0.16%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.31%) Power BI
2 1 (0.16%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 9 (1.40%) Burp Suite
1 9 (1.40%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.47%) JIRA
3 1 (0.16%) GitLab
3 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
General
1 481 (74.69%) Social Skills
2 41 (6.37%) Finance
3 35 (5.43%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 21 (3.26%) Retail
6 14 (2.17%) Law
7 10 (1.55%) Financial Institution
7 10 (1.55%) Legal
8 9 (1.40%) Banking
9 7 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (0.93%) Aviation
10 6 (0.93%) Back Office
11 3 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.16%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.47%) EDI
2 2 (0.31%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.52%) Security Posture
2 32 (4.97%) Cyber Defence
3 30 (4.66%) Cyber Threat
4 25 (3.88%) Security Operations Centre
5 16 (2.48%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.55%) Operational Technology
7 9 (1.40%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 6 (0.93%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (0.62%) Insider Threat
11 3 (0.47%) CCTV
11 3 (0.47%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.47%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.47%) Life Science
11 3 (0.47%) Onboarding
12 2 (0.31%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.31%) CSOC
12 2 (0.31%) Cyberattack
13 1 (0.16%) Product Ownership
13 1 (0.16%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.57%) Windows
2 21 (3.26%) Linux
3 3 (0.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 550 (85.40%) Cybersecurity
2 445 (69.10%) Mentoring
3 96 (14.91%) Information Security
4 87 (13.51%) Incident Response
5 72 (11.18%) SIEM
6 66 (10.25%) Security Operations
7 47 (7.30%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (4.97%) Vulnerability Management
10 31 (4.81%) Penetration Testing
10 31 (4.81%) Root Cause Analysis
10 31 (4.81%) Threat Intelligence
11 30 (4.66%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 29 (4.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 23 (3.57%) Risk Management
14 22 (3.42%) Cloud Security
15 21 (3.26%) MITRE ATT&CK
15 21 (3.26%) Security Monitoring
16 20 (3.11%) Kalman Filter
17 18 (2.80%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.19%) PowerShell
2 24 (3.73%) Python
3 13 (2.02%) Bash
Qualifications
1 457 (70.96%) CompTIA Security+
2 437 (67.86%) CompTIA CySA+
3 424 (65.84%) Azure Certification
4 53 (8.23%) CISSP
5 32 (4.97%) Degree
6 25 (3.88%) Security Cleared
7 24 (3.73%) CISM
8 23 (3.57%) SC Cleared
9 20 (3.11%) GIAC
10 16 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (2.48%) DV Cleared
11 14 (2.17%) CISA
11 14 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.86%) CRISC
13 11 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 11 (1.71%) OSCP
14 10 (1.55%) GCIH
15 9 (1.40%) CHECK Team Leader
15 9 (1.40%) CHECK Team Member
15 9 (1.40%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (11.18%) NIST
2 62 (9.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (4.97%) GDPR
4 29 (4.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 25 (3.88%) GRC
6 21 (3.26%) PCI DSS
7 14 (2.17%) SOC 2
8 8 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.47%) ITGC
11 2 (0.31%) SLA
12 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.16%) COBIT
12 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.16%) NCSC
12 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 9 (1.40%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.47%) Docker
2 3 (0.47%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (1.86%) Nessus
2 6 (0.93%) QRadar
3 5 (0.78%) CSIRT
4 4 (0.62%) Ansible
4 4 (0.62%) Terraform
5 3 (0.47%) ArcSight ESM
5 3 (0.47%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.47%) SCCM
6 1 (0.16%) Nmap
Vendors
1 476 (73.91%) Microsoft
2 424 (65.84%) ForeScout
3 12 (1.86%) Tenable
4 10 (1.55%) Splunk
5 6 (0.93%) Google
5 6 (0.93%) Palo Alto
6 4 (0.62%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (0.62%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.47%) ArcSight
7 3 (0.47%) LogLogic
7 3 (0.47%) McAfee
7 3 (0.47%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.47%) VMware
8 2 (0.31%) Carbon Black
8 2 (0.31%) Darktrace
8 2 (0.31%) Qualys
8 2 (0.31%) Rapid7
8 2 (0.31%) SAP
9 1 (0.16%) Intel
9 1 (0.16%) Varonis