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 11 June 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 417 405
Rank change year-on-year +287 -12 +25
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1,227 222 554
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.49% 0.57% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 0.63% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 310 155 458
10th Percentile £34,850 £40,950 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,000 £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 77,354 35,327 87,995
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 89.97% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 54,278 20,476 65,429
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% +9.52% -12.87%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £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 11 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 11 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 +189 342 £52,500 -4.55% 23
Midlands +145 287 £52,500 +16.91% 11
South East +136 240 £45,000 -17.43% 29
Yorkshire +87 181 £55,000 +7.32% 8
East Midlands +80 154 £50,000 +25.00% 5
London +37 152 £70,000 +11.11% 20
West Midlands +86 133 £52,500 +8.25% 6
North West +115 126 £40,000 -27.27% 13
South West +51 120 £58,750 +23.68% 12
East of England +68 99 £45,000 -5.26% 6
North East -9 35 £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 11 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 1,088 (88.67%) Cybersecurity
2 894 (72.86%) Microsoft
3 862 (70.25%) CompTIA Security+
4 846 (68.95%) Azure
5 831 (67.73%) Mentoring
6 823 (67.07%) CompTIA CySA+
7 802 (65.36%) Azure Certification
8 800 (65.20%) ForeScout
9 130 (10.59%) Information Security
10 126 (10.27%) Security Operations
11 124 (10.11%) SIEM
12 107 (8.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 97 (7.91%) Incident Response
14 91 (7.42%) NIST
15 76 (6.19%) Vulnerability Management
16 74 (6.03%) Continuous Improvement
17 64 (5.22%) Security Cleared
18 62 (5.05%) Problem-Solving
19 58 (4.73%) SC Cleared
20 55 (4.48%) CISSP
20 55 (4.48%) Risk Management
21 54 (4.40%) Cloud Security
22 52 (4.24%) Network Security
23 51 (4.16%) Degree
24 50 (4.07%) Firewall
25 43 (3.50%) Python
25 43 (3.50%) Windows
26 42 (3.42%) Linux
26 42 (3.42%) PowerShell
26 42 (3.42%) 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 (0.081%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.081%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.081%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 846 (68.95%) Azure
2 41 (3.34%) AWS
3 36 (2.93%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
5 20 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
6 17 (1.39%) GCP
7 14 (1.14%) Power Platform
8 9 (0.73%) Entra ID
9 7 (0.57%) Cloudflare
9 7 (0.57%) SaaS
10 5 (0.41%) Mimecast
11 3 (0.24%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (0.24%) GitHub
11 3 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.16%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.081%) AWS CloudTrail
13 1 (0.081%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.081%) IaaS
13 1 (0.081%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 52 (4.24%) Network Security
2 50 (4.07%) Firewall
3 14 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
5 11 (0.90%) Wireless
6 10 (0.81%) LAN
6 10 (0.81%) WAN
7 8 (0.65%) DNS
7 8 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
7 8 (0.65%) NGFW
8 6 (0.49%) Internet
8 6 (0.49%) SSL
9 5 (0.41%) VPN
10 4 (0.33%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.24%) SCCP
12 1 (0.081%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.14%) Power BI
2 4 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (0.73%) Burp Suite
1 9 (0.73%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.24%) GitLab
2 3 (0.24%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.16%) JIRA
General
1 877 (71.48%) Social Skills
2 82 (6.68%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (3.83%) Finance
4 37 (3.02%) Retail
5 24 (1.96%) Law
6 23 (1.87%) Aviation
7 22 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (1.63%) Legal
9 13 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (0.65%) Banking
11 7 (0.57%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.49%) Back Office
12 6 (0.49%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (0.41%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.41%) Public Sector
14 4 (0.33%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.24%) Games
16 2 (0.16%) Manufacturing
17 1 (0.081%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 71 (5.79%) Security Posture
2 53 (4.32%) Cyber Defence
3 43 (3.50%) Security Operations Centre
4 26 (2.12%) Cyber Threat
5 18 (1.47%) Management Information System
6 17 (1.39%) CSOC
7 12 (0.98%) Operational Technology
8 10 (0.81%) Cloud Native
9 9 (0.73%) Mobile App
10 8 (0.65%) Onboarding
11 7 (0.57%) Cyberattack
11 7 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (0.49%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.49%) Driving Licence
13 5 (0.41%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.41%) Life Science
14 4 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (0.33%) Product Ownership
15 3 (0.24%) CCTV
16 2 (0.16%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 43 (3.50%) Windows
2 42 (3.42%) Linux
3 4 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.24%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,088 (88.67%) Cybersecurity
2 831 (67.73%) Mentoring
3 130 (10.59%) Information Security
4 126 (10.27%) Security Operations
5 124 (10.11%) SIEM
6 97 (7.91%) Incident Response
7 76 (6.19%) Vulnerability Management
8 74 (6.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (5.05%) Problem-Solving
10 55 (4.48%) Risk Management
11 54 (4.40%) Cloud Security
12 42 (3.42%) Vulnerability Remediation
13 40 (3.26%) Threat Intelligence
14 39 (3.18%) Penetration Testing
15 37 (3.02%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 36 (2.93%) Vulnerability Assessment
17 35 (2.85%) SOAR
18 34 (2.77%) Agile
19 32 (2.61%) Application Security
19 32 (2.61%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (3.50%) Python
2 42 (3.42%) PowerShell
3 17 (1.39%) Bash
4 12 (0.98%) Kusto Query Language
5 6 (0.49%) C#
6 4 (0.33%) Java
7 2 (0.16%) Go
7 2 (0.16%) SQL
8 1 (0.081%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 862 (70.25%) CompTIA Security+
2 823 (67.07%) CompTIA CySA+
3 802 (65.36%) Azure Certification
4 64 (5.22%) Security Cleared
5 58 (4.73%) SC Cleared
6 55 (4.48%) CISSP
7 51 (4.16%) Degree
8 35 (2.85%) CISM
9 24 (1.96%) GIAC
10 17 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
10 17 (1.39%) SSCP
11 14 (1.14%) CISA
11 14 (1.14%) SANS
12 12 (0.98%) CEH
12 12 (0.98%) OSCP
13 11 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 10 (0.81%) CREST Certified
14 10 (0.81%) DV Cleared
15 9 (0.73%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (8.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 91 (7.42%) NIST
3 41 (3.34%) GDPR
4 35 (2.85%) GRC
5 32 (2.61%) PCI DSS
6 26 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (1.22%) SOC 2
8 10 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.57%) NCSC
10 6 (0.49%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.41%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.33%) QA
13 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.16%) Accessibility
14 2 (0.16%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.16%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.16%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.24%) Docker
2 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (0.73%) Nessus
2 7 (0.57%) CASB
3 6 (0.49%) Ansible
3 6 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.49%) Terraform
4 4 (0.33%) CSIRT
4 4 (0.33%) Graylog
4 4 (0.33%) QRadar
4 4 (0.33%) SCCM
5 3 (0.24%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 894 (72.86%) Microsoft
2 800 (65.20%) ForeScout
3 19 (1.55%) Cisco
4 16 (1.30%) Qualys
5 15 (1.22%) Palo Alto
6 14 (1.14%) Aruba
7 10 (0.81%) Tenable
8 8 (0.65%) Splunk
9 7 (0.57%) Google
10 6 (0.49%) Zscaler
11 5 (0.41%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.41%) Rapid7
12 4 (0.33%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.24%) Intel
13 3 (0.24%) Meraki
13 3 (0.24%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.24%) Varonis
13 3 (0.24%) VMware
14 2 (0.16%) Tanium
15 1 (0.081%) Proofpoint