Security Analyst Jobs in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst salary in England is £57,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 396 398 463
Rank change year-on-year +2 +65 +76
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 312 536 544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.64% 0.61% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.64% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 152 464 436
10th Percentile £41,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £41,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,375 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -3.92%

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 43,919 83,679 79,671
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.64% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 23,116 62,210 50,998
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,084 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 May 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 28 May 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 +28 109 £65,000 -3.70% 83
Midlands +105 102 £45,000 -5.26% 112
West Midlands +99 68 £45,000 +3.45% 56
South East +40 43 £52,250 +4.50% 160
East Midlands +49 34 £46,250 -11.90% 49
North of England -40 20 £57,500 +24.32% 151
North West -42 14 £55,000 +22.22% 80
South West +81 11 £47,500 -13.64% 74
East of England +37 11 £47,500 - 94
Yorkshire +44 6 £57,500 - 53
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 241 (77.24%) Cybersecurity
2 194 (62.18%) Information Security
3 158 (50.64%) CISSP
4 153 (49.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 142 (45.51%) Degree
6 141 (45.19%) NIST
7 138 (44.23%) Risk Management
8 122 (39.10%) CISM
9 109 (34.94%) Incident Response
10 95 (30.45%) SIEM
11 91 (29.17%) Security Testing
12 90 (28.85%) Cyber Resilience
13 88 (28.21%) BPSS Clearance
13 88 (28.21%) Firewall
13 88 (28.21%) Project Management
14 87 (27.88%) JSP 440
14 87 (27.88%) RMADS
14 87 (27.88%) CESG Certified Professional
14 87 (27.88%) Social Skills
15 75 (24.04%) Security Operations
16 72 (23.08%) Microsoft
17 56 (17.95%) Finance
18 55 (17.63%) Windows
19 54 (17.31%) Azure
20 52 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
20 52 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
21 50 (16.03%) Analytical Skills
22 46 (14.74%) Security Posture
23 44 (14.10%) Vulnerability Management
24 41 (13.14%) Microsoft 365

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.92%) Temenos T24
2 3 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.64%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.31%) Azure
2 41 (13.14%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (6.73%) Azure Sentinel
4 20 (6.41%) AWS
5 12 (3.85%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.60%) GCP
8 4 (1.28%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.96%) Cloudflare
9 3 (0.96%) Datadog
9 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.64%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.64%) SaaS
11 1 (0.32%) IaaS
11 1 (0.32%) PaaS
11 1 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 88 (28.21%) Firewall
2 30 (9.62%) Network Security
3 20 (6.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 17 (5.45%) TCP/IP
5 15 (4.81%) VPN
6 13 (4.17%) DNS
7 9 (2.88%) SAN
8 8 (2.56%) Wireshark
9 6 (1.92%) DHCP
9 6 (1.92%) NGFW
10 5 (1.60%) HTTP
10 5 (1.60%) IPsec
10 5 (1.60%) SSL
11 4 (1.28%) LAN
11 4 (1.28%) WAN
12 3 (0.96%) SMTP
13 2 (0.64%) DKIM
13 2 (0.64%) Internet
13 2 (0.64%) VLAN
13 2 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.28%) Power BI
2 2 (0.64%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 9 (2.88%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.96%) JIRA
3 2 (0.64%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.32%) GitLab
General
1 87 (27.88%) Social Skills
2 56 (17.95%) Finance
3 50 (16.03%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (5.77%) Legal
5 14 (4.49%) Banking
6 13 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (2.56%) Law
8 6 (1.92%) International Banking
8 6 (1.92%) Retail
9 5 (1.60%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.64%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.64%) Military
12 2 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.64%) Police
13 1 (0.32%) Advertising
13 1 (0.32%) Automotive
13 1 (0.32%) Aviation
13 1 (0.32%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.64%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.32%) EDI
2 1 (0.32%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 46 (14.74%) Security Posture
2 41 (13.14%) Management Information System
3 27 (8.65%) Security Operations Centre
4 19 (6.09%) Hedge funds
5 18 (5.77%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (3.53%) Cyber Defence
7 10 (3.21%) PKI
7 10 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.88%) Podcast
9 8 (2.56%) Cyberattack
10 7 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.28%) Insider Threat
12 3 (0.96%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.96%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.64%) Biopharmaceutical
13 2 (0.64%) Cyber Security Posture
13 2 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
13 2 (0.64%) Operational Technology
13 2 (0.64%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 1 (0.32%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 55 (17.63%) Windows
2 17 (5.45%) Linux
3 9 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.64%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (77.24%) Cybersecurity
2 194 (62.18%) Information Security
3 138 (44.23%) Risk Management
4 109 (34.94%) Incident Response
5 95 (30.45%) SIEM
6 91 (29.17%) Security Testing
7 90 (28.85%) Cyber Resilience
8 88 (28.21%) Project Management
9 75 (24.04%) Security Operations
10 52 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
11 44 (14.10%) Vulnerability Management
12 38 (12.18%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 30 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
14 28 (8.97%) Threat Intelligence
15 25 (8.01%) Computer Science
15 25 (8.01%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 25 (8.01%) Data Loss Prevention
16 24 (7.69%) Regulatory Compliance
17 22 (7.05%) Incident Management
17 22 (7.05%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.26%) PowerShell
2 31 (9.94%) Python
3 6 (1.92%) Bash
3 6 (1.92%) Kusto Query Language
3 6 (1.92%) R
4 3 (0.96%) SQL
5 1 (0.32%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 158 (50.64%) CISSP
2 142 (45.51%) Degree
3 122 (39.10%) CISM
4 88 (28.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 87 (27.88%) CESG Certified Professional
6 52 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
7 38 (12.18%) CEH
8 36 (11.54%) GCIH
9 32 (10.26%) OSCP
10 31 (9.94%) GCIA
11 25 (8.01%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (3.85%) Security Cleared
13 11 (3.53%) SANS
14 10 (3.21%) CRISC
15 8 (2.56%) CompTIA CySA+
15 8 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (2.56%) SC Cleared
16 7 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
16 7 (2.24%) GCFA
17 6 (1.92%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (49.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 141 (45.19%) NIST
3 87 (27.88%) JSP 440
3 87 (27.88%) RMADS
4 24 (7.69%) PCI DSS
5 18 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (5.13%) GRC
7 15 (4.81%) GDPR
8 11 (3.53%) NCSC
9 9 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.92%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.60%) Accessibility
12 4 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.96%) SLA
14 2 (0.64%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
15 1 (0.32%) QA
System Software
1 23 (7.37%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.92%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.32%) Snort
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (5.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.92%) SCCM
3 5 (1.60%) CSIRT
4 4 (1.28%) Nessus
5 3 (0.96%) CASB
5 3 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.64%) QRadar
7 1 (0.32%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 72 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.37%) VMware
3 15 (4.81%) CrowdStrike
3 15 (4.81%) Tenable
4 10 (3.21%) Splunk
5 7 (2.24%) Citrix
6 6 (1.92%) Reuters
6 6 (1.92%) Temenos
7 4 (1.28%) SAP
8 3 (0.96%) Qualys
9 2 (0.64%) Cisco
10 1 (0.32%) ArcSight
10 1 (0.32%) Checkmarx
10 1 (0.32%) Darktrace
10 1 (0.32%) IBM
10 1 (0.32%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.32%) McAfee
10 1 (0.32%) ServiceNow