Security Analyst Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Security Analyst salary in Hertfordshire is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 84 62
Rank change year-on-year +10 -22 +52
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 3 13 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.32% 0.92% 1.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 1.00% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - £27,550 -
25th Percentile £39,250 £28,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £41,750 £48,750 £53,750
90th Percentile - £51,500 £54,375
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 846 1,301 683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 92.20% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 587 625 474
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,100 £28,860
25th Percentile £32,500 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,795 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.76% +0.56% +1.94%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Hatfield - 2 - - 2
Security Analyst
East of England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 4 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SIEM
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (66.67%) ISMS
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) GSEC
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Runbook
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Life Science
2 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) SIEM
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) ISMS
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Runbook
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (33.33%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (66.67%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow