Security Analyst Job Trends in Ipswich

Security Analyst
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Security Analyst salary in Ipswich is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 17 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Ipswich 6.37% - 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.42% - 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £35,375
25th Percentile £47,500 - £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £38,750
75th Percentile £52,500 - £43,438
90th Percentile - - £45,125
Suffolk median annual salary £55,000 - £38,750

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 265 109 231
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.25% 100.00% 98.30%
Number of salaries quoted 145 94 182
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,888 £25,050
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £48,750 £44,941
Median % change year-on-year -17.95% +8.48% -18.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £57,000 £58,438
90th Percentile £98,250 £63,750 £77,500
Suffolk median annual salary £45,000 £57,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +42.50% -

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Ipswich

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Ipswich.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Ipswich

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 1 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 Ipswich region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Azure
1 17 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 17 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 16 (94.12%) Azure Certification
2 16 (94.12%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (94.12%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (94.12%) ForeScout
2 16 (94.12%) Mentoring
3 1 (5.88%) AWS
3 1 (5.88%) Cisco
3 1 (5.88%) Due Diligence
3 1 (5.88%) Firewall
3 1 (5.88%) Information Security
3 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.88%) Linux
3 1 (5.88%) SIEM
3 1 (5.88%) Validation
3 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 1 (5.88%) Windows

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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 17 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Firewall
General
1 16 (94.12%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (94.12%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (94.12%) Mentoring
2 1 (5.88%) Due Diligence
2 1 (5.88%) Information Security
2 1 (5.88%) SIEM
2 1 (5.88%) Validation
2 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 16 (94.12%) Azure Certification
2 16 (94.12%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 16 (94.12%) ForeScout
3 1 (5.88%) Cisco