Security Analyst Jobs in Kent

Security Analyst
South East > Kent

The median Security Analyst salary in Kent is £48,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 86 109
Rank change year-on-year +4 +23 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 18 20 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.22% 1.73% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 2.02% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 10
10th Percentile - £42,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -28.57% +40.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £72,500
90th Percentile - £58,000 £73,625
South East median annual salary £50,000 £48,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.09% -7.62% +9.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,373 990 1,215
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 85.49% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,023 552 722
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,050 £26,275
25th Percentile £30,625 £33,500 £33,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Kent

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Kent

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Kent over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Kent

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Kent region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Maidstone +29 15 £57,500 +101.75% 1
West Malling -9 2 £46,250 +10.12%
Security Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 Kent region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) Azure
2 11 (61.11%) Firewall
2 11 (61.11%) Information Security
2 11 (61.11%) Cloud Security
3 9 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 9 (50.00%) Cisco
3 9 (50.00%) CCSP
3 9 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (38.89%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (38.89%) Patch Management
5 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
5 7 (38.89%) Windows
5 7 (38.89%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 6 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
7 5 (27.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (27.78%) Degree
7 5 (27.78%) WSUS
7 5 (27.78%) DNS
7 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
7 5 (27.78%) CISSP
7 5 (27.78%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (27.78%) Threat Detection
7 5 (27.78%) Azure Certification
8 4 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (22.22%) Risk Management
9 2 (11.11%) Finance
9 2 (11.11%) ITIL
9 2 (11.11%) Security Patching
9 2 (11.11%) Windows Server

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 18 (100.00%) Azure
2 8 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (61.11%) Firewall
2 5 (27.78%) DNS
3 1 (5.56%) Network Security
General
1 2 (11.11%) Finance
1 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Windows
2 2 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (61.11%) Cloud Security
1 11 (61.11%) Information Security
2 7 (38.89%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (38.89%) Patch Management
2 7 (38.89%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 6 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 5 (27.78%) Penetration Testing
4 5 (27.78%) Threat Detection
5 4 (22.22%) Risk Management
6 2 (11.11%) ITIL
6 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (11.11%) Security Operations
6 2 (11.11%) Security Patching
7 1 (5.56%) Change Management
7 1 (5.56%) Incident Management
7 1 (5.56%) Mentoring
7 1 (5.56%) Security Architecture
7 1 (5.56%) Security Monitoring
Qualifications
1 9 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 9 (50.00%) CCSP
1 9 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (27.78%) Azure Certification
2 5 (27.78%) CISSP
2 5 (27.78%) Degree
3 4 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (27.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (27.78%) WSUS
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Cisco
2 7 (38.89%) Microsoft