Security Analyst Jobs in Leeds

Security Analyst
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Security Analyst salary in Leeds is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2024.

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

6 months to
21 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 155 199
Rank change year-on-year +36 +44 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 19 11 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 0.76% 0.40% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 0.42% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 16 10 0
10th Percentile £43,125 £32,146 -
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 -
90th Percentile £63,125 £59,750 -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +19.05% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,408 2,640 3,889
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.36% 95.17% 97.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,733 1,609 2,537
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £87,500 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -9.09% +9.62% +0.35%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Leeds

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Leeds

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Leeds over the 6 months to 21 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 21 June 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 Leeds region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (78.95%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (68.42%) SIEM
3 10 (52.63%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (47.37%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (42.11%) Incident Response
5 8 (42.11%) CompTIA Security+
6 7 (36.84%) Security Operations
6 7 (36.84%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (31.58%) Vulnerability Management
7 6 (31.58%) Law
7 6 (31.58%) Information Security
7 6 (31.58%) Degree
7 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
7 6 (31.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (26.32%) Nessus
8 5 (26.32%) Risk Management
8 5 (26.32%) ServiceNow
8 5 (26.32%) SSCP
9 4 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (21.05%) PCI DSS
9 4 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (21.05%) Firewall
9 4 (21.05%) CISSP
9 4 (21.05%) NIST
10 3 (15.79%) GRC
10 3 (15.79%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
10 3 (15.79%) SOAR
10 3 (15.79%) GDPR
10 3 (15.79%) Microsoft

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 3 (15.79%) Azure
1 3 (15.79%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (5.26%) Amazon GuardDuty
2 1 (5.26%) AWS
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (21.05%) Firewall
2 1 (5.26%) Network Security
General
1 10 (52.63%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (31.58%) Law
2 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Retail
3 1 (5.26%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (36.84%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (5.26%) Cyberattack
2 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.79%) Linux
1 3 (15.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (78.95%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (68.42%) SIEM
3 9 (47.37%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (42.11%) Incident Response
5 7 (36.84%) Security Operations
6 6 (31.58%) Information Security
6 6 (31.58%) Vulnerability Management
7 5 (26.32%) Risk Management
8 3 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (15.79%) SOAR
9 2 (10.53%) Data Security
9 2 (10.53%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 1 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
10 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
10 1 (5.26%) Disaster Recovery
10 1 (5.26%) E-Commerce
10 1 (5.26%) GAP Analysis
10 1 (5.26%) Incident Management
10 1 (5.26%) Information Security Management
10 1 (5.26%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) CompTIA Security+
2 6 (31.58%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (31.58%) Degree
3 5 (26.32%) SSCP
4 4 (21.05%) CISSP
5 3 (15.79%) CISM
6 2 (10.53%) CISA
6 2 (10.53%) CRISC
7 1 (5.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (5.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (21.05%) NIST
1 4 (21.05%) PCI DSS
2 3 (15.79%) GDPR
2 3 (15.79%) GRC
3 2 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (10.53%) NCSC
4 1 (5.26%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (26.32%) Nessus
2 3 (15.79%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) ServiceNow
2 3 (15.79%) Microsoft