Security Analyst Job Trends in Leicester

Security Analyst
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Security Analyst salary in Leicester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 25 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 4.23% - 2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.42% - 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 10
10th Percentile - - £30,000
25th Percentile - - £35,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile - - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 - £52,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 565 128 404
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.60% 94.12% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 392 100 320
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £34,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +1.06%
75th Percentile £66,069 £59,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,700 £75,000
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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 Leicester.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicester

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Leicester

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 14 April 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 Leicester region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 19 (76.00%) Azure
3 19 (76.00%) Azure Certification
3 19 (76.00%) CompTIA CySA+
3 19 (76.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 19 (76.00%) ForeScout
3 19 (76.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.00%) CISSP
4 1 (4.00%) Data Acquisition
4 1 (4.00%) Degree
4 1 (4.00%) GRC
4 1 (4.00%) Information Security
4 1 (4.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (4.00%) NIST
4 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (4.00%) Security Operations
4 1 (4.00%) Security Testing
4 1 (4.00%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (4.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (4.00%) Vulnerability Scanning

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 19 (76.00%) Azure
General
1 20 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (4.00%) SCADA
1 1 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (4.00%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (4.00%) Information Security
3 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (4.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (4.00%) Security Testing
3 1 (4.00%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (4.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (4.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 19 (76.00%) Azure Certification
1 19 (76.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 19 (76.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (4.00%) CISSP
2 1 (4.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) GRC
1 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (4.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 19 (76.00%) ForeScout
1 19 (76.00%) Microsoft